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Close on the heels of the announcement of the 38-member list of probables for the forthcoming back to back International Friendlies against Bahrain and Belarus, the Blue Tigers suffered a major setback with talismanic captain Sunil Chhetri being ruled out for the two matches. “I was really looking forward to …

Everton FC have strengthened their strategic partnership with Sligo Rovers following two visits to Merseyside by the Irish club. Blues captain and former Sligo Rovers defender Seamus Coleman was on hand last Friday to welcome the League of Ireland Premier Division club’s Under-14’s side to Finch Farm. Sligo’s youngsters took …

AS Roma has begun providing aid and assistance to Ukrainian children affected by the war, supporting the UNHCR’s relief efforts via a number of new initiatives. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has put into place a programme of relief efforts to protect and help refugees in areas …

The UEFA Executive Committee met today, March 3 and decided that all Belarusian clubs and national teams competing in UEFA competitions will be required to play their home matches at neutral venues with immediate effect. Furthermore, no spectators shall attend matches in which the teams from Belarus feature as host. …

In light of the war in Ukraine, the DFL Deutsche Fußball Liga is donating €1 million for humanitarian assistance. The sum will be made available to recognised aid organisations working to help the Ukrainian population following the Russian invasion. The DFL Executive Committee passed a resolution to this effect on …

The Premier League and our clubs wholeheartedly reject Russia’s actions and will be showing support for the people of Ukraine at all matches this weekend. We call for peace and our thoughts are with all those who have been impacted. A show of solidarity for Ukraine will be visible at …

English Premier League side Everton FC have today, March 2 come out with a statement suspending all their commercial sponsorship arrangements with Russian companies owned by Alisher Usmanov in USM, Megafon and Yota. The official statement reads: Everyone at Everton FC remains shocked and saddened by the appalling events unfolding …

The members of the board of trustees of the UEFA Foundation for Children and its chairman, Aleksander Čeferin, have today allocated the 2022 UEFA Foundation Award of €1 million to help children in Ukraine as well as child refugees in neighbouring countries. These funds will finance initiatives from UEFA member …

Cristiano Ronaldo impressively ended his six-game goal drought as the Red Devils got an important win against Brighton & Hove Albion. The win helped United go back to the top-four. The Portuguese took the ball 40 yards out, ran objectively at the Brighton defence, took a step to set the …

European football governing body UEFA has today, February 28 decided to end its partnership with Russia’s Gazprom across all competitions. The decision is effective immediately and covers all existing agreements including the UEFA Champions League, UEFA national team competitions and UEFA EURO 2024.