NYON: UEFA has finalised the allocation of funds for the 2020-24 cycle of national team competitions after the recent payments related to the UEFA EURO 2024 final tournament. A record €233m was distributed from the UEFA EURO 2024 Club Benefits Programme to 901 clubs from […]

KUALA LUMPUR: Asia’s top eight sides will gather for a spectacular showdown next weekend when the Continent’s top-tier men’s club tournament culminates with the AFC Champions League Elite™ (ACL Elite) Finals Jeddah 2025. Set to be played between Friday, April 25 and Saturday, May 3, […]

LONDON: Chelsea booked their place in the Europa Conference League semi-finals despite a disappointing defeat at home to Legia Warsaw in the second leg of their last-eight tie. The Blues hit back through Marc Cucurella’s close-range finish after the Polish visitors had stunned Stamford Bridge […]

MIAMI: Victor Montagliani, president of central/north American confederation, is the latest senior FIFA boss to pour scorn on a South American proposal to expand the 2030 World Cup to 64 teams. Last week CONMEBOL supremo Alejandro Dominguez officially proposed an increase from the 48-strong field set […]