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Maradona 'Hand of God' World Cup ball fails to sell despite €2.3M bid

Ali Bin Nasser, the Tunisian former match official who refereed the quarterfinal game between Argentina and England in Mexico in 1986, owned the 36-year-old Adidas ball that was auctioned in London.

Sport

John Carew: Ex-footballer given jail term for tax fraud in Norway

The court found that he had "negligently" failed to declare his income for six years.

Football Now

What can fans expect when coming to Qatar's World Cup?

In partnership with Media City

Football, fanzones and fire-breathing spiders...there's something for everyone at the Qatar World Cup.

Qatar 365

Accessibility and empowerment: key goals of Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup

In partnership with Media City

Could Qatar be the most accessible FIFA World Cup tournament ever? People with disabilities have been part of the planning of stadia, and the Street Children World Cup highlighted the striking similarity of issues affecting street-connected children worldwide.

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Qatar

Fury as Qatar World Cup envoy calls homosexuality 'damage in the mind'

The German government has described as "terrible" comments by Qatari official Khalid Salman who said homosexuality was "damage in the mind" and visiting gay fans would have to "accept our rules".

Sport

Champions League draw: Who is playing who in the last 16?

The matches will be played in February and March next year.

Switzerland

FIFA urges World Cup teams to focus on football over politics

FIFA bosses have written to all 32 national federations urging squads not to hand out "moral lessons to the rest of the world", after several protests over human rights.

Travel News

FIFA World Cup: Heathrow workers to strike over pay

Strike action could cause delays at Heathrow during the football World Cup.

Sport

German footballer fined €1.2 million for assaulting ex-girlfriend

The Munich court found the former international guilty of assault, battery, and insult charges.

Qatar 365

Meet the Qatar 2022 FIFA Volunteers

In partnership with Media City

Qatar is the smallest nation ever to host a World Cup. And it has enlisted 20,000 football fans from all over the world to help it do so.

Sweden

Why Erling Haaland is hurting tourism in the Swedish region of Halland

One is a Norwegian footballer, the other is a southern Swedish region known for its beaches.

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Baghdad tanker blast accident kills at least 9 people

A reported gas tanker explosion in Iraq's capital Baghdad killed at least nine people and injured around 13 others.

Qatar 365

Sculptures and sports history provide backdrop to Qatar World Cup

In partnership with Media City

The Qatar World Cup is now just weeks away and more than a million visitors are expected to travel to the tournament. To welcome the fans, an exhibition all about football has opened in one of the world's largest sports museums.

Art

LS Lowry's iconic painting remains in public hands after record sale

Going to the Match went for the most money a Lowry painting has ever sold for. It had been feared a private buyer would rob the public of seeing the masterpiece.

Sport

Alexia Putellas and Karim Benzema win the 2022 Ballon d’Or

The Spaniard retained her title after leading her team, Barcelona, to another domestic title. At the same time, the French Real Madrid forward snatched the men's award in front of the likes of Robert Lewandowski and Sadio Mane.

Culture news

David Beckham mentors underdog football team in upcoming series

A new trailer for an upcoming Disney+ mini series, 'Save Our Squad' has been released. The series follows David Beckham as a he mentors an underdog football youth team in East London.

United Kingdom

Manchester United forward Mason Greenwood charged with attempted rape

Greenwood, 21, was first arrested and questioned in January and has been on bail since.

United Kingdom

Diego Maradona's Iconic 'hand of God' football up for auction

The game saw England knocked out of the 1986 Word Cup in Mexico, and became one of the most talked about in football history.

Design

How is the FIFA World Cup trophy made?

Do Italians do it better? Take a sneak peek inside the Italian factory on the outskirts of Milan, which manufactures the FIFA World Cup trophy

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Inside look at World Cup trophy factory in Italy

A peek inside a factory in a town on the outskirts of Milan, which manufactures the football World Cup trophy. Italy, however, will miss out on the 2022 World Cup after it failed to qualify for the tournament.