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Indonesia to demolish Malang stadium where stampede killed 133

President Joko Widodo meets FIFA head, pledges to ‘thoroughly transform’ football in line with international standards.

Al Jazeera

Indonesia to demolish football stadium where crush killed 133: president

The Indonesian football stadium where 133 people were killed in a stampede earlier this month will be torn down and rebuilt, the country's president said Tuesday.

Bangkok Post

FIFA vows to improve Indonesian soccer safety after tragedy

The president of soccer’s world governing body has met with Indonesia’s president and pledged to help improve stadium safety to prevent a repeat of a tragedy in which police fired tear gas at a match, causing a crush that killed 132 people

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FIFA, Indonesia Vow to Improve Football Safety after Fatal Stampede

FIFA head Gianni Infantino and Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Tuesday agreed to re-evaluate safety measures at stadiums across the country, after more than 130 people were killed in a crowd stampede at a match this month. The head of world football's governing body was in Jakarta to meet President…

Asharq Al-Awsat

FIFA, Indonesia vow to improve football safety after fatal stampede

JAKARTA: FIFA head Gianni Infantino and Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Tuesday agreed to re-evaluate safety measures at stadiums across the country, after more than 130 people were killed in a crowd stampede at a match this month.

Bangkok Post

Indonesia to demolish soccer stadium where stampede killed over 130

Indonesia will demolish and rebuild a football stadium where a stampede killed more than 130 people this month, President Joko Widodo said on Tuesday as he vowed to "thoroughly transform" the sport in the soccer-mad nation.

Reuters

Qatar World Cup Ticket Sales Near 3 Million, Says Infantino

Ticket sales for the football World Cup are approaching the three-million mark ahead of the tournament kicking off in Qatar on Nov. 20, FIFA's president Gianni Infantino and event organizers said on Monday. The top three purchasing countries of the 2.89 million tickets sold are Qatar, the United States and…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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FIFA, Indonesian football body form taskforce after fatal stampede

The Indonesian Football Association (PSSI) and world soccer governing body FIFA will form a joint taskforce in a bid to improve crowd control and safety measures after a deadly soccer stampede earlier this month, officials said on Thursday.

Reuters

England asked to boycott World Cup opener and "refuse to give Iran global stage"

Iranian women face “daily harassment, arbitrary detention, torture and other ill-treatment” and the recent death of Mahsa Amini has led to more than 130 protestors being killed - but FIFA have ignored campaigners' calls for expulsion

Daily Mirror

Indonesia president says no FIFA sanctions after stadium disaster

Joko Widodo said FIFA President Gianni Infantino had written to him about collaborations with Indonesian football.

Al Jazeera

Indonesia's President Joko WIdodo orders national stadium audit, while FIFA boss offers help to fix the country's soccer issues

As well as ordering a national stadium audit, Joko Widodo has spoken to FIFA chief Gianni Infantino, who has offered to help address Indonesia's football problems as investigations into what lead to the death of at least 131 people continue.

ABC News

Indonesia’s Jokowi says FIFA offered help after stadium disaster

At least 131 people have now died, among them 33 minors, following a stampede at the Kanjuruhan stadium in East Java.

Al Jazeera

Indonesian leader says locked gates contributed to deaths

Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo says locked gates had contributed to the crush at the soccer stadium that left 131 dead and over 400 injured when police fired tear gas and set off a panicked run for the exits

The Independent UK

Indonesia leader says locked doors, steep stairs key factors in deadly stampede

Locked stadium doors were a key reason why an Indonesian soccer riot turned so deadly, President Joko Widodo said on Wednesday,

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The Hindu

Jaishankar condoles families of victims killed during Indonesia football stampede

At least 125 people died in the stampede after violence broke out at a stadium in East Java

Daily Mirror

FIFA President Gianni Infantino reflects on "dark day" for football after 174 fans killed

Gianni Infantino has released a statement after hundreds of football fans died during a game between Arema FC and Persebaya Surabaya in Indonesia on Saturday

Wales Online

Indonesia football stampede: At least 125 fans dead following pitch invasion as sport in 'state of shock'

FIFA president Gianni Infantino has described the tragic event as a 'dark day for football'

Asharq Al-Awsat

Turmoil at Home Swirls around Iran Team Ahead of World Cup

Political issues are swirling around the Iran men’s football team amid turmoil on the streets at home just weeks before the World Cup where it will play the United States, Wales and England. At home in Iran, two weeks of demonstrations and a violent crackdown by state authorities have followed…

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Turmoil at home swirls around Iran team ahead of World Cup

Political issues are swirling around the Iran men’s soccer team amid turmoil on the streets at home after the death of 22-year-old woman Mahsa Amini

Daily Mirror

FIFA face demands to expel Iran from World Cup 52 days before facing England in Qatar

Campaign group say country's FA has broken statutes three and four of FIFA's code amid horrific violence across country and gesture of solidarity from national team

The Hindu

Women's rights group calls on FIFA to kick Iran out of World Cup

The call comes as protests continued in several cities across Iran, as a human rights group said at least 83 people had been killed in nearly two weeks of demonstrations

Reuters

Soccer-Women's rights group calls on FIFA to kick Iran out of World Cup

Rights group Open Stadiums have called on FIFA to throw Iran out of the World Cup finals in Qatar in November because of the country's treatment of women.

The Hindu

Infantino, Chaubey discuss infrastructure, grassroots, women's football development in India

FIFA president Gianni Infantino and AIFF president Kalyan Chaubey discussed a wide range of issues concerning men's, women's, youth and grassroots football development in India

Asharq Al-Awsat

‘Rage on The Red Sea’ …Usyk Retains Heavyweight Boxing Titles

In the presence of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and a host of elite sports and international figures, including FIFA President Gianni Infantino and Saudi Sports Minister Prince Abdulaziz al-Faisal, Ukrainian titleholder and boxer Oleksandr Usyk won a rematch against his challenger, Anthony Joshua. By winning the rematch, Usyk…

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Oleksandr Usyk def. Anthony Joshua: Best photos

Check out these photos from Oleskandr Usyk vs. Anthony Joshua 2, which took place Saturday at Jeddah Superdome in Saudi Arabia.

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