2 h. 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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42 h. 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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44 h. 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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48 h. 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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51 h. 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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59 h. 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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4 d. ago Reece James to leave Donald Trump duty to Harry Kane if England win World Cup

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4 d. ago The Guardian view on Fifa’s new ‘peace prize’: Gianni Infantino should concentrate on the day job | Editorial

The president of world football’s governing body should abandon geopolitical networking and address criticisms over World Cup ticketing To general bemusement, Gianni Infantino, the president of world football’s governing body, Fifa, was pictured congratulating Donald Trump last month at the Gaza peace summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, having been personally invited by the US president. Mr Infantino did not hold back in lauding the president’s peace-making prowess, commenting: “Now we can really write some new pages. Pages of togetherness, of peace, in a region which really, really needs it.”News that Fifa is to launch its own annual peace prize, with the inaugural award to take place in Washington next month, would therefore seem to point to only one outcome. To use a metaphor from another sport, it surely looks like a slam dunk for the man Fifa’s president describes as a “winner” and “close friend”. As Mr Infantino told an American business forum on the day he announce...

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4 d. ago Donald Trump booed and given the finger by hundreds of football fans in humiliating spectacle

The US President attended an American football game between the Washington Commanders and the Detroit Lions. It did not go well for him

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4 d. ago Over 1000 footballers BANNED amid huge police probe into massive betting scandal

Turkish football is in a “moral crisis” according to its president, after a betting scandal saw over 1000 players suspended whilst a number of officials could also be in hot water

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8 d. ago What went on in London this week: Katy Hessel's book launch and Adwoa Aboah's bag launch

Plus Gabbriette brings Mexico City to London

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9 d. ago Turkish football in chaos as 17 referees arrested in betting scandal

The president of the Turkish Football Federation has described the situation as a ‘moral crisis’

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1 week ago USL hires Premier League director of football for exec role: ‘He can have a really big impact’

Tony Scholes will move to the US after the 2025-26 seasonUSL to start new D-1 league with promotion and relegationTony Scholes is moving from the most popular top-tier league in the world to the newest one, which is still two and a half years away from kicking a ball.The USL, operators of lower-division leagues in the United States, will announce on Monday that Scholes, the Premier League’s director of football, will be named president of its upcoming first division. The USL’s planned new competition will operate in US Soccer’s first division – the same level as MLS – and is set to start play by 2028. In his role, Scholes will oversee the launch of the still-unnamed league and participate in the USL’s implementation of promotion and relegation between that league and the USL’s other men’s professional competitions – the Championship and League One. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Mary Earps: ‘I had used my voice – I took on a global sports giant and won’

In her new book the former England star describes how she triggered a campaign against Nike over their refusal to sell replica Lionesses goalkeeper shirtsThere were three huge talking points from the 2023 World Cup. One was the unspeakable kiss that Spain’s football federation president Luis Rubiales planted on Jenni Hermoso as she collected her gold medal, which would later lead to his resignation and prosecution.The other two talking points both related to me. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Landry says LSU athletics director won’t pick next football coach after $95m fiasco

Landry bars AD Woodward from LSU coach searchGovernor rips $95m Brian Kelly deal, $54m buyoutCalls for accountability and ‘no more blank checks’Louisiana governor Jeff Landry has said he will not allow LSU athletics director Scott Woodward to choose the university’s next football coach, saying he would “let President Trump pick it before I let him do it” after what he called a series of reckless contracts that have cost taxpayers tens of millions of dollars.The governor’s remarks came days after LSU fired head coach Brian Kelly, who was lured from Notre Dame less than four years ago on a 10-year, $95m deal that has now imploded. Kelly’s dismissal followed a 49-25 home loss to Texas A&M that dropped the Tigers to 5-3 and capped a collapse from early-season title hopes to frustration. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Michelle Keegan wore this exact £38 autumnal fluffy cardigan to meet A

We've found where to shop the exact £38 cosy cardigan Michelle Keegan wore to meet A-list star, Reese Witherspoon, at her book launch

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2 w. ago Lanarkshire woman to launch debut book inspired by daughter’s dyslexia diagnosis

Debut author, Marissa McCudden, is set to launch her new book, ‘There’s Lots of Different Types of Clever’ with her illustrator Michael Spy.

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2 w. ago Russia make major claim about hosting Euro 2032 despite being banned by UEFA

Russia are ready to host Euro 2032 if Italy fail to meet their obligations for the tournament according to the nation's Football Union President Alexander Dyukov

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2 w. ago Lens began the season fearing the worst. Now they’re beating the elite | Luke Entwistle

Will Still kept Lens competitive last season despite losing key players. They’re climbing even higher under Pierre SageBy Get French Football NewsWhen the Lens president, Joseph Oughourlian, set out the club’s “number one objective” before the season, he did not mention European qualification, a points target or even a cup run. The task at hand was to “rediscover financial solidity”. Sporting ambitions have taken a backseat role at Lens since Oughourlian announced the introduction of austerity measures in the summer of 2024. His words have been mirrored in the club’s actions.Since running Paris Saint-Germain close for the title in the 2022-23 season, when they finished just one point behind the eventual champions, the Lens squad has been decimated. First, it was Seko Fofana and Loïs Openda; then it was Abdukodir Khusanov, Elye Wahi, Brice Samba and Kevin Danso; and this summer it was Neil El-Aynaoui, Andy Diouf and Facundo Medina. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Meghan Markle's college pal Courtney Adamo brushes off 'awkward exchange' between pair at bookstore event

Courtney thanked Meghan, 44, for 'supporting me' at the launch of her new book at an event at Godmothers bookstore in California last Thursday.

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