The English Football Association is set to write to Fifa president Gianni Infantino withdrawing its support for him amid the fallout from his scrapped plans to sell off stakes in Fifa competitions to private investors. It comes as Uefa threatens legal action over the proposals and Wales publicly wit
Read more: FA to Withdraw Support for FIFA President Gianni InfantinoImage source, Reuters Image caption, Gianni Infantino has been the president of Fifa since February 2016 By Amy Lofthouse BBC Sport senior journalist Uefa says it has lost confidence in Gianni Infantino's Fifa leadership as the fallout from the scrapped controversial investment plan intensifies. On
Read more: Uefa Withdraws Confidence in Infantino After World Cup PlanIn a statement released after the meeting, which was held virtually and chaired by president Aleksander Ceferin, Uefa said it and its 55 member associations "stand as one". "We unanimously and unequivocally reject Fifa's proposal to transfer ownership interests in the World Cup and other Fifa compet
Read more: UEFA Threatens Boycott Over FIFA World Cup Investment PlanEngland fans travelling to Mexico City for the match may be relieved they do not have to move their plans around at short notice. More than 3,000 England fans are set to attend the fixture at the Azteca, which has a capacity of 87,000. Owen Pickering, who is travelling to Mexico with his sons, aged
Read more: Late FIFA U-turn: Pubs, Police and Fans Brace for 1am Kick-offWest Ham United co-owner David Sullivan has stepped down from his position as joint chairman of the club with immediate effect following a joint investigation by BBC Panorama and the Times newspaper into his behaviour. The BBC said Panorama's story is due to be broadcast and published on Monday. The
Read more: David Sullivan resigns as West Ham co-chairman immediatelyImage source, Getty Images Image caption, The World Cup has been increased from 32 to 48 teams for 2026 By Harry Poole BBC Sport journalist England will begin their World Cup 2026 campaign against Croatia, while Scotland have been drawn alongside Brazil at next summer's tournament. Thomas Tuchel's E
Read more: England to Play Croatia; Scotland Drawn With Brazil at 2026 World CupGrowing up in rural India, Shafali Verma always knew she had a hunger to play cricket. But in her small town of Rohtak, in the north Indian state of Haryana, cricket was not a game for girls. Aged nine, desperate to play, she cut her hair short, entered a tournament disguised as her brother, and
Read more: India’s Women’s World Cup: Triumph for EqualitySunday began with a celebration of Pep Guardiola and ended in the same manner. The 54-year-old chalked up his 716th victory on his landmark 1,000th game as manager, overseeing his Manchester City side emphatically dispatching champions Liverpool at Etihad Stadium. "We've got, Guardiola..." to the tu
Read more: Guardiola Recharged as City Beat Liverpool 3-0Everyone on social media is an expert. Or so they would have you believe. But every so often, that might just be the case. Serie A side Como 1907 certainly seem to think so, having recently hired 20-year-old Felix Johnston as a first-team scout. It is a remarkable step for Johnston, who until recent
Read more: Como appoints 20-year-old Felix Johnston as first-team scoutFerrari chairman John Elkann says the company's Formula 1 drivers Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc "need to focus on driving and talk less". Elkann's comments come on the back of a Sao Paulo Grand Prix last weekend in which Ferrari suffered a double retirement and Hamilton described his maiden sea
Read more: Elkann Urges Hamilton and Leclerc to Focus on DrivingAn Australian teenager has died after he was hit by a cricket ball during a practice session in Melbourne. Ben Austin, 17, was training - with a helmet but no neck guard - in cricket nets in Ferntree Gully on Tuesday when he was hit in the neck by a ball thrown using a handheld
Read more: Teenage cricketer dies in Melbourne after being struck by ballImage source, Reuters Image caption, Liverpool have lost six of their past seven games in all competitions By Michael Emons BBC Sport journalist at Anfield Arne Slot got very little wrong as he guided Liverpool to the Premier League title in his first season in charge - but it is a very different st
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