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Italy’s most successful football club is once again mired in scandal. Juventus, the 36-time winners of Serie A, have dropped down to ninth place after being docked 15 points following a probe into the club’s past transfer dealings. The Turin club now sits 27 points adrift of leaders Napoli. They …

EA Sports’ Fifa football videogame series is arguably the most successful sports gaming franchise of all time. Since its debut in 1993, it has sold over 260 million copies across 29 iterations. This position was reaffirmed in 2022, with its latest instalment, Fifa23, reported as the UK’s highest selling videogame …

Lisa Guerrero’s nightmare was somehow much worse than most knew. The former NFL sideline reporter has described the moment she knew she had a miscarriage in an interview with PEOPLE. “I pushed through and did my reports,” Guerrero said. “When I felt a dampness between my legs, I thought, ‘Oh, …

Saudi Arabia made headlines in November by beating Argentina at the 2022 World Cup – the only team to defeat the eventual winners in Qatar – but there was still time in 2022 for a bigger surprise. On the penultimate day of the year, Saudi Professional League (SPL) club Al …

CNN  —  The SUV carrying four members of the University of Georgia football program, two of whom were killed, was exceeding the speed limit of 40 mph before it hit a curb and left the roadway, according to the crash report from the Athens-Clarke County Police Department released Tuesday. University …

CNN  —  Police on Monday identified the two passengers injured in the single-vehicle car crash that killed University of Georgia offensive lineman Devin Willock and staff member Chandler LeCroy early Sunday, just hours after the team celebrated its national championship victory. Shortly before 3 a.m. Sunday, LeCroy, 24, was driving …

CNN  —  On the heels of the University of Georgia’s national championship victory, police are investigating a fatal single-vehicle car crash early Sunday that killed football player Devin Willock and staff member Chandler LeCroy just hours after the Bulldogs’ triumphant celebration with fans, authorities said. Shortly before 3 a.m. Sunday, …

A regional South Australian football club is changing clubroom conversation to help support the community after several suicide deaths in the area.  Key points: A South Australian football club will prioritise player and community mental health in a new initiative The new wellbeing committee was started following a series of suicides …

Algiers and Rabat are involved in another spat as Morocco condemns ‘provocative’ acts at a football tournament in Algeria. Morocco and Algeria are involved in another diplomatic spat after Rabat condemned “provocative” acts and “transgressions” at the opening of a regional football tournament in Algeria. The North African neighbours are …

In the days after the death of football star Pelé, there was a global outpouring of grief and much reflection on his legacy. I, like millions of other fans across the world, was mourning. Although I had never met Pelé in person, it felt like I had lost an elder, …

Can football be saved? If so, from what – or whom? And what, ultimately, will lead to its salvation? These are the central questions driving a new documentary titled “Super League: The War For Football” that launched this past weekend: a series delving into the four crucial days in 2021 …

The decades-long rivalry between North African neighbours Morocco and Algeria has spilled onto the football pitch, leaving the Moroccan team out of the African Nations Championship (CHAN). The Atlas Lions’ under-23 team, winner of the last two CHAN tournaments, withdrew its participation on Friday after host Algeria refused to authorise …