January
Kerr honoured at FIFA awards as Ange, Gustavsson miss out
Sam Kerr was named in the FIFA FIFPRO Women’s World XI, voted for by players around the world.
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October 2023
‘Gifted icon’: Tributes flow for soccer giant Bobby Charlton
The Manchester United legend, who survived a plane crash that killed teammates, was known as a gentleman of the game and perhaps England’s greatest player.
- Mattias Karen
July 2023
War chest: Saudis set for global sports power grab
Saudi Arabia’s plans to launch an investment company signal Riyadh’s ambition to expand its push into football, golf, tennis and beyond.
- Samer Al-Atrush and Samuel Agini
June 2023
Manchester City wins first Champions League title
The Champions League win means City has completed a rare treble of trophies after winning the English Premier League title and FA Cup this season.
- James Robson
May 2023
Stan strikes new Champions League rights deal
Stan upped its Stan Sport prices in March, and owner Nine chief executive Mike Sneesby said subscribers stayed put. Now Stan has extended its UEFA deal.
- Sam Buckingham-Jones
January 2023
A-League heavyweight pours cold water on Ronaldo rumour mill
A-League club owner Paul Lederer says no local club could ever have afforded Cristiano Ronaldo after the Portuguese star’s messy exit from Manchester United.
- Gus McCubbing
May 2022
Madrid wins Champions League final marred by crowd chaos
The start of European soccer’s showpiece game was delayed after riot police fired tear gas and pepper spray at supporters waiting in long lines to get into the stadium.
- Steve Douglas
March 2022
Abramovich puts $7.35b price tag on football powerhouse Chelsea
The Russian businessman is selling the club after 19 years and promised to donate money to help the victims of war in Ukraine, amid mounting pressure from British MPs.
- William Schomberg
November 2021
Messi claims record-extending seventh Ballon d’Or
The Argentine forward added to his 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015 and 2019 trophies after winning the Copa America for the first time with his country last July.
- Julien Pretot
Optus scores English Premier League rights for six more years
Optus has sealed a deal be the exclusive broadcaster of English Premier League football for the next six seasons in a fiercely competitive blind auction.
- Paul Smith
PSG player Aminata Diallo arrested after attack on teammate
Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Aminata Diallo has been taken into police custody in connection with an attack on one of her teammates.
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- Tariq Panja
August 2021
Tearful Messi confirms he is leaving Barcelona, in talks with PSG
The Argentine star said FC Barcelona could no longer afford paying his high wages, and he was in negotiations with French club Paris St Germain over a possible move.
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- Joseph Walker and Graham Keeley
April 2021
- Analysis
- Business of sport
‘Utter chaos’: The inside story of the Super League own goal
Twelve of Europe’s top clubs planned to shake up the sport. Instead, the project collapsed spectacularly in just 48 hours.
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- Murad Ahmed
Super League backer says breakaway competition is on standby
Real Madrid president Florentino Perez says the clubs behind the Super League will continue working on a way to make the competition work, even if changes have to be made to its format.
- Tales Aazzoni
The fans, it turns out, are also voters
Human spirit has triumphed over the brutal logic of the market – now fans must truly take control of their clubs.
- Paul Mason
- Opinion
- Business of sport
European politicians give US sports model a good kicking
The failure of the Super League before it got started represents a European rout for the US model of sports business, in which wealthy entrepreneurs try to maximise profits from teams in closed or restricted-entry leagues.
- The Lex Column
Super League breakaway in tatters after English clubs quit
Manchester City were the first to back out of the venture and then Arsenal, Manchester United, Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea announced they were following suit.
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- Simon Evans
- Opinion
- European Championships
Europe’s elite suffer sport’s most astounding humiliation
The European Super League plan blew up in an extraordinary day, leaving the sport more divided than ever – but still intact.
- Sam Wallace
Super League will ‘save soccer’, says founding chairman
Real Madrid president Florentino Perez didn’t entirely rule out the possibility the new league won’t get started, but indicated the clubs were prepared to make it happen.
- Tales Azzzoni
Prince William: I share fans’ fears for the future of football
The Duke of Cambridge says European Super League risks damaging English game, as the Government and sport’s governing bodies unite against plan.
- Ben Riley-Smith