42 h. ago Plans for Milan’s Serie A match in Perth thrown into serious doubt

Asian Football Confederation under pressure not to sanction gameBarcelona v Villarreal in Miami has already been called offSerie A’s plan to host a match in Australia could be the next attempt at staging a domestic fixture abroad to be scrapped, following the abandonment of La Liga’s efforts to move Barcelona’s game against Villarreal to Miami.The Guardian understands there are serious doubts over whether Milan and Como will face each other in Perth, rather than their home country, in a game scheduled for February. This month Uefa approved both switches, emphasising permission had been granted on an exceptional basis. Now senior figures within European football’s governing body feel that the probability of Serie A breaking precedent and playing a game 8,500 miles from home is also receding. Continue reading...

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53 h. ago Javier Tebas: LaLiga has ‘lost opportunity to advance’ by cancelling Miami game

The plan for the league match in December had come in for heavy criticism and was shelved on Tuesday.

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64 h. ago LaLiga cancels controversial game abroad after protests and fierce criticism

Barcelona and Villarreal were due to play a league match in Miami in December but the plan faced huge opposition

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2 d. ago Thibaut Courtois says La Liga plan for match in Miami ‘distorts the competition’

Courtois: ‘La Liga does whatever it wants because it suits them’Protests from players have been ignored in official broadcastsReal Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois has launched a scathing attack on La Liga, criticising the league’s decision to stage Barcelona’s away match against Villarreal in Miami on 20 December, saying it “distorts the competition”.The fixture, which is set to take place at the Hard Rock Stadium, would be the first La Liga fixture held outside Spain and the first European league match staged abroad. While Uefa has “reluctantly” approved the plan, Real Madrid and other teams in Spain’s top flight have expressed their opposition. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago 'Heartbroken' Ryan Giggs breaks down watching Wales match as comeback plan emerges

Ryan Giggs stood down from his position as Wales manager in 2022

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2 w. ago 'Heartbroken' Ryan Giggs broke down watching Wales match as comeback plan emerges

Ryan Giggs stood down from his position as Wales manager in 2022

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2 w. ago EU plan to match Trump steel tariffs spurs ‘existential threat’ to UK steel industry

Alarm sounds over plan in Brussels to double import tariff to 50% with four-fifths of UK exports heading to EuropeThe EU has announced it will match Donald Trump’s steel tariffs, doubling levies on imports to 50% in a move condemned as “an existential threat” to the industry in the UK.With 80% of British exports going to the EU, the change poses the UK steel industry’s biggest ever crisis, according to the lobby group representing the sector. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Celtic fan groups reveal next phase of protests against board with plan for three home matches

Fans to take mute approach in campaign to oust directors

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4 w. ago Celtic fan groups reveal next phase of protests against board with plan for next three matches

Fans to take mute approach in campaign to oust directors

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