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Man City face uncertain future after Premier League charges
AFP · 1 year ago
Manchester City were the ultra-rich "noisy neighbours" who became the Premier League's dominant force.
Chelsea's scattergun spending is no guarantee of success
AFP · 1 year ago
Chelsea's record-breaking last-minute swoop to sign Enzo Fernandez took the Blues'
Scandal-hit French FA boss Le Graet forced to step down
AFP · 1 year ago
French Football Federation president Noel Le Graet has been forced to stand down just weeks after France's defeat in the World Cup final following a series of controversies, the body said on Wednesday.
Under-fire French FA boss calls extraordinary meeting amid pressure to step aside
AFP · 1 year ago
Under-fire French Football Federation chief Noel Le Graet has called an extraordinary meeting of the organisation for Wednesday, sources told AFP, at which he is expected to offer an explanation for controversial comments about Zinedine Zidane which have led to a barrage of criticism and calls for him to resign.
Napoli blast hooligans after fighting fans cause motorway chaos
AFP · 1 year ago
Napoli condemned on Monday "so-called supporters" who caused chaos on a major Italian motorway at the weekend by fighting with fans from rival club Roma.
Ticket desperation at the World Cup's last-chance saloon
AFP · 1 year ago
The football junkies started arriving an hour before the World Cup ticket centre opened on Saturday even though loud speaker announcements proclaimed there is nothing to sell.
UN agency seeks FIFA deal for World Cup labour rights role
AFP · 1 year ago
After fierce criticism of the Qatar World Cup, the head of the UN labour agency on Sunday pressed FIFA's president for a greater role scrutinizing future World Cup hosts.
Now show us the money, says Arnold as gutsy Australia exit World Cup
AFP · 1 year ago
Coach Graham Arnold made an impassioned plea to the Australian government for money and "a home"
As Palestinian flags fly at World Cup, Israeli symbols hidden
AFP · 1 year ago
Palestinian flags are flying everywhere in Qatar but Israeli fans are staying low-key as the Israeli-Palestinian conflict makes its presence felt at the first World Cup on Arab soil.
With Russia banned from World Cup, fans cheer on Serbian 'brothers'
AFP · 1 year ago
At a bustling Moscow bar, football fans wearing red, white and blue are glued to the TV screens as teams line up for the national anthems ahead of a World Cup match.
Qatari World Cup streaming service partly inaccessible in Saudi
AFP · 1 year ago
The official streaming platform of the World Cup is inaccessible in much of Saudi Arabia, subscribers told AFP on Saturday, saying they had received no explanation for the outage.
Germany's World Cup silence adds to vocal sporting protests
AFP · 1 year ago
Germany's World Cup team made a statement by covering their mouths when they lined up for a team photo before losing to Japan in the World Cup on Wednesday.
'Our joy is one': Saudi World Cup win sparks rare Arab unity
AFP · 1 year ago
Saudi Arabia's unexpected World Cup victory over giants Argentina triggered a rare moment of joint celebration across the fractured Arab world including among Qataris -- less than two years after a seething regional dispute.
Germany players cover mouths in protest for World Cup photo
AFP · 1 year ago
Germany's players covered their mouths for the team photo before their World Cup opener against Japan on Wednesday in protest at FIFA's refusal to allow rainbow-themed armbands.
Spectre of 2002 hangs over injury-hit France at World Cup
AFP · 1 year ago
France are the World Cup holders, but a troubled build-up to their defence of the trophy means Les Bleus will go into Tuesday's opening game in Qatar against Australia with the spectre of 2002 hanging over them.
Infantino lambasts World Cup 'hypocrites'
AFP · 1 year ago
Two weeks after FIFA urged the 32 teams at the World Cup to "focus on the football", Gianni Infantino veered off-script on Saturday.
English football to have independent regulator 'in five years' - review chair
AFP · 1 year ago
The lawmaker behind a review of English football governance forecast Tuesday there would be an independent regulator "in five years"
Denmark goes to World Cup, but officials stay home
AFP · 1 year ago
A vocal critic of World Cup host Qatar, Denmark has been told to leave its pro-human rights jerseys at home, and now its government and royal family have said they'll stay home too.
World Cup hosts Qatar on the offensive over rights storm
AFP · 1 year ago
Facing a storm of European criticism ahead of the start of the World Cup, Qatar on Tuesday stepped up its diplomatic and media riposte which has included threatening "legal"
Direct Israel-Qatar flights open to Palestinians for World Cup: FIFA
AFP · 1 year ago
Qatar has agreed to allow special direct flights from Israel that will be open to both Israeli and Palestinian fans for the World Cup, FIFA announced on Thursday.
