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WEBSeptember 25 – Match week 5 of the Premier League season saw West Ham United cement themselves as %capacity kings with a season-high score of 99.95%. Almost a full house watched as the Hammers were tamed by their London rivals Chelsea, with Blues star Nicholas Jackson netting twice to seal their 0-3 fate. Read more ….
FIFA unveils the 12 host stadiums for expanded Club World Cup …
WEB1 day ago · September 30 – FIFA has named the 12 stadiums in the US that will host matches at the expanded 32-team Club World Cup 2025. The final will be played at New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium which will also host the 2026 World Cup final. The tournament will serve as a dry-run for FIFA’s organising capabilities in the US. FIFA is not working with a local organising committee for the 2025 CWC or the ...
MLS goes mobile internationally with OneFootball, including …
WEB6 hours ago · October 1 – The MLS is taking an ownership position in mobile streaming platform OneFootball in a deal that will give OneFootball access to MLS highlights. OneFootball will distribute MLS content via its app, website, and Connected TV platforms. The content covers hundreds of MLS matches, MLS NEXT Pro matches, and MLS NEXT matches per season. OneFootball said the partnership will also ...
Greizmann retires from French team with a record spanning 137 …
WEB5 hours ago · October 1 – France forward Antoine Griezmann has called time on his decade-long international career with his national team, the 33-year-old Atletico Madrid forward announced via Instagram on Monday. Since making his debut against the Netherlands in March 2014, Antoine Griezmann has netted 44 times in 137 appearances for Les Bleus. In the history of the French men’s national team, only ...
New format CWC, renamed as Intercontinental Cup, kicks off with …
WEBSeptember 23 – When FIFA announced the expansion of the Club World Cup, causing a widespread backlash from elite players and their unions over potential burnout, it slipped many peoples’ minds that a totally separate competition with a similar format to the old CWC was also on the calendar. The first edition of the so-called Intercontinental Cup – revealed last December and featuring the ...
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WEB4 days ago · New format CWC, renamed as Intercontinental Cup, kicks off with Al Ain win. September 23 – When FIFA announced the expansion of the Club World Cup, causing a widespread backlash from elite players and their unions over potential burnout, it slipped many peoples’ minds that a totally separate competition with a …
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WEBSep 10, 2024 · Villar niece killed in Mexico as kidnapping goes tragically wrong. September 21 – A niece of Angel Maria Villar, one of world football’s most high-ranking officials who ran UEFA temporarily in the absence of Michel Platini, has tragically been found dead close to the Mexican city of Toluca after being held to ransom.
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WEBSep 8, 2024 · San Marino make history with first ever win after 171 losses. September 6 – San Marino, the whipping boys of international football as the worst team on the planet, according to FIFA’s world rankings, made history on Thursday by beating Liechtenstein 1-0 in the UEFA Nations League to claim their first ever competitive win. Read more ….
Real Madrid set to embark on a 72-game season with Super Cup …
WEBAugust 14 – With the UEFA Super Cup tonight, Real Madrid’s management and players are gearing up for 72 possible matches in all competitions, concluding with the Club World Cup in 11 months time. “It’s going to be a very demanding season from the start,” said Real boss Carlo Ancelotti, while skipper Dani Carvajal went even further as he denounced what the club considers an impossible ...
Infantino keeps everyone on-side as he promises a 'global' world …
WEBBy Andrew Warshaw May 21 – FIFA president Gianni Infantino today outlined an 11-point plan for making football “truly global” and in doing so took another veiled swipe at Europe’s perceived domination of the sport. Trumpeting all the attributes he believes his organisation possesses such as unity, solidarity and, in particular in the …