FIFA has cancelled a news conference where president Sepp Blatter was due to be quizzed on Japan s extradition treaty with the United States and the corruption scandal at the organisation s heart.
President Blatter has largely avoided leaving his native Switzerland since the scandal that engulfed world football s governing body in May.
Blatter has not been accused of any wrongdoing although 14 people, including nine past and present FIFA officials, were indicted for racketeering, conspiracy and corruption.
President Blatter was due to be asked about the location of the Executive Committee meeting later this year due to be held in Japan as well as the state of play regarding secretary general Jerome Valcke who was placed on leave and released him from his duties e…
Southampton have re-signed their former captain Adam Lallana after the midfielder left Brighton and Hove Albion as a free agent.
Lallana initially joined Southampton at the age of 12 and was with the club for 14 years before he left for Liverpool in a £25million deal in 2014.
During eight years with the Saints first team, he made 265 appearances and scored 60 goals, helping them win back-to-back promotions from League One to the Premier League as well as lifting the EFL Trophy at Wembley Stadium in 2010.
He then went on to help Jurgen Klopp s Liverpool win the Premier League, Champions League, UEFA Super Cup and Club World Cup trophies before joining Brighton in 2020.
Full circle
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He heads back to S…
England started their Eur0 2024 adventure with a narrow triumph over Serbia in Group C at Schalke s Veltins-Arena in Gelsenkirchen, the only goal of the game being the work of Jude Bellingham in the 13th minute.
The teams
England boss Gareth Southgate deployed his men in a 4-2-3-1 shape, with Jordan Pickford in goal, the pair of John Stones and Marc Guehi in the heart of defence, Kieran Trippier on the left and Kyle Walker on the right. Trent Alexander-Arnold paired up with Declan Rice in midfield, while captain Harry Kane, as the main attacking focal point, had the trio of Phil Foden, Bellingham and Bukayo Saka in support.
Dragan Stojkovic, on the other hand, chose a back three of Milos Veljkovic, Nikola Milenkovic and Strahinja Pavlovic. In the middle of the park, …
Edin Terzic was unsure whether Jadon Sancho will return to Borussia Dortmund but said the brilliant winger will play in more Champions League finals.
The on-loan Manchester United attacker was unable to stop Real Madrid from securing their 15th title in Europe s top continental club competition on Saturday.
Dani Carvajal and Vinicius Junior did the damage late on for Carlo Ancelotti s side at Wembley Stadium, where Sancho was playing on home turf at England s national home ground.
Sancho is set to return to Old Trafford after being dismissed following his widely reported fallout with manager Erik ten Hag, though Terzic hailed the BVB loanee.
I am very happy to work with Jadon, Terzic said after the 2-0 defeat. I don t know what the future will bring, but…
Brazil booked their spot in the Rio 2016 quarter-finals in women s football with a resounding win over Sweden on Saturday.
Led by Marta, the hosts claimed a 5-1 victory in Rio to ensure progression to the last eight from Group E.
The United States sealed their place in the last eight by beating France thanks to a Carli Lloyd goal, while New Zealand edged Colombia.
Canada are also through after beating Zimbabwe, while Germany came from behind to draw with Australia.
Also claiming a win were China, who were too good for South Africa.
HIGHLIGHTS
Tan Ruyin wrapped up China s 2-0 win with one of the goals of the tournament.
From 40 yards, Tan went for goal with a tremendous strike, beating Roxanne Barker despite the goalkeepe…
Jude Bellingham revelled in his last-gasp heroics for England but says only time will tell how important that effort was at Euro 2024.
The Real Madrid midfielder delivered a stunning overhead-kick equaliser against Slovakia, with his 94th-minute leveller sending the last-16 clash to extra time after Ivan Schranz s first-half opener.
Harry Kane subsequently headed home just 50 seconds into the additional 30 minutes to send Gareth Southgate s side through to the last eight with a 2-1 extra-time victory on Sunday.
Though celebrating another landmark moment in his career, Bellingham warned England must now capitalise on their salvaging act and go deeper into the tournament in Germany.
It s 20 or 30 seconds until we re out of the European Championship and the…
Germany coach Horst Hrubesch refused to blame Nils Petersen for his missed penalty in their loss to Brazil at the Rio Olympics.
Neymar was the hero for the hosts, who claimed their first Olympic football gold medal with a 5-4 shoot-out victory after a thrilling 1-1 draw on Saturday.
Only Petersen failed to convert his penalty, the striker denied by goalkeeper Weverton to give Neymar the chance to win it and the Barcelona star duly obliged to spark jubilant celebrations in the stands.
What can you tell him? I told him, don t worry, that s life , the outgoing Hrubesch told a news conference.
He took the responsibility of taking the kick and with a penalty it s a 50-50 chance so no complaints whatsoever.
Germany fell behind to a tremendous Neymar …
Alexander Isak’s late strike punished a wasteful Tottenham Hotspur display as Newcastle United emerged 2-1 winners in an enthralling encounter at St. James’ Park.
The hosts took the lead against the run of play in the 37th minute as Harvey Barnes struck inside the box to give the Magpies a half-time advantage.
After dominating for much of the game, Spurs were gifted their just rewards in the second half as substitute Brennan Johnson saw his effort turned home by Dan Burn.
But Isak struck the decisive blow 12 minutes from time with a simple finish to hand Eddie Howe’s side another victory on home soil this term.
Newcastle’s triumph sees them maintain their unbeaten start to the season and go fourth in the early standings, meanwhile, Spurs sit 10th,…
Alan Shearer believes England have gone through all the things winning teams go through at Euro 2024, as they target glory in Sunday s final.
England face Spain in the European Championship showpiece in Berlin, aiming to claim a first major international honour since the 1966 World Cup.
But the Three Lions journey until this point has been far from straightforward.
Having taken five points from their three Group C games, Gareth Southgate s side were moments away from being eliminated from the tournament until Jude Bellingham s spectacular injury-time equaliser against Slovakia in the last 16.
After winning that match in extra time, the drama continued in the quarter-finals as they beat Switzerland on penalties following a 1-1 draw, having trailed with …
Another exciting season in Germany is over.
Bundesliga has generated plenty of interest this past campaign as Bayern Munich emerged victorious again and Eintracht Frankfurt beating the champions to DFB Pokal glory.
Among all the excitement there were some rather funny moments this season as well and Bundesliga picked the top 10 that will leave you in stitches.
Enjoy.
It s been a pleasure as always
The funniest moments from 2017/18
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