Brazilian soccer player Dani Alves must remain in custody due to allegations of sexual assault. The court in Barcelona refused to release him on bail for the second time today due to the risk that he would flee Spain. The 39-year-old Alves was arrested by the police in January and placed in custody after a … Read more
In addition, the punished players must complete community service on a football project and pay a fine: Muslera and Giménez 20,000 francs (475,000 crowns), the other two 15,000 (356,000 crowns). The Uruguayan Football Federation will also be blamed for “discriminatory behavior of fans and inappropriate and offensive behavior and violation of the principles of fair … Read more
The woman who accused Brazilian soccer star Dani Alves of sexual assault will not seek financial compensation from him. People close to the investigation told the Spanish newspaper El País. The 23-year-old woman is said to only want the 39-year-old player to serve his sentence in prison. Police arrested Alves on Friday and placed him … Read more
The fight for sports underdog of the year got an unexpected contender for the triumph the day before New Year’s Eve. English Premier League defender Wout Faes scored two own goals in just seven first-half minutes to give Liverpool a 2-1 win over Leicester City. The “Foxes” took an unexpected lead in the 4th minute … Read more
“This is a record transfer for PSV,” said Eindhoven sporting director Marcel Brands. So far, the most expensive player sold by the Dutch club was the Mexican Hirving Lozano, who left for Napoli in 2019 for 45 million euros. Gakpo drew attention to himself at the championship in Qatar with excellent performances and three goals, … Read more
Star striker Harry Kane is still struggling to come to terms with the fact that England’s dreams of triumph at the recent FIFA World Cup ended in the quarter-finals, even because of his missed penalty. And now his wounds were further aggravated by the merciless chant of the Brentford fans. At the Qatar championship, Kane … Read more
Environmentalists have launched a case against FIFA at the Swiss Integrity Commission. The World Football Association claimed in advertisements that the World Cup in Qatar was climate neutral, but the activists said that advertising was misleading. FIFA announced the largest football tournament in the world as the first “completely climate neutral tournament”. Various media, climate … Read more
Halilhodžič led Morocco from August 2019, but was dismissed three months before the championship due to disagreements with star striker Hakim Zijach. In his place, Valíd Rajrajúi took charge of the team. Under his leadership, Morocco progressed from first place in the group to the round of 16, where they knocked out Spain and then … Read more
There were two Argentine substitutes on the pitch when Messi scored, and as L’Équipe reported, in such a case the goal should not be awarded. There was even a petition for a repeat of the final, which, according to Reuters, has so far been signed by 220,000 people. However, Marciniak disagrees with the criticism. At … Read more
FIFA is investigating how popular chef Salt Bae and a number of other people gained “unauthorized access” to the pitch after the World Cup final in Qatar, it writes BBC. Turkish chef Nusret Gokce aka Salt Bae is pictured holding and kissing the gold World Cup trophy as he celebrates with Argentina players right on … Read more