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England boast most valuable squad at FIFA World Cup suggests CIES
June 11 – England head into the 2026 World Cup as the most valuable squad in global football, according to new data from the CIES Football Observatory – even with a wealth of talent left at home. Based on estimated transfer values of selected players, England’s squad tops the ranking at €1.454 billion, narrowly edging […]
Diarra settles landmark transfer case with FIFA
June 9 – FIFA and former player Lassana Diarra have settled their landmark transfer case about claims for compensation. The former Chelsea and Real Madrid midfielder wanted €65 million from the world governing body and the Belgian FA after he was denied a transfer to Belgian club Charleroi in 2014. He argued that the compensation claim covered damages incurred after Lomomotiv Moscow cancelled […]
Human rights group warns 2026 World Cup will be played in a ‘climate of fear’
June 5 – The human rights organisation Sport and Rights Alliance (SRA) has cautioned that the 2026 World Cup will be played in a “climate of fear”. FIFA has repeatedly claimed the World Cup and its activities are a unifying factor and provider of happiness, but at a news conference Andrea Florence of the SRA […]
Spurs on the block. Eight Sports Capital buys Daniel Levy’s stake in ENIC
June 5 – Former Spurs executive chairman Daniel Levy has sold the majority of his shares in the parent company of Tottenham Hotspur to Eight Sports Capital for an estimated £1 billion. Levy owned 29.88% of ENIC which holds an 87.62% stake in Spurs, effectively giving Levy a 26% ownership position in the club. Joe […]
Norwegian FA backs formal FIFA Ethics complaint over Infantino’s award of Peace Prize to Trump
June 3 – The Norwegian FA (NFF) has confirmed it is backing an official complaint against FIFA President Gianni Infantino over an alleged breach of political neutrality rules. The NFF’s letter backs the complaint by NGO FairSquare to the FIFA ethics committee, demanding an investigation over alleged breaches of neutrality by Infantino. Speaking at a […]
Report on Israeli settlor clubs in Palestine details a political agenda encouraged by FIFA’s refusal to act
May 29 – With Palestine’s appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against FIFA’s decision not to act against Israeli football teams in the West Bank currently working its way through sport’s judicial system, a new investigative report has been released outlining the industrial scale of the football ecosystem that has been created […]
UEFA Champions Festival set to take over Budapest
May 26 – Budapest is already gripped by Champions League fever days before kick-off in the UEFA Champions League final, with supporters filling the city centre and UEFA’s fan activations beginning to take shape ahead of Saturday’s shiwpiece at the Puskás Aréna. That atmosphere will intensify as the week unfolds, with UEFA’s Champions Festival set to take over […]
Imperious Barcelona glide past Lyon to win women’s UCL final 4-0
By Samindra Kunti in Oslo May 23 – FC Barcelona clinched a fourth Women’s Champions League with a resounding 4-0 win against OL Lyonnes with two goals apiece from both Ewa Pajor and Salma Paralluelo. It took Barcelona 55 minutes to find their first attempt on target but when Pajor raced into the right-hand channel […]
Barca and Lyon set stage for fourth meeting in Women’s Champions League final
By Samindra Kunti in Oslo May 22 – In a new chapter of their European rivalry, FC Barcelona will seek to reclaim their European crown against Olympique Lyon in the final of the Women’s Champions League. Last season, Barcelona lost the Women’s Champions League against Arsenal 1-0, but in their sixth consecutive Champions League final […]
Man City flounder on the south coast, handing Premier League title to Arsenal
May 20 – Arsenal became the champions of England for the first time in 22 years after rivals Manchester City failed to take three points at Bournemouth, drawing 1-1 with a late goal from striker Erling Haaland. The Londoners now enjoy an unassailable lead at the top of the Premier League with one match left […]