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Football fan killed and dozens injured in crush outside Iraq stadium
At least one football fan has been killed and 60 others injured in a crush outside a stadium…
Melbourne Victory hit with record sanctions after ugly pitch invasion
Melbourne Victory FC has been fined $310,000 (AUS$ 450,000) and hit with a number of sanctions by Football…
Lazio fans hurl racist chants at Zambian player
Zambian footballer Lameck Banda and his Lecce teammate Samuel Umtiti suffered racist abuse from visiting Lazio fans in…
Erling Haaland is on course to shatter Premier League scoring record after netting 20th goal in just 15 matches
It would seem that not even going six weeks without playing competitive football can knock Erling Haaland out…
Mustapha Hadji: Former Morocco player hit with five-year ban in coaching licence scandal
Former Morocco international Mustapha Hadji has refused to say whether he will appeal a five-year ban for forging…
Lionel Messi’s World Cup photos are most-liked Instagram post ever
A photo gallery by Argentine footballer Lionel Messi has become the most-liked Instagram post ever. The images, which…
World leaders congratulate Argentina following Qatar World Cup win
United States President Joe Biden, Russian President Vladimir Putin and French President Emmanuel Macron are amongst world leaders…
‘Muchachos’: How a 2003 hit became the unofficial anthem of Argentina’s World Cup success
If you’ve had a catchy tune stuck in your head from the World Cup, it’s likely this one.…
Reaction to Lionel Messi lifting the World Cup trophy wearing a bisht shows cultural fault lines of Qatar 2022
After 28 days, 64 games and 172 goals at Qatar 2022, Lionel Messi walked up on the podium…
Gary Neville in Qatar and UK workers’ rights row
Ex-England footballer Gary Neville has been criticised for comparing Qatari treatment of workers with the UK government’s actions.…