Expansion, investment and reform: FIFA’s decade of transformation includes VAR and increase of World Cup teams to 48
According to FIFA, the FIFA Forward programme has contributed over $5 billion to football development since 2016 – a sevenfold increase compared to the pre-2016 period.
Wang Xindi and his wife Xu Mengtao rewrite Winter Olympic Games history with strike gold medals as married couple
During those Olympic cycles, Xu, who was five years older than Wang, emerged as a defining figure in the sport. She won a silver medal at the Sochi 2014 Olympics, narrowly missed the podium in PyeongChang due to a costly mistake, and ultimately claimed gold in Beijing.
Man City, Aston Villa to ‘invade’ Arsenal’s space at the summit after Gunners turned Premier League race into dog-fight
Aston Villa goes into the weekend third in the Premier League and is another side that will have appreciated a midweek rest ahead of what is likely to be a tough game at home to Leeds United.
Gor Mahia manager Akonnor, defender Ochuoga win January coach and player of the month awards
Gor Mahia posted an impressive 83 per cent win rate in January, the highest among all teams and scored 15 goals, conceding only four and keeping three clean sheets in six matches.
Draw with Leeds earns Man United boss sack: One of biggest jobs in club football vacant, again!
The countdown started on Saturday when Amorim admitted the 3-4-3 system he had been sticking to with bloody-minded stubbornness wasn’t clicking, nor did he have the players to make it click (prompting the question of why he was sticking with it).
School and football: Arsenal winger Bukayo Saka’s straight As in GCSE underline EPL’s holistic approach to developing youth players
Saka got four A*s (the highest grade) and three As in his GCSE examinations (for 15- or 16-year-olds in the UK) in 2018, and King, Miley and Hinshelwood all completed their A-Levels aged 18 while competing in the Premier League for their clubs.
Sigh of relief for cash-starved Football Kenya Federation FIFA lifts financial sanction and resumes development funding
The resumption of FIFA Forward funding will support FKF’s ongoing programmes for grassroots development, infrastructure, capacity building and the overall growth of football in the country.
Pundits agree Arsenal are ready to be EPL kings, but must score more goals from open play
Factor in that Arsenal have already visited Old Trafford, Anfield and St James’ Park and their start to the season becomes all the more impressive. This was yet another fixture in which Arsenal improved on their points tally last season. In 2024-25, Arsenal were twice pegged back in a game which ended as a 2-2 draw.
Adjudged to have hosted the most successful edition CHAN, Kenya looks to build on the feat to grow talent, economy
Principal Secretary for State Department for Sports Elijah Mwangi says reconfiguring the sports sector is paramount to opening up diverse economic opportunities. Mwangi explains that talent development programmes, massive infrastructural investments, reviewing of the legal framework, streamlining the operations of sports federation and involvement of private sector actors in the growth of sports are mandatory for making the sector one of Kenya’s economic mainstay.
Man United ownership: At United, nothing remains for long, now Ratcliffe says coach Amorim has failed to prove his mettle
As part of a deal completed in February 2024, Ratcliffe agreed to inject $300 million (£238.5 million) into the club by the end of that year. In exchange, he gained control of United’s sporting operations, but his influence has been apparent across their business side, too. The vast cost-cutting and redundancy programme of the past 18 months was carried out at his behest.
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