Published On 15 Oct 202515 Oct 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share Italy’s 2026 World Cup qualifier against Israel was preceded by clashes between some pro-Palestinian demonstrators and police, while thousands of others peacefully marched through Udine in protest at the hosting of a match they felt should not be played. … Read more
Former Spanish football president Angel Maria Villar was replaced by Luis Rubiales in 2017 but now faces charges over alleged corruption and embezzlement. Spain’s public prosecutor’s office has called for a 15 and a half year prison sentence for former Spanish football federation president Angel Maria Villar for alleged corruption and embezzlement. Contracts arranged under … Read more
Retirees have been gathering each week in Argentina’s capital to protest against cuts to their pensions, which have dried up since libertarian President Javier Milei took office in late 2023. But unexpected support came from football supporters on Wednesday, after previous protests in Buenos Aires ended with several injured elderly. One white-haired woman held up … Read more
Sunil Chhetri returns to football at 40 – a year after retiring – to boost India’s Asia Cup qualification hopes. Indian football legend Sunil Chhetri will return to the national team aged 40 in an unexpected reversal of his decision to hang up his boots last year. The former captain, the fourth-highest men’s international goalscorer … Read more
Students from local religious school vandalise venue set to host women’s match, a day after similar incident in another city. A women’s football match in Bangladesh has been cancelled after protests by students from a traditional religious school damaged the venue, the second such incident in as many days. The northwestern city of Joypurhat was … Read more
The London club reportedly sign the American defender to a world record deal for a female footballer. Chelsea signed United States defender Naomi Girma from San Diego Wave in a reported world-record deal for a female footballer. Girma is believed to have cost Chelsea 900,000 euros ($1.1m), surpassing the world record of 685,000 euros ($718,976) … Read more
How one woman’s passion for football led to her fight for women’s rights. Khalida Popal’s passion is football and her purpose, fighting for women’s rights. Both put her life in danger in Afghanistan. Forced to flee and become a refugee, Khalida has found a new and stronger voice to help all women. In this episode … Read more
Germain coach Jurgen Klopp appointed head of football operations at Red Bull in his first role since leaving Liverpool. Former Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has a new role as head of football operations at Red Bull, which owns the Leipzig, Salzburg and New York clubs, the company said on Wednesday. Klopp, who ended his successful … Read more
Pogba’s four-year doping ban is slashed on appeal, opening the door to the French star signing with a new club. Paul Pogba’s doping suspension has been cut from four years to 18 months after experts supported the French football player’s insistence that he had unintentionally ingested a banned substance, the Court of Arbitration for Sport … Read more
England play Serbia in Group C of the UEFA European Football Championship in Germany. Police have rushed to separate brawling football fans ahead of the match between England and Serbia at the Euro 2024 football tournament in Germany. On Sunday, social media footage showed men throwing chairs at each other outside a restaurant festooned with … Read more