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A fan on his honeymoon posed with a banner criticising Valencia’s billionaire owner Peter Lim.
Two Spanish football fans held in custody in Singapore after criticising club’s owner
A fan on his honeymoon posed with a banner criticising Valencia’s billionaire owner Peter Lim.
Spain World Cup winner Andres Iniesta retires from playing at the age of 40.
Stephen Weatherill, Somerville
College and Faculty of Law, Oxford University
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Introduction
‘Is this the end of football’s
transfer system?’ So shrieked the media in December 1995 wh…
The prime minister’s chief of staff was blamed for a disastrous start to Labour’s tenure in government.
Judges say FIFA’s rules breach footballers’ freedom of movement.
POLITICO a passé en revue les déclarations d’intérêts des prétendants à l’exécutif bruxellois.
As the amount of football played continues to increase, so do the minutes for players under 23. But is playing so many games healthy at such a young age?
POLITICO has reviewed the declarations of interest of every European Commission nominee.
Food chain group says region was ‘behind expectations’ after some tourists avoided the French capital
A court verdict could potentially lead to players walking out on contracts without their clubs being compensatedOn Friday the court of justice of the European Union (CJEU) will deliver a verdict in the case of Fifa v the player “BZ” – AKA the former Ch…
L’invasion de 1982, qui s’était transformée en une longue occupation, était, elle aussi, présentée à l’origine comme une mission visant à repousser des militants.
In desperately seeking to maintain its privileged position in Washington, successive Irish governments have unintentionally sabotaged their credibility within the EU.
19 people were arrested in Italy on Monday accused of forming mafia groups connected with the football business. Prosecutors say there have been risks for some time now of a drift towards criminal activities carried out in Italian football stadiums.
In Malta, where violence against women is still prevalent, more action is needed to change the reality – football stakeholders are playing a part in trying to achieve significant change.
Romania is starting to see changes in the way it reacts to domestic violence; it’s the result of a new partnership between the Romanian Football Association and a women’s rights NGO.
In Portugal, where domestic violence remains a largely underreported problem, there are high hopes football can play a vital role in changing society’s perception and reaction to abuse.
Leading figures Luca Lucci and Renato Bosetti among those detained, with most accused of having mafia linksPolice in Milan have arrested 19 people as part of an operation against hardcore “ultra” football fans, most of whom were accused of having links…
A senior football official makes more than $200K a year while also assessing future judges for Europe’s supreme court.
The former Arsenal player’s legal action against Fifa’s ‘draconian’ rules could lead to the age of Bosman 2.0By the time Lassana Diarra played his last game as a professional footballer, on 20 October 2018, he had become a “what if?” player. What if he…
Incident took place in German’s hometown of StarnbergLehmann also settles unpaid Munich airport parking feesThe former Arsenal and Germany goalkeeper Jens Lehmann has been fined €135,000 (£113,000) by a court in his hometown of Starnberg for damaging h…
To help tackle violence against women, the EU has launched GOALSCORE, an innovative project aiming to raise awareness and promote football institutional support for gender equality.
Violence against women continues to scar our society, but the European Union continues to combat the phenomenon in all forms. Project GOALSCORE offers an opportunity to help through football, the world’s most loved sport.
PM forgoes ‘easy answers that may move a crowd’ but bungles a statement on Gaza.
Britain’s new prime minister has suffered a turbulent start to his premiership.
* Euro zone business activity weaker than expected * German economy likely in recession, survey shows * Euro falls sharply on bets of further interest rate cuts (Adds bullet points, euro reaction in paragraph 3, bond market reaction in 10, details from…
A new Commission minus Thierry Breton is a much less fun Commission.
A bagel and coffee paradise in the heart of Châtelain.
TARGET – YouTh footbAll players as ambassadoRs for GEnder equaliTy
If the former president wins the East Coast trio of Pennsylvania, North Carolina and Georgia, he will go back to the White House.
Latvia is strengthening football gender equality, implementing good practices under the European Union’s TARGET football project, and deploying new long-term development strategies.
