FIFA sets Club World Cup prize money at $1 billion
PARIS : The prize money for this year's 32-team Club World Cup to be held in the U.S. between June 14-July 13 will be $1 billion, soccer's governing body FIFA said on Wednesday.
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Barcelona vs Benfica Live Streaming, Champions League Round Of 16 1st Leg Live Telecast: When And Where To Watch
Barcelona vs Benfica Live Streaming, Champions League Live Telecast: Barcelona look to continue their solid run in the Champions League as they take on Benfica in the Round of 16 1st Leg encounter in Lisbon. Barcelona qualified as the second best team in the group stages just behind Liverpool and had just one loss in eight matches. On the other hand, Benfica were 16th with just 4 wins in 8 matches. They defeated Monaco in the playoffs to book their spot in the knockout stages of the competition. The game comes less than two months after the two teams met in arguably the most exciting of all the matches in the group stage of the tournament, which saw Barcelona come back to win 5-4 after trailing 3-1 and 4-2 on a chaotic night that saw Robert Lewandowski and Raphinha each score twice, with Raphinha sprinting half the length of the pitch to score the winning goal in the sixth minute of injury time.
East Bengal Lose FC Arkadag In First Leg Of AFC Challenge League Quarter-final
Indian Super League (ISL) side East Bengal lost 0-1 to FC Arkadag of Turkmenistan in the first leg of their AFC Challenge League quarterfinal match in Kolkata on Wednesday. Yazgylvc Gurbanow scored the all important goal for the Turkmenistan side in the 10th minute at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan. The Red and Gold brigade will now travel to Turkmenistan for the second leg match on March 12.
East Bengal vs FK Arkadag LIVE Streaming, AFC Challenge League LIVE Telecast: When And Where To Watch
East Bengal vs FK Arkadag LIVE Streaming, AFC Challenge League: Indian football giants East Bengal take on Turkmenistan side FK Arkadag in the first leg of the quarter-final of the AFC Challenge League 2024-25. Despite being knocked out of the race to reach the playoffs in the Indian Super League (ISL), East Bengal have been in great form in the continental competition. They topped Group A of the West region, and earned a direct spot in the quarters. However, in the form of FK Arkadag, they face a tough opposition. Arkadag were champions of Turkmenistan in 2024, without losing a game. A big advantage for East Bengal will be that they will play at home.
2.5-year ban for football player who had Tanjong Pagar contract torn up over punching incident
SINGAPORE: Footballer Aniq Rizqin was slapped with a 30-month ban and fined S$2,000 (US$1,501) on Wednesday (Mar 5) night by the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) for violent conduct.
Fraud case designed to wreck Platini's chance of FIFA top job, lawyer says
ZURICH : French footballing great Michel Platini was accused of fraud to torpedo his chances of becoming the head of world soccer's governing body FIFA, his lawyer told a Swiss court on Wednesday.
FIFPRO welcomes life ban for Gabonese youth coach in sexual abuse scandal
Players' union FIFPRO called for a review of governance in Gabonese soccer after welcoming on Wednesday a life ban handed by world body FIFA to a former youth coach found guilty of the sexual abuse of players.
Top NFL Draft prospect Travis Hunter’s stance on 2-way difficulty criticized by Shannon Sharpe, Chad Johnson
Nick Wright, Kevin Wildes and Coach Eric Mangini dive into whether it is a good idea to have Travis Hunter play both WR and CB in the NFL.