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Australian soccer
How Saudi Arabia steamrolled Australia’s 2034 World Cup hopes
In the early hours of Thursday, Saudi Arabia were confirmed as hosts of the World Cup. Australia wanted to bid, but never stood a chance. The deck was stacked against them.
- by Vince Rugari
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FIFA bans Macarthur from signing players until Yorke is paid compensation
The club was ordered to pay its former coach Dwight Yorke hundreds of thousands of dollars in compensation. Now the sport’s governing body has stepped in.
- by Riley Walter
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UEFA
Money and power: Why Europe’s top leagues have declared war on FIFA
The game’s governing body is the subject of legal action by players and leagues who say the international calendar is at breaking point. Here’s what you need to know.
- by Vince Rugari
Political football: FIFA to vote on push to expel Israel
A push to expel Israel from international football has opened a new schism in Australia, which plans to abstain from the vote despite the urging of former Socceroo Craig Foster.
- by Chip Le Grand and Paul Sakkal
‘It’s going to destroy it, mate’: Ange unloads on soccer’s plan for blue cards
Ange Postecoglou has warned that soccer’s lawmakers will “destroy” the sport with the controversial proposal to bring in the new card and sin bins.
- by Jason Burt and Ben Rumsby
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Analysis
Football Australia open to trialling ‘blue card’ sin bin for referee dissent
Soccer’s lawmakers are set to experiment with a new card to signify a 10-minute sin-binning for abusing referees or committing cynical fouls – and Football Australia is on board.
- by Vince Rugari
Australia will not bid to host 2034 World Cup with Saudi Arabia firm favourites
Football Australia will instead focus on winning hosting rights to the 2026 Women’s Asian Cup and an expanded men’s 2029 Club World Cup.
- by Emma Kemp
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FIFA World Cup
What are Australia’s chances of hosting the 2034 FIFA World Cup?
The deadline for Australia to bid on the upcoming World Cup is fast approaching.
- by Emma Kemp
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Spain
‘It is time to fight’: Spain’s World Cup players continue strike action
The strike came after Luis Rubiales, then president of the Spanish federation, caused an uproar when he kissed player Jenni Hermoso on the lips during the World Cup medal ceremony.
- by Joseph Wilson
‘He wanted to control everything’: Inside the sexist world of Spanish women’s soccer
Women involved in Spanish soccer say they have endured everything from paternalism and offhand remarks to verbal abuse.
- by Rachel Chaundler, Sarah Hurtes and Jeré Longman
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FIFA Women's World Cup
Hermoso files sexual assault complaint against Rubiales over World Cup kiss
Soccer star Jenni Hermoso has filed an official complaint after she was kissed by federation boss Luis Rubiales after Spain’s World Cup win in Sydney.
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