The global governing body’s potential reversal, part of an agreement to dismiss Fifa from a lawsuit issued by promoter Relevant Sports to challenge the current rules, raised the prospect of Hong Kong’s new 50,000-seat stadium at Kai Tak Sports Park, which is scheduled to open in 2025, staging matches from the world’s biggest leagues. Baptista …
A prosecutor at Spain’s High Court is seeking a prison sentence of two-and-a-half years for former football federation chief Luis Rubiales over his unsolicited kiss on player Jenni Hermoso, a court document seen by Reuters on Wednesday showed. Prosecutor Marta Durantez charged Rubiales with one count of sexual assault and one of coercion for his …
Abha (Saudi Arabia),:Bolstered by the return of Jeakson Singh and Anwar Ali, the Indian football team will renew its quest for a maiden entry into the third round of FIFA World Cup Qualifiers when it faces a weakened Afghanistan here on Thursday. With mid-field general Jeakson and centre-back Anwar back in the line-up after long …
There will be no blue cards shown in soccer, FIFA president Gianni Infantino said Saturday ahead of the annual meeting of the sport’s rule-making panel. The rules panel known as IFAB is due to look at extending trials of “sin bins” at low-level games. But beyond that, the idea aired a month ago of adding …
GENEVA: The stars are starting to align for another Lionel Messi vs. Kylian Mbappé showdown on a global soccer stage to follow their epic World Cup final in 2022. The men’s soccer tournament at the Paris Olympics starts July 24 and Argentina has now joined host France in the 16-nation lineup. After Argentina earned its …
JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia: Pep Guardiola is happy to call Manchester City the best in the world this year, but an all-time great team? That debate must wait for years if not decades. “Right now, I don’t know,” Guardiola said after City cruised to its first Club World Cup title by easily beating Fluminense 4-0 on …
Hong Kong has struggled to retain promising players, and two members of the city’s under-23 squad who reached the Asian Games semi-finals, Ellison Tsang Yi-hang and Kyle Lau Ka-kiu, promptly moved to England to study. Ellison Tsang (in red) helped achieve Hong Kong’s best Asian Games showing but is no longer available. Photo: Xinhua Jorn …
A US Court of Appeals sided with Cristiano Ronaldo on Tuesday, rejecting an appeal by the lawyer for a woman trying to force the international football star to pay millions more than the US$375,000 in hush money he paid her after she accused him of raping her in 2009. Kathryn Mayorga’s lawyer had asked the …
India dished out a gritty display but suffered a 0-3 drubbing against dominant Asian champions Qatar in their second match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup second round qualifiers here on Tuesday. Qatar would have won by a bigger margin had they not missed several chances while dominating throughout the 90 minutes at the Kalinga …
Shakhtar Donetsk’s surprise 1-0 Champions League win against Barcelona was hailed by coach Marino Pusic as “only the beginning” for the club and an important step forward for football in beleaguered Ukraine. The Ukrainian side have not been able to play at their Donbass Arena in Donetsk, now occupied by Russia, since 2014. But playing …