Poland, Ukraine and Georgia have all qualified via UEFA’s Nations League. But is this fair to the teams who failed to qualify via the traditional knock-out route?
Referee Michael Oliver (in blue) is abused by Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon during a 2018 Champions League tie. Afterwards, Oliver and his wife were sent abusive emails and texts, including death threats.
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As Euro 2024 kicks off, the governing body of European football is urgently trying to recruit thousands of new grassroots officials. Is football really in danger of running out of referees?
International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach.
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Several sports leaders from across the globe have recently sought to extend or eliminate term limits. Why should we care, and how long is too long for sport administrators?
Dominik Schreyer, WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management; Matthias Sutter, Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods, and Sascha L. Schmidt, WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management
New research shows that winners get to choose.
England manager Gareth Southgate gestures on the pitch during 2018 England V Switzerland friendly game.
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Chelsea and Manchester City have similar goals on and off the pitch.
On the occasion of a 2011 match between Portugal and Argentina, Cristiano Ronaldo (left) and Lionel Messi (right) show off a pair of high-end watches. The riches have only continued to flow in.
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A new study explores the how the celebrity and status of professional footballers in the “Big Five” European leagues can affect both performance and pay.
Chelsea fans protesting the ESL proposals as their club became first to withdraw from project.
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The British prime minister has vowed to drop a ‘legislative bomb’ on the new proposals.
Fans feel the new European Super League is not about the tradition or love of the sport but simply about making as much money as possible.
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City can rest safe in the knowledge that should they win this season’s delayed Champions League competition, they will get the opportunity to defend the title next year.
In response to the Covid-19 epidemic, on March 12, Argentina’s Racing Club and Peru’s Alianza Lima played a match without the public.
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As the new coronavirus has spread around the world, sporting matches and events have been staged behind closed doors, postponed and increasingly cancelled outright.