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No empty stadia for Euro 2016 - France coach Deschamps

The head coaches of the 24 teams participating at this summer’s European championships in France gathered in Paris this week for a pre-tournament

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Argentine champions Boca Juniors appoint Schelotto as coach

Argentine champions Boca Juniors have appointed former player Barros Schelotto as their new coach following Monday’s sacking of Rodolfo Arruabarrena

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Security heightened for Euro 2016

Wednesday marked the 100 day countdown to the European football championships in France. Following two deadly terrorists attacks in the country’s

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Players need to have more say in decision making process - FIFA president Infantino

Recently elected FIFA president Gianni Infantino says he would like players to be more involved in the decision making at football’s world governing

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Platini enters last chance saloon to overturn FIFA ban

Banned Uefa president Michel Platini has walked into the last chance saloon in a bid to overturn his suspension from all football-related activity

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Galatasaray banned from European competition

Turkey’s most successful football club Galatasaray have been banned from European competition for one year after breaching UEFA’s financial Fair Play

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Real Madrid star Rodriguez fined for driving violation

Real Madrid’s Colombia international James Rodriguez has been fined almost 10 500 euros for failing to stop for police whilst speeding on New Year’s

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Footy first corruption later new FIFA boss gets down to work

The new FIFA president Gianni Infantino got down to work by organising a friendly football match for employees and guests at FIFA’s headquarters in

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Former Bayern Munich president Uli Hoeness released from prison

The former Bayern Munich president Uli Hoeness has been released from prison. Hoeness served 21-months of his three-and-a-half-year sentence for tax

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Pellegrini vindicated, Rashford lauded, Real Madrid moan 'The Corner'

“Hello and welcome to The Corner. Where the blue half of Manchester is celebrating winning the first piece of competitive silverware of the season

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Gianni Infantino opens new FIFA museum

Celebrating the passion of the people for football – that in the words of FIFA President Gianni Infantino is the DNA of football’s world governing

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Sepp Blatter says new president is the right man to lead FIFA

A good luck message from the one-time boss. Sepp Blatter FIFA’s former president believes his successor Gianni Infantino is the right man to lead

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Gianni Infantino appointment welcomed by Sepp Blatter

From the conference hall to meet the press and the first time Gianni Infantino was put under the media microscope as President of FIFA. There will be

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Gianni Infantino elected President of FIFA on second count

Gianni Infantino has been elected the new President of Fifa. The Italian Swiss and general secretary of Uefa won the contest on the second round

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Gianni Infantino - the President of FIFA

Gianni Infantino an Italian Swiss is 45 and has been in the game for 15 years. He joined UEFA in 2000 as a lawyer and secretary general of the

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FIFA elects new president - Gianni Infantino

Gianni Infantino, general secretary of the European football body UEFA, has been elected to succeed Sepp Blatter as President of FIFA. Infantino, who

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FIFA presidential election day begins with two nations banned from voting

Election day has arrived for FIFA, but the suspension of two voting nations could harm one lead candidate's chances.

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FIFA's five presidential candidates

The FIFA presidential elections take place on Friday in Zurich Switzerland. Five contenders are in the running to replace banned outgoing president

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{Watch} From plastic bag to the real thing: Messi delights Afghan boy with signed jersey

An Afghan boy who became an Internet sensation by wearing a plastic bag fashioned as a Lionel Messi shirt now has the real thing. The Argentinian

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Show me the money: FIFA, corruption and where the millions come from and go to

As FIFA elects a new president, euronews has an in-depth report on how world football's governing body plunged into the worst corruption crisis in its history and how it makes its millions.