NEW TRIAL OVER FOOTBALL GREAT MARADONA’S DEATH BEGINS IN ARGENTINA

Tue 14 April 2026: The trial will, once again, seek to determine if Maradona’s medical team was responsible for his death in November 2020. A new trial over the death of Argentinian football legend Diego Maradona will begin on Tuesday, a year after a scandal involving a judge caused the first trial to collapse. Maradona, considered […]

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VINICIUS HAILS LAMINE YAMAL FOR CONDEMNING ANTI-MUSLIM FAN CHANTS

Tue 07 April 2026: ‘If we keep fighting together, future players won’t have to go through this again,’ the Real Madrid player said. Real Madrid forward Vinicius Junior has praised Barcelona player Lamine Yamal for publicly condemning anti-Muslim chants in a recent match, saying players need to stick together in the fight against discrimination. Vinicius spoke on […]

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‘AN INCREDIBLE FEELING’: TURKIYE BEAT KOSOVO TO END 24-YEAR WORLD CUP WAIT

Wed 01 April 2026: Turkiye secure a return to football’s biggest tournament for the first time since 2002, when they finished third.  When Turkiye finished third at the 2002 World Cup, few Turkish fans thought it would be almost a quarter of a century before their side’s next appearance at football’s showcase event. So Turkiye’s […]

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FIFA FINES ISRAEL FA CITING RACISM AND ‘MULTIPLE’ DISCRIMINATION BREACHES

Sat 21 March 2026: Following Palestine allegations, FIFA clears Israeli settlement clubs but fines Israel FA for discrimination breaches. FIFA fined the Israeli Football Association (IFA) 150,000 Swiss francs ($190,700) for “multiple breaches” of its anti-discrimination obligations. A report on Thursday by the disciplinary committee of world football’s governing body found the IFA “failed to […]

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SENEGAL TO APPEAL DECISION TO AWARD AFCON TITLE TO MOROCCO

Wed 18 March 2026: Morocco were awarded the 2025 AFCON title following an appeal to CAF regarding Senegal’s walk-off protest in final. Senegal ‌have condemned the decision to strip them of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) title, labelling ⁠it “unfair, unprecedented, and unacceptable”, ⁠and saying it casts a shadow over African football. “The Senegalese […]

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FIFA ANNOUNCES NEW FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP FOR SOUTHEAST ASIA “TO GIVE A REAL BOOST TO FOOTBALL”

Mon 27 October 2025: FIFA President Gianni Infantino on Sunday announced the launch of a new regional football competition, the FIFA ASEAN Cup, which will include all 11 Southeast Asian countries. Infantino explained that the tournament will take place within the FIFA International Match Calendar to maximize its impact in a region with a population […]

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FIFA 2026 WORLD CUP: ORGANIZERS BRUSH OFF TRUMP’S VENUE SHIFT WARNING

Fri 17 October 2025: The 2026 FIFA World Cup organizers have brushed off worries that U.S. President Donald Trump might relocate matches from cities he does not deem “safe”. Last month, Republican President Trump indicated he would contemplate shifting games from Democrat-run San Francisco and Seattle if they fail to align with his immigration and […]

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PRIME MINISTER MODI INVOKES CONFLICT WITH PAKISTAN AFTER INDIA’S ASIA CUP CRICKET WIN

Mon 29 September 2025: Indian leader controversially refers to the politically-charged win as an extension of ‘Operation Sindoor’. India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi has contentiously invoked the conflict with Pakistan in May, which brought the nuclear-armed neighbours to the cusp of a fifth all-out war, to celebrate India’s Asia Cup final cricket win against their regional arch […]

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TWO JAPANESE BOXERS DIE OF BRAIN INJURIES AT SAME TOKYO EVENT

Mon 11 August 2025: Super featherweight Shigetoshi Kotari and lightweight Hiromasa Urakawa, both 28, fought on the same card in Tokyo’s Korakuen Hall on August 2. Two boxers in Japan have died from brain injuries they incurred in separate bouts during the same event in Tokyo, officials said. Both were later rushed to hospital where […]

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