Wales keep up strong start in qualifying with win over Latvia
Wales continued their promising start to Euro 2024 qualifying with a hard-fought 1-0 win over Latvia in Cardiff.
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Klinsmann no success yet as Uruguay beat S. Korea 2-1
SEOUL: Jurgen Klinsmann is still waiting for his first win as head coach of South Korea after Uruguay triumphed 2-1 in a friendly played at the Seoul World Cup Stadium on Tuesday.
Japan coach demands ‘control’ after Borre stunner gives Colombia victory
OSAKA: Japan coach Hajjime Moriyasu said he wanted to “build a team that can control games” after his side threw away an early lead to lose 2-1 to Colombia in a friendly on Tuesday.
'Massive problem' stems from Ireland number six issue amid long-range goals trend - Vinny Perth
Former Dundalk manager Vinny Perth believes problems with the number six role in midfield are a significant factor in the Republic of Ireland's trend of conceding goals from long distance.
'We proved to ourselves how far we have come' - Idah
Adam Idah believes that the Ireland performance against France has shown how far this Ireland side have come since the early days of Stephen Kenny's tenure.
Julie Ertz makes surprise USA return for Ireland friendlies
Midfielder Julie Ertz made a surprise return to the USA squad for their final two international friendlies against the Republic of Ireland next month, following an extended absence after she gave birth to her first child.
FIFA museum case against Blatter dropped
GENEVA: Swiss authorities announced on Tuesday the end of legal proceedings against former FIFA president Sepp Blatter over the alleged mismanagement of its Zurich museum.The Zurich public prosecutor’s department “has closed criminal proceedings against two former FIFA officials in connection to the FIFA museum,” it said in a statement.“The investigation did not confirm the suspicion of breach of obligations by way of unfair management,” it added.FIFA filed a criminal complaint in December 2020 against the former head of world football’s governing body for “criminal mismanagement” over the construction of the museum, a project spearheaded by Blatter.It claimed the museum claimed generated a bill of 500 million Swiss francs ($564 million) that instead “could and should have been channeled into the development of global football.”Under Blatter, FIFA said it spent $140 million on refurbishing and renovating an office building and signed an “unfavorable” long-term rental agreement above market rates that will cost the organization $360 million by its date of expiration in 2045.However, according to the Zurich public prosecutor, “it was not possible to establish wrongful behavior.”The museum was opened in 2016 by Gianni Infantino following his following election as Blatter’s successor.
Sport plays key part in ambitious Makkah quality of life improvement program
MAKKAH: Ambitious plans aimed at improving the quality of life for people in Makkah have so far seen the building of 118 sports venues and numerous pedestrian zones.