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  Aleksander Ceferin was re-elected unopposed for a third term as president of UEFA at a meeting of European football’s governing body in Lisbon on Wednesday. The 55-year-old Slovenian lawyer, first elected in 2016 following the downfall of Frenchman Michel Platini, will remain in the role until 2027. Ceferin’s re-election...

  Holders Real Madrid will play Chelsea in the quarter-finals of the Champions League while Manchester City were paired with Pep Guardiola’s former side Bayern Munich in Friday’s draw. Serie A leaders Napoli take on AC Milan in an all-Italian showdown and Inter Milan face Portuguese league leaders Benfica. The...

  Argentina have won the 2022 FIFA World Cup, after beating France 4-2 on penalties in the final on Sunday, with their talisman, Lionel Messi, once again proving his mettle. Regulation and extra time ended 3-3 before the game dragged into shootouts. Argentina scored all four kicks while France lost...

FIFA chief Gianni Infantino announced plans on Friday for a 32-team Club World Cup from 2025, despite reported opposition from Europe’s biggest clubs. An expansion of the competition has long been a pet project of Infantino’s. A 24-team event, featuring eight sides from Europe, was planned for 2021 in China...

      The Atlas Lions of Morocco continued their fairy tale run in the 2022 World Cup on Saturday as they beat Portugal 1-0 to qualify for the semi-final stage of the on-going 2022 World Cup after a thrilling encounter at the Al Thumama Stadium. Youssef En-Yesri’s towering header...

Tournament favourites Brazil were knocked out of the World Cup on penalties as Croatia kept their nerve to edge through to the semi-finals. Croatia, beaten finalists four years ago, scored with all four of their spot-kicks as Rodrygo – taking his team’s first kick – was denied by the brilliant...

The Nigeria’s Women’s Senior Football team, Super Falcons and the best to come out of Africa, would begin their 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup campaign against Canada. Super Falcons have been drawn in Group B against Canada, Republic of Ireland and one of the host countries Australia. The draws were...

    Liverpool handed Manchester City their first English Premier League, EPL defeat of the season on Sunday, thanks to a Mohamed Salah strike in an enthralling encounter at Anfield. The Egyptian raced onto a long pass from Alisson with 14 minutes remaining before slotting past Ederson to give the...

Real Madrid trashed FC Barcelona at the summit of LaLiga as goals from Karim Benzema, Federico Valverde and Rodrygo sealed a 3-1 triumph in El Clasico on Sunday. Barca had conceded just one goal in eight league games this season prior to the visit to the Santiago Bernabeu. But two...

  Coronavirus vaccinations will not be mandatory for the million-plus fans going to the World Cup in Qatar this year, the Gulf state said Thursday. According to AFP, but players and match officials may be forced into a secure "bio-bubble" if Covid-19 cases take off again, with the threat of...