Football

Former China football chief given life sentence for ‘huge’ bribery

Posted by March 26, 2024

Chen Xuyuan’s sentencing concludes a wide-ranging anticorruption probe involving top football officials in China.The former chief of China’s national footba

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South Korean footballer Son Jun-ho released by China after 10…

Posted by March 25, 2024

Son has returned home after being held on the suspicion of accepting bribes while playing in the Chinese Super League.South Korean international footballer Son

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Goals not guns: How a girls football team in India’s…

Posted by March 23, 2024

Andro, India – Smart in her neon blue jacket and bright red sneakers, Hemarani slips out of the large thatched-roof mud hut and stands squinting up at the ris

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Robinho, ex-Manchester City player, must serve 9-year prison term for…

Posted by March 21, 2024

Brazilian judges uphold Italian court’s ruling and say Robinho must serve the sentence in his home country.Brazilian judges have ruled to uphold former AC Mil

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Footballer Dani Alves to be released on bail after rape…

Posted by March 20, 2024

The former Brazilian international footballer was convicted in February and sentenced to 4.5 years in prison.A Spanish court has decided to release ex-Brazil an

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‘Historic moment for fans’: British football to get independent regulator

Posted by March 19, 2024

The regulator will have the power to fine clubs up to 10 percent of their turnover for noncompliance with financial regulations.The British government is planni

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