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Rui Pinto of Football Leaks gives hard disks to European investigators

AFP · 3 months ago

Rui Pinto, the Portuguese whistleblower behind the "Football Leaks" revelations, has turned his hard disks over to French and European investigators even as he fears his life is "totally stuck".

Football helps migrant youths find their place in Spain's Canary islands

AFP · 6 months ago

When Younousse Diop was just 13, he said goodbye to his family in Senegal and boarded a packed boat bound for Spain's Canary Islands, part of the influx of migrants to the Atlantic archipelago.

Marrakech to host Cup of Nations clash despite quake

AFP · 8 months ago

A key Africa Cup of Nations qualifier between Gambia and Congo Brazzaville will go ahead in Marrakech on Sunday, despite a nearby earthquake claiming more than 1,300 lives, officials said.

UEFA postpones AEK Athens-Dinamo Zagreb match after fatal stabbing

AFP · 9 months ago

A Greek football fan was fatally stabbed during a brawl near Athens between rival fans, leading UEFA to postponed Tuesday's match between Greek hosts AEK Athens and Croatian club Dinamo Zagreb.

Eintracht's Glasner focussing on Napoli comeback despite away fan ban

AFP · 1 year ago

Eintracht Frankfurt manager Oliver Glasner said Tuesday that he is not worried about a lack of away support as his team try to overturn a two-goal deficit at Napoli and reach the Champions League quarter-finals.

Kvaratskhelia channels Maradona as Napoli eye Champions League last eight

AFP · 1 year ago

Khvicha Kvaratskhelia lived up to comparisons with icon Diego Maradona with a wonder goal which has Napoli on a high ahead of their Champions League showdown with Eintracht Frankfurt.

One dead, dozens hurt in stampede before Iraq Gulf Cup final

AFP · 1 year ago

One person was killed and dozens injured Thursday when a stampede broke out outside a football stadium in Iraq hours before the Gulf Cup final, officials said.

Napoli, Roma fans given two-month away game ban after motorway brawl

AFP · 1 year ago

Napoli and Roma fans have been banned from travelling to away games for two months after last weekend's mass brawl which caused chaos on a major Italian motorway, Italy's Interior Ministry said on Saturday.

French team to meet fans on World Cup return: Federation

AFP · 1 year ago

Fans will on Monday get the chance to meet the national team on its return from Qatar where they lost to Argentina in a nail-biting World Cup final, the French Football Federation (FFF) said.

HRW reports LGBTQ jail beatings before Qatar World Cup

AFP · 1 year ago

Police in Qatar have arbitrarily detained and abused members of the LGBTQ community ahead of the World Cup next month, Human Rights Watch said in a report released on Monday.

Qatar's ground control on alert for World Cup disasters

AFP · 1 year ago

Facing a bank of screens that look like NASA mission command, technicians counting down to the World Cup in Qatar control the temperature, gates, 15,000 cameras and much more in the eight stadiums.

France holds meeting to prevent repeat of Champions League chaos

AFP · 1 year ago

France's sports ministry will host a meeting of security and football officials Monday following the chaos that marred the Champions League final between Liverpool and Real Madrid, as Paris prepares to host the 2024 Olympics.

FIFA urged to eject Iran from World Cup over women stadium ban

AFP · 2 years ago

Iranian news agencies reported that 2,000 women who had bought tickets for the World Cup qualifier against Lebanon in Mashhad were barred from the stadium

Iran again bans women from football stadium

AFP · 2 years ago

Iranian players celebrate scoring during the 2022 Qatar World Cup Asian Qualifiers football match with Lebanon, at the Imam Reza Stadium in the city of Mashhad