Football
Manchester City and Inter offer early answers in Hong Kong Football Festival opener
Inter prevail on penalties after a high-tempo contest in front of a huge crowd, with both sides matching the pace of the game throughout.
FIFA will no longer sell stakes in the World Cup to private investors
After UEFA’s boycott threat and the AFC and CONCACAF’s rejection, the project has been halted. Infantino’s position now looks less secure.
Hong Kong Football Festival Set to Cement City’s Status as a Sports Hub
Today marks the beginning of one of the most important sporting events of the summer, confirming that the future of football must necessarily turn East, especially towards Hong Kong.
The runway is gone. The world is arriving at Kai Tak Stadium
Beyond finance, Hong Kong is using sport to write a new chapter of its global identity — with football, international events and Kai Tak Sports Park at the centre of that transformation.
CONCACAF, AFC and UEFA unanimously reject the sale of stakes in the World Cup to investment funds
UEFA has even signalled a possible boycott of all FIFA tournaments, while the first tournament to take place without European national teams could be the Women’s Under-20 World Cup, with the 2029 Club World Cup and qualifying campaigns also in question.
Franco Baresi was so modern, and so unique, that even those who never loved him came to appreciate him
The passing of Milan’s historic captain brings fans and rivals together in memory of a revolutionary defender who changed football forever.
Luís Campos, one of the key figures in PSG’s success, on his creative scouting methods
The Portuguese executive has his own methods for finding new talent, including learning more about the people behind the players.
Spanish clubs face another difficult transfer window as La Liga rules block player registrations
Strict regulations force clubs to sell to free up financial space, leaving them with depleted squads and new signings unable to be registered just days before the start of the season.
In Canada, football has overtaken hockey for the first time as the most popular sport among young people
The boys, especially the second-generation Canadians or those living abroad, are driving this change. Now what is missing is a great result from the National team.
‘Lewandowski rejected €200 million to remain at Barcelona,’ says his agent
He is now at Chicago Fire (where things are not exactly going badly for him either).
In what sense is Infantino selling the World Cup to investors?
Even the end of the World Cup does not end the controversy surrounding FIFA’s president.
With Mancini’s return and Ranieri back at the helm, Italy has opted for the familiar — and that is not necessarily a bad thing
Malagò and the FIGC have opted for a return to the familiar, bringing back the coach who, statistically, has been Italy’s best of the past twenty years — at least until a certain point in his first spell.