Tag: Football
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Nigeria boycotts AFCON 2025 qualifier in Libya over ‘inhumane treatment’ | Football News
Nigeria captain William Troost-Ekong says his team have been left at an abandoned airport in Libya for more than 17 hours without food or drink. Nigeria’s football team will be flown back from Libya without playing their 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match following their alleged “inhumane treatment” in the host nation, the Nigeria…
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Former Spain and Barcelona football great Andres Iniesta retires at 40 | Football News
The playmaker called time on a sensational career that saw him lift the World Cup, Euro and Champions League trophies. Former Barcelona and Spain midfielder Andres Iniesta has announced his retirement from football after a glittering trophy-laden career spanning 24 years. Iniesta, 40, was at the heart of the Spain and Barcelona midfield during a…
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How football brings joy and helps heal Palestinian children in Qatar | Israel-Palestine conflict
Doha, Qatar — It is Saturday afternoon and a small football pitch at a residential compound in Qatar is beginning to fill up with dozens of children ahead of their weekly football training. The complex, on the outskirts of the capital, Doha, is home to Palestinian families evacuated from Gaza over the past year –…
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FIFA bans Cameroon’s Samuel Eto’o for six months over misconduct | Football News
Cameroon’s football chief faces disciplinary action for his ‘offensive behaviour’ at a Women’s Under-20 World Cup match. Cameroon Football Federation (Fecafoot) chief Samuel Eto’o has been banned from attending the national team’s matches for six months after violating FIFA’s disciplinary regulations, football’s governing body said. The former Barcelona striker has been president of Fecafoot since…
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Mallorca fan sentenced after racist abuse of Vinicius and Chukwueze | Football News
Year-long sentence for football fan who racially abused Real Madrid’s Vinicius Junior and Villarreal’s Samuel Chukwueze. A Mallorca fan who racially abused Real Madrid star Vinicius Junior and former Villarreal player Samuel Chukwueze was sentenced to a year in prison and issued a three-year stadium ban on Thursday. The supporter was “found guilty of two…
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Lazio fans detained with weapons before Europa League match in Germany | Football News
About 60 fans were held overnight and banned from the stadium as the Italian club played Dynamo Kyiv in Hamburg, German police said. Several supporters of Italian football club Lazio have been banned from attending their UEFA Europa League match against Dynamo Kyiv in Hamburg after German police seized weapons from them, the club and…
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Manchester City’s midfielder Rodri out for ‘a long time’ due to knee injury | Football News
City manager Guardiola says Rodri’s knee ligament injury will be a ‘big blow’ to the club’s performance this season. Manchester City’s midfielder Rodri has suffered a ligament injury in his right knee and will be consulting a specialist in Spain to gauge the full extent of its severity, the Premier League club confirmed. The 28-year-old…
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Former quarterback Brett Favre reveals Parkinson’s diagnosis
Former quarterback Brett Favre reveals Parkinson’s diagnosis – CBS News Watch CBS News Former NFL quarterback Brett Favre revealed Tuesday he has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. He made the announcement while testifying on Capitol Hill about a welfare scandal in which he is accused of improperly using his connections to secure money for himself…
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Real Madrid to play FIFA Intercontinental Cup 2024 final in Qatar | Football News
Real Madrid qualify automatically for December’s final in Doha, Qatar, of first annual FIFA Intercontinental Cup. European Champions League winners Real Madrid will play in Qatar in the final of the first edition of the annual FIFA Intercontinental Cup, world football’s governing body has announced. The competition, for club teams from around the world, will have…
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Ronaldo becomes first individual with one billion social media followers | Football News
Ronaldo surpasses 639 million followers on Instagram, 170 million on Facebook, 60 million on YouTube and 113 million on X. Portugal football icon Cristiano Ronaldo has attracted more than one billion followers across his social media accounts, aided by his newly launched YouTube channel, which has generated more than 60 million subscribers in just over…