NEW DELHI: France star Paul Pogba was on Thursday handed a four-year ban by Italy’s anti-doping court after the World Cup winner tested positive for testosterone, his Serie A club Juventus said.Pogba’s positive test was announced in September, stemming from an exam that was carried out after Juventus’ game at Udinese on August 20. Pogba … Read more
FIFA is trying to partner with American video game publisher 2K to help create a new soccer game franchise. The governing body of the sport previously parted ways with Electronic Arts (EA Sports) last year. The two sides initially joined forces to create their first video game way back in 1993. Nevertheless, after 30 years, … Read more
Sports tourism is one of the fastest-growing sectors in the travel industry, according to the UNWTO. Alexlmx | Istock | Getty Images Start your engines. From Formula One races to the Summer Olympic Games, traveling to attend major sporting events is on the rise. Sports tourism, as it’s called, is one of the fastest-growing sectors … Read more
SALE, Morocco (AP) — World Cup semifinalist Morocco will start its qualifying campaign for the 2026 tournament with a newly-recruited France Under-21 player named in the squad for the first time Thursday. Sofiane Diop, a midfielder with French league leader Nice, was picked by coach Walid Regragui for the scheduled games at home to Eritrea … Read more
Saudi Arabia was the only football association to present a bid to host the 2034 FIFA World Cup before the deadline closed, soccer’s global governing body said on Tuesday. FIFA had invited bids from Asia and Oceania for the tournament by October 31, and Saudi Arabia announced it would bid only minutes after the announcement … Read more
CNN — The presidents of Spain’s regional soccer federations are calling for the resignation of Luis Rubiales, the suspended president of the National Football Association, in a statement published Monday following an emergency meeting. Rubiales was suspended by FIFA, the world’s governing soccer body, on Saturday after he forcibly kissed a female player during the … Read more
CNN — Spain’s football federation has threatened to take legal action against one of the country’s star players, Jennifer Hermoso, for her comments about its president Luis Rubiales. Hermoso said Friday that at no point did she consent to a kiss by the country’s soccer chief – at the medal ceremony after Spain had won … Read more
FIFA has released its first rankings since the Women’s World Cup — and Australia isn’t happy. The Matildas took Australia by storm with record TV ratings, enormous crowds and making the World Cup semi-finals for the first time. But in FIFA’s first ranking moves since the World Cup, the Matildas moved from 10th to 11th, … Read more
Less than 24 hours after Spanish media reported that Luis Rubiales was to step down, the Spanish Football Federation president has come out fighting, saying he refuses to leave. The president of the Spanish Football Federation refused to resign on Friday despite an uproar for kissing a player on the lips without her consent after … Read more
CNN — Millions in India will be cheering on the teen chess prodigy known as Pragg as he takes on Norwegian grandmaster Magnus Carlsen for the Chess World Cup title on Tuesday. Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa, 18, is set to square off against the five-time world champion in Baku, Azerbaijan, after defeating Fabiano Caruana in a tense … Read more