3 d. ago Uefa allowing domestic games abroad is a sad turning point, ending soccer as we’ve known it | Leander Schaerlaeckens

The change may seem small, but the profit-seeking games are clearly the first step in a mass reorientation of the club gameLooking back someday, it may be hard to identify the exact moment when soccer altogether lost the silhouette that had loosely contained its shape for a century. When its governing bodies let go at last, handing the reins to the horses. When the last line holding against the sport’s self-immolating avarice collapsed and all were free to just do whatever they want. When crotchety pundits were finally right and the game was fully gone.Or maybe we’ll know precisely when it was: 6 October 2025, when the Uefa executive committee declared in an extraordinary release that it was opposed to domestic league matches being played abroad – while allowing two of them “on an exceptional basis.” Barcelona and Villarreal will stage an ostensibly domestic La Liga game in Miami in December. Milan and Como are to play a Serie A match in Perth, Australia – a mere 20-hour flight from...

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3 d. ago Uefa give green light to Barcelona and AC Milan playing games abroad but insist Premier League matches are going nowhere

UEFA chiefs want to block clubs from playing domestic games abroad. But they are powerless to prevent La Liga and Serie A chiefs heading out of Europe this season. In a measure that could stymy any long-term Prem plans to play matches out of the UK, Uefa President Aleksander Ceferin confirmed his deep personal opposition...

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3 d. ago Liverpool owners receive answer to controversial claim as UEFA release blunt statement

UEFA has reiterated its opposition to domestic league games being played abroad and has warned that such a move would "disenfranchise loyal match-going fans" in a blunt statement

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3 d. ago Uefa gives ‘reluctant’ approval for domestic games to be played abroad this season

Governing body says go-ahead shouldn’t set precedentBarcelona poised to play in US and Milan in AustraliaUefa has given its “reluctant” approval to Serie A and La Liga each playing a domestic game abroad this season. The decision clears a path for Barcelona and Villarreal to meet in Miami in December and for Milan and Como to play in Perth, Australia, in February. Uefa said in a statement that it had “reiterated its clear opposition to domestic league matches being played outside their home country” but that because “the relevant Fifa regulatory framework – currently under review – is not clear and detailed enough, the Uefa Executive Committee has reluctantly taken the decision to approve, on an exceptional basis, the two requests referred to it”.The move comes after the Italian and Spanish football federations applied for those matches to be played abroad. Uefa said its national associations had agreed to engage with it before submitting any future requests. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Decision made on land swap to allow 56 affordable homes to be built

Objectors hugely relieved with the outcome but one former councillor said it's 'hard to argue to those in housing need that an area of bracken and scrub is more important'

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9 d. ago UEFA respond to Donald Trump's Gaza peace plan and DELAY crucial vote that could see Israel barred from the World Cup

MIKE KEEGAN: The continent's governing body had been considering holding an emergency meeting of its executive committee next week amid reports a majority were in favour of a ban.

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2 w. ago Palestine Action case not ‘exceptional’, Home Office tells appeal judges

The Home Office is challenging a decision to allow the co-founder of the group to bring a High Court challenge over the ban.

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2 w. ago Home Office appeal over Palestine Action ban legal challenge to be heard

The Home Office is challenging the decision to allow the legal challenge over the ban to proceed.

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2 w. ago Internal rebellion at exclusive Melbourne club as members worry ‘Karens’ might spoil ‘bohemian’ vibe

Savage Club members concerned admission of women will upset their wives and inhibit ‘loud and boisterous behaviour the club is famous for’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMelbourne’s men-only Savage Club is facing an internal rebellion against its decision to allow women in for meals, with some members warning of uneasy wives and “Karens”.A group of members has called an extraordinary general meeting for Thursday, writing in an email that “the loud and boisterous bohemian behaviour that the club is famous for will now have to be tempered for fear of upsetting a ‘Karen’ at the other end of the dining room” if women are allowed to lunch. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Trump’s take on a court decision on tariffs is bonkers – even for him | Steven Greenhouse

The president’s claim that undermining his tariffs would ‘literally destroy’ the country gets the situation backwardsJust hours after an appeals court ruled that it was illegal for Donald Trump to impose his unpopular across-the-board tariffs on dozens of countries, he posted a frantic, over-the-top rant that declared: “If allowed to stand, this Decision would literally destroy the United States of America.”So here the president of the United States was asserting that if the courts torpedoed his tariffs, then the US, the most powerful nation on earth, would be destroyed, would “literally” be kaput. Trump seemed to suggest that court rulings that blocked his beloved tariffs would have the destructive power of, say, 100 hydrogen bombs.Steven Greenhouse is a journalist and author, focusing on labour and the workplace, as well as economic and legal issues Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Arsenal news: Mikel Arteta has nowhere to hide as Viktor Gyokeres sends message after injury

Mikel Arteta's Arsenal got off to a winning start in the Champions League on Tuesday night and they will be back in domestic action with a massive game on Sunday

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3 w. ago 'What have I done?' Manchester United legend guesses Ruben Amorim reaction to Marcus Rashford goals

Struggling Red Devils may be quickly regretting decision to allow England forward to join Barcelona on loan

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3 w. ago Home Office quietly blocks modern slavery challenges under chaotic deportation scheme

Exclusive: Migrants in the UK due for deportation to France will not be allowed to request review of modern slavery decision

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3 w. ago Brendan Rodgers refuses to let Celtic penalty storm slide as Kilmarnock cynics set straight over VAR

Stuart Kettlewell has been vocal about Sunday's decision that allowed Kelechi Iheanacho to net the winner at Rugby Park

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4 w. ago UEFA delays decision over European games played overseas and seeks fans’ views

Villarreal and Barcelona had hoped to play their LaLiga fixture in December in Miami.

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4 w. ago Uefa delays decision on allowing domestic games abroad and vows to consult fans

Uefa describes it as an ‘important and growing issue’Barcelona and Milan lined up for league matches abroadUefa has postponed a decision on whether to allow domestic league matches to be played abroad and promised a consultation with “all stakeholders including fans” regarding the controversial plans.The move casts uncertainty over proposals to play Villarreal v Barcelona and Milan v Como in the US and Australia respectively this season. Consultation is expected to begin soon, however, perhaps leaving the door open for those matches to go ahead there. Continue reading...

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