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- Corona KO: FIFA president Gianni Infantino TESTS POSITIVE for COVID-19
A statement from football's world governing body has revealed that the president of FIFA, Gianni Infantino, has tested positive for COVID-19. - Bolivia out to 'eat the liver' of Lionel Messi and Argentina in World Cup qualifier at 3,600 meters above sea levelBolivia will be out to give Lionel Messi and Argentina a tough time on Tuesday when they face off in a high-altitude FIFA World Cup qualifying match in La Paz.
- Lock them up: Prosecutors call for JAIL TERMS for Jerome Valcke and Nasser Al-Khelaifi over FIFA corruption scandalProsecutors in the trial of ex-FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke and PSG president and chairman of beIN Sports, Nasser Al-Khelaifi, have called for both men to be given jail sentences for corruption over World Cup TV rights.
- 'The situation is clear': Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter calls for successor to be SUSPENDED as criminal proceedings beginDisgraced former FIFA president Sepp Blatter has reacted strongly to the news that criminal proceedings have been brought against his successor, Gianni Infantino, saying FIFA's ethics commission has no option but to suspend him.
- FIFA issues plea for 'tolerance, mutual respect & common sense' after Trump's threat to SNUB football over anthem rowFIFA has responded to a threat to boycott US football matches by President Donald Trump, urging the world to "say no to racism and violence" after the latest row over athletes who take a knee during the American national anthem.
- First vaccine trial for Covid-19 has begun – WHOThe World Health Organization (WHO) has confirmed that the first vaccine trial for the Covid-19 virus has begun as the world continues to battle the growing pandemic.
- Ah yes, the ‘hackers’: Kids’ apparent Xbox Live splurge excuse goes viral onlineA mother was forced to chase tech giant Microsoft for 11 months after her sons’ Xbox Live account was hacked and the fraudster made off with almost £240 ($310) of FIFA gaming points. Not everyone online was convinced by the tale.
- Absolute power: How WADA became the judge, jury and executioner of world sportsRussia’s four-year sporting ban has demonstrated the extent of the World Anti-Doping Agency’s (WADA) ability to decide the fate of entire nations in the world of sport. How did a single bureaucracy gain such absolute power?
- WADA’s Russia doping ban is a ‘war of politics’ that ‘robs clean athletes of glory’Russia’s ban from global sports is a punishment rife with politics, analysts told RT. Worse still, political decisions can punish clean athletes, who will be denied the honor of competing for their country.
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