Before Flight PTN27B began descending towards El Prat shortly before 8pm on Monday, a modest group had assembled near the terminal entrance to await its arrival. Some looked towards the sky with cameras ready, while many others followed the journey on their phones. During the two-hour trip from Manchester, which began at 5.11pm after a […]
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Spain’s World Cup-winning midfielder Rodri says he is eager to “experience that excitement once more” after joining Barcelona from Manchester City. The 2024 Ballon d’Or recipient has agreed to a four-year deal at Camp Nou, with Barcelona paying approximately £65m for his transfer. The move takes him back to Spanish football for the first time […]
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Gianni Infantino’s dismissal of chief operating officer Kevin Lamour, who had opposed plans to sell a stake connected to the World Cup, has strengthened resistance to the Fifa president. Attempts to remove Infantino are now expected to gain momentum in the coming days. Israel became the latest Fifa member to formally withdraw its backing for […]
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Looking back, perhaps this outcome was inevitable. After Russia’s invasion of Ukraine triggered a chain of events that compelled Roman Abramovich to sell Chelsea, several extremely wealthy investors rushed to assemble the necessary financing, creating an unlikely partnership. Todd Boehly emerged as the leading figure behind the successful offer, persuading American sports investor Mark Walter […]
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Last month, Chelsea were fined £10m and handed a suspended two-window ban on registering new players after violating regulations governing payments to agents between 2009 and 2022. The club also faced a six-point penalty, suspended until 30 June 2027, but that sanction was overturned on appeal. Chelsea acknowledged that £47m had been paid secretly to […]
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A longtime associate of Gianni Infantino has declared that he would “take a bullet” for the Fifa president, insisting that Infantino continues to enjoy strong backing from the organisation’s influential congress despite growing calls for his removal. However, Véron Mosengo-Omba, formerly Fifa’s chief member associations officer until 2021 and now head of the Congolese Football […]
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Patrick Vieira has taken charge of Senegal’s national team. The former Arsenal captain, who was born in Senegal, had been without a managerial position since departing from Italian club Genoa last November. He succeeds Pape Thiaw, who was removed from his role after Senegal lost to Belgium in the last 32 of this summer’s World […]
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On Monday, United World said that setting up 1919 Partners LLC was intended to avoid repaying creditors of CSBL. The group also stated that no proposal to clear the outstanding debt had been made since the winding-up order was issued, accusing Rosen and Eltoukhy of attempting to take control of the club without paying for […]
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Premier League and EFL teams must complete their summer transfers by 23:00 BST on Tuesday, 1 September. The transfer market reopened for the second time this year on Monday, 15 June. Under Fifa regulations, transfer windows may operate for no more than 16 weeks during a calendar year. Last season, Premier League and English Football […]
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Odegaard ended the previous campaign in good physical condition before delivering an impressive performance for Norway at the World Cup. He featured in five of Norway’s six matches during the tournament and supplied four assists. “The last season was extremely challenging, with plenty of difficult periods. Being forced to miss so many matches through injury […]
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