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Update – UEFA, Federations threaten to ban breakaway clubs from all competitions

MANCHESTER, England, April 18 (Reuters) - European soccer's governing body UEFA has warned clubs linked to a breakaway Super League that they face being banned from domestic and international competitions…

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Lukaku rescues draw for Belgium against Czechs

Romelu Lukaku's second-half strike helped Belgium salvage a 1-1 draw against the Czech Republic on Saturday in an entertaining World Cup qualifier in which both sides were denied by the…

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Former FIFA president Blatter handed new ban over bonuses

Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter has been handed a further six years and eight months ban from the game and fined a million Swiss francs ($1.07 million) by the body's…

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French clubs to refuse to release players for internationals outside EU

PARIS (Reuters) - French Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 clubs will not release players called up for their national sides if the teams are playing outside the European Union (EU)…

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Mighty Bayern have no time to celebrate historic sixth title in a row

Bayern Munich have won more trophies (six) then they have lost games (five) since Hansi Flick became their coach. But there is little time to celebrate the latest silverware from…

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FIFA teams up with WHO to promote Fair Access to Covid-19 vaccines

FIFA is teaming up with the World Health Organization (WHO) to promote the need for fair access to COVID-19 vaccines, treatments and diagnostics, and to encourage people to keep practicing…

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FIFA aiming to announce 2026 World Cup venues by end of 2021

FIFA will aim to announce in the last quarter of 2021 the host cities for the 2026 World Cup being jointly staged by the United States, Canada and Mexico, soccer's…

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Blatter was in coma after heart surgery, daughter says

Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter spent a week in an artificially induced coma after heart surgery last month, his daughter has told Swiss media. “Just before Christmas, he had to…

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Former FIFA President Sepp Blatter hospitalised as health worsens

Anadolu - Former FIFA president, Sepp Blatter has been in hospital as his health got worse, Swiss daily Blick reported on Friday. "My father is in the hospital. He is…

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Robert Lewandowski wins FIFA’s ‘The Best’ award

Robert Lewandowski has been crowned the winner of The Best FIFA Men’s Player 2020 award. The Bayern Munich striker was rewarded for his remarkable achievements between 20 July 2019 and 7 October…

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Malta’s national football team improvement is third best in the world – FIFA

Malta was the third most improved team according to the final FIFA/Coca-Cola World Rankings for the year. Only Hungary and Ecuador registered stronger improvements, climbing 44 and 41 points respectively.…

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FIFA 21 … a taste of football pre-covid

Like clockwork, a new "FIFA" game is released every year, with few changes to its tried-and-true model. Yet it's precisely because of these lack of changes that "FIFA 21" feels…

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FIFA staff costs increase as marketing revenue stalls

The number of staff at world football's governing body FIFA has doubled in less than six years, according to the organisation’s newly-published 2019 annual report. The report says the number…

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Formal criminal proceedings launched against FIFA’s Infantino

A special prosecutor has launched criminal proceedings as part of an investigation of a meeting between the head of FIFA and Switzerland's Attorney General Michael Lauber, who had already offered…

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Swiss government appoints special prosecutor to consider criminal charges against Switzerland’s top lawyer and FIFA president Infantino

The Swiss government has appointed a special prosecutor to consider criminal charges against Fifa president Gianni Infantino, and its own top lawyer, federal prosecutor Michael Lauber. The move caps months…

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Will European football’s season be moved from its traditional window?

FIFA vice-president Victor Montagliani has said that moving the European football season to the calendar year is a "possibility to be discussed" in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic which…

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FIFA recommends that matches should not be played until September

FIFA’s medical committee chairman Michel D’Hooghe has said football should not be played until at least the start of September to limit the spread of the new coronavirus and…

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50 of football biggest stars applaud humanity’s heroes

Former England captain David Beckham, Pele, Marco Van Basten, Zinedine Zidane, Ronaldo and Diego Maradona, are taking part in a Fifa campaign to show appreciation for key workers leading the global fight…

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FIFA and UN kick off healthy living campaign, to harness global game’s ‘huge potential’

At a ceremony held in Geneva on Friday, the World Health Organization (WHO) and football’s world governing body, FIFA, announced that they are teaming up to raise awareness of the…

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FIFA orders Cardiff to pay Nantes for Emiliano Sala

FIFA has ordered Cardiff City to pay Nantes €6m (£5.3m) over the transfer of Emiliano Sala. The Argentinian footballer died in a plane crash in the Channel and never appeared…

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Messi, Rapinoe and Klopp win FIFA ‘The Best’ Awards

Barcelona’s Lionel Messi and the USA World Cup winner Megan Rapinoe have been crowned players of the year at Fifa’s The Best awards, held at the stunning Teatro alla Scala. With…

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FIFA intensifies its battle against homophobia and racism

FIFA, world football's governing body, is doubling its minimum ban for racist incidents to 10 games, and will start inviting players to make victim statements at disciplinary hearings, according to…

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USA beats Netherlands to win its fourth women’s World Cup

The USA beat the Netherlands to secure the retention of the World Champions Title in the Women's World Cup Final. Rapinoe opened the score in the 60th minute (Penalty), with…

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FIFA on alert for match-fixing during women’s Football World Cup

The field for the latest edition of soccer’s quadrennial event is now 24 teams, news media coverage and viewership have mushroomed and sponsors are beating a path to be associated…

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Confederation of African Football President Ahmad Ahmad questioned by French authorities

Channel News Asia reports that Confederation of African Football President Ahmad Ahmad, had been reported last month to FIFA's ethics committee for alleged corruption and sexual harassment by CAF general…

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Europe’s top football clubs will boycott FIFA’s new Club World Cup – UEFA votes against plan

FIFA will go ahead with a new 24-team Club World Cup starting in 2021, the ruling body's President Gianni Infantino said on Friday, setting the global body in conflict with…

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Qatar prepares for 2022 World Cup, increasing beer price by 100 percent tax

Qatar has introduced a 100 per cent tax on alcohol, doubling prices overnight. The tax came into effect on New Year’s Day in the conservative Gulf state, which will host…

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If Brexit was a football match, at which stage of the match is it, or perhaps should it be decided over a penalty shoot-out

European Council President Donald Tusk showed his football skills on the margins of the G20 summit. In a facebook post he said that when in Argentina, even if though for…

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