FA believes 2030 World Cup proposal is unlikely to succeedAlternative Euros bid gaining traction among five associationsUefa would welcome a bid for the 2028 European Championship from the UK and Republic of Ireland after hopes of bringing the 2030 Wor…
Women’s football voices opposition to biennial men’s World Cup
WSL among signatories to letter criticising planUefa also opposed to proposal from FifaVoices from across women’s football have become the latest to criticise Fifa’s plans for a biennial World Cup, laying out 13 reasons why it is bad news for their gam…
Covid rule change will let South Americans play in World Cup qualifiers
Breaks from quarantine permitted for matches and trainingRules will only apply to those who are double vaccinatedThe government is to announce new rules to enable players who travel to red zone countries during the international break to play upon thei…
Uefa says biennial World Cup creates four significant ‘dangers’
Uefa wants to preserve ‘mystique’ of four-year scheduleEvery Premier League team opposes Arsène Wenger’s ideaUefa believes Fifa’s plans for a biennial World Cup create four significant “dangers” for the future of football, as it raised the stakes in it…
Jonnie Peacock: ‘I don’t need to win another gold medal for my happiness’
After time away from the track, the double 100m Paralympics champion has rapid rivals in the new T64 classification in TokyoJonnie Peacock has a new look for 2021. His blond hair is no longer in a nice schoolboy short back and sides, but tied in an unr…
ParalympicsGB has record number of female athletes for Tokyo Games
One hundred women in 227-member British teamSarah Storey aims to add to her tally of 14 gold medalsThe Great Britain team to compete in the Tokyo Paralympics has been confirmed, with a record number of female athletes selected among the 227-member grou…
Most racist abusers of footballers are still active on Twitter, PFA finds
Players’ union research showed abuse increased in 2020-21If union can do this, so can the tech giants, says CEORacist abuse of footballers on Twitter increased over the course of the 2020-21 season and the majority of offending accounts are still activ…