World Aug 29 Rubiales asked to resign for kissing player by Spanish soccer federation officials “After the latest developments and the unacceptable behavior that has caused great damage to the image of Spanish soccer, the presidents request that Luis Rubiales resign immediately as president of the RFEF,” the statement said.
World Aug 26 FIFA suspends Spain’s soccer federation president for 90 days, opens disciplinary investigation FIFA suspended Spanish soccer federation president Luis Rubiales from office on Saturday while its disciplinary committee investigates his conduct at the Women’s World Cup final, which included kissing a player on the lips without her consent.
World Jul 04 Spanish club Osasuna removed from European competition for decade-old match-fixing Spanish club Osasuna has been removed from the Europa Conference League by UEFA because club officials were implicated in fixing matches a decade ago.
World Feb 02 IOC details plan to allow Russian athletes into Paris Olympics amid criticisms The International Olympic Committee has stepped up efforts to explain its position on trying to help Russian athletes qualify for the Paris Games. It comes amid a backlash from Ukraine and its allies.
World Jan 25 IOC seeks pathway to let Russians compete at 2024 Paris Olympics The IOC has made clear it wants Russians to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics as neutral athletes. That's in defiance of Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelenskyy's call to exclude Russians entirely in Paris in 18 months' time.
World Nov 21 World Cup teams end human rights armband protest after threats by FIFA FIFA's threat of on-field punishment for players has forced World Cup teams to back down.
World Nov 20 European World Cup teams plan to defy FIFA in ‘One Love’ armband standoff FIFA wanted seven European soccer federations to back down from allowing their captains to wear “One Love” armbands — a heart-shaped multi-colored logo aimed at exposing the host country Qatar’s record on human rights.
World Nov 19 FIFA president scolds critics of World Cup, Qatar in hour-long diatribe FIFA president Gianni Infantino lectured Europeans for criticizing Qatar’s human rights record and defended the host country’s last-minute decision to ban beer from World Cup stadiums.
World Nov 18 Qatar bans beer sales at World Cup stadiums two days before opening game Qatar banned the sale of beer at World Cup stadiums on Friday, a sudden U-turn on the deal it made to secure the soccer tournament — only two days before the opening game.
World Nov 01 Qatar recruits World Cup fans to sing in opening ceremony with all expenses-paid trip Up to 1,600 fans of the teams that qualified for this year’s World Cup are being recruited for an all expenses-paid trip to Qatar to sing in the opening ceremony and stay for at least two weeks promoting positive social…