Football: Blatter quizzed over Qatar 2022 World Cup vote
PARIS (AFP) – Former Fifa president Sepp Blatter has been interviewed by French anti-corruption police investigating the controversial vote to award the 2022 World Cup to Qatar. Blatter, 85, was summoned to appear as a “witness” on Thursday and Friday, French police said, confirming a report in Le Monde newspaper. The inquiry is being led... » read more
Football: Slick England cruise to 4-0 win over Hungary in World Cup qualifiers
BUDAPEST (REUTERS) – England eased to a comfortable 4-0 win over Hungary at the Puskas Arena on Thursday (Sept 2) to move five points clear at the top of World Cup qualifying Group I. It was a miserable night for Hungary on the field and the country’s Football Federation is likely to face a Fifa... » read more
Football: Former Uefa chief Platini gives evidence to Swiss prosecutor in corruption case
BERN, Switzerland (AFP) – Former Uefa president Michel Platini spent six hours in front of a Swiss prosecutor as a suspect in a corruption case on Monday (March 15), before he testifies as a witness on Wednesday in a separate case against Fifa president Gianni Infantino. The 65-year-old was questioned in Bern by prosecutor Thomas... » read more
‘Lewangoalski’ is best player
ZURICH • Nicknamed “The Body” and dubbed a “machine” by his wife, Robert Lewandowski has done what many thought impossible – relegating superstars Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi to supporting roles at a football awards show. On Thursday, the Bayern Munich striker was named The Best Fifa Men’s Player 2020, after a treble-winning season capped... » read more
Lewandowski heads shortlist for Fifa award
LONDON • European Player of the Year Robert Lewandowski is one of 11 players on the shortlist for the Best Fifa Men’s Player award unveiled yesterday, alongside Juventus’ Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi of Barcelona, and Paris Saint-Germain duo Neymar and Kylian Mbappe. Lewandowski’s former Bayern Munich teammate Thiago Alcantara, who joined Liverpool in September, and... » read more
Football: Fifa Club World Cup to be held in Qatar in February
MANCHESTER, ENGLAND (REUTERS) – The Fifa Club World Cup, originally planned for December, will now be held from Feb 1 to Feb 11 in Doha, Qatar, organisers Fifa said on Tuesday (Nov 17). The tournament brings together the six continental champions from across the world, with European Champions League winners Bayern Munich the first to... » read more