Former FIFA officials Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini have been charged with fraud and other offences in Switzerland. Swiss prosecutors say Blatter unlawfully arranged a transfer of two million Swiss francs to Platini in 2011. Prosecutors say the payment damaged FIFA’s assets and unlawfully enriched Platini.
Five Eritrean footballers from the women’s Under-20 national team have gone missing during a regional tournament in Uganda. The players disappeared from their hotel in Jinja on Tuesday morning. The players were part of the Eritrea squad for the Cecafa Women’s Under-20 Championship, which began on Saturday and runs until 9 November in nearby Njeru. This is…
Amnesty International has called on former England football captain, David Beckham to speak out about the human rights situation in Qatar. This comes after Beckham signed a huge deal to serve as the 2022 Qatar World Cup ambassador. Amnesty International claims that Qatar has not investigated the deaths of migrant workers who were brought in to help…
The Super Eagles of Nigeria have dropped two places in the latest ranking by football world governing body, FIFA. The Super Eagles lost fourteen points to finish at the thirty-sixth position in FIFA’s ranking for the month of October. The ranking was released after the Nigerian national football team lost one-zero at home to Central African Republic…
A top US college football coach has been fired for refusing to be vaccinated against Covid-19. Washington State University sacked Nick Rolovich, its highest-paid employee, and four of his assistants, for failing to meet a vaccine mandate. The mandate means all state workers in Washington have to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 or lose their jobs. Rolovich,…
Cristiano Ronaldo scored a hat-trick as Portugal recorded an emphatic World Cup qualifying win over Luxembourg at the Estadio Algarve. The victory leaves Portugal second in Group A, a point behind Serbia who they host in their final game. Ronaldo knocked in two penalties and rounded off the scoring with a header as he recorded his 58th…