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Fifa investigating Salt Bae’s ‘undue access’ to pitch after World Cup final

Famous chef was seen ‘grabbing’ Lionel Messi as Argentina celebrated

The Independent UK

FIFA probe celebrity chef Salt Bae's 'undue access' at World Cup final

London (AFP) - FIFA are investigating how celebrity chef Salt Bae gained "undue access" to the pitch after the World Cup final where he enthusiastically posed for photos with surprised Argentina players including a bemused and irritated Lionel Messi.

AFP

FIFA investigating celebrity chef’s ‘undue access’ to World Cup celebrations

Turkish chef Nusret Gokce was seen holding and kissing the trophy after Argentina’s penalty shootout success.

The Independent UK

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FIFA investigating Salt Bae's 'undue access' to pitch after World Cup final

The celebrity chef was seen on the pitch following the final and angered football fans as he interrupted Argentina's celebrations

Irish Mirror

FIFA to investigate Salt Bae Lionel Messi antics amid broken World Cup rules and Infantino video

World Cup news: Internet celebrity chef Salt Bae angered viewers after the final as he went on the pitch and held the trophy.

Football London

FIFA finally respond to Salt Bae gatecrashing pitch and breaking World Cup rules

Celebrity chef Salt Bae caused controversy after entering the field of play as Argentina's players celebrated their World Cup final victory over France at Lusail Stadium

Daily Mirror

Fifa should investigate Argentina taunts of Kylian Mbappe, minister claims

French finance minister Bruno Le Maire believes some scenes were ‘undignified’ and questioned openly whether Fifa should look into the events

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Salt Bae banned from US cup after Lionel Messi antics and breaking World Cup final rules

Salt Bae made a mockery of himself by breaking FIFA rules at the World Cup final and the celebrity chef's behaviour has prompted a football tournament to ban him

Daily Mirror

Player welfare must be key consideration in new calendar, union claims

Fifpro has called for ‘a different mentality towards player welfare’

The Independent UK

Argentina Only No. 2 in New FIFA Rankings Led by Brazil

Winning the World Cup was not enough to lift Argentina atop the FIFA world rankings with Brazil keeping the No. 1 position on Thursday. Brazil was eliminated in the quarterfinals by Croatia but built enough rankings points from results over recent years that feed into FIFA’s calculation. Argentina moved up…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Argentina still trail Brazil in Fifa rankings despite World Cup win

Argentina have moved into second spot after triumphing in Qatar

The Independent UK

Argentina World Cup win not enough to knock Brazil off top of FIFA rankings

England stay fifth as Wales drop to 28th and their lowest position for over seven years.

The Independent UK

Premier League apply to introduce new substitute rule from start of next season

The English top-flight are awaiting a repsonse from lawmakers Ifab over whether the Premier League can implement temporary substitutions to ease the problems surrounding concussion subs

Daily Mirror

Premier League to reject FIFA's World Cup rule and stick with own guidance to referees

The 2022 World Cup saw referees follow a new directive from FIFA, but the Premier League has no apparent plans to follow suit when the domestic competition returns

Daily Mirror

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Premier League applies to take part in temporary concussion substitutes trial

IFAB rejected calls in the summer to bring in temporary concussion substitutes.

Daily Mirror

FIFA delete tweet that mocked Cristiano Ronaldo after Lionel Messi's World Cup win

The gigantic footballing organisation have come in for some criticism for two tweets that seemed to be intented as a dig at Cristiano Ronaldo following Lionel Messi's World Cup heroics

Sports Illustrated

What the 2026 World Cup in North America Will Look Like

With the 2022 World Cup completed, focus turns to the expanded edition coming to the U.S., Mexico and Canada. Here’s what to expect based on what we currently know.

Irish Mirror

George Hamilton says 'sport has gone to hell' as he takes aim at FIFA following World Cup final

Lionel Messi was given a black robe to wear as he went up to lift the World Cup trophy

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Evening Standard

Sepp Blatter criticises FIFA president Gianni Infantino for ‘over-commercialisation’ of football

Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter has criticised Gianni Infantino after he announced plans to reformat both the World Cup and the Club World Cup.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Lincoln Financial Field might look different during the 2026 World Cup. Here are some examples of how.

PHILADELPHIA — There are a lot of people involved in Philadelphia’s planning to host games in the 2026 men’s World Cup. Some are big-picture types, and some are nuts-and-bolts types.

Daily Mirror

FIFA 23 Winter Wildcards leaks, confirmed release date and what we know

Winter Wildcards is the first promo to be released into FIFA 23 Ultimate Team following the conclusion of the 2022 World Cup FUT event.

Glasgow Live

Celtic vs Livingston score predicted by simulation as Kyogo Furuhashi stars for Hoops at Parkhead

Celtic host Livingston under the lights at Parkhead on Wednesday in the Scottish Premiership, so we simulated the game to get a score prediction ahead of the league meeting.

Manchester Evening News

We simulated Manchester United vs Burnley to get a score prediction for Carabao Cup clash

Man Utd face Burnley in the Carabao Cup on Wednesday night, so we simulated the game in FIFA 23 to try and predict the full-time score

The Conversation

World Cup: Fifa needs Qatar 2022 to leave a legacy of progress against corruption

The men’s 2022 Fifa World Cup has ended, with Argentina crowned champions. But at this tournament in particular, there has been much to distract from the actual football being played. From start to finish, Qatar 2022 has been controversial.

Irish Mirror

Fresh Salt Bae footage shows controversial chef teasing Argentina star's child

Celebrity chef Salt Bae has sparked more outrage online after the FIFA VVIP was spotted antagonising Cristian Romero's child during Argentina's World Cup celebrations

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