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Jurgen Klopp will miss Liverpool’s game against Southampton this weekend after the Football Association successfully appealed the decision to only fine the manager for his furious rant towards a match official. The German was initially fined £30,000 by an independent regulatory commission over his conduct towards officials during the game...

The Danish Football Association has confirmed Fifa has rejected their national team’s request to train at the World Cup in shirts with the words “human rights for all” on them. The DBU said in 2021 that their two training kit sponsors would make way for messages critical of Qatar while...

Football fans have had a sneak peek into the tiny £200 (230)-a-night shipping container-style rooms that await them in Qatar. The World Cup is less than two weeks away with footie supporters set to descend on the small Gulf nation in their thousands. Qatari have been frantically setting up infrastructure...

Migrant workers employed at World Cup stadiums were secretly evacuated from the construction sites ahead of Fifa inspections, new research by human-rights investigators has found. Construction firm bosses sounded fire alarms to ensure labourers left the premises and were unable to complain about their treatment to Fifa officials, the report...

Sadio Mane has reportedly been ruled out of Senegal’s World Cup campaign after limping off during Bayern Munich’s clash against Werder Bremen with a tendon injury. The former Liverpool forward was taken off just 20 minutes into Bayern’s 6-1 win over Bremen on Tuesday night – leading to huge fears...

Sepp Blatter has blamed friend-turned foe Michel Platini for the “mistake” of awarding Qatar this month’s World Cup. The since-disgraced Blatter, 86, was Fifa president at the time of the 2010 twin vote for the 2018 and 2022 hosts. Blatter has never hidden his claims that he initially voted for...

The ownership of Manchester United could soon change hands. That’s according to British agent Haydn Dodge, who has confirmed that the Glazer family are locked in takeover talks with US-based investment companies. The Premier League giants have become the subject of much debate after fan discontent reached new highs earlier...

Mikel Arteta has finally conceded Arsenal are title contenders after becoming the Gunners’ most successful ever manager following 150 games in charge. Gabriel’s second half winner saw the Gunners return to the Premier League summit. It means Arteta has 87 wins as Arsenal boss – five more than Arsene Wenger...

Unai Emery’s first match in charge of Aston Villa could not have gone much better as they beat Manchester United 3-1 at Villa Park. A run of 23 winless home league games against the Red Devils stretching 9,941 days came to an end on Sunday as Steven Gerrard’s successor oversaw...