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Surreal North v South Korea football match 'like war'
AFP, Published on 17/10/2019
» INCHEON (SOUTH KOREA) - South Korea's footballers had no idea their surreal World Cup qualifier in Pyongyang would be played in an empty stadium -– a match Tottenham Hotspur star Son Heung-min described as "very aggressive" and one official likened to warfare.
Sudan's first female football stars push for women's rights
AFP, Published on 08/12/2019
» KHARTOUM: Within months of Sudan's first women's football league kicking off, the championship's emerging stars are being hailed as icons for equal rights in a country transitioning to civilian rule.
Hermoso: Spanish football icon against sexism after forced kiss
AFP, Published on 31/01/2025
» BARCELONA - Spain attacker Jenni Hermoso lifted the Women's World Cup in August 2023 but her joy was curtailed in the aftermath as she unexpectedly became the leader of a stand against sexism in Spanish football.
German Football Legends Relax at Centara Grand Hua Hin
Published on 13/01/2025
» Centara Grand Beach Resort & Villas Hua Hin had the distinct honour of hosting two towering figures in German football, Reiner Calmund and Erwin Staudt. Renowned for their exceptional management of Bayer 04 Leverkusen and VfB Stuttgart, respectively, these legends were warmly welcomed to the resort by Jan Weisheit, General Manager of Centara Grand Hua Hin.
Bukit Jalil holds no fear for Thai football players
Sports, Tor Chittinand, Published on 27/11/2018
» Thailand coach Milovan Rajevac and his players insist the War Elephants have no fear of playing in a hostile atmosphere at Bukit Jalil Stadium when the defending champions meet Malaysia in the AFF Suzuki Cup semi-final first leg on Saturday.
Man who bombed Dortmund football team bus faces verdict
AFP, Published on 27/11/2018
» DORTMUND (GERMANY) - A Russian-born German man who launched a shrapnel bomb attack on the team bus of football club Borussia Dortmund last year, wounding two people, faces his verdict and sentence Tuesday.
Chinese football imposes salary cap in new spending crackdown
AFP, Published on 20/12/2018
» SHANGHAI - Chinese football on Thursday imposed a salary cap of 10 million yuan ($1.45 million) a year for domestic players and vowed to kick teams out for so-called "yin-yang contracts".
King Power’s Vichai struck gold in business and football
Associated Press, Published on 29/10/2018
» Thai billionaire Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, who died when his helicopter crashed in a car park next to the soccer club's stadium, was known to fans as a smiling, benevolent man who gave away free beers and hot dogs on his birthday and brought his Leicester City Football Club its fairytale English Premier League title in 2016. He was 60.
UEFA, PSG, Man City targeted in Football Leaks revelations
AFP, Published on 03/11/2018
» PARIS - UEFA helped Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester City get around their own Financial Fair Play (FFP) rules, according to a Football Leaks investigation published on Friday.
Football English, Chinese Cruyff? Ajax export famed academy model
AFP, Published on 15/11/2018
» MEIZHOU (CHINA) - "You let Glasgow score, what were you thinking?" plays a video, as a class of budding Chinese footballers stare at a large screen, their backs ramrod straight and arms folded neatly on their desks.