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Standard Liege troubles shine light on Everton's would-be buyers

AFP · 21 hours ago

The Miami-based investment firm that has been trying to buy English Premier League outfit Everton is already mired in difficulties at some of the existing clubs in its portfolio, with recent events at Standard Liege in Belgium shining a particularly unfavourable light on 777 Partners.

Germany set for massive security challenge at Euro 2024

AFP · 5 days ago

Keeping fans and players safe will be a mammoth task for Germany as it hosts Euro 2024 this summer in a tense global climate with major conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East.

North Africa football fans use stadium freedoms to back Palestinians

AFP · 1 week ago

In North Africa, where political speech is often harshly policed, football stadiums have long been an exception.

'Rabbit Girls': Thai football's last women promoters

AFP · 1 month ago

At a rowdy Bangkok stadium, BG Pathum United's "Rabbit Girls" dance to a drumbeat and cheer their team on -- the Thai football league's last band of women promoters.

Swedish midfielder Olsson in rehab after brain illness: club

AFP · 1 month ago

Sweden's Kristoffer Olsson, hospitalised last month with a rare brain illness that has left him without motor or verbal skills, has left hospital for a rehab centre, his Danish club said Monday.

Nancy 'proud but not happy' to be first Black coach to win MLS Cup

AFP · 5 months ago

Frenchman Wilfried Nancy became the first Black coach to win the Major League Soccer title after his Columbus Crew beat Los Angeles FC on Saturday but said the moment held mixed emotions for him.

Frenchman Nancy's journey reaches MLS summit

AFP · 5 months ago

Columbus Crew coach Wilfried Nancy had a modest playing career as a journeyman in the lower divisions of French football but now, as a coach, he finds himself one game away from a place in Major League Soccer history.

'Matilda' Australia's word of the year after Women's World Cup run

AFP · 6 months ago

"Matilda" was picked as Australia's word of the year on Wednesday after the national football team's historic run to the semi-finals of their home Women's World Cup.

Football helps migrant youths find their place in Spain's Canary islands

AFP · 6 months ago

When Younousse Diop was just 13, he said goodbye to his family in Senegal and boarded a packed boat bound for Spain's Canary Islands, part of the influx of migrants to the Atlantic archipelago.

Kiss row highlights Spain revolt over 'old world' machismo

AFP · 8 months ago

The huge outcry in Spain over football federation chief Luis Rubiales' forcible kiss of World Cup player Jenni Hermoso highlights the waning power of male chauvinism in a country that has become a benchmark for feminism, experts say.

Missed chance? Majority of games behind paywall in World Cup hosts

AFP · 9 months ago

It was France versus Brazil and one of the biggest matches so far at the Women's World Cup, but unless you paid, you could not watch it on primetime television in host nation Australia.

Kerr spearheads Australia's Women's World Cup squad

AFP · 10 months ago

Australia's women's football team continued their World Cup preparations on Monday when the co-hosts named a provisional squad, including 10 players currently with English clubs.

Former footballers three times more likely to suffer dementia, study finds

AFP · 11 months ago

Former professional footballers are almost three-and-a-half times more likely to be diagnosed with dementia than the general population, according to a study commissioned by the English Football Association (FA) and Professional Footballers'

Dutch tackle surge in football violence

AFP · 11 months ago

From fireworks to pitch invasions, the Netherlands is facing a surge in football hooliganism that climaxed in a shocking attack by AZ Alkmaar supporters on West Ham fans this week.

Napoli's title march bringing football glory back to southern Italy

AFP · 1 year ago

Napoli fans are counting down the days until their team finally ends a three-decade Serie A title drought and takes the crown back down south after decades of dominance from the big clubs of the country's richer north.

Finn bidding for Man Utd is sport-crazy tech entrepreneur

AFP · 1 year ago

Finnish entrepreneur Thomas Zilliacus, who has entered the race to buy Manchester United, is a former Nokia executive who says he made his fortune in Asia's tech sector.

Ref corruption case is Spanish football's worst ever moment - La Liga president

AFP · 1 year ago

Spanish football is enduring its worst ever moment because of the refereeing corruption case involving Barcelona, La Liga president Javier Tebas said Monday.

Barcelona charged with corruption in referee affair

AFP · 1 year ago

Spanish prosecutors on Friday charged Barcelona with corruption over payments the club made to a former vice-president of Spain's referees'

Will Man Utd become football's latest state-backed project?

AFP · 1 year ago

Prospective new owners of Manchester United have until Friday to reveal their interest in buying one of the world's biggest clubs, with a rumoured bid from Qatar sending shockwaves through European football.