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European Super League clubs tell FIFA legal action already started

The 12 clubs pursuing a Super League have told the leaders FIFA and UEFA that legal action is already being pursued to stop them from action intended to thwart the launch of the breakaway competition

PSG, Bayern the big names missing from European Super League plan

The new Super League soccer competition in Europe is, surprisingly, missing the names of Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain. Last year's Champions League finalists were noted absentees from the elite clubs announced in the league's formation on Sunday. Bayern would face difficulties convincing its fans and members, who have a majority say in club business. PSG's Qatari owners could be wary of disrupting next year's World Cup which will be played in Qatar and a lucrative UEFA broadcast deal if there's a civil war in European soccer. The Super League has signed up 12 clubs from England, Spain and Italy and left open three more spots for founder members, who will get permanent places in the competition. Bayern, PSG and Borussia Dortmund have been linked with those founder places. However, Dortmund said Monday that it and Bayern reject the Super League in favor of reforming the existing Champions League. They are both on the board of the European Club Association, which held an .

ISL: Mumbai City extend winger Bipin Singh's contract till 2025

Reigning Indian Super League (ISL) champions Mumbai City FC on Monday extended the contract of 26-year-old winger from Manipur, Bipin Singh, till May 2025.

Britain considering 'range of options' to prevent European Super League

The British government is considering a range of options to prevent the European Super League from going ahead, a spokesperson for the prime minister has confirmed.

UEFA delays decision on Munich and other Euro 2020 hosts

European football ruling body UEFA has given Munich and other cities further time to decide on whether fans can be admitted to Euro 2020 games this summer amid the coronavirus pandemic

JPMorgan bets $4.8 billion on disrupting European football; draws flak

The clubs have signed a binding agreement to commit to remaining part of the Super League for a set number of years

Bad sport

The European Super League will harm football

Tottenham Hotspur sack Jose Mourinho; Ryan Mason may be named caretaker

Tottenham Hotspur manager Jose Mourinho was sacked on Monday less than a week before he was due to lead the club in the Carabao Cup final against Manchester City.

European football split as big clubs agree to form breakaway league

Twelve top European football clubs have agreed to found a Super League as soon as possible, the clubs announced in a joint statement.

Football: Seville could fill in for Bilbao to host Euro 2020 games

The Spanish soccer federation has offered Seville as an alternative host city for this year's European Championship if UEFA rules out using Bilbao as planned

Man United's winger Greenwood taking super-sub inspiration from Solskjaer

Manchester United winger Mason Greenwood on Thursday said that he is more than happy to be a super-sub for the club as he has perfect inspiration in the form of manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer

Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos tests positive for the coronavirus

Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos has tested positive for the coronavirus, the club said on Tuesday.

Footballer Arindam Bhattacharya joins BJP ahead of fifth phase of WB polls

Bengali footballer Arindam Bhattacharya on Tuesday formally joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ahead of the fifth phase of the ongoing assembly West Bengal elections in the state

Pep Guardiola a ''failure'' if Manchester City loses in Champions League

Pep Guardiola expects to be labeled a failure if Manchester City doesn't reach the semifinals of the Champions League for the fifth straight year since he joined the English club.

Need to win every game: Kabak says Liverpool don't have any points to lose

Liverpool's Ozan Kabak said that the club does not have any points to lose and needs to win every game in the Premier League if they are to finish in the top four.The Reds are currently three points adrift of the Premier League's top four with eight fixtures remaining in the campaign. Moreover, Real Madrid secured a 3-1 win over Liverpool in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final on Wednesday. The second leg is scheduled to take place on April 15."In the Premier League, at this stage we need to win every game. Obviously, the Madrid game is huge for us in the Champions League, but we will concentrate on the Aston Villa game and we will be there for the win," Kabak told Liverpoolfc.com."We have eight games remaining in the Premier League and obviously in the Champions League we will decide how many games we're going to play. We don't have any points to lose and we just need to win every game. This huge club needs to be in the Champions League next year, [like] every ...

Eintracht Frankfurt and Wolfsburg disrupting Bundesliga's top 4

It's been a long road back to the European elite for Eintracht Frankfurt.

Hertha fires goalkeeping coach Petry for xenophobic comments

Hertha Berlin has fired goalkeeping coach Zsolt Petry for making homophobic and xenophobic comments in an interview published by Hungarian newspaper Magyar Nemzet. The Bundesliga club said Tuesday that it is committed to values of diversity and tolerance and "these are not found in the statements of Zsolt Petry, which he made publicly as an employee of Hertha BSC." In the interview published Monday, Petry criticized Hungary goalkeeper Pter Gulcsi, who plays for Hertha's league rival Leipzig, for supporting gay marriage and defending LGBT rights. "I don't know what might have caused Pter to stand up for homosexuals, transvestites and people with other gender identities," Petry said in the comments reported by Magyar Nemzet. "I sure wouldn't have stirred up tempers in his place." Petry said the "majority of Hungarian society does not agree with Pter Gulcsi's liberal opinion on rainbow families." The former Hungary goalkeeper, 54, also criticized Europe's migration policies. "I can

Football: Indian Women's League scheduled in Odisha postponed due to Covid

The Indian Women's League, scheduled to be held in Odisha later this month, was on Tuesday, postponed indefinitely in view of the rising Covid cases in the state, the AIFF said

Delhi women's football: Pinkey nets 4 in Frontier's big win

Pinkey pumped in four goals as Frontier FC thrashed Friends United 7-0 in a match of the Football Delhi Women's League at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here on Wednesday

Arsenal women coach Montemurro to leave club at the end of season

Arsenal women's team's head coach Joe Montemurro will step down from his role at the end of the season, the club announced on Wednesday."Joe Montemurro, the head coach of our women's team, will be leaving at the end of the season," the club said in a statement.Joe has done a fantastic job over the past three years, leading the club to a first Women's Super League title in seven years in 2019, four cup finals, and a Champions League quarter-final, while building a talented and competitive squad.The club said that Joe has decided to take a "professional break to recharge and dedicate more time to spending with his family.""My three-and-a-half years at Arsenal have been a fantastic adventure, the highlight of my coaching career. I have had the opportunity to work with and learn from some of the best in the industry on and off the pitch. This has been the hardest professional decision of my life, as I absolutely love this job and this club, the club I have supported all my life. I'm ...