UEFA president Ceferin to stand for re-election in 2023
Aleksander Ceferin will stand for a third term as president of UEFA when it holds its congress in Portugal next year, European soccer's governing body said on Saturday (Oct 8).
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Lionel Messi absent from list of Ballon d'Or nominees for 2022
Lucy Bronze, who was runner-up in 2019, is one of three members of England's Euro-winning squad to be short-listed for the women's award.
Ballon d'Or 2022: ‘It would be a scandal if Benzema doesn’t win the Ballon d’Or’ – Former Man Utd player Louis Saha
Louis Saha believes “it would be a scandal” if Karim Benzema doesn’t win the 2022 Ballon d’Or following his role in Real Madrid’s La Liga and Champions League double. Benzema registered a goal or assist every 89 minutes last season and scored 15 goals in 12 appearances in the Champions League, including hat-tricks against Paris Saint-Germain and Chelsea. Ad/> He scored 27 goals from 32 La Liga appearances and became Real Madrid’s joint-second highest goalscorer, only behind Cristiano Ronaldo who leads the way on 405 goals to Benzema’s and Raul’s 323.
Swiss prosecutors mull appeal in Blatter, Platini case
Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini over a suspected fraudulent payment. Blatter and Platini, once the chiefs of world and European football respectively, were cleared on July 8 by the Federal Criminal Court in a trial following a mammoth investigation that began in 2015. The Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland (OAG) confirmed to AFP it had taken the first step in appealing against the verdict.
Cristiano Ronaldo was crowned football's GOAT in mathematical study of 10 greatest players ever
The debate over who is the greatest footballer of all-time is one that has raged on for some time and will go on for some time yet.
Ronaldo, Messi, Pele, Maradona: Mathematical study crowned football's GOAT
The debate over who is the greatest footballer of all-time is one that has raged on for some time and will go on for some time yet.
Verdict due in corruption trial of former world football officials Blatter and Platini
BELLINZONA, Switzerland: Swiss judges are set to rule on Friday in the corruption trial of ex-FIFA president Sepp Blatter and France’s former football hero Michel Platini, once among soccer’s most powerful figures.
Verdict due in corruption trial of Blatter and Platini
BELLINZONA, Switzerland : Swiss judges are set to rule on Friday in the corruption trial of ex-FIFA president Sepp Blatter and France's former football hero Michel Platini, once among soccer's most powerful figures.