7 h. ago Around 70,000 users’ personal data at risk after hackers target popular messaging platform for gamers

Hackers targeted a third-party company that works with the popular messaging app in an effort to extort a ‘ransom,’ Discord said

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14 h. ago Gianni Infantino keeping ‘open mind’ about moving World Cups from summer

Fifa president says Europe too hot for July competitionExpansion of Club World Cup also being exploredGianni Infantino has opened the door to further winter World Cups and Club World Cups, saying football needs to “keep an open mind” about moving major tournaments away from the summer.Discussions are under way about the calendar for the period after 2030, which is a particular point of tension given the increased squeeze being applied by expanded competitions. Fifa has set up a working group to examine the issue, and the global governing body has given itself a headache by awarding the 2034 World Cup to Saudi Arabia. That tournament will almost certainly be staged in winter, as Qatar 2022 was. Infantino suggested the sport should get used to untying itself from the European summer. Continue reading...

Politics

15 h. ago Fifa president Gianni Infantino says holding league games abroad is a ‘big risk’

La Liga and Serie A have both been granted Uefa permission to host a domestic match abroad for the first time, although Fifa’s approval is required for them to go ahead

Sport

17 h. ago FIFA chief proposes radical changes to Premier League season for more winter World Cups

FIFA boss Gianni Infantino is holding discussions that would see club football, including the Premier League, take a new spot in the calendar with winter World Cups potentially in mind

Politics

42 h. ago UEFA boss Aleksander Ceferin warns overseas league games risk ‘breaking’ football

UEFA has allowed one LaLiga and one Serie A match will be played overseas

Events

42 h. ago Holding league matches abroad risks 'breaking football', says UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin

UEFA ‘reluctantly’ approved plans for domestic matches to be played overseas on Monday

Sport

7 d. ago FIFA chief Gianni Infantino REFUSES to wade in on Israel football row as World Cup boss insists governing body 'cannot solve political problems' amid calls to kick team out of tournament

European governing body UEFA has also shelved plans to boot Israel out of European competition in the wake of Donald Trump's peace plan, easing pressure on Infantino.

Politics

7 d. ago FIFA ignores calls to ban Israel over Gaza conflict as Gianni Infantino makes stance clear

There has been increasing pressure on FIFA to act and ban Israel from competing on the international stage due to the conflict in Gaza, but president Gianni Infantino has swerved the issue

Politics

8 d. ago Barcelona v PSG live: Ramos snatches dramatic late winner for Champions League holders

Barcelona 1-2 PSG: Goncalo Ramos grabbed an injury-time winner as the Champions League holders earned all three points against manager Luis Enrique’s former club

Sport

8 d. ago Barcelona v PSG live: Mayulu levels for Champions League holders in heavyweight clash

The defending champions take on the Catalan club in a mouthwatering fixture

Sport

8 d. ago Barcelona v PSG live: Torres puts Barca ahead against Champions League holders in heavyweight clash

The defending champions take on the Catalan club in a mouthwatering fixture

Sport

8 d. ago FIFA VP pushes back on Trump comments about moving World Cup games from 'dangerous' cities

U.S. President Donald Trump has been reminded that FIFA and not government ultimately decides which cities will host World Cup games

Politics

8 d. ago Barcelona vs PSG live: Champions League holders face Luis Enrique’s old club in heavyweight clash

The defending champions take on the Catalan club in a mouthwatering fixture

Society

8 d. ago Donald Trump will not move World Cup matches, says Fifa vice

Decision would be made by game’s governing bodyMontagliani: ‘It’s Fifa’s tournament and jurisdiction’Any decision to move matches from World Cup cities must be taken by Fifa, not Donald Trump, a vice-president of the organisation has said.Victor Montagliani, who is also the president of Concacaf, the confederation which covers North and Central America and the Caribbean, was speaking after the US president said this week he would move matches out of cities if he thought they could be “even a little bit dangerous for the World Cup”. He said San Francisco and Seattle were “run by radical left lunatics who don’t know what they’re doing”. Continue reading...

Politics

8 d. ago Donald Trump told ‘FIFA makes those decisions’ amid World Cup cities uncertainty

The United States President spoke last week about the possibility of moving games away from cities he considered “dangerous”.

Politics

1 week ago Gianni Infantino’s Faustian pacts face biggest test as prospect of Israel ban moves closer

Sport should not be used to normalise abnormal conduct and it’s no longer possible to dispute the idea that Israel shouldn’t currently be participatingOne big thing about deals with the devil. Faustian pacts. Soul exchanges. The get-you-in-front-of-me-Satan dynamic. The key thing here, an element that often gets overlooked, is that consideration must also flow the other way. This is in the end an exchange, and one you don’t get to default on. When Pauly buys a share in the restaurant, well, Pauly buys you too.Watching Gianni Infantino on stage this week at the Atlantic Council Global Citizen Awards you wondered about this. There he is, our dear leader, alongside an iconic squad of fellow global rain-makers. To his left is a generic square-jawed galactic commander mail-order wellness powder type. On the edge of the group is a US politician who just looks like money made flesh, face as hard and blank as a government bond. Continue reading...

Politics

1 week ago Donald Trump makes 'dangerous' World Cup vow as US president challenges FIFA again

US President Donald Trump has promised to move matches at the 2026 World Cup from any cities he deems as unsafe to host fixtures, but his authority to make such decisions has been called into question

Politics

1 week ago FIFA president confronted by activists demanding Israel’s expulsion from World Cup

FIFA president Gianni Infantino was confronted by activists demanding that Israel be banned from participating in the World Cup.

Politics

2 w. ago Two manager appointments ruled out at Man United as 'senior players slam team'

Ruben Amorim is feeling the weight of expectation at Manchester United, as he struggles to provide improved performances in the Premier League - but the club still hold confidence in their head coach

Sport

2 w. ago Women’s Champions League draw: mouthwatering games await in new phase

Chelsea to face Barça, holders Arsenal tackle BayernManchester United play OL Lyonnes in 18-team leagueManchester United were handed a tricky-looking set of opponents on their debut in the main draw of the Women’s Champions League, while Chelsea will host Barcelona in one of the most eye-catching games of the new 18-team league phase.United, who were in the lowest-seeded pot, have been pitted against OL Lyonnes, the renamed record eight-time champions, the former winners Wolfsburg and Juventus among their six opponents. They also face a reunion with their ormer goalkeeper Mary Earps when they host Paris Saint-Germain, arguably the toughest-available opponent in the second pot. Arsenal, the holders, will also host OL Lyonnes, as well as travelling to Bayern Munich. Chelsea also take on Wolfsburg. Continue reading...

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