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Football 'super agent' Mino Raiola dies aged 54
AFP, Published on 30/04/2022
» MILAN: Mino Raiola, one of football's most powerful agents whose high-profile clients included Paul Pogba and Erling Haaland, has died at the age of 54, his family announced on Saturday.
Real Madrid remain Europe's most valuable football club
AFP, Published on 26/05/2022
» PARIS: Real Madrid remain Europe's most valuable football club despite the ever-increasing dominance of the English Premier League, according to a report published Thursday by analysts Football Benchmark.
Football injuries 'up 20%' in Europe's top leagues
AFP, Published on 29/09/2022
» LONDON: Injuries across Europe's top five leagues rose by 20% in the 2021/22 season, according to a study published on Wednesday, as arguments intensify over football's congested calendar ahead of the World Cup.
It's back to the bread and butter football
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 24/12/2022
» The desert dust has yet to settle after that dramatic World Cup final in Qatar last Sunday.
Brazil in mourning for 'King of Football' Pele
AFP, Published on 30/12/2022
» SAO PAULO - Tributes poured in from across Brazil and beyond Friday for football legend Pele, as the country held three days of mourning for the player widely regarded as the greatest of all time after his death at age 82.
Brazil pays final respects to football giant Pele
AFP, Published on 03/01/2023
» SANTOS (BRAZIL) - An emotional Brazil began paying its final respects Monday to football legend Pele with a wake at the stadium where he first took the world's breath away with his dazzling skill.
Captain Tsubasa creator targets real-life football glory
AFP, Published on 06/02/2023
» TOKYO - Japanese cartoon hero Captain Tsubasa inspired Lionel Messi and countless other football stars worldwide. Now its creator is laying down his pen and aiming for the top with his own real-life team.
Indonesian football fans face police tear gas again
Published on 17/02/2023
» JAKARTA: Indonesian police used water cannon and tear gas to disperse hundreds of football fans who tried to attend a closed-doors match on Friday, four months after the country suffered one of the world’s deadliest stadium stampedes.
Maoist or not, football looks ripe for revolution
News, Published on 28/02/2023
» It's a fair bet that not everyone will be a fan of the government's proposed English football revolution, which will create an independent regulator and push for a more equitable sharing of the revenues generated by the world's most popular soccer league. When the idea was floated in 2021, the chief executive officer of Premier League club Leeds United decried redistribution as "Maoist collective agriculturalism". That's a little rich. If you want to see an example of a sporting industry that truly embraces egalitarian principles, try starting in that well-known socialist country, the United States of America.
Canada football chief resigns amid gender equity furore
AFP, Published on 28/02/2023
» MONTREAL - The head of Canada's ruling football body resigned on Monday, saying change was needed at the top of the organization in the wake of a gender equity dispute with the Canadian women's team.