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Man City know ‘it’s win or Arsenal will be champions’

Sunday is the final day of the Premier League season, with both Manchester City and Arsenal in contention to win the title. A victory against visitors West Ham will guarantee a fourth championship in a row for City.

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FIFA to seek legal advice over Israel suspension

FIFA will take independent legal advice on a call by the Palestinian Football Association to suspend its Israeli counterpart over events in Gaza, the world body's president said Friday (May 17).

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Palestinians in Gaza hold football tournament for peace

Dozens of displaced Palestinians in southern Gaza have held a football tournament to push for an end to Israel's war on the territory. Fifty teenagers faced each other to encourage players around the world to call for a ceasefire.

Al Jazeera

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O.J. Simpson dead at 76 from cancer

O.J. Simpson, the football star whose shocking arrest for double murder and subsequent acquittal at trial shone a light on American race relations, has died. He was 76.

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Security stepped up in Madrid for Champions League quarter-finals

Security will be reinforced at Champions League quarter-final matches after a communication outlet supporting the Islamic State group published threats against stadiums. European football's governing body UEFA said all four games in Pari...

France 24

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Ex-footballer Robinho arrested in Brazil in rape case

Former Manchester City and Real Madrid footballer Robinho was arrested in Brazil, after losing a last-minute court bid to delay serving his nine-year sentence for raping a woman a decade ago.

France 24

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Mbappe tension overshadows PSG's crunch Champions League date

Paris Saint-Germain's preparations for Tuesday's Champions League last-16 second leg away to Real Sociedad have been overshadowed by coach Luis Enrique's handling of star man Kylian Mbappe. PSG have suffered numerous humiliating defeats ...

France 24

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Brazil, Barcelona footballer jailed over nightclub rape

Brazilian footballer Dani Alves was convicted of raping a woman in a Barcelona nightclub in 2022 and has been sentenced to 4-1/2 years in prison, which his lawyer said he will appeal.

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Palestine team lose 1-0 to Australia in World Cup qualifier

Palestine have lost their latest 2026 World Cup qualifier against Australia. The match was moved from the occupied West Bank to Kuwait because of the war in Gaza. But despite being away from home, the stadium was full of symbolism for th...

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Palestine team set to face Australia in World Cup qualifier

Football teams around the world are taking part in qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup. But for the Palestinian team, they’re doing so against the backdrop of war.

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Lionel Messi wins eighth Ballon d'Or

Lionel Messi won the eighth Ballon d'Or of his remarkable career at a glittering ceremony in Paris on Monday, while Spain's World Cup-winning star Aitana Bonmati took the women's prize.

France 24

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Two football fans shot dead in Brussels, match abandoned

Two Swedish nationals were shot to death in central Brussels on Monday night, and a man who identified himself as a member of the Islamic State claimed responsibility in a video posted online.

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Spain's female players rejoin squad after boycott

Spain’s World Cup winning women’s squad agreed to end their boycott of the national team on Wednesday. That's after the country’s football federation, or RFEF, said it would make, quote, "immediate and profound changes" to its structure.

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Restraining order imposed on Rubiales

Spanish prosecutors have requested a restraining order against former soccer chief Luis Rubiales to prevent him from approaching national team player Jenni Hermoso. He appeared in court on Friday to be investigated for sexual assault aft...

Reuters

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Spanish football chief quits over kiss scandal

Spanish football federation chief Luis Rubiales, engulfed in a scandal over allegations he gave an unsolicited kiss to a player on the women's World Cup team last month, says he will resign from his position as President.

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Spanish footballer sues over World Cup kiss

Spanish football star Jenni Hermoso has lodged a criminal complaint over the unsolicited kiss by football federation boss Luis Rubiales after Spain's victory in the Women's World Cup, the national prosecutor's office says.

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Rubiales mother on hunger strike over kissing scandal

Spanish prosecutors have opened a sexual assault investigation into the country's football federation president Luis Rubiales who is under pressure to resign after kissing Spanish player Jenni Hermoso without her consent. His mother has ...

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Spanish players, coaches on strike over kiss controversy

Spain's World Cup winning football team is demanding change. The Spanish women's national team is refusing to play any more games until the president of the country's football federation, Luis Rubiales steps down for kissing a player. Ru...

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FIFA suspends Spanish football chief over kiss

Soccer's ruling world body FIFA said on Saturday it had suspended Spanish federation chief Luis Rubiales from all football-related activities for three months as it investigates an incident in which he kissed player Jenni Hermoso.

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Deadly stadium stampede in Madagascar

Seven children are among 13 people killed in a stampede outside a stadium in Madagascar's capital. An investigation is under way as to what caused the stampede during the opening ceremony of the Indian Ocean Island Games.

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Spanish football boss refuses to resign over kiss

Spanish football boss Luis Rubiales refused to quit for kissing World Cup star Jenni Hermoso on the lips after Spain's World Cup victory. He described the kiss as a consensual 'little peck.'

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Football chief investigated over World Cup kiss

FIFA has opened disciplinary proceedings against Luis Rubiales, the president of the Spanish Football Association, after his unsolicited kiss on Women's World Cup winner Jenni Hermoso.

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Spain beats England to win first Women's World Cup

Spain took home its first Women’s World Cup trophy with a 1-0 win over England that came despite major off-field disputes that saw 15 players walk away from the team last year.

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Neymar quits PSG to sign for Saudi Arabia's Al-Hilal

Brazil forward Neymar has signed for Saudi Arabia's Al-Hilal from Paris Saint-Germain, the clubs announced on Tuesday, joining Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema as the latest big name lured to the oil-rich Gulf state.

France 24

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The transformation of Saudi Arabia into a football mecca

A new season of the Saudi Pro League, starting next week, will begin a new era of football, analysts say. The league kicks off with clubs in the Gulf kingdom having spent hundreds of millions attracting players from some of Europe's top ...

Al Jazeera

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Matildas face do-or-die game against Canada

Australia women's soccer team, the Matildas are preparing for a must-win game against Canada tonight. While it's still the first round of the FIFA Women's World Cup, it's a do-or-die game for the Matildas if they want to move forward to ...

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Saudi club makes record $500m bid for Mbappe

Saudi Arabian club Al-Hilal has reportedly offered a $333 million transfer fee for French striker Kylian Mbappe, who has only one year left on his contract at Qatari-backed Paris-Saint Germain.

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Kylian Mbappé set to leave PSG

It's another huge blow for fans of French football. Star player Kylian Mbappé has announced he will not extend his contract with "Paris Saint-Germain" which ends next year. The news follows the departure of another star player Lionel Mes...

France 24

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Manchester City celebrate treble glory with fans

The players and cigar-smoking manager Pep Guardiola wore T-shirts bearing the words “Treble Winners,” as the open-topped bus wound its way through Manchester city centre.

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Karim Benzema given mass reception in Saudi Arabia

Former Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema was unveiled as an Al-Ittihad player in front of thousands of fans in Saudi Arabia on Thursday, a day after the oil-rich kingdom just failed to reel in Lionel Messi. Fireworks and flame-throwers g...

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