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July 10 – With the World Cup kicking off on November 21, enforcing breaks on clubs and leagues worldwide, Premier League Everton and Scottish champions Celtic will be heading down under to play a ...

August 22 – French competition authorities have cleared British billionaire Jim Ratcliffe to take over Ligue 1 club Nice OGC and become the first British club owner in the French league ...

November 15 – The Netherlands sealed Europe’s last ticket for next year’s Women’s World Cup in France with a 1-1 draw away to Switzerland. The reigning European champions had won the first leg 4-2 ...

FIFA rolls out $2.25bn 3.0 Forward Programme with Asian workshops July 11 – FIFA have completed a workshop in Dubai for member associations from central and south Asia in a further rollout of their ...

June 8 – Historical and bitter divisions between Ukraine and Russia over the embattled region of Crimea have spilled over into the upcoming Euros with the Russians furious over Ukraine’s national team ...

UAE government hackers targeted FIFA and Qatar 2022 execs, says report December 11 – FIFA were the target of spying and hacking by the United Arab Emirates as US intelligence agents helped the Emirate ...

Clermont Foot 63 take a knee as French ramp up anti-racism messaging January 13 – On a weekend when France’s top two divisions staged a collective protest to mobilise the fight against racism in ...

AFC women’s committee opts for India as host for expanded 2022 Asian Cup February 20 – India have become the front runners to stage the 2022 AFC Women’s Asian Cup following a recommendation by the ...

Wenger loses 20-year record but looks set to win another year in charge at Arsenal May 21 – Despite a late run of six wins from their final seven games, Arsenal have failed to reach the Champions ...

By David Owen April 23 – The 2017-18 season will go down as the one in which not one but two Premier League teams – Liverpool and then Tottenham Hotspur – set world records for football club ...