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UEFA chief threatens World Cup boycott if new plans go ahead

UEFA chief threatens World Cup boycott if new plans go ahead

UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin has warned of a potential European boycott of the World Cup if FIFA's plans to stage the tournament every two years go ahead. World soccer's governing body is carrying out a review of the …

World Cup 2022: Azerbaijan national team loses to Portugal

World Cup 2022: Azerbaijan national team loses to Portugal

The Azerbaijani national football team played another match within the qualifying stage of the World Cup. The Azerbaijani national team lost 0:3 to the Portuguese team. The match took place at the Baku Olympic Stadium. Goals …

Russia defeats Malta in World Cup qualifier

Russia defeats Malta in World Cup qualifier

Russia won 2-0 in a 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Malta at Moscow’s Otkrytie Bank Arena on Tuesday. The goals were scored by Fyodor Smolov (10’) and Zelimkhan Bakayev (84’, on penalty). The game in …

Conference League: Qarabag defeates Scottish club

Conference League: Qarabag defeates Scottish club

Azerbaijani football club Qarabag held a first match of the playoff round of the UEFA Conference League. The players of the Aghdam club beat the Scottish club "Aberdin" with a minimum score of 1:0 in the match, which took …

Afghan footballer falls to death from US plane in Kabul

Afghan footballer falls to death from US plane in Kabul

Afghan authorities have confirmed that a young footballer fell to his death after trying to stow away on a U.S. military plane leaving Kabul airport. Zaki Anwari, 19, had played for Afghanistan's national youth team. Further details …

Legendary German striker Gerd Mueller dead at 75

Legendary German striker Gerd Mueller dead at 75

Legendary German striker Gerd Mueller died in the early hours of Sunday at the age of 75, his former club Bayern Munich has confirmed. During a glittering career, Mueller scored a record 365 goals for Bayern in the Bundesliga during the …

Spartak loses to Benfica, out of UEFA Champions league

Spartak loses to Benfica, out of UEFA Champions league

FC Spartak Moscow failed to defeat Portugal’s Benfica in Lisbon in the second match of the third qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League, losing 0-2 on Tuesday. Benfica won the first game, held on August 4 in Moscow, with …

Messi to leave Barcelona due to 'financial obstacles'

Messi to leave Barcelona due to 'financial obstacles'

Six-time Ballon d'Or winner Lionel Messi will leave Barcelona despite both parties having reached an agreement over a new contract, the La Liga club said on Thursday, citing economic and structural obstacles to the renewal of the deal. …

Russian Football Union unveils variants of football reform

Russian Football Union unveils variants of football reform

The Russian Football Union (RFU) has unveiled variants of reforming the system of Russian football, the RFU press service said in a statement. "What to we expect from the new pyramid? More games, more encounters between direct …

UEFA EURO 2020 Team of the Tournament named

UEFA EURO 2020 Team of the Tournament named

UEFA’s team of technical observers has released the UEFA EURO 2020 Team of the Tournament, featuring five Italy players, three from England and one each from Belgium, Denmark and Spain. Five players from UEFA EURO 2020 winners …

Italy becomes European football champion

Italy becomes European football champion

Italy won the UEFA Euro 2020 Final defeating England in a penalty shootout. The match took place at Wembley Stadium in London in the presence of 67,173 spectators. The main time ended with the score 1:1. Luke Shaw of England scored a …