Women’s football World Cup prize money hiked 300% to 0 million for 2023 edition

Women’s football World Cup prize money hiked 300% to $150 million for 2023 edition

The trophy of the Women’s FIFA World Cup seen during the 73rd FIFA Congress at the BK Arena in Kigali, Rwanda | Photo Credit: Reuters The Women’s World Cup is getting 300% increase in prize money for this year’s tournament. The $150 million fund for the first 32-team tournament is a huge boost from the […]

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Gianni Infantino re-elected FIFA president till 2027, promises greater revenues

Gianni Infantino re-elected FIFA president till 2027, promises greater revenues

Gianni Infantino was re-elected as FIFA president during the 73rd Congress in Rwanda on March 16, 2023 | Photo Credit: AP Gianni Infantino was re-elected as FIFA president during the 73rd Congress in Kigali on Thursday, promising record revenues in the next four-year cycle of $11 billion as he called for more football to be […]

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Explained | What is the latest scandal involving F.C. Barcelona?

Explained | What is the latest scandal involving F.C. Barcelona?

Spanish football was rocked last month when it became public that Barcelona has paid millions of euros to possibly benefit from refereeing decisions for more than a decade. Barcelona was paying a company that belonged to the vice president of the country’s refereeing committee. The club has denied wrongdoing but is being widely criticised across […]

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Erling Haaland equals Champions League record, scores 5 in Man City’s 7-0 win over Leipzig

Erling Haaland equals Champions League record, scores 5 in Man City’s 7-0 win over Leipzig

Manchester City’s Erling Braut Haaland celebrates scoring his fifth goal in the second leg of the round of 16 Champions League match against RB Leipzig | Photo Credit: Reuters Erling Haaland became the third player in Champions League history to score five goals in a game as he led Manchester City to an unrelenting 7-0 […]

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ATK Mohun Bagan oust Hyderabad FC, set up ISL final with Bengaluru FC

ATK Mohun Bagan oust Hyderabad FC, set up ISL final with Bengaluru FC

ATK Mohun Bagan FC players after winning the tie breaker against Hyderabad FC during the 2nd semi final – Leg 2 of the Hero Indian Super League 2022 at the Salt Lake Stadium, in Kolkata, on March 13, 2023. | Photo Credit: PTI ATK Mohun Bagan edged out defending champions Hyderabad FC 4-3 in a […]

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Most players against FIFA World Cup in winter, FIFPRO says

Most players against FIFA World Cup in winter, FIFPRO says

France defender Raphaël Varane’s (seen here with Hugo Lloris) decision to end his national team career last month at the age of 29 was a warning sign, FIFPRO general secretary Jonas Baer-Hoffmann said | Photo Credit: Reuters Most of the players from last year’s World Cup do not want the football tournament to be held […]

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Champions League | Bayern cruise past PSG to reach last eight

Champions League | Bayern cruise past PSG to reach last eight

Bayern Munich’s Serge Gnabry celebrates scoring their second goal against PSG in the second leg of the Champions League round of 16 stage | Photo Credit: Reuters Bayern Munich forward Eric-Maxim Choupo-Moting scored against his former club and Serge Gnabry added a late second as the Germans beat Paris St Germain 2-0 on Wednesday to […]

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Champions League | Chelsea beat Dortmund 2-0 to reach Champions League QFs

Champions League | Chelsea beat Dortmund 2-0 to reach Champions League QFs

Chelsea’s Raheem Sterling scores in the Champions League round of 16 game against Borussia Dortmund on March 8, 2023 | Photo Credit: Reuters A first-half goal from Raheem Sterling and a controversial penalty by Kai Havertz overturned a first-leg deficit on Tuesday and propelled Chelsea into the Champions League quarter-finals with a 2-1 aggregate win […]

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Football great Just Fontaine, who scored 13 goals at 1958 World Cup, dies

Football great Just Fontaine, who scored 13 goals at 1958 World Cup, dies

Just Fontaine, the French football great who scored a record 13 goals at the 1958 World Cup, passed away. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters Just Fontaine, the French football great who scored a record 13 goals at the 1958 World Cup, has died. He was 89. Fontaine’s former club Reims and the French soccer federation […]

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Can Manchester United really win a quadruple of trophies?

Can Manchester United really win a quadruple of trophies?

Manchester United’s Casemiro, centre, celebrates with teammates after the English League Cup final soccer match between Manchester United and Newcastle United at Wembley Stadium in London. | Photo Credit: AP In just 12 months, Manchester United has gone from jeers to cheers. Sunday’s League Cup final celebrations at Wembley came a year to the day […]

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