Spain coach Luis Enrique stepping down for personal reasons
Wednesday, 19 June 2019, 17:18
Last update: about 7 years ago
Associated Press
The Spanish national team will be in the hands of inexperienced coach Robert Moreno after Luis Enrique said Wednesday he was stepping down because of an undisclosed family issue that had kept him away...
Neymar loses appeal against 3-game Champions League ban
Wednesday, 19 June 2019, 13:59
Last update: about 7 years ago
ASMK Malta
UEFA has rejected an appeal by Paris Saint-Germain against Neymar's three-match Champions League ban in a case that can now go to the Court of Arbitration for Sport. UEFA says its appeals panel...
Scholes fined $10,000 for breaching gambling rules
Wednesday, 19 June 2019, 12:59
Last update: about 7 years ago
Associated Press
Former Manchester United midfielder Paul Scholes has been fined 8,000 pounds ($10,000) for breaching gambling rules by betting on games. Scholes was charged by the English Football Association...
Platini: "It hurts," soccer star says of police questioning
Wednesday, 19 June 2019, 08:30
Last update: about 7 years ago
Associated Press
After a day of police questioning centering on his former role as a top decision-maker in soccer, Michel Platini was released from custody without charge in the early hours of Wednesday and said he...
Copa America: Guerrero leads Peru over Bolivia in key match
Wednesday, 19 June 2019, 04:49
Last update: about 7 years ago
Associated Press
Striker Paolo Guerrero led Peru to a key 3-1 win over Bolivia on Tuesday that improved the team's chances of advancing to the knockout stage of Copa America. Guerrero scored a goal and had an...
Former FIFA head Blatter: Sarkozy meeting key to Qatar vote
Tuesday, 18 June 2019, 20:22
Last update: about 7 years ago
Associated Press
Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter says the arrest of soccer great Michel Platini as part of a French corruption probe lends weight to his version of how the United States lost the 2022 World Cup vote...
Bjorn Vassallo launches ‘Vision 2027’campaign for MFA presidential election
Tuesday, 18 June 2019, 20:09
Last update: about 7 years ago
Henry Brincat
MFA presidential candidate Bjorn Vassallo, a Director for Europe at FIFA, but also a former MFA CEO and secretary general, yesterday launched his campaign leading to next month's election for which also Dr Chris Bonnett, a former MFA vice president and until recently, UEFA's Integrity Officer in...
Copa America: Argentina again facing early elimination
Tuesday, 18 June 2019, 17:58
Last update: about 7 years ago
Associated Press
A year later, Argentina is again facing the prospect of an early elimination. After struggling in the group stage of the World Cup in Russia, Argentina also got off to a bad start at the Copa...