A Laos international footballer has been detained over claims of match manipulation at the 2026 Asean Championship. The country’s football governing body referred allegations involving bribery, unlawful betting and the fixing of matches to law enforcement officials. Soukphachan Lueanthala, a winger who represented Laos in the competition and plays domestically for Salavan United, is alleged […]
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Former England footballer Andy Carroll has identified television dance coach Kevin Adams as the man who sexually assaulted him in 2021, according to an interview with the Sun newspaper. The 37-year-old forward initially disclosed the assault in his autobiography, Owning It, released last month, but did not identify the perpetrator in the book. Adams, who […]
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Having coached Charles at Northern Ireland youth level, Lyttle was always convinced that the youngster had the ability to succeed. “He is incredibly composed. I genuinely do not think he has shown his full capacity yet, and there is still much more to come from him,” Lyttle said in a 2021 interview. “He remains calm […]
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“If a club did not offer what I believed I was worth, I would move on,” explains Zeph Thomas, whose remarkable 18-year career has included 39 transfers. The 36-year-old winger from Bradford has become one of football’s most travelled players. His career has included five periods with Rossington Main, four with Mickleover Sports and three […]
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Uganda’s football community is grieving after a player died from injuries sustained during a robbery in Kampala on Tuesday evening. David Owori, captain of Uganda Premier League side Sports Club Villa and a former national-team player, was assaulted near his home in Makindye division after reportedly trying to stop thieves from taking his phone and […]
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Kazuyoshi Miura, the oldest active professional footballer in the world, netted his first goal in almost four years at age 59 while representing Japanese third-division club Fukushima United. Miura scored in the 52nd minute, putting Fukushima 5-0 ahead on their way to a commanding 7-0 victory against Iwaki Furukawa in Saturday’s Emperor’s Cup match. The […]
Continue ReadingSouth African authorities have confirmed that Zimbabwean footballer Divine Lunga escaped a shooting incident in Johannesburg. The 31-year-old athlete was traveling through the Hillbrow neighborhood on Sunday when an unidentified assailant opened fire on his vehicle, local sources report. Lunga, who represents both the Zimbabwe national side and South African powerhouse Mamelodi Sundowns, emerged from […]
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