Lionel Messi misses cut for Ballon d’Or list of nominees
PARIS: Seven-time Ballon d’Or winner Lionel Messi was omitted from the 30-man list of nominees for the prestigious award on Friday for the first time since 2005.
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Nominasi Pemain Terbaik UEFA 2021/2022: Benzema, Courtois, De Bruyne
Tiga besar nominasi Pemain Terbaik UEFA 2021/2022 telah diumumkan. Mereka adalah Karim Benzema, Thibaut Courtois, dan Kevin De Bruyne.
Chelsea hoping to sign 'top personalities' to bolster squad
Chelsea are aiming to strengthen their squad before the Premier League's transfer window closes with a central defender and a striker the priority, but they will not resort to panic buying, manager Thomas Tuchel said on Friday.
Don't change a winning team, says Bayern's Nagelsmann
MUNICH: Bayern Munich's explosive start to the season with two wins from two games, one trophy and 11 goals scored means coach Julian Nagelsmann will not be making changes when they host VfL Wolfsburg in their first Bundesliga home game on Sunday.
Surprise date-change overshadows World Cup 100-day countdown
FIFA and Qatar organisers on Friday counted the cost of bringing forward the start of the World Cup by a day as they launched the 100-day countdown to the event. Football's ruling body and the wealthy Gulf state both promised action to help fans, sponsors and broadcasters hit by the change, announced late Thursday, but did not give details. The sudden move to bring forward Qatar's match against Ecuador by 24 hours -- to make it the gala opening match -- has only added to the public relations concerns as the conservative host country counters criticism of its rights record and fan worries about what to expect when they arrive.
FIFA confirms change to start date of 2022 Qatar World Cup
By Issy Ronald and Matt Foster, CNN
Qatar to kick off World Cup as finals brought forward by one day
This year's World Cup in Qatar will start a day earlier than originally scheduled with the opening ceremony now taking place before the host nation kick off the tournament on Sunday, Nov 20, against Ecuador, world governing body FIFA said on Thursday (Aug 11).
FIFA Officially Advances World Cup By A Day, Tournament To Start On November 20
FIFA on Thursday officially brought forward the opening match of this year's World Cup by one day to November 20 in a rare change so that hosts Qatar feature in the gala game. Football's top officials universally approved the decision, FIFA said in a statement while Qatar said it would give unspecified help to fans affected by the change.