3 h. ago Enzo Maresca handed ban and fine after Chelsea celebration against Liverpool

The Chelsea manager was sent off after celebrating his side’s winner at Stamford Bridge

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4 h. ago Chelsea: Enzo Maresca handed touchline ban for 'misconduct' against Liverpool

Italian saw red in final moments of last-minute victory

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7 h. ago Tottenham confirm Fabio Paratici decision more than two years after worldwide football ban

Fabio Paratici is set to become Tottenham's co-sporting director in the new year, with the Italian leaving Juventus to return to north London

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9 h. ago Fabio Paratici returns to Tottenham as joint sporting director after 30

Italian banned for alleged false accounting at JuventusJohan Lange is promoted to work alongside ParaticiTottenham have confirmed the full-time return of Fabio Paratici as part of a new leadership structure in their men’s football operation.Paratici resigned in April 2023 as Spurs’ managing director of football after losing an appeal in Italy against a 30-month ban from the game, punishment for his role in alleged false accounting at his previous club, Juventus. Continue reading...

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11 h. ago Bruno Fernandes concerns tabled by Portuguese press after Man United star receives ban

Manchester United's Bruno Fernandes had a night to forget as Portugal conceded a late equaliser in World Cup qualifying while Cristiano Ronaldo set a new record

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11 h. ago Bruno Fernandes worries raised by Portuguese media after Man Utd star hit with ban

As Cristiano Ronaldo smashed another record, Manchester United's Bruno Fernandes had a night to forget as Portugal conceded a last-minute equaliser in World Cup qualifying

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32 h. ago David Coote pleads guilty to child image charge in axed Premier League ref's trial

Ex-Premier League referee David Coote has appeared at Nottingham Crown Court and pleaded guilty to the charge of making an indecent image of a child

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48 h. ago Original Lionesses reflect on progress women’s football has made

Original Lionesses, Morag Pearce and Lynda Hale, have shared how proud they are of the progress the Lionesses have made since the ban on women's football was lifted over 50 years ago.

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57 h. ago Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca has his say on Premier League ban: 'It was worth it'

Enzo Maresca was shown a red card during Chelsea's Premier League victory over Liverpool and will be suspended for the Blues' match against Nottingham Forest on Saturday

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3 d. ago FIFA 'attempting to ban' overseas league games after huge clash approved

Barcelona's clash with Villarreal in the La Liga has been given the green light by UEFA and FIFA are now trying to close the loophole for overseas matches

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4 d. ago Fifa seeks advice over banning league games staged overseas amid regulations redraft

Rules could be updated for the first time since 2014La Liga and Serie A set to play in Miami and PerthFifa has begun redrafting its regulations on staging domestic league games in foreign countries and is seeking legal advice over whether it can ban them. World football’s governing body would like to outlaw the practice but will be guided by legal opinion in its first review of the relevant regulations for 11 years.A source involved in the process said Fifa was working towards making its rulebook more robust with a view to new regulations being ready early next year. This week Uefa blamed the “relevant Fifa regulatory framework” for its decision to allow Villarreal v Barcelona to take place in Miami in December and Milan v Como to go ahead in Perth in February. That is understood to have caused considerable irritation at Fifa because under existing regulations it is not their decision to make. Continue reading...

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1 week ago EFL star slapped with lengthy ban and fine after 252 betting rules breaches

AFC Wimbledon's Dutch striker Osman Foyo has admitted to 252 breaches of betting rules after he was caught caught placing wagers over an 18-month stretch

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1 week ago EFL footballer, 21, slapped with long ban and fine on his birthday after lodging 252 bets

AFC Wimbledon star Osman Foyo has been handed a ban for being found guilty of lodging an eye-watering number of bets with the EFL club having spoken out in response to the FA

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1 week ago Footballer 21, hit with lengthy ban and significant fine after admitting placing more than 250 BETS

The Dutch forward was found to have placed the bets on matches between October 2023 and March 2025 and has accepted the offence.

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1 week ago Make green great again: Can appeals to the wallet make climate policy an election

In this week’s newsletter: At a major gathering in New York, climate advocates say that language has to change• Don’t get Down to Earth delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereAt stuffy United Nations press conferences, in swanky auditoriums and at sticky socialist dance parties, one word was on everyone’s lips at this year’s Climate Week NYC: affordability.The US energy secretary, Chris Wright, said under that under President Trump the United States is “returning to commonsense energy policies that focus on affordability”. The former energy secretary, Jennifer Granholm, said Democrats must focus on renewable power’s ability to shrink power bills to win elections. And supporters of the almost certainly soon-to-be New York City mayor, Zohran Mamdani, trumpeted their efforts to link green policies with efforts to lower city residents’ rent and make transit affordable.Revealed: Europe losing 600 football pitches of nature and crop land a dayUK fracking ban to be brought forward as Labour ...

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1 week 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

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2 w. ago Fifa set to dodge discussion on suspending Israel from international football

The issue of banning Israel from international competition is not on the agenda for Thursday’s Fifa Council meeting

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2 w. ago Uefa puts Israel vote on hold after Donald Trump’s proposed peace plan

National federations accept decision to pause Israel banMaccabi Tel Aviv due to face Dinamo Zagreb on ThursdayUefa has paused plans to ban Israel from European football after the announcement of Donald Trump’s proposed peace plan for the region.Expectation had been growing of a decisive intervention by Uefa this week, amid growing pressure within football and from outside groups, including the United Nations. But Trump’s announcement of his plan in a joint press conference with Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, on Monday put any measures on hold. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Diego Simeone discovers punishment after clash with Liverpool fan at Anfield

Simeone has received a one-match ban for ‘unsporting conduct’

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2 w. ago Diego Simeone and Liverpool discover fate as UEFA dish out ban for Anfield row

Diego Simeone has been handed a suspension by UEFA for his involvement in the fiery scenes at Anfield following Virgil van Dijk's winner for Liverpool vs Atletico Madrid

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