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Newcastle United urged to go after 'missing cog' Gini Wijnaldum amid uncertain PSG future
Newcastle United have been urged to go after former midfielder Georginio Wijnaldum with one pundit insisting the player is Eddie Howe's 'missing cog'. The 31-year-old joined PSG from Liverpool last summer but is thought to be questioning his imminent future.
Blatter and Platini go on trial in Switzerland
Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini, once the chiefs of world and European football, have gone on trial in Switzerland over a suspected fraudulent payment.
Chelsea sign France international Eve Perisset
Chelsea have signed versatile France defender Eve Perisset on a three-year contract until the summer of 2025.
Juventus deal for Angel Di Maria looking unlikely as Barcelona and boss Xavi try to entice PSG winger
Angel Di Maria's proposed move to Juventus is looking unlikely, according to reports. The Argentine will leave Paris Saint-Germain when his current contract expires at the end of June, and the Old Lady have been one of a posse of clubs interested in securing his services. Ad/> However, transfers man-in-the-know Fabrizio Romano — as well as others including Goal Italia and Gazzetta dello Sport — reckon the likelihood of Di Maria heading to Turin is growing less likely, and suggests Barcelona could swoop in.
Former FIFA chief Sepp Blatter’s trial over corrupt football payments begins
BELLINZONA, Switzerland: The trial of former FIFA president Sepp Blatter and French footballing legend Michel Platini over alleged corrupt payments began in Switzerland on Wednesday with both defendants in a confident mood. Swiss prosecutors accuse the pair, once among the game’s most powerful figures, of unlawfully arranging a payment of $2.08 million (2 million Swiss francs) in 2011. Blatter and Platini deny the charges.
Confronting colonial past: What's at stake in Belgian king's visit to DR Congo?
What words should King Philippe employ in evoking what was originally not a colony but the personal property of his forefather King Léopold II? Six decades after independence, what kind of reception will he receive from the Congolese?
Mathieu Valbuena backs Real Madrid's Karim Benzema for 2022 Ballon d'Or despite sex tape blackmail scandal
Former France midfielder Mathieu Valbuena has given his backing to Karim Benzema to win the Ballon d’Or, despite their chequered history over the sex tape scandal. Real Madrid striker Benzema, 34, was one of five people tried over an attempt to blackmail Valbuena with an explicit video stolen from his phone. Ad/> Benzema was found guilty of complicity in the attempted blackmail last November and was given a one-year suspended sentence.