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FIFA Club World Cup's new format launching in 2025 with 32 teams

The plan has been slammed by several football associations amid fears it threatens the welfare of the players by overloading an already crammed calendar.

France

Porn film shot during football game: Team files official complaint

The French club said it suffered reputational "damage" over a sequence allegedly shot in the toilets of the Allianz Riviera stadium.

France

UEFA blamed for security failures during 2022 Champions League final

An independent report has said that the serious security failures had put the lives of Liverpool and Real Madrid fans at risk

Scenes

Meet the football team floating to success in Thailand

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There is not enough space on the Island, so we had to build a football pitch in the middle of the sea.

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Football Now

Who will win the Champions League in 2023?

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On February 14th the Champions League returns, and this year it is as wide open as ever as the road to Istanbul 2023 resumes.

Culture news

Kings League: Inside Gerard Piqué's 7-aside football tournament

Men in masks in sport are normally associated with pro-wrestling but Gerard Piqué's Kings League also has its heroes and villains - all playing for glory in an imaginative seven-a-side football competition that creating a stir in the stands and on streaming platforms.

Living

Here's how Green Football Weekend is gamifying climate action

Football fans are being encouraged to score ‘green goals’ for their team in a new climate campaign.

Football Now

FIFA The Best: Who will be crowned the world's best player?

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One question always dominates conversation in football: who is the world's best player? The FIFA Best Awards will determine just that on February 27th

Football Now

What can we expect from football in 2023?

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Title races heating up, another World Cup and two of England's biggest clubs being sold. What can we expect from football in 2023?

Culture news

Referee shows a white card for the first time in football history

History created: A 'White Card' was used for the first time ever in a professional football game. But what does it mean?

Sport

Frank Lampard sacked as Everton manager

Frank Lampard was fired as the manager of English club Everton on Monday after winning just nine of his 38 Premier League matches since taking over.

Italy

Juventus drop to tenth place after points deduction

Italian football club Juventus drop to tenth place after having 15 points deducted disappointing supporters but delighting rival fans

Spain

Brazilian footballer Dani Alves arrested on charges of sexual abuse

Brazilian football player Dani Alves was arrested on Friday after being accused of sexually abusing a woman in Spain. Charges he denies

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Watch: Messi's face in cornfield in Argentina

Messi's face was made using precision planting to pay tribute to Argentina's icon football player

Football Now

Football Academies: What does it take to succeed?

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Football is one of the world's most lucrative careers, but what does it take to succeed at a football academy?

Sport

Deadly stampede breaks out outside Iraq stadium

A stampede outside a stadium in southern Iraq on Thursday killed at least two people and injured dozens, a health official said.

World News

TV executives on trial in New York on football corruption charges

A trial connected to the FIFAgate scandal has started in New York with two TV executives accused of bribery in securing football broadcast rights.

Football Now

What legacy will the 2022 World Cup leave for Qatar?

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One of the best World Cups of all time, but what legacy will it leave on the country of its hosts, Qatar?

Sport

Barcelona breeze past Real Madrid to clinch the Spanish Super Cup

Spanish teen sensation Gavi scored one and set up two as Barcelona brushed aside Real Madrid in Saudi Arabia.

United Kingdom

Footballer Benjamin Mendy cleared of six rape charges

Manchester City star Benjamin Mendy was cleared of six counts of rape and one count of sexual assault by a UK court on Friday. However, jurors could not reach verdicts on Mendy's alleged attempted rape of a woman in 2018 and the rape of another woman in October 2020.