Brazil to host 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup as Gaza overshadows FIFA meeting
Brazil was chosen to host the 2027 Women's World Cup on Friday, beating a joint Belgium-Netherlands-Germany bid at a FIFA congress marked by debate about the war in Gaza.
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FIFA Congress to choose Women's World Cup host, seek racism penalties
BANGKOK : Soccer's world body FIFA will decide the 2027 Women's World Cup host at an annual Congress on Friday, which will see a push for strict penalties to stamp out racism and Palestine's pursuit of sanctions against Israel's federation over the Gaza war.
Rod Stewart slams 'sanctimonious' Simon Jordan as Celtic daft rocker tells shock jock 'we can't all be Rob Roy'
Rod Stewart has blasted back at Simon Jordan for his attack on Scottish football as the duo's war of words continued.
'Tyson Fury might be over the edge – Deontay Wilder trilogy took its toll on him'
David Price, a former British heavyweight rival of Tyson Fury, reckons the Gypsy King's gruelling trilogy with Deontay Wilder may have accelerated his decline.
Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk press conference LIVE: stream, start time and updates
Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk are set to engage in a war of words again today in Riyadh, just a couple of days before their huge heavyweight title showdown.
'I fear Tyson Fury is in decline – the Deontay Wilder trilogy took its toll on him'
Tyson Fury’s punishing trilogy against Deontay Wilder has hastened his decline, according to former British heavyweight rival David Price.
AFC back Palestine bid to suspend Israel, abolishes term limits
The Asian Football Confederation gave its backing to Palestine's proposal to suspend Israel from FIFA due to the ongoing war in Gaza at its congress in Bangkok on Thursday, as the regional body also abolished term limits for its senior office bearers.
From crisis to cooperation: how the EU handled the troubled 2019-2024 era
A five-year cycle of turmoil; from COVID-19 to the war in Ukraine and its consequent energy shock, and with soaring inflation thrown in for good measure Europe’s economy has been rocked by an unprecedented series of crises over the past half-decade. As the EU's Economy Commissioner Paulo Gentiloni puts it: “Nobody would have predicted that we could have had two Black Swans in a row,” referring to the highly improbable sequencing of events such as the pandemic and Russia's invasion of Ukraine.