Reaction to Court ruling UEFA, FIFA breached EU Law over Super League
Following is reaction to Thursday's European Court of Justice ruling that UEFA and FIFA contravened EU law when they prevented the formation of a so-called Super League.
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'Historic day': EU strikes major deal to reform migration policy after three years of bitter debates
The sought-after agreement, which is preliminary and still needs to undergo formal ratification, was sealed after marathon talks that began on Monday afternoon, continued throughout Tuesday and concluded on Wednesday morning, an intensity that reflects the high stakes on the table.
Sergi Roberto fires struggling Barca to victory over Almeria
Barcelona’s Spanish midfielder #20 Sergi Roberto celebrates after scoring his team’s third goal during the Spanish league football match between FC Barcelona and UD Almeria at the Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys in Barcelona on December 20, 2023. (Photo by Josep LAGO / AFP)
Brazil's Dani Alves to go trial in February in sexual assault case
Former Barcelona and Brazil defender Dani Alves's trial in Spain on charges of sexual assault has been set for Feb. 5-7, the top court in Catalonia said on Wednesday.
India Beat France 5-4 In Last Match To Record Lone Win Of 5-Nation Tournament
Captain Harmanpreet Singh and Jugraj Singh struck a brace each as the Indian men's hockey team beat France 5-4 in its fourth and final match to notch up its lone win in the five-nation tournament here on Wednesday. Jugraj scored in the 20th and 60th minutes while Harmanpreet found the target in the 25th and 56th minutes. Vivek Sagar Prasad (16th) struck once in the match that went back and forth throughout its duration. India thus ended their largely disappointing campaign with a win. They had lost all their earlier three matches in the tournament -- 0-1 to Spain, 2-7 to Belgium and 2-3 to Germany. France are the lowest-ranked side at ninth while India are at third. The first quarter saw France take the lead through a penalty-corner conversion from Lucas Montecot in the 11th minute. India equalised early in the second quarter through a field goal from Vivek.
BBC Strictly Come Dancing's Gorka Marquez leaves fans 'so happy' as he shares two-word update
Gorka Marquez has left his fans and followers 'so happy' as he shared a very simple - but very lovely - two-word update with them. The professional dancer was seen on our TV screens over the weekend during the Strictly Come Dancing final.
Indian Men's Hockey Team Loses 2-3 Against Germany In 5-Nation Tournament
The Indian men's hockey team's woeful run in the five-nation tournament continued as it lost 2-3 against Germany to slump to its third consecutive defeat on Saturday. Abhishek (9th minute) and Shamsher Singh (14th) found the back of the net for India in the first quarter before the Germans fought back with strikes from Malte Hellwig (28th), Christopher Ruhr (50th) and Gonzalo Peillat (51st). India had earlier lost to Spain (0-1) and Belgium (2-7) respectively. The Indians, though, started on a bright note and raced to a 2-0 lead in the first quarter through goals from Abhishek and Shamsher.
'Few dozen people' in tiny French village had 'no idea' Alex Batty lived among them
People living in a tiny French village have been left in shock after finding out missing British boy Alex Batty had been living among them.