Author: Graham Dunbar
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English clubs’ financial power detailed in UEFA review of $25BN European soccer economy
The financial power of English soccer has been detailed in a UEFA report analyzing the record 24 billion euros ($25.75 billion) economy of top-tier clubs across Europe
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Messi vs. Mbappé on the global stage again? Argentina has qualified for the Paris Olympics
The stars are starting to align for another Lionel Messi vs
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UEFA supports Israel’s status in soccer ahead of Euro 2024 playoff games next month
UEFA says Israel’s playing status in European soccer is not in question ahead of playoff games involving the men’s national team next month amid the conflict with Hamas
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UEFA president Čeferin says he will leave in 2027 and aims testy barbs at critics
UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin says he will not stand as a candidate in 2027
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UEFA urged by French minister to protect soccer from risk of owners investing in multiple clubs
European soccer leaders have been urged by France’s sports minister to protect soccer from the risk of owners taking control of multiple clubs
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Barcelona takes Zenit to court over $525K bonus it missed out on after Russian clubs’ ban from UCL
Barcelona is taking Zenit St. Petersburg to sport’s highest court in pursuit of a bonus payment it missed out on after the Russian club was banned from the Champions League following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
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Ukrainian club urges FIFA to remove Iran from World Cup
GENEVA • Ukraine’s top soccer club Monday urged FIFA to remove Iran from the World Cup because of the country’s alleged military support to the Russian invasion. Shakhtar Donetsk chief executive Sergei Palkin accused Iran of “direct participation in terrorist attacks on Ukrainians,” suggesting his own country’s team should play in Qatar instead as a…
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France wins 2nd World Cup title, beats Croatia
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save MOSCOW — Kylian Mbappe and France put on a thrilling show in winning the World Cup title. All Russian President Vladimir Putin might remember is the Pussy Riot protest. The 19-year-old Mbappe became only the second teenager after Pele to score in a World Cup…
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IOC not promising Olympic places to Russian appeal winners
GENEVA — No longer disqualified from the Olympics, the 28 Russian athletes who won their doping appeal cases Thursday could still be blocked from competing at this month’s Pyeongchang Games. The International Olympic Committee said it was not obliged to invite the 28 Russians to compete in South Korea. “Not being sanctioned does not automatically…
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Alpine ski techs are out of sight, and key to Olympic glory
WENGEN, Switzerland — A warm aroma of melting wax curled out of the room where an unsung artisan of Alpine skiing was at work. The trail led from a brightly lit basement, directly below a restaurant in a three-star hotel. It was a games room for most of the winter season in the Swiss Alps…