44 h. ago UEFA apologise and explain why Tottenham stars embarrassingly missed out on winners' medal

UEFA have released a statement apologising and explaining why Tottenham stars were left without medals after their Europa League triumph

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44 h. ago UEFA release statement explaining why Tottenham stars missed out on winners' medals

Son Heung-min, Rodrigo Bentancur and Cristian Romero all failed to receive a Europa League winhers' medal as they queued up to lift the trophy on Wednesday night

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66 h. ago King Charles to warn ‘Canada is not for sale’ during Ottawa trip after Trump threats

Canadian high commissioner says Charles will ‘reinforce power and strength’ of his country’s sovereignty

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6 d. ago Bill Maher slams Trump for planning to accept plane as gift from Qatari royals

‘You know, when you travel, you like to leave with a souvenir, right? So he got a $400 million plane,’ Maher says of Trump’s Middle East trip

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6 d. ago How Trump stunned the world as he flipped America's Middle East policy on its head

President Donald Trump's trip to the Middle East provided the president with the kind of made-for-TV moments the president adores.

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6 d. ago Trump's latest approval rating revealed as he secures trillion

Trump began his trip celebrating the news that the last living American hostage Edan Alexander was released by Hamas.

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7 d. ago Trump was in his element as a guest of the Gulf’s autocratic monarchs. So what did the trip actually achieve?

The four-day trip let Trump play dealmaker to the tune of trillions of dollars — but his eagerness to please the oil-rich Gulf states could help Beijing gain access to American AI tech, writes Andrew Feinberg

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7 d. ago Gianni Infantino under pressure to release details of Gulf trip with Donald Trump

Fifa president accompanied US president in Middle EastHuman Rights Watch wants ‘meaningful accountability’Gianni Infantino should account for his trip alongside Donald Trump to the Gulf this week and “detail precisely what it achieved for football and human rights”, according to a leading critic of Fifa’s governance.Human Rights Watch says that Infantino’s trip, in which he accompanied the US president to Qatar and Saudi Arabia and missed a series of key meeting at Fifa’s annual congress, was indicative of the lack of “meaningful accountability” at the top of football’s global authority. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Infantino’s Trump trip causes Fifa walkouts; Awoniyi condition ‘positive’: football – live

Latest news and previews as we head into the weekendMail Taha | Ten things to look out for | Football DailyQuiz quiz quiz quiz quiz: plenty of FA Cup fare – plus Beach Soccer World Cup! – in here to test you (I got 11/15) Barcelona: ICYMI, a lively couple of days in La Liga ended with Barça sealing the league title against 10-man Espanyol last night.We didn’t have many clear chances but we have a kid in there who sometimes pulls something out of the golden feet he has and he gave us peace of mind to stay in the game more calmly.In January some people were saying we would fight to be third. We have confidence in ourselves. That’s the key. We trust in the work and in what we know we can do.” Continue reading...

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7 d. ago UEFA release unprecedented Gianni Infantino statement after controversial Donald Trump trip

Gianni Infantino angered those present at the annual FIFA Congress in Asuncion, Paraguay on Thursday after arriving late following a trip around the Gulf states with Donald Trump

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7 d. ago Infantino’s Trump trip causes Fifa walkouts; Gambling Commission warns clubs: football – live

Latest news and previews as we head into the weekendMail Taha | Ten things to look out for | Football DailyQuiz quiz quiz quiz quiz: plenty of FA Cup fare – plus Beach Soccer World Cup! – in here to test you (I got 11/15) Barcelona: ICYMI, a lively couple of days in La Liga ended with Barça sealing the league title against 10-man Espanyol last night.We didn’t have many clear chances but we have a kid in there who sometimes pulls something out of the golden feet he has and he gave us peace of mind to stay in the game more calmly.In January some people were saying we would fight to be third. We have confidence in ourselves. That’s the key. We trust in the work and in what we know we can do.” Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Infantino’s Trump trip causes Fifa walkouts; FA Cup finals and more: football – live

Latest news and previews as we head into the weekendMail Stuart | Ten things to look out for | Football DailyIt’s also the second-to-last round of Fantasy Premier League matches. Here’s Paul MacInnes – currently third in Guardian Sport’s in-house league (caps doffed to leader sub Ronnie Ruff, 2,461pts and 19,361th overall, and our chief sports reporter Sean Ingle, who’s in second).Only two weeks to go. That’s the mantra. Two more weeks to endure the familiar trauma of logging on to the fantasy football app, picking a team, celebrating the wise decisions that have led you to create an unbeatable unit, watching the weekend’s football disabuse you of this notion, then repeating the whole thing again.It’s supposed to be a game, but Fantasy Premier League (FPL) is more like a lifestyle. Or a second job. Or even exactly like being a professional footballer: the focus, determination and relentless commitment should really be rewarded with a weekly salary, preferably in the five figures. Bu...

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8 d. ago Gianni Infantino sparks fury among FIFA members as they WALK OUT of key meeting after he turned up three hours late following visit with Donald Trump

Infantino had joined Trump on the US president's trip to Qatar and Saudi Arabia this week, which he prioritised over the annual gathering of FIFA's membership in Paraguay.

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8 d. ago Uefa accuses Gianni Infantino of putting ‘private political interests’ before game after Saudi trip with Donald Trump

Fifa president Gianni Infantino was delayed arriving at the body’s annual Congress after joining US President Trump on his tour of the Middle East

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8 d. ago FA chair joins protest against Gianni Infantino’s late arrival to Fifa Congress after Saudi trip with Donald Trump

Fifa president Gianni Infantino was delayed arriving at the annual meeting after joining US President Trump on his tour of the Middle East

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8 d. ago Delegates walk out of Fifa congress after Infantino arrives late from Trump trip

FA chair among those to walk out of annual meetingInfantino arrived late after Donald Trump tripRepresentatives from several European Fifa member associations walked out of the governing body’s annual congress in Paraguay in protest of president Gianni Infantino’s late arrival to the proceedings on Thursday. Infantino had been in the Middle East this week along with Donald Trump visiting leaders from Saudi Arabia and Qatar, and arrived in Paraguay hours late for a scheduled 10.30am start time to his organization’s annual meeting.The departing members included eight European members of the Fifa Council – the main decision-making body that sets the agenda for the wider congress. Uefa’s representatives on the Council to have walked out include Uefa president Alexander Čeferin and Football Association chair Debbie Hewitt. Other delegates to have left proceedings in protest include Norway Football Federation president Lise Klaveness, who called Infantino’s late arrival “disappointing” an...

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8 d. ago US supreme court live: justices question whether limiting court power is practical in birthright citizenship case

Nancy Pelosi joins protests outside court as justices hear arguments case that could create different citizenship rules in different statesSupreme court hears birthright citizenship disputeWhat is US birthright citizenship?Here are some pictures from when Donald Trump arrived in the United Arab Emirates a short while ago, where he was greeted by the UAE president, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, at the Abu Dhabi airport. It’s day three of Trump’s Middle East trip aimed at drumming up investment in the US and securing lucrative economic deals with the oil-rich Gulf nations.Donald Trump said there won’t be movement on Ukraine peace talks until he and Russian president Vladimir Putin get together. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Supreme court live: justices hear arguments on birthright citizenship dispute

US president rails against rule as justices will hear case that could create different citizenship rules in different states while legal challenges continueWhat is US birthright citizenship and why is it being disputed at the supreme court?Here are some pictures from when Donald Trump arrived in the United Arab Emirates a short while ago, where he was greeted by the UAE president, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, at the Abu Dhabi airport. It’s day three of Trump’s Middle East trip aimed at drumming up investment in the US and securing lucrative economic deals with the oil-rich Gulf nations.Donald Trump said there won’t be movement on Ukraine peace talks until he and Russian president Vladimir Putin get together. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Supreme court hears arguments on birthright citizenship dispute – US politics live

US president rails against rule as justices will hear case that could create different citizenship rules in different states while legal challenges continueWhat is US birthright citizenship and why is it being disputed at the supreme court?Here are some pictures from when Donald Trump arrived in the United Arab Emirates a short while ago, where he was greeted by the UAE president, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, at the Abu Dhabi airport. It’s day three of Trump’s Middle East trip aimed at drumming up investment in the US and securing lucrative economic deals with the oil-rich Gulf nations.Donald Trump said there won’t be movement on Ukraine peace talks until he and Russian president Vladimir Putin get together. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Trump weighs in ahead supreme court hearing on birthright citizenship dispute – US politics live

US president rails against rule as justices will hear case that could create different citizenship rules in different states while legal challenges continueWhat is US birthright citizenship and why is it being disputed at the supreme court?Here are some pictures from when Donald Trump arrived in the United Arab Emirates a short while ago, where he was greeted by the UAE president, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, at the Abu Dhabi airport. It’s day three of Trump’s Middle East trip aimed at drumming up investment in the US and securing lucrative economic deals with the oil-rich Gulf nations.Donald Trump said there won’t be movement on Ukraine peace talks until he and Russian president Vladimir Putin get together. Continue reading...

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