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Saudi Arabia can get the World Championship - via applause
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Saudi Arabia can get the World Championship - via applause

It will be no formal voting on the World Championship 2034 in Saudi Arabia or the World Championship 2030 in Spain, Portugal, and Morocco. The host countries will be elected through a show of hands or applause at the Fifa congress in December
Denmark's Former Prime Minister Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt Wants Saudi World Championship
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Denmark's Former Prime Minister Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt Wants Saudi World Championship

Since Denmark likes to trade with the Saudis, football should not be a battleground, believes Denmark's former Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt.
The World's Worst National Team Won: "Made History"
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The World's Worst National Team Won: "Made History"

"All the ingredients for a high-risk match are in place"
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"All the ingredients for a high-risk match are in place"

After last week's violence in Amsterdam, Paris is on high alert as the French national team takes on Israel. The Gaza war is spilling over into a politically charged football world where power has a hard time setting its foot down
Approved drone espionage in the Olympic Games - gets fired
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Approved drone espionage in the Olympic Games - gets fired

Canada's national team captain Bev Priestman approved the drone espionage during the Olympic Games and is now being fired. At the same time, an investigation shows that the former national team captain John Herdman may also have violated the ethical rules of Canada's football association
Proposal: Longer Season and Playoff in Superettan
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Proposal: Longer Season and Playoff in Superettan

All-Swedish football far into November from 2026 onwards – and a playoff is introduced in Superettan. These proposals are presented by Swedish Elite Football
Resigned Asllani: "It's totally outdated"
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Resigned Asllani: "It's totally outdated"

The planning of the Ballon d'Or gala is "outdated" and the flattery with Saudi Arabia is new evidence that no one is listening. Kosovare Asllani is so tired of Uefa and Fifa that she launches an unexpected idea: a new association just for women's football
The Stars' Demand: Break with Saudi Sponsor
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The Stars' Demand: Break with Saudi Sponsor

Over 100 female professional football players have signed an open letter to Fifa with the demand to break the sponsorship agreement with the Saudi oil company Aramco. Otherwise, the players are threatening that "something will happen" ahead of the World Championship 2027
The Bill for the Stars' Injuries: 8.3 Billion
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The Bill for the Stars' Injuries: 8.3 Billion

More and more injured football players in the European top leagues – at an increasingly expensive cost. Last season, the cost for the clubs amounted to a staggering 8
Serie A player suspended for ten matches for racism
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Serie A player suspended for ten matches for racism

EU: Fifa's transfer rules violate the law
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EU: Fifa's transfer rules violate the law

FIFA's rules on player transfers constitute a breach of EU law. This is stated by the EU Court of Justice in a ruling that is expected to shake up the football transfer market
Wants Israel Punished – FIFA's Decision Delayed
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Wants Israel Punished – FIFA's Decision Delayed

The International Football Association (Fifa) has once again postponed the decision on whether the Israeli Football Association should be shut down. An independent committee will now investigate the matter – something that is welcomed by the Palestinian association
Fifa changes transfer rules: "Best possible"
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Fifa changes transfer rules: "Best possible"

The International Football Association (Fifa) is changing the rules regarding transfers, so that players can switch teams before next summer's club World Championship.
The final of the new club team World Championship is decided
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The final of the new club team World Championship is decided

The first final in the new edition of football's club World Championship will be played at an NFL stadium on the outskirts of New York – at the same arena that will host the final at the 2026 World Championship.
Sent off to cameraman – banned for two matches
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Sent off to cameraman – banned for two matches

Rydström: "They want even more money"
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Rydström: "They want even more money"

Top players in Europe have threatened to strike due to a congested match schedule. Part of the responsibility lies with the big clubs themselves, believes Malmö FF coach Henrik Rydström
Star player on the schedule: "Close to strike"
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Star player on the schedule: "Close to strike"

Strike may be the only way to stop too many matches. That's what Manchester City's manager Pep Guardiola and player Rodri think
Punched a cameraman - may face suspension
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Punched a cameraman - may face suspension

Threatened to admit match-fixing
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Threatened to admit match-fixing

The South Korean football star Son Jun-Ho was banned for life in the major match-fixing scandal in China. Now he says he is innocent
The Star: Move the World Championship if racism continues
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The Star: Move the World Championship if racism continues

Spain should be stripped of hosting the 2030 World Championship if the country does not get to grips with racism in the stands. That's what Real Madrid star Vinicius Júnior believes
Female Player Signings: Increase of Over 100 Percent
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Female Player Signings: Increase of Over 100 Percent

More transfers than before on the men's side. But it's on the women's side in football that the records are being broken properly
Saudi Arabia signs sponsorship agreement with Concacaf
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Saudi Arabia signs sponsorship agreement with Concacaf

Saudi Arabia continues to pump money into football. The country's investment fund has now signed a sponsorship agreement with Concacaf (North and Central America and the Caribbean's football association) ahead of the men's World Championship 2026 in the region
Canada's appeal dismissed – penalty remains
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Canada's appeal dismissed – penalty remains

Canada's women's football team was penalized with a six-point deduction, after using drones to spy on their Olympic Games preliminary opponents New Zealand ahead of the match.
Canada appeals the penalty for the drone scandal
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Canada appeals the penalty for the drone scandal

Canada is appealing the points deduction that the country's women's national football team received in the ongoing Olympic Games tournament. The team was penalized with a six-point deduction for spying on the premier opponent New Zealand's training with the help of a drone
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