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Former coach Del Bosque to lead committee overseeing Spanish federation

AFP · 2 weeks ago

Former Spain coach Vicente del Bosque will lead the committee overseeing the country's scandal-hit football federation, the Spanish government said Tuesday.

Spanish football federation appoints Rocha as president

AFP · 3 weeks ago

The Spanish football federation appointed Pedro Rocha as its president on Friday, after disgraced former chief Luis Rubiales stepped down last September.

Spanish govt to 'oversee' scandal-hit football federation

AFP · 3 weeks ago

The Spanish government decided Thursday to create a commission to 'oversee' the country's scandal-hit football federation (RFEF) and try to pull it out of crisis.

FA approve Ratcliffe's Man Utd investment

AFP · 3 months ago

British billionaire Jim Ratcliffe's purchase of a 25 per cent stake in Manchester United has been approved by the Football Association.

Premier League approve Ratcliffe's Man Utd investment

AFP · 3 months ago

British billionaire Jim Ratcliffe's purchase of a 25 per cent stake in Manchester United has been approved by the Premier League.

PSG to rest Mbappe before Champions League showdown

AFP · 3 months ago

Kylian Mbappe is expected to sit out Paris Saint-Germain's Ligue 1 meeting with Lille on Saturday as the club does not want to risk his injured ankle with a Champions League last 16 tie looming.

Ghana sack coach Hughton after AFCON exit

AFP · 3 months ago

Ghana have sacked coach Chris Hughton after they crashed out of the Africa Cup of Nations at the group stage.

Nice suspend defender Atal for alleged anti-Semitic post

AFP · 6 months ago

Ligue 1 side Nice suspended Algerian international Youcef Atal "until further notice"

Europe, Africa and South America all to host games in 2030 World Cup

AFP · 7 months ago

Morocco, Portugal and Spain will be joint hosts for the 2030 World Cup but games will also be played in Uruguay, Argentina and Paraguay as the footballing showpiece celebrates its centenary, FIFA announced on Wednesday.

Europe, Africa and South America to host games in 2030 World Cup: FIFA

AFP · 7 months ago

Several striking Spain players arrive for national team camp

AFP · 7 months ago

Six Spain players arrived at a Madrid hotel to join their women's national team camp on Tuesday, five of whom are currently striking over changes they want made in the Spanish football federation (RFEF).

Spain players face punishment if they refuse to play: government

AFP · 7 months ago

Striking Spain players would be punished if they do not attend their national team camp after being called up, the Spanish government said early Tuesday.

Spain sports court opens Rubiales probe, chief out to 'prove truth'

AFP · 8 months ago

Spain's sports court agreed to investigate Luis Rubiales for forcibly kissing a Women's World Cup player as the scandal-hit football chief insisted he would defend himself to "prove the truth".

Spain sports court opens probe into Rubiales' World Cup kiss

AFP · 8 months ago

Spain's sports court has agreed to investigate Luis Rubiales for forcibly kissing a Women's World Cup player, paving the way for fresh sanctions against the scandal-hit football boss, the government said Friday.

Hermoso set to join mass strike after denying she consented to kiss

AFP · 8 months ago

Spanish midfielder Jenni Hermoso joined a mass strike of women players on Friday after saying she did not consent to being kissed by the country's football federation chief Luis Rubiales after Spain's victory in the Women's World Cup final.

Spanish football chief Rubiales refuses to quit over player kiss

AFP · 8 months ago

Spanish football chief Luis Rubiales refused to resign on Friday after a week of widespread criticism for his unsolicited kiss on the lips of player Jenni Hermoso following Spain's Women's World Cup triumph.

Top French court upholds hijab ban in women's football

AFP · 10 months ago

France's top administrative court on Thursday upheld a ban on women football players wearing Islamic hijab headscarves, after the issue was seized on by politicians claiming secularism was at risk.

FIFA says number two Samoura leaving job at end of year

AFP · 11 months ago

FIFA said on Wednesday its number two Fatma Samoura, the first woman to rise to that rank in football's world governing body, would stand down at the end of the year.

Illegal Premier League football streaming gang jailed

AFP · 11 months ago

Five men in the UK who illegally streamed English Premier League football matches to tens of thousands of people were jailed on Tuesday, the league announced.

World Cup 2026 to feature 12 groups of four teams

AFP · 1 year ago

The expanded 2026 men's World Cup in North America will start with 12 groups of four teams, a change from the original planned format of 16 groups of three, football's world governing body FIFA announced on Tuesday.