Manchester United youngsters set for week-long trial under Erik ten Hag
Hosting a World Cup in Qatar is as morally abhorrent as it was in December 2010 when Sepp Blatter revealed the nation on a postcard.
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Asian football chief announces bid for new term
Gianni Infantino for a fresh mandate. Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa, who has led the Asian Football Confederation since 2013, said he would stand for a new term at the AFC Congress in his home country of Bahrain next February.
Asian Confederation to support FIFA chief Infantino's re-election bid
Asian Football Confederation president Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa pledged Asia's support for Gianni Infantino's re-election bid as FIFA president on Wednesday while confirming he will seek a third term at the helm of the AFC. Infantino will be standing for a third stint in charge of soccer's global governing body having defeated Sheikh Salman to claim the presidency in 2016 following Sepp Blatter's resignation.
Leicester fight back against PSV to reach Conference League semifinal
PARIS: Leicester battled back to beat PSV Eindhoven 2-1 on Thursday in the Europa Conference League to reach a European semifinal for the first time in their history.
Tsitsipas, Zverev cruise through to Monte Carlo Masters quarterfinals
MONTE CARLO: Defending champion Stefanos Tsitsipas and second seed Alexander Zverev kept their Monte Carlo Masters challenge on track with straight set wins to advance to the quarterfinals on Thursday.
Simeone aims dig at Guardiola’s ‘pre-history’ jibe after Champions League brawl
MADRID: Diego Simeone aimed a thinly-veiled dig at Pep Guardiola after a feisty and bad-tempered night at the Wanda Metropolitano on Wednesday, where Manchester City’s advance to the Champions League semifinals was overshadowed by a brawl on the pitch and in the tunnel. Simeone was asked after the match if he felt Guardiola had disrespected him during the quarter-final, which City won 1-0 on aggregate after a goalless draw in the second leg. “Often people who have a great vocabulary, who are very intelligent, they can praise you with contempt.
Ukraine’s 2022 World Cup play-off with Scotland on June 1: FIFA
PARIS: Ukraine’s 2022 World Cup play-off with Scotland, rearranged following the Russian invasion, will take place on June 1, world governing body FIFA announced on Thursday. The winners of the match at Hampden Park in Glasgow will play Wales on June 5 in Cardiff for a spot at this year’s finals in Qatar. FIFA had postponed the original match date of March 24 at the request of Ukraine with the support of Wales, Scotland and Austria, whom the Welsh eventually beat in their play-off.
Kahn dismisses Lewandowski Bayern exit as ‘nonsense’
MUNICH: Bayern Munich CEO Oliver Kahn has dismissed as “nonsense” reports that their top-scoring striker Robert Lewandowski could leave when the season finishes next month. Lewandowski chalked up his 47th goal this season in Tuesday’s 1-1 draw at home to Villarreal which saw Bayern knocked out of the Champions League after a 2-1 aggregate defeat in the quarter-finals.