19 h. ago Club president makes honest admission over Manchester United transfer agreement

Patrick Dorgu joined Manchester United in February 2025 and his transfer has been talked up by former club Lecce

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21 h. ago Councillors in Kent ‘pelted with eggs’ by people wearing balaclavas, MPs told

Swale Borough Council were debating making their area a ‘District of Sanctuary’ for asylum seekers in the meeting on Wednesday evening.

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4 d. ago I quit being a 'mumfluencer' because my toxic 'friends' were so cruel

I am in a hotel events room. It's packed with a bunch of mum influencers (including me) who have been invited to a book launch.

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6 d. ago World Cup draw becomes the Donald Trump circus as US President is awarded 'FIFA Peace Prize' before telling perplexed crowd that football should rename itself

Fifa president Gianni Infantino presented President Trump with the award in recognition of his 'extraordinary actions to promote peace and unity throughout the world'

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6 d. ago ‘This is pathetic:’ Fans react as Trump receives first ever FIFA Peace Prize

FIFA said the president had ‘championed the unifying power of football on the world stage’

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6 d. ago Donald Trump awarded inaugural FIFA peace prize at World Cup draw

Trump and FIFA president Gianni Infantino have formed a close bond.

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7 d. ago How Donald Trump's last football draw infuriated Sir Alex Ferguson: The story behind future President pulling out the balls for 1991 Rumbelows Cup, despite knowing 'NOTHING' about soccer

Back in 1991, Trump was called upon to help with the draw with the fifth round of the Rumbelows Cup - English Football's League Cup , then sponsored by an electronics company.

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7 d. ago Is Donald Trump now the most influential man in football? Yes, really

In a World Cup draw special from Washington, the latest Miguel Delaney: Inside Football newsletter explores whether the US president’s influence on the game extends far beyond the 2026 tournament

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8 d. ago Revealed: Myanmar junta ‘crony’ given key role behind Fifa peace prize

Inaugural prize expected to be handed to Donald Trump but ‘process’ for choosing future winners to be proposed by controversial tycoon’s committeeIt was the timing that set off the first alarm bells. With Donald Trump brooding over missing out on the Nobel peace prize, and shortly before Gianni Infantino, the president of world football’s governing body, Fifa, was due to meet the US president in Miami, an announcement was made.In a press release and a post on his personal Instagram account last month, Infantino said Fifa would launch its very own peace prize, to be awarded each year to “individuals who help unite people in peace through unwavering commitment and special actions”. Continue reading...

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1 week ago ‘He massages Trump’s basest instincts’: why is Fifa’s Gianni Infantino cosying up to the US president?

For a man who insists football isn’t political, the Fifa boss is putting a lot of effort into into courting the most divisive politician on EarthGianni Infantino was 18 years old the first time he ran for office. It was a presidential election at FC Brig-Glis, the local amateur football club in the small Swiss town where he grew up. Running against two older men, and with no discernible footballing record of his own, the little red-haired kid with freckles was, unsurprisingly, the rank outsider in the race.But he had a vision. He had a ferocious work ethic, boundless enthusiasm, well-established networks in the town’s Italian immigrant community. And even at this tender age, he had a flair for an eye-catching scheme. To the shock of many veterans at the club, Infantino surged to victory: partly on the back of his pledge to attract new sponsors and revenue streams, and partly on something more tangible. Infantino promised that if he won, his mother Maria would wash all the players’ k...

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1 week ago Iran to boycott World Cup draw over lack of visa for federation president

Iran among nations under restrictions issued by TrumpSnub for Washington event deemed ‘unrelated to sport’Iran are to boycott next week’s World Cup draw in Washington after the president of the country’s football federation was denied a visa to enter the United States.A spokesperson for the Iranian football federation (FFIRI) described the decision to reject the visa application as “unrelated to sport” and the move raises the prospect of Iran withdrawing from the tournament altogether. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago ‘Purge it of all its filth’: inside the betting scandal gripping Turkish football

FA crackdown has led to the suspension of 149 match officials and more than 1,000 players in push to restore public faith in the gameEverything in Turkish football, it seemed, was going too well. Galatasaray have been flying in the Champions League, powered by Victor Osimhen. Arda Güler is soaring at Real Madrid with goals and assists. Even the men’s national team, under Vincenzo Montella, have looked their most promising in years.But it would not be Turkish football without drama and drama is what the hardline president of the Turkish Football Federation (TFF), İbrahim Hacıosmanoğlu, has delivered. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Trump pays tribute to Ronaldo at MBS dinner as footballer poses for selfie with Elon Musk

The US president hosted the football superstar and the Saudi crown prince at a glitzy event at the White House

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3 w. ago Gareth Southgate: 'Too much practice made Marcus Rashford miss Euro 20 final penalty'

Speaking ahead of his book launch, the former England manager reveals why losing 3-2 to Italy on penalties saw him change strategy for the entire team team

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3 w. ago FIFA president Gianni Infantino promises World Cup crackdown on online abuse

FIFA president Gianni Infantino has promised to take action against people abusing players, managers and referees with more than 30,000 posts already flagged

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3 w. ago Moment former Spanish football president Luis Rubiales is pelted with eggs at book launch

Disgraced former Spanish football president Luis Rubiales had to be held back after being pelted with eggs by an attendee at his book launch yesterday.

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3 w. ago Watch: Former Spanish football president Luis Rubiales pelted with eggs at book launch

Disgraced former Spanish football president Luis Rubiales had to be held back after being pelted with eggs by an attendee at his book launch yesterday.

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4 w. ago Former Spanish soccer boss Rubiales egged by uncle at book presentation

Luis Rubiales has been pelted by eggs thrown by his own uncle as the former head of Spain's soccer federation presented a memoir relating his downfall after kissing a player at the 2023 Women's World Cup

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4 w. ago Luis Rubiales has eggs thrown at him during book launch in Madrid

The man that former Spanish football president claimed was his uncle threw three in the direction of the 48-year-oldThe disgraced former Spanish football federation (RFEF) president Luis Rubiales had eggs flung at him, allegedly by his uncle, during the presentation of his new book on Thursday in Madrid.Rubiales, convicted of sexual assault for a forced kiss on the player Jenni Hermoso, appeared to be struck on the back by an egg as the man Rubiales claimed was his uncle threw three in the direction of the 48-year-old. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Shocking moment disgraced former Spanish football chief Luis Rubiales is pelted with EGGS by protestor at launch of his new book as reports claim attacker was a RELATIVE

One egg struck Luis Rubiales on the back of his jacket as he tried to take evasive action, while another hit the Spaniard on his hand as he tried to swat it away.

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