Istanbul to host its second Champions League final in 2020
Thursday, 24 May 2018, 16:47
Last update: about 8 years ago
The Ataturk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul will host the Champions League final for a second time in 2020. Istanbul was chosen over Lisbon by the UEFA executive committee, which will also decide in...
San Francisco 49ers buy stake in English football club Leeds
Thursday, 24 May 2018, 13:20
Last update: about 8 years ago
The San Francisco 49ers have taken a minority ownership stake in English soccer club Leeds. Leeds says on its website the deal is a "strategic partnership with 49ers Enterprises, an investment...
Iniesta joins Japanese club Vissel Kobe
Thursday, 24 May 2018, 13:10
Last update: about 8 years ago
Andres Iniesta is, finally, a member of Japanese club Vissel Kobe. The former Barcelona great appeared at a packed news conference at a central Tokyo hotel on Thursday along with billionaire Kobe...
FIFA Council member Kwesi Nyantakyi arrested on return to Ghana
Thursday, 24 May 2018, 13:09
Last update: about 8 years ago
FIFA Council member and Ghana Football Association head Kwesi Nyantakyi was arrested upon his return to his home country on allegations of corruption following a complaint made against him by the...
“Players have to adapt to new system” – Ray Farrugia
Thursday, 24 May 2018, 13:00
Last update: about 8 years ago
Domenic Aquilina
New Malta coach Ray Farrugia will be looking for no less than more commitment from his players as his first squad selection prepares to leave for a ten-day training camp in Austria, where they will be meeting Armenia and Georgia in two friendly international matches there....
Fired coach Vahid Halilhodzic sues Japanese football association
Thursday, 24 May 2018, 12:59
Last update: about 8 years ago
Former Japan coach Vahid Halilhodzic has filed a suit Tokyo district court against the Japanese soccer association, saying his firing damaged his honor and reputation. The Bosnian is asking for a...
World Cup theft: 'gangster and brother stole trophy in 1966'
Thursday, 24 May 2018, 10:59
Last update: about 8 years ago
A London gangster and his brother were behind the notorious theft of the World Cup trophy just months before the 1966 tournament in England, it has been claimed. The Guardian reports that...