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Franco Baresi, legendary AC Milan and Italy defender, dies aged 66The death of the three-time Champions League winning defender and World Cup champion was announced on Friday morning, with AC Milan in mourning
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‘Nobody is selling football’: Fifa issues response to Uefa’s threat of World Cup boycottFootball’s governing body wants to sell minority stakes in the World Cup to private investors - a move which has drawn criticism from member...
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World Cup boycott latest: Infantino refuses to back down after Uefa say they’ll refuse to play in Fifa tournamentsUefa have agreed to boycott the World Cup and all Fifa tournaments if Infantino’s proposals to privatise its competitions are voted through
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‘Life-threatening violence’ but ‘modest’ punishments: Scottish football has not learned lesson from season of disorderAn independent review into fan disorder at the Scottish Cup quarter-final between Rangers and Celtic makes for damning reading but as Jamie...
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Declan Donnelly in tears as he pays emotional tribute to ‘childhood hero’ Kevin KeeganDonnelly and his presenting partner Anthony McPartlin said Keegan was a “true legend to Newcastle United supporters”
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Concacaf rejects Fifa’s World Cup stake sale proposal citing ‘deep concerns’ about the processThe decision came after a meeting of the 41 member associations
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Inside Uefa’s extraordinary World Cup boycott plans – and what Fifa might do nextUefa’s constituent nations agreed to a boycott over Fifa’s plans to sell off stakes in the World Cup – a decision that, Miguel Delaney writes,...
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Government ministers back Uefa’s ‘principled decision’ over Fifa World Cup boycottA number of politicians have criticised Fifa over its plans to create a company featuring private investors to run the World Cup and other events
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What would a World Cup look like without European teams?European countries ‘will not participate’ in any Fifa competition if Gianni Infantino’s plans to privitise the World Cup go through
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Uefa’s World Cup boycott: Which countries are involved – and will it cover 2027 Fifa Women’s World Cup?Uefa agreed on Thursday that all 55 of its national associations will not participate in Fifa competitions
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‘Football is not for sale’: Uefa confirms boycott of World Cup and Fifa competitionsUefa confirmed that ‘no Uefa national teams will participate in any Fifa competition’ while Gianni Infantino’s plans to sell off stakes in the...
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Liverpool step up pursuit of £145m-rated PSG winger Bradley BarcolaLiverpool are poised to open negotiations with Paris St Germain regarding a potential move for winger Bradley Barcola .
