FIFA back Infantino, apologise for World Cup privatisation plan
Ugandan football club captain killed in violent assault near home
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SubscribeForest appoint Glasner as new manager
Glasner is Forest’s fifth manager in the last year after Nuno Espirito Santo, Ange Postecoglou, Sean Dyche and Vitor Pereira.
Man in the news: How a family holiday made Folarin Balogun an American citizen
United States striker Folarin Balogun has become one of the biggest talking points at the 2026 FIFA World Cup because of the controversy surrounding the suspension of his one-match ban.
Blatter questions ‘political power’ after Trump’s FIFA phone call
Sources told AFP US President Donald Trump had called FIFA’s current chief Gianni Infantino to ask FIFA to review Balogun’s automatic one-game suspension.
Why I did not take Brazil’s penalty against Norway – Vinicius
Brazil’s hopes of ending their long wait for World Cup glory came to a painful end after a 2-1 defeat to Norway in the Round of 16, with Erling Haaland scoring twice to eliminate the five-time champions.
FIFA have ‘crossed a red line’ in Balogun reprieve: UEFA
“Yesterday’s decision to suspend for a probationary period of a year the implementation of the one-match automatic suspension following the red card issued to the player Folarin Balogun crossed a red line,” read UEFA’s strongly worded statement.
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