The Asian Football Confederation has accused Fifa of undermining the foundations of football by failing to consult the confederations over their plan to sell off stakes in the World Cup to private investors. In a letter sent on Thursday by president Salman bin Ibrahim al-Khalifa to AFC’s 47 members, which has been seen by the … Read more
Liverpool turned the Empire State Building red when launching a new away kit on Tuesday but neither they nor Wrexham could illuminate Yankee Stadium 24 hours later. It was rough in the diamond, although Rio Ngumoha’s deflected goal made it two wins out of two for Andoni Iraola on his first pre-season tour as Liverpool … Read more
Real Madrid confident in securing a deal for Manchester City‘s Rodri, Inter Milan could rekindle move for Liverpool‘s Curtis Jones and Aston Villa have bid for Palmeiras forward Allan rejected. Real Madrid are confident of signing 30-year-old Spain midfielder Rodri – who has one year left on his contract with Manchester City – for 40-50m … Read more
Southampton director of women’s football Marieanne Spacey-Cale will step down this year. She is considered one of the most significant members in the women’s set-up at Southampton, having been influential in a number of roles since 2018. She was involved in the development of the women’s and girls’ programme and was first-team coach when Southampton … Read more
After waving Robert Lewandowski off into the sunset at the end of last season, Barcelona are in need of a new striker. The only one on their books scored the winner in the World Cup final. Julián Alvarez is at the centre of a Spanish tug of war this summer – he wants to leave … Read more
The statistics are not a surprise to Umar Ali, who plays for Route One Rovers – a semi-professional team in Bradford. During Ramadan last year, he was racially abused by a group of opposition spectators as he was waiting to come on as a substitute. “It was our first game playing while we were fasting,” … Read more
Abusive chanting against immigrants has become a feature of football matches in England, according to new data from Kick It Out. Last season 39 reports of anti-immigrant chanting were made to the anti-discrimination charity, more than the previous two seasons combined. Phrases such as “stop the boats” and “send them back” were reported as being … Read more
Manchester City brace for Real Madrid’s Rodri bid, Leeds set to sign James Trafford for £40m, Crystal Palace agree terms with Raphael Le Guen and Real Madrid set for Vinicius Jr talks amid Arsenal interest. Paris St-Germain have no plans to pursue a move for Manchester City‘s World Cup-winning Spain midfielder Rodri. (Sky Sports), external … Read more
Andrea Pirlo has said he is no longer a candidate to coach the Italian national side following days of controversy over his ties to a Russian betting company. His appointment as Italy’s next head coach had not been confirmed by the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) yet was being treated as all but certain. But over … Read more
English football will introduce a trial this season in an effort to end the goalkeeper tactical time-out. The trial – backed collectively by Pro Ref, the Football Association, Premier League, English Football League, Women’s Super League and the National League – aims to prevent goalkeeper injuries used to disrupt momentum and allow opportunities for tactical … Read more