The family of a young man sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia after being arrested at the age of 15 has written to Argentina and Paris Saint-Germain striker Lionel Messi, the country’s new tourism ambassador, pleading with him to intervene in the case. Mohammed al Faraj was arrested in 2017 for alleged crimes against the Saudi government, and prosecutors have requested the death penalty, despite his family’s claims that he was tortured into a confession. The decision to contact Messi, who was named Saudi Arabia’s tourism ambassador in May, is yet another sign that the country’s efforts to use sport…
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FIFA has decided to ban All India Football Federation until further notice, citing undue influence from third parties that violates the statutes of football’s governing body. Fans took to Twitter to voice their displeasure at the same. On August 16, FIFA decided to ban the All Indian Football Federation from all football-related activities with immediate effect. Citing the undue influence of third parties, a “serious violation” of the football governing body’s statutes, FIFA suspended AIFF until further notice. “The Bureau of the FIFA Council has unanimously decided to suspend the All India Football Federation (AIFF) with immediate effect due to…
Chelsea have progressed in their negotiations to try and sign Leicester City centre-back Wesley Fofana, multiple sources report. Moreover, the club agreed to pay Inter Milan a considerable fee to sign young talent Cesare Casadei – who will travel to London for medical tests in the coming days. According to Fabrizio Romano, Chelsea and Fofana have agreed personal terms, but the accord between the two clubs is yet to be reached. The 21-year-old penned a five-year contract at the King Power in March, so that the Foxes would only consider selling him for a world record fee. Chelsea will beat OGC…
Tottenham Hotspur have confirmed the signing of Italy youth international Destiny Udogie from Serie A side Udinese on a five-year contract, which will run until the end of the 2026/27 season. Udinese have received 18 million plus add-ons from the English giants in return for the 19-year-old wing-back. They will also keep him on loan at the Dacia Arena until the end of the 2022/23 season. Переглянути цей допис в Instagram Допис, поширений Tottenham Hotspur (@spursofficial) “It is an honor for me to play under a big coach like Antonio Conte. I think he knows the football very well…
Indian Super League club Bengaluru FC announced the signing of Indian international centre-back Sandesh Jhingan on a one-year contract ahead of the 2022-23 season on August 14. The 29-year-old, who most recently played for ATK Mohun Bagan, joined Simon Grayson’s squad for an open training session at the Bangalore Football Stadium, and is no stranger to the club, having previously played on loan for the Blues during their Federation Cup-winning 2016-17 season. “There were a few factors that made the decision to come back to Bengaluru FC easy. I’ve spent a season here before and the amount of love and support I’ve received…
It promised to be a glorious night for Hellas Verona when forward Kevin Lasagna put them ahead a minute before the half-hour mark against Luciano Spalletti’s new-look Napoli. While the Partenopei seemed lost early on without the reliable Dries Mertens and Lorenzo Insigne – both of whom have left the club – things began to click soon after the Verona opener. New signing Khvicha Kvaratskhelia proved his credentials when he scored his and Napoli’s first of the season: a header off a Hirving Lozano cross in the 37th minute. Victor Osimhen put Spalletti’s side in front on the stroke of half-time, the forward running at the back post to tap…
Alvaro Morata returned home from a two-year loan stay at Juventus and was immediately the talk of the town when he scored a double in Atletico Madrid’s Monday night win over Getafe in their season opener. Joao Felix, like Morata, starred for the Rojiblancos, as he created all three of their goals on the night. The first from a simple touch into the path of the Spanish forward, who wrapped his foot around the ball and curled it past David Soria from outside the box. However, Felix’s second assist of the game was something his coach Diego Simeone must have been proud of. The…
Darwin Nunez’s second-half red card nearly cost Liverpool dearly. But, Jurgen Klopp’s men came from a goal and a man down to steal a point off Crystal Palace, who led through Wilfried Zaha’s early goal. A superb second-half showing against Manchester City and Fulham earned Nunez his first start for Liverpool. The forward went close too, at both ends of the first half, blazing over on the first occasion from close range and failing to get his shot away in time on the second. Sandwiched between Nunez’s two chances was Crystal Palace’s opener, scored by Wilfried Zaha but created out of thin…
The world governing body of football, has banned AIFF with immediate effect for the first time since its inception in 1937. As such, the women’s U17 World Cup will not be held in India until the ban is lifted, and no Indian team will be able to compete in international competitions or friendlies until the ban is lifted. The ban eliminates ATK Mohun Bagan’s opportunity to compete in the inter-zonal semi-finals of the AFC Cup, an Asian inter-country competition, in September. Gokulam Kerala will also not be able to represent India at the Asian women’s club championships next week. It also means that India’s…
Besides the obvious longing for Frenkie de Jong since the last two months, Manchester United are pressing with active interest in Barcelona right-back Sergino Dest according to several sources. The Dutch full-back has fallen down the pecking order for Xavi and despite his desire to stay in Barcelona, could be sold if a right offer arrives. There were plenty of raised eyebrows when Barcelona announced their extended squad to face Rayo Vallecano in the LaLiga season opener at the Camp Nou this weekend. Dest, their right-back, hadn’t been included despite the fact that he wasn’t suffering from any injury. It was automatically…