The World Cup should be held every TWO YEARS, says Arsene Wenger and insists it is ‘unfair’ to make players wait four years to play in the tournament as the FIFA chief calls for compressed qualifiers and focus on ‘competitions of meaning’ Arsene Wenger has called for a revamp of major international tournaments The FIFA … Read more
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer ready to stop Bruno Fernandes playing for Portugal this month after Manchester United boss follows Jurgen Klopp’s lead by voicing his concern at players travelling to countries on the ‘red list’ for international duty By Adrian Kajumba For The Daily Mail Published: 00:00 GMT, 4 March 2021 | Updated: 00:00 GMT, 4 March … Read more
‘Where’s the pen and paper??!!!’ Jamie Carragher reacts to petition calling for him and Sky Sports punditry partner Gary Neville to be commentators on FIFA 22 Jamie Carragher and Gary Neville have become massively popular on Sky Sports The pair are often found on Monday Night Football as they pick apart the action Now a … Read more
Thomas Muller tests POSITIVE for Covid-19 and will miss Bayern Munich’s Club World Cup final clash with Tigres… while he is also now a doubt for Champions League clash with Lazio later in the month By Dan Ripley for MailOnline Published: 11:15 GMT, 11 February 2021 | Updated: 11:15 GMT, 11 February 2021 Bayern Munich … Read more
Lyon stop England star Nikita Parris from joining up with the Lionesses because of Covid quarantine rules as interim boss Hege Riise names her first squad for Northern Ireland clash Lyon have denied striker Nikita Parris the chance to play for England this month FIFA have allowed clubs to prevent players from going if they … Read more
Al Ahly 0-2 Bayern Munich: Robert Lewandowski scores brace as European champions book place in the final of the FIFA Club World Cup against Mexican side Tigres By Reuters Published: 19:54 GMT, 8 February 2021 | Updated: 19:54 GMT, 8 February 2021 Robert Lewandowski continued his sensational scoring run to send Bayern Munich into the … Read more
Alphonso Davies hopes he’ll be a Ballon d’Or contender in five years time as Bayern Munich star predicts stiff competition from Erling Braut Haaland and Jadon Sancho Alphonso Davies enjoyed a breakthrough season with Bayern Munich last term The Canadian won the treble with Bayern and was handed individual honours too The defender claims he will … Read more
Liverpool set to BLOCK Alisson, Fabinho, Roberto Firmino and Diogo Jota joining-up with their nations next month… with Brazil and Portugal on UK’s coronavirus ‘red list’ FIFA are now allowing clubs to stop players joining-up with their national teams The rule has come in to avoid players needing to quarantine upon their return Brazil and … Read more
FIFA president Gianni Infantino says footballers should not be among the priority groups to receive the Covid-19 vaccine as some countries have begun or plan to inoculate themselves ahead of Olympic Games Some countries already have begun or plan to vaccinate Olympic athletes FIFA president Gianni Infantino believes footballers shouldn’t jump the queue He is … Read more
FIFA president Gianni Infantino ‘very confident’ World Cup in Qatar WILL be played in front of full stadiums and says that Covid-19 ‘will be defeated’ by the time it starts in November 2022 Stadiums have not been full since the start of the first lockdown last year FIFA president Gianni Infantino is confident World Cup … Read more
LaLiga president Javier Tebas urges FIFA president Gianni Infantino to clarify his involvement in meetings over potential European Super League Javier Tebas wants Gianni Infantino to clarify his part in Super League talks FIFA stated that such a tournament would not receive official recognition It was reported in 2019 that Infantino had held talks with … Read more
Manchester United BACK AWAY from European Super League proposals after FIFA and UEFA closed ranks… as Premier League source slams closed-shop plans led by Juventus and Real Madrid as ‘deeply damaging to game’ Manchester United are stepping away from European Super League proposals FIFA and UEFA condemned the idea and threatened World Cup bans for … Read more
Play in a European Super League and you are BANNED from the World Cup: FIFA and UEFA move to block clubs from making a multi-billion pound breakaway by telling players they’ll be barred from international tournaments Plans for a European Premier League involving top club emerged late last year It was claimed the £4.6bn proposal … Read more