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Brazilian club Botafogo in court for $21M transfer fee dispute with Atlanta United and FIFA

admin5542 months ago05 mins

South American champion Botafogo, owned by American businessman John Textor, went to sport’s highest court on Wednesday in a dispute over an unpaid $21 million transfer fee to Major League Soccer club Atlanta United. The Brazilian club is challenging FIFA’s order that it must pay the full amount for signing Argentina attacker Thiago Almada, a…

FIFA investigates Equatorial Guinea for not travelling to World Cup qualifying game in chaotic group

admin5542 months ago03 mins

FIFA opened a disciplinary case against Equatorial Guinea on Friday after the team didn’t travel to a World Cup qualifying game, the latest incident in an increasingly chaotic campaign. FIFA said its disciplinary committee will investigate why the Equatorial Guinea men’s team did not go to Malawi for a game scheduled for Thursday. Both teams…