FIFA unveiled a star-studded 16-member Players’ Voice Panel on Friday to tackle racism in the sport, with former Ballon d’Or winner George Weah leading the charge alongside greats like Didier Drogba and Brazilian Olympic stalwart Formiga. The diverse group spans men’s and women’s players from 14 countries and will advise on anti-racism strategies, participate in…
London City Lionesses marked its arrival in the Women’s Super League with the blockbuster signing of France midfielder Grace Geyoro from Paris Saint-Germain, with sections of the British media saying the transfer fee is a world record. Sky Sports and the BBC, who are broadcast partners with the WSL, are reporting the fee is around…
FIFA has fined six national federations, including defending champion Argentina, for racist abuse by fans at World Cup qualifiers in June. The six nations charged with “discrimination and racist abuse” were Albania, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Serbia and Bosnia-Herzegovina, according to the sanctions list published by FIFA from its disciplinary committee. It did not provide details…
Manchester City needs to show more mental fortitude after losing its last two Premier League matches, the club’s winger Jeremy Doku suggested on Tuesday at the start of preparations for Belgium’s two World Cup qualifiers this week. “Things aren’t going very well,” the Belgian international admitted when asked about City’s fortunes at a press conference…
Inter Milan has signed versatile defender Manuel Akanji on loan from Manchester City, looking to strengthen its backline following a 2-1 loss to Udinese in Serie A at the weekend. Inter’s defensive weaknesses were also exposed in the humiliating 5-0 rout by Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League final last season. Inter announced the move…
Demand for strikers has never been as hot as it was among the Premier League teams during the recently concluded summer transfer window. Spending on football’s premier frontmen reached new heights even as Liverpool smashed the British transfer record again to sign Alexander Isak for €144 million late on deadline day. At the end of the transfer…
Liverpool striker Hugo Ekitike has received his first call-up to the France squad for next month’s World Cup qualifiers, replacing injured forward Rayan Cherki, the French Football Federation said on Sunday. Cherki, who joined Manchester City in June, has been ruled out with a thigh muscle injury, prompting coach Didier Deschamps to turn to the…
Antonio Conte jumped up and down and whirled his arms like a child as he ran around in delirium. The fans inside the Stadio Armando Diego Maradona also erupted in joy. Three months after beating Cagliari to secure its fourth Serie A title, Napoli was again celebrating a victory over the Sardinian club. Napoli coach Antonio Conte….
AC Milan signed dribbling expert Christopher Nkunku from Chelsea on Saturday for a reported fee of 37 million euros ($43 million). The French player signed a five-year contract, Milan announced without providing financial details. The 27-year-old Nkunku came up through Paris Saint-Germain’s youth system before moving to Leipzig in 2019. He spent the last two…
Elaha Safdari was 17 and had just earned her maiden call-up as a goalkeeper for Afghanistan’s women’s football team when she was forced to flee Kabul during the Taliban takeover in 2021. Safdari was given chilling instructions to burn her kit and trophies, and erase her social media profile—anything that could link her to playing…