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The Latest Breaking News from Fifa

Tonight's World Cup news as Bale to make history, Iran told not to use player and riot police sent to stadium 'chaos'

A full round-up of the latest World Cup headlines

Wales Online

How football agencies are pushing to have their say on the future of the game as players eye a better slice

As football politics becomes ever more fractured between FIFA, UEFA and the clubs, one group is often ignored - the players.

Evening Standard

Man Utd and Liverpool fighting for same investors as Glazers make tactical sale decision

COLUMN: Manchester United has been put up for sale by its owners, the Glazer family, just weeks after Fenway Sports Group announced they had put Liverpool on the market

Daily Mirror

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Wales fans allowed to take rainbow-coloured clothes and flags to Iran match

Fifa confirmed the policy with the Football Association of Wales after supporters had bucket hats and other items confiscated before USA game

The Guardian - UK

World Cup goal celebration songs – ranked!

Fifa has decreed each nation should have a different song pumped into the stadium when they score. So which team has the best anthem to robot dance to and which expects their strikers to celebrate to a flute solo?

The Guardian - UK

FIFA promise rainbow colours WILL now be allowed at World Cup games

Rainbow-coloured items have been a big talking point throughout the opening exchanges of the Qatar World Cup after stadium security has been confiscating items from fans upon entry

Daily Mirror

Hazard Critiques Germany After World Cup ‘OneLove’ Armband Protest

FIFA reportedly threatened captains with a yellow card if the armbands were worn.

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EU parliament calls on Fifa to compensate families of migrant workers

MEPs urge full investigation into human rights abuses

The Independent UK

Gareth Southgate: England won’t be rushed into matching Germany protest at Qatar World Cup

Southgate said his team would do something “if the timing’s right”.

The Independent UK

Wales 'fully focused' on football, not protests: Page

Doha (AFP) - Wales manager Rob Page ruled out emulating Germany's pre-match protest against FIFA's stance on the "OneLove" rainbow armband when his team face Iran in a crucial World Cup Group B clash on Friday.

AFP

Dis Life World Cup Special: 'All balls? Just how well does Qatar treat disabled people?'

Anna Morell of Disability Rights UK questions how accurate Qatar's figures about its disabled population can really be as the country is notorious for "hiding abuse"

Daily Mirror

Wales vs Iran simulated to get a 2022 FIFA World Cup score prediction

Wales face Iran in the second game of their 2022 FIFA World Cup campaign, so Wales Online simulated the clash to try and predict the final score.

Wales Online

Wales will not protest One Love armband ban as Rob Page urges side to learn lesson from Germany’s defeat

Wales will not protest against Fifa’s ban on the One Love armband ahead of tomorrow’s World Cup meeting with Iran, with head coach Rob Page urging his players to focus on the football - and suggesting Germany might “in hindsight have the same message” after their surprise defeat to Japan.

Evening Standard

FIFA insist fans at World Cup will now be able to wear rainbow symbols

FIFA say they have received fresh assurances from Qatari authorities

Wales Online

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Reuters

World Cup will help Qatar improve on human rights, Spain's gay sports minister says

Human rights in Qatar will improve as it hosts people from all over the globe for the World Cup, bolstering freedom and tolerance in the country, Spain's openly gay Sports Minister Miquel Iceta said on Thursday.

The Independent UK

UK ice hockey player hopes to wear OneLove armband after World Cup u-turn

Zach Sullivan, who plays for Manchester Storm, is a member of the LGBTQ+ community.

The Guardian - UK

Louis van Gaal says Dutch will not copy Germany protests at World Cup

Louis van Gaal has questioned Germany’s defiant stance against Fifa by stating the Netherlands will not risk doing the same as they want to win the World Cup

The Independent UK

Fifa says rainbow colours now allowed in Qatar after flags confiscated

Exclusive: Fifa has assured national federations that fans displaying the rainbow colours associated with support for the LGBTQ+ community will no longer be stopped by security staff at World Cup venues

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Reuters

EU parliament calls on FIFA to help compensate families of dead migrant workers

The EU parliament on Thursday voted in favour of a resolution that calls on FIFA to help compensate the families of the migrant workers who died, as well as workers who suffered rights abuses, during preparations for the World Cup.

The Independent UK

Dutch not expected to emulate Germany with World Cup protest

The Netherlands is not expected to emulate Germany by making a gesture to protest host nation Qatar’s human rights record before Friday’s World Cup game against Ecuador

Daily Mirror

Five things noticed from England training ahead of World Cup clash vs USA

England face the United States on Friday evening aiming to back up their 6-2 victory over Iran, and Gareth Southgate led their last training session before the match on Thursday

Daily Mirror

State Japan left World Cup dressing room in after stunning Germany win speaks volumes

Japan pulled off a stunning 2-1 comeback win against Germany at the World Cup on Wednesday, but it wasn't just on the pitch where the Samurai Blue impressed the football community

The Guardian - UK

Fifa finally honouring the basic truism that a game lasts 90 minutes

In today’s Football Daily: Time at the HR World Cup, plus dancing shoes

The National (Scotland)

Iran told by FIFA to follow concussion protocols with keeper Alireza Beiranvand

Beiranvand collided face first with team-mate Majid Hosseini.

The Guardian - UK

For Wales fans, the Qatar World Cup is bleak and brilliant all at once

It’s cathartic to support my country on the world stage but reminders of Qatar’s broken promises are everywhere

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