36 h. ago Will Trump present Club World Cup trophy? President to attend final after giving FIFA tower office

Donald Trump has given FIFA an office in his infamous golden Trump Tower, and now in return the US President could be on the pitch at the final of the Club World Cup

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58 h. ago Diogo Jota transfer away from Liverpool was in the works, reveals heartbroken club president

Before the tragic death of him and his brother Andre Silva, Diogo Jota had reportedly been considering a potential exit from Liverpool, according to one club president in Europe

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9 d. ago Football transfer rumours: Arsenal join Premier League race for Hugo Ekitike?

Today’s fluff has the ice machine onAs always, every single football team in the country needs a brand new striker to take them from mediocre to champions. Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester United have already taken a long look at Eintracht Frankfurt’s Hugo Ekitike, done the calculations and have not yet signed him. This casual messing about has allowed others to consider their position and Arsenal are now also interested in the Frenchman, who is worth an absolute shedload.One reason Mikel Arteta may have turned his attention to the Frenchman, is the lack of movement in Arsenal’s pursuit of Sporting striker Viktor Gyökeres. The Swedish international is keen to depart the Portuguese club and he might just get his wish after a bit of complaining. Sporting president Frederico Varandas has admitted the club are willing to accept a fee lower than his €100m (£85.6m) release clause. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Darwin Nunez and Diogo Jota on opposite transfer paths as big Liverpool decision nears

Both Darwin Nunez and Diogo Jota have seen their futures at Liverpool questioned this summer, but one of the Reds forwards seems far more likelier to leave than the other

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2 w. ago Football Daily | Bellinghams do battle and subs stay indoors as Club World Cup warms up

Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now!Following the second weekend of Copa Gianni, Fifa were eager to flag up a number of fraternal firsts. In scoring for Borussia Dortmund and Real Madrid, Jude and Jobe Bellingham became the first brothers in history to score in the same tournament – “We’re 1-1 now,” honked Jude after his goal – while Francesco Pio Esposito became the first player to replace his brother when he came on for his Inter debut in place of elder sibling Sebastiano in the win over Urawa Red Diamonds. Meanwhile in Atlanta, the United Arab Emirates vice president and Manchester City chief suit, Sheikh Mansour, emerged with family bragging rights after his club’s reserve team trampled Al Ain, who are presided over by his older brother Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, into the dirt.Coleen is a princess and her parents are queen and king, and Wayne is a warrior. They get together, they split up, she’s broken-hearted and he goes on a quest to find the ring and r...

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2 w. ago Chelsea star agrees with FIFA president Gianni Infantino over Club World Cup controversy

FIFA president Gianni Infantino has claimed that the players "love" the revamped Club World Cup and Chelsea star Pedro Neto seems to agree with that assessment

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2 w. ago US begins evacuating residents from Israel as Trump drops 'full payload of BOMBS' on Iran's main nuclear facility and strikes two others

President Donald Trump departed his golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey on Saturday evening and headed back to The White House where he had a scheduled meeting with his national security team.

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3 w. ago Auckland City shut down Kane .. and concede 10 against Bayern at Club World Cup

German champions have 31 shots during routNew Zealand part-timers suffer through tough afternoonThe good news for Auckland City was that they stopped Harry Kane scoring on Sunday afternoon in Cincinnati. The bad news was that his Bayern Munich teammates were a little more prolific, scoring 10 between them in the opening match of their Club World Cup campaign.If Gianni Infantino, the Fifa president, was hoping his expanded Club World Cup – now containing 32 teams, playing across four weeks in 11 US cities – would showcase the depth of talent in global football, this was not a good example. The statistics were excruciating: the German champions had 31 shots – 17 of them on target – to Auckland’s one, and enjoyed 72% of possession. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Palmeiras president Leila Pereira: ‘I fought for this. I hope my fight inspires others’

Of the 32 clubs at the men’s Club World Cup, Palmeiras have the only female president, a billionaire businesswoman who pulls no punches“People think women are the weaker sex, and we’re not. I fight back. If they hit me, I hit back – but much harder. The way I hit back is by continuing to work and by showcasing Palmeiras’s work.”Leila Pereira is in full flow as she sits in the Palmeiras president’s office in São Paulo. In the 110-year history of a club founded by Italian working-class immigrants, she is the first woman to hold the post. The male dominance of global football is laid bare once again when you look at the lineup for the revamped men’s Club World Cup in the United States: of the 32 participating clubs, representing six continents, Pereira is the only female president. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Gianni Infantino arrives at his moment but football’s response is coming

As the ‘King of Soccer’ launches his Club World Cup alongside Donald Trump, opponents to the Fifa president are wondering whether he has pushed his power too far, writes Miguel Delaney

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3 w. ago Man Utd target Viktor Gyokeres breaks silence after he's accused of 'blackmail'

Viktor Gyokeres has released a statement amid his ongoing transfer saga at Sporting, with the Manchester United and Arsenal target seemingly hitting out at club president Frederico Varandas

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4 w. ago Why Cristiano Ronaldo's Club World Cup refusal is still a victory for Gianni Infantino

FIFA's president says the Club World Cup is the pinnacle of the game but absence of Cristiano Ronaldo, one of the two defining players of the past 25 years, is now being framed as a major blow

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