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How the Fifa20 video game reproduces the racial stereotypes embedded within football

EA Sports’ Fifa football videogame series is arguably the most successful sports gaming franchise of all time. Since its debut in 1993, it has sold over 260 million copies across 29 iterations. This position was reaffirmed in 2022, with its latest instalment, Fifa23, reported as the UK’s highest selling videogame…

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Player awarded back pay from Lyon over maternity leave

Midfielder Sara Björk Gunnarsdóttir has been awarded more than $88,000 in back pay that was withheld by her French club team, Lyon, in violation of FIFA’s rules protecting maternity rights

The Independent UK

Former Fox execs conspired to bribe FIFA officials, prosecution witness says

An Argentine businessman testified on Wednesday that two former 21st Century Fox executives and a sports marketing company conspired with him to bribe South American soccer officials and secure lucrative broadcasting rights.

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Testimony lays bare soccer's biggest corruption scandal

The U.S. government’s star witness in a big-money bribery case engulfing the world of soccer has begun testifying at the trial of two former Fox executives and a marketing company accused of paying millions of dollars to rig the bidding process for broadcasting rights to two of the sport’s biggest…

The Independent UK

A pregnant footballer sued her club for discrimination at FIFA — and won. Here's why it matters

Sara Björk Gunnarsdóttir sets a precedent for pregnant players everywhere, suing her club Olympique Lyonnais for pregnancy discrimination.

ABC News

FIFA 23 TOTW 12 squad revealed with Man United and Arsenal stars plus OTW upgrade

The official FIFA 23 Team of the Week 12 (TOTW 12) squad has been released by EA Sports and is available in FUT 23 packs now with some Premier League stars included

Daily Mirror

USMNT Roster Revealed for January Camp, Friendlies

The U.S. squad, which will be led by interim coach Anthony Hudson, features five players from the 2022 World Cup team and a handful of dual nationals.

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FAW agree landmark equal pay deal for Wales men's and women's teams

Wales’ equal pay deal puts them in the same caste as England, United States, Norway, Australia, New Zealand, Brazil, Canada and Sweden

Daily Mirror

Equal pay announced for Wales' men and women footballers as FAW reach historic agreement

The FAW previously pledged to reach an equal pay deal between the women's and men's international teams by 2026

Wales Online

Linda Caicedo: ‘Ever since I was a little girl I have dreamed of playing abroad’

The Colombian 17-year-old on being one of the most coveted players in the world, overcoming cancer and the World Cup

The Guardian - UK

UK broadcasters accused of lacking commitment to women’s football as World Cup TV deal still not agreed

UK channels are said to be ‘lowballing Fifa’ and stakeholders fear the impact of England’s Euro 2022 win won’t be capitalised on

The Independent UK

Sara Björk Gunnarsdóttir hails landmark maternity pay ruling as ‘wake-up call’ for football

The Iceland captain Sara Björk Gunnarsdóttir has won her claim against former club Lyon after she was not paid her full salary during pregnancy

The Guardian - UK

Juventus star wins landmark ruling over maternity pay in "wake up call" to football clubs

Juventus midfielder Sara Bjork Gunnarsdottir was forced to take ex-club Lyon to a tribunal after the French giants refused to pay her in full during her pregnancy

Daily Mirror

EA Sports revert FIFA 23 FUT Centurions items to normal after temporary nerf

Ahead of the upcoming FIFA 23 TOTY promo, reports on social media suggested that EA Sports nerfed FUT Centurions player items, but they have now returned to normal

Daily Mirror

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The Independent UK

Ex-Fox execs go on trial in soccer TV rights bribery case

Two former Fox executives are on trial, accused of bribing South American soccer officials for TV rights to one of the continent’s biggest annual tournaments and using information gathered in the process to help the network’s winning World Cup broadcast bid

Tribune News Service

FIFA soccer corruption trial kicks off in New York

NEW YORK — Instead of investing in stadiums and soccer leagues for women and youth, corrupt FIFA officials lined their pockets with money that could have helped expand the sport across the globe, a Brooklyn prosecutor said Tuesday.

Reuters

Former Fox execs in Brooklyn court as FIFA corruption case kicks off

A criminal case against two former 21st Century Fox executives and a sports marketing company accused of bribing South American soccer officials to obtain lucrative broadcasting rights will reveal "a culture of corruption," a prosecutor told a jury in a Brooklyn federal court on Tuesday.

The Independent UK

Shakhtar would not have sold Mykhailo Mudryk to Roman Abramovich’s Chelsea

The Russian was forced to sell the Blues last May after being sanctioned by the UK government for his ties to president Vladimir Putin

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The Independent UK

Shakhtar chief ‘not sure’ Mudryk would be sold to Chelsea under Abramovich

Sergei Palkin called the transfer “symbolic” and doubted whether his club could have negotiated with Chelsea were they still being run by the Russian.

The Independent UK

Premier League trial of temporary concussion subs gaining support

A trial is on the agenda at the Ifab annual business meeting on Wednesday

Irish Mirror

Stephanie Roche thought it was 'crazy' people thought she would be Cristiano Ronaldo's next girlfriend

The Ireland legend turned heads - including Ronaldo's - at the FIFA Awards

The Guardian - AU

Women’s World Cup ticket sales ‘off to great start’ as major milestone reached

With six months to go until the big kick-off, over half a million tickets have been sold for the 2023 Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand

AAP

NZ to kick off Women's World Cup year v US

Women's football standard-bearers the United States are in Wellington for the first friendly of a World Cup year, co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand.

ABC News

FIFA announces more than half a million tickets already sold for 2023 Women's World Cup

The 2023 Women's World Cup soccer tournament in Australia and New Zealand continues to outsell previous tournaments, with FIFA aiming for upwards of 1.5 million tickets by July's kick-off.

Daily Mirror

FIFA 23 TOTY Icons leaks, predictions and what to expect from new FUT player items

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