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Time taken for Farhad Moshiri to attract new investors may have made a viable solution harder to find Everton fans are used to owner Farhad Moshiri telling them that better times will be arriving soon. He began his reign at the club in 2016 promising to give fans “whatever I have” – the type of soundbite he would continue to deliver during the following...

The families of those killed at the 1989 FA Cup semi-final had a long fight for the truth27 March The South Yorkshire police chief constable, Peter Wright, replaces Ch Supt Brian Mole, the experienced commander of football matches at Sheffield Wednesday’s Hillsborough stadium. Wright promotes David Duckenfield in Mole’s place. Continue reading...

Spanish prosecutors issue two charges against RubialesThree others alleged to have coerced HermosoLuis Rubiales could face a prison sentence of two and a half years if convicted of kissing Jenni Hermoso on the lips against her will, court documents have shown. The former Spanish football federation chief has been charged with one count of sexual assault and one of coercion in the aftermath of...

Former chairman Chen Xuyuan accepted millions in return for help with contracting, investment options and event management, state media report court as sayingThe former chief of China’s national football association, Chen Xuyuan, has been sentenced to life in prison for accepting bribes, state media reported on Tuesday, after one of the biggest anti-corruption probes in the sport in years.The severe sentence for Chen, 67,...

Former Socceroo says he made a mistake and is ‘very pleased to be able to learn’ that ‘racism can only be perpetrated against a marginalised person or group’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastFormer Socceroo Craig Foster has apologised to Sam Kerr for criticising the Matildas captain after it was...

Digital ads for 8XBet inserted into matches played by clubs that rejected money from gambling companiesFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAn offshore gambling company that breached Australian law and was forced to withdraw from the country has paid the national football league to promote it overseas.The Australian Professional Leagues...

Ex-Barcelona defender is accused of raping a woman in a nightclub in December 2022The former Brazil international footballer Dani Alves has denied raping a young woman at a Barcelona nightclub as he took the stand on the last day of his trial in Spain.“If she wanted to leave, she could have left, she was not obligated to be there,” the 40-year-old told the court...

Loss of cabin pressure and oxygen to blame, says Gambian FASaidy Janko: ‘The consequences could have been a lot worse’The Gambia’s coach, Tom Saintfiet, said he and his players feared for their lives after the plane taking them to the Africa Cup of Nations made an emergency landing, delaying their arrival at the tournament in the Ivory Coast.The Gambia squad set off from Banjul...

Galatasaray and Fenerbahce were set to play in Riyadh on FridayTribute to founder of modern Turkey was reportedly rejectedThe Turkish Super Cup final between Galatasaray and Fenerbahce scheduled to be played in Saudi Arabia’s capital, Riyadh, on Friday was postponed over what the clubs have described as “some problems” in the event’s organisation.At the heart of those issues, according to media reports, was the...