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MINO RAIOLA is determined to crush Fifa and create his own football governing body amid a crackdown on the mega fees earned by super-agents. In joining forces with the likes of Jorge Mendes, who represents Cristiano Ronaldo, and Gareth Bale’s agent Jonathan Barnett, Raiola wants to defend the reputation of a “criminalised” profession. Raiola is […] More
UEFA are reportedly set to escalate their battle with FIFA for control of the international calendar by backing a new tournament to rival the Club World Cup. The Daily Mail claim that European football’s governing body are in advanced talks about backing a new Champions League-style competition in summer 2021. UEFA are set to back […] More
UEFA has set up an emergency working group to cope with the coronavirus fixture pile-up – as Fifa boss Gianni Infantino urged the game “not to panic”. The decision by Uefa’s executive committee came despite the governing body spending just “two minutes” discussing the virus in a meeting in Amsterdam on Monday. Fifa president Gianni […] More
FIFA President Gianni Infantino says the world governing body could step in to cancel next month’s England international friendlies because of the coronavirus. Infantino insisted that the football world should not “panic” over the global spread of the killer virus and that he expected this summer’s Euro 2020 to take place. Gianni Infantino has admitted […] More
RB LEIPZIG forward Ademola Lookman reportedly wants to swap his allegiances from England to Nigeria. The 22-year-old has featured for England’s U19, U20 and U21s side, but it has been claimed that he now has his heart set on representing the Super Eagles. England youth star Ademola Lookman could be soon representing Nigeria Lookman – […] More
CONGRATULATIONS to Liverpool on becoming 2019 Club World Cup champions. That’s quite an accolade to imprint on football history. They are a great team. Depending on whether they add their first Premier League title, which currently seems almost as certain as night following day, they may even be the greatest of Anfield’s best. Liverpool were […] More
FIFA have banned a Bahrain international for ten games after he aimed shocking racist abuse at Hong Kong fans. Sayed Baqer, 25, made a slanted-eye gesture towards supporters as he left the field after a World Cup qualifier on November 14. Sayed Baqer has been banned for 10-matches – the minimum sanction for such an […] More
YAYA TOURE believes racism in football is getting worse because “fans are more stupid than before”. A number of high-profile incidents over recent months – both in England and abroad – shows the disgusting trend appears to be on the rise again. Yaya Toure believes racism in football remains a problem because people are becoming […] More
