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Awash with fossil fuel money, African football is sowing the seeds of its own destruction

As Afcon kicks off under an oil firm’s banner, it is a tragic irony that the climate crisis is making the game ever more unsafe to play outdoors

The Guardian - UK

New York's MetLife Stadium To Undergo Seat Transformation As It Looks To Host 2026 World Cup Final

Just under 2000 seats are set to be removed from MetLife Stadium so it is in the right condition for hosting matches at the next FIFA World Cup.

International Business Times UK

MetLife Stadium to Expand Field for World Cup Matches

MetLife Stadium plans to remove seats to widen the field for World Cup matches, showcasing their ambition to host the 2026 final. Get the details here!

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MetLife Stadium to remove 1,740 seats for 2026 World Cup, officials hoping to host final

MetLife Stadium officials plan to remove 1,740 seats to widen the field for World Cup matches as they hope to host the 2026 final

The Independent UK

Claudio Echeverri Close To Joining Manchester City; The Story of Another Promising Star

Echeverri captained Argentina during their 4th-place finish at last year's FIFA U-17 World Cup

Latin Times

Women’s football in 2024: seven big stories to look out for across the year

Olympic, Nations League and W Gold Cup champions will be crowned, while Emma Hayes faces a baptism of fire in the USA

The Guardian - UK

Jenni Hermoso appears in court to testify in World Cup kiss case

Hermoso appeared in court to testify in the sexual assualt case against Luis Rubiales after she was subjected to an unwanted kiss on the lips following the World Cup final

The Independent UK

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Leadership books to read over the holidays

Fortune has rounded up ten books that will provide you with leadership strategies and inspirational stories to prepare you for a successful start to 2024.

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Luke Littler targets breaking more records as he heads for quarter-finals

The 16-year-old became the youngest player to reach the quarter-finals when he beat Raymond van Barneveld.

The Independent UK

The alternative 2023 sports awards: quotes, gaffes and animal cameos

The best and worst of 2023 – featuring Saudi cash, the war on woke, and an emotional horse

The Guardian - UK

PFA says players 'ready to take legal action' over congested fixture lists

With new FIFA Club World Cup recently announced, the Professional Footballers Association says players are ready to take a stand

FourFourTwo

January transfer window thrown into chaos by confusion over Fifa agent rules

The situation has been described as ‘a total mess’ by some, with big January transfers potentially affected

The Independent UK

The fear behind Champions League’s ‘turning point’ and football’s trepidation in 2024

Uefa’s switch to the Swiss format in the Champions League could spark widespread change in the game, explains Miguel Delaney, with the prospect of more innovation on the pitch and a moment of truth for Gareth Southgate’s England at Euro 2024

The Independent UK

Revealed: Lucy Bronze tells FourFourTwo she almost chose another country over England

While waiting for her first England call-up, Bronze considered an offer to represent Portugal instead

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The Guardian - UK

Guardian Footballer of the Year Jenni Hermoso: glory, adversity and a cause that still burns

In the moment of her greatest triumph, Spain’s World Cup winner became the focal point of the battle against sexism and misogyny in football

The Conversation

No climate for cricket: how global warming is putting the heat on NZ’s summer game

The recently concluded men’s Cricket World Cup in India reached record audiences. But there was one thing the organisers did not want those viewers to see (other than India’s defeat by Australia in the final): cricket’s own climate crisis.

FourFourTwo

‘It was overshadowed by one man’s stupidity’ – England’s Lucy Bronze on the 2023 Women’s World Cup final

England and Barcelona player Lucy Bronze opened up on the controversy that followed Spain's World Cup victory in August

The Guardian - UK

Saudi Arabia’s 2034 ambitious World Cup plans force Fifa into leap of faith

Uncertainties abound over host country’s grand proposals – for both their mind-boggling scope and the potential human cost

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The Guardian - AU

Deadloch, Wellmania and the Matildas: the best Australian television of 2023

Among this year’s many treats we had the return of Kate McLennan and Kate McCartney, more Newsreader and the amazing Gina of Alone Australia

The Guardian - UK

Afghanistan football president and coach forced me to fix matches, claims banned player

A former Afghanistan international claims he was forced by his coach and the president of the country’s football federation to send emails to a notorious match-fixer in an attempt to fix games

The Guardian - UK

The year in World Cups: Spain shone as women’s football reached new frontiers

A landmark year witnessed record attendances in Australia and New Zealand and evidence that a brave new era has started

The Guardian - UK

Anger at Fifa for its Women’s World Cup tax exemption when players had to pay

Fifa has been heavily criticised for negotiating a tax exemption for the tournament when players in Australia paid 32.5% of their match fee income

The Independent UK

Football’s new frontier: Bellingham and Bonmati overshadowed by a big shift in 2023

Football has endured as many pivotal battles through the courts as on the pitch in the past year and, as Miguel Delaney outlines, uncertainty weighs over the entire game

The Hindu

FIFA threatens to suspend Brazil over confederation president's removal by court

and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsFIFA warns Brazil of suspension from international competitions if new CBF president is elected in January.

FourFourTwo

Messinho: Manchester City & Chelsea tipped to rival Barcelona for Brazilian 'little Messi'

The 16-year-old attacker, affectionately named after the world's greatest player, is already attracting attention from Europe's elite clubs

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