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Brazil to stage 2027 Women's WC
Sports, Published on 18/05/2024
» The Women's World Cup will take place in South America for the first time after Brazil was chosen to host the 2027 edition at the 74th Fifa Congress yesterday.
Corruption blamed for China’s football woes
Published on 10/01/2024
» China’s government has blamed corruption for the dismal track record of its men’s football team in a documentary featuring confessions of bribe-taking.
Germany's World Cup-winning captain and coach Beckenbauer dies at 78
Reuters, Published on 09/01/2024
» BERLIN: Germany's Franz Beckenbauer, one of soccer's greatest players who captained his country to World Cup glory in 1974 and won the tournament again as manager in 1990, has died at the age of 78, his family said in a statement on Monday.
Bulgaria cries foul as its football hits rock bottom
AFP, Published on 27/11/2023
» SOFIA - Bulgaria's failure to qualify for Euro 2024, extending the 1994 World Cup semi-finalists' absence from major finals to two decades, has sparked demands from fans and analysts for radical change at the helm of the football federation.
Liberian President Weah concedes poll defeat
AFP, Published on 18/11/2023
» MONROVIA, Liberia - Liberian leader and football legend George Weah has conceded defeat to opposition leader Joseph Boakai after a tight presidential run-off, saying it was "time to put national interest above personal interest".
Swiss probe into Fifa chief Infantino dropped
AFP, Published on 26/10/2023
» GENEVA - Swiss prosecutors have dropped their three-year criminal proceedings against Fifa president Gianni Infantino over suspected collusion with officials concerning the corruption scandal that engulfed world football's governing body.
INDONESIA 2024 ELECTION: Runners and riders for the top jobs
Published on 19/04/2023
» With a general election set for February 2024, interest and intrigue in and around Indonesian politics is beginning to build and the race looks set to be lively.
Tickets sell out 'in five minutes' as China football fans relish return
AFP, Published on 14/04/2023
» BEIJING - The new Chinese Super League season kicks off on Saturday after three years of Covid controls with tickets reportedly selling out in just five minutes for the biggest match of the opening weekend.
Mustn't forget
Oped, Postbag, Published on 06/04/2023
» Re: "Ins and outs of the 'must have' rule," (Business, April 5).
Qatar spied on ex top Swiss prosecutor probing FIFA: media
AFP, Published on 12/03/2023
» GENEVA - Qatar spied on a former Swiss attorney general and bugged his secret meeting with the FIFA chief, amid fears it could be stripped of hosting the 2022 World Cup, media reported Sunday.