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Ronaldo sets out retirement plans
Manchester United legend Cristiano Ronaldo has revealed how long he wishes to continue playing as he collected his latest FIFA accolade, also sharing a touching exchange with Brazilian icon Pele.
Jan 18, 2022 15:11
Footballers ‘boycott match’ due to Israeli former Chelsea manager
FIFA boss Gianni Infantino declared he was “uniting the world” at an exhibition match in Doha but a trio of Algerian footballers reportedly pulled out of the occasion because of the presence of Israeli coach Avram Grant.
Dec 18, 2021 11:40
Football’s latest civil war: FIFA claims ‘majority of fans’ want World Cup to be held more often… plenty of others disagree
World football governing body FIFA has claimed that surveys show the majority of fans want the World Cup to be played more regularly, setting itself further on a collision course with groups which oppose the plans.
Sep 16, 2021 16:38
Swiss bank to pay almost $80MN fine after admitting to money laundering charges linked to bribery scheme of football officials
Julius Baer, the third largest bank in Switzerland, has been ordered to pay a fine of more than $40 million and forfeit another $36 million after being found to have laundered money which was paid as bribes to football officials.
May 29, 2021 11:53
As football fans laugh at the thought of a FIFA World Cup every two years, will European Super League-style doomed ideas ever end?
Just when the failed European Super League seemed to have missed out on fatally damaging the reputation of elite football, a World Cup every two years has become a new topic of derision. Fans and players deserve better than this.
May 23, 2021 13:40
Super League rebels Real Madrid, Barcelona and Juventus lash out at UEFA as they cling to project despite threat of two-year ban
Defiant European Super League rebels Barcelona, Real Madrid and Juventus have refused to give up on the project while hitting out at UEFA after the governing body sanctioned nine fellow founder members of the ill-fated scheme.
May 8, 2021 11:50
‘We had no choice’: FIFA launches criminal complaint against ex-boss Blatter over ‘suspicious $554MN football museum finances’
Digraced ex-FIFA president Sepp Blatter could face charges over a museum in Switzerland after the organization made a complaint following a "forensic audit", revealing a building restoration and rent agreement cost $554 million.
Dec 22, 2020 15:45
Lock them up: Prosecutors call for JAIL TERMS for Jerome Valcke and Nasser Al-Khelaifi over FIFA corruption scandal
Prosecutors 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.
Sep 22, 2020 16:12
'The situation is clear': Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter calls for successor to be SUSPENDED as criminal proceedings begin
Disgraced 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.
Jul 31, 2020 14:15

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