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Players who deliberately cough at opponents or referees can be shown red or yellow cards under new guidelines issued by England’s Football Association (FA) amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The instructions to referees taking charge of games when COVID-19 restrictions are in place will come into force immediately and be applied...

Global football ruling body FIFA says there is no reason for Swiss authorities to launch criminal proceedings against its president, Gianni Infantino, who will continue in his role as normal. Swiss authorities said on Thursday that proceedings had been launched against the current FIFA boss by a special prosecutor. The...

Manchester City midfielder David Silva will return to the Etihad Stadium for a proper send-off after making his final Premier League appearance for the club in Sunday’s 5-0 thrashing of Norwich City, manager Pep Guardiola said. Silva, who joined City a decade ago, will leave the club at the end...

The 2020/2021 English Premier League (EPL) season will begin on Sept. 12 and the final round of matches will be held on May 23, the league announced on Friday. The new season, originally scheduled to begin on Aug. 8, has been delayed this year after the Premier League suspended the...

Villarreal have hired former Arsenal manager Unai Emery as their new coach after they parted ways with fellow Spaniard Javi Calleja, the La Liga club said on Thursday. Emery, who was sacked by the Premier League club in November after 18 months, began his managerial career in La Liga, where...

Real Madrid Football Club on Thursday night won the 2019/2020 Spanish La Liga title. They beat Villarreal 2-1 at the Santiago Bernabeau to emerge Champions of Spain Karim Benzema scored twice to gift them their first title since 2012 FC Barcelona, on their part, lost 2-1 to Osasuna at the...

The Federation of International Football Associations (FIFA) has confirmed the match schedule for the 2022 FiFA World Cup in Qatar. A statement on the world football governing body’s website said that the host, Qatar would kick off the 2022 tournament at Al Bayt Stadium. ”Al Bayt Stadium, a 60,000-capacity arena...

Liverpool boss Juergen Klopp described as “not a good day for football” Manchester City’s successful appeal against a two-year UEFA ban for allegedly breaking Financial Fair Play (FFP) rules. “I don’t think it was a good day for football yesterday, to be honest. “FFP is a good idea. It is...

Manchester City have won their appeal against a two-year ban from Europe. City had been hit with the ban in February by UEFA after being found guilty of 'serious breaches' of financial fair play rules. The news stunned Etihad bosses, who launched an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for...

President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Kamarudeen Usman on the successful defence of his Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) welterweight title with an emphatic win over Jorge Masvidal. The president’s congratulatory message was conveyed in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, in Abuja on Sunday....