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January

Sam Kerr

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

Tributes have flowed in for the soccer great.

‘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

Cam Smith

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

Manchester City star Erling Haaland.

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
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January 2023

 Cristiano Ronaldo

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

Real Madrid’s Marcelo lifts the trophy after winning the Champions League final soccer match between Liverpool and Real Madrid at the Stade de France in Saint Denis near Paris.

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

Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich will sell the Chelsea Football Club.

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

Lionel Messi: “It’s incredible to be here again. Two years ago I thought it was the last time.”

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
Premier League matches featuring the likes of Liverpool star Mohamed Salah will be broadcast exclusively on Optus Sport in Australia for another six seasons.

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 teammates Aminata Diallo (left) and Kheira Hamraoui.

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

A tearful Lionel Messi addresses a media conference in Barcelona, where he has spent 21 years with the club of the same name.

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

Fans of Chelsea Football Club protest against the European Super League outside Stamford Bridge.

‘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
Fans gather to protest against the European Super League prior to La Liga match between Cadiz and Real Madrid in Cadiz.

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
Liverpool’s Thiago, right, is challenged by Real Madrid’s Federico Valverde.

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
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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.

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It’s over. Chelsea fans celebrate outside the team’s Stamford Bridge stadium in west London.

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
It’s over. Chelsea fans celebrate outside the team’s Stamford Bridge stadium in west London.

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
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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
Britain’s Prince William has spoken out against the Super League proposal.

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

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