Jerome Valcke has been sacked from his position as FIFA secretary general, world football s governing body has confirmed.
The adjudicatory chamber of FIFA s Ethics Committee recently opened formal proceedings against the 55-year-old who was also provisionally suspended from all football-related activities over allegations of corruption and they have now decided to cancel the Frenchman’s contract.
Valcke is alleged to have been linked to a scheme that intended to sell tickets for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil at above their face value, prior to the contract being cancelled before any were sold.
The former right-hand man to suspended FIFA president Sepp Blatter has denied the allegations, but world football’s governing body has decided to take action against hi…
Lionel Messi was welcomed back to Barcelona training ahead of their Champions League match against Chelsea with a round of applause following the birth of his son, Ciro.
Messi missed Barca s routine 2-0 win over Malaga on Saturday, with the club initially stating he was absent for personal reasons .
He announced Ciro s birth the same day, confirming the news on Instagram.
Ciro is Messi s third child with wife Antonella Roccuzzo, following Thiago (2012) and Mateo (2015).
Messi was back in training with Barcelona on Monday, as Barca prepare for their crunch Champions League round of 16 clash with Chelsea, taking a 1-1 draw back to Camp Nou on Wednesday.
And his team-mates gave the Argentina superstar a round of applause at the start of the session.<…
Welcome to the Deadspin 2023 NFL Draft tracker. If you love the NFL, but hate sitting through the NFL Draft, you’ve come to the right place. Maybe you’re out playing pickleball, or you can’t stand Roger Goodell, or the annual traditions of super-cringey interviews with players and family put you off. Either way, we’ll be here tracking both the picks and the drama all throughout Round 1. Make sure to check back! Updates (latest at top): Thanks to Tweeter @ShawnRobertsKC, the cover band has been identified. Kansas City has officially ruined “Fight for Your Right to Party.” CRINGE. Goodell loves all the players so much on Draft Night. Not so much later. “This city of Kansas City.” Have we ever seen a shirtless pic in a video package before? Jerry Jones’ lair is str…
Jadon Sancho is nearing a Manchester United exit with Paris Saint-Germain in talks over a swap deal involving Manuel Ugarte, according to reports.
winger Sancho is back in Erik ten Hag s good books after the pair fell out last September.
The 24-year-old spent the second half of last season on loan at Borussia Dortmund, rediscovering some of his best form to help his former club reach the Champions League final.
Despite making up with his manager, Sancho could still leave the Red Devils this summer, undoubtedly for less than the £73million they paid to sign him in 2021.
, despite his massively underwhelming performances at Old Trafford.
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Ten Hag s side could be playing games with the French…
Our three-leg Week 8 teaser comes in at -132 odds from the three games we ve chosen above.
NFL Week 8 Teaser Picks
With several big spreads this week you can tease up or down and create bets that look likely to cash. The Eagles and Chiefs are both touchdown favorites, but the Eagles needed OT to beat the Commanders a few weeks ago and the Chiefs only put up 19 points versus Denver in their recent meeting. As such we ve moved those all the way to +3.5. Meanwhile, 49ers staring QB Brock Purdy is out, and we see the Bengals keeping that game close. Maybe 4 points close, but certainly the 10.5 points we ve picked in the alternate spread market.
Bengals vs 49ers
Pick: Bengals (+105)
This is still a 49ers team that is 5-2 and has won 17 of their past 20 games. But two of t…
is the latest state to take a long, cold, hard look at college player prop betting.
Rep. Marcia Morey (D-30) introduced a bill this week to prohibit college player prop betting. Morey hinted on social media in late March that she would be crafting legislation to prohibit these betting markets after a UNC basketball player described several incidents of harassment stemming from bettors upset over his game totals.
The bill comes just several weeks after NCAA President Charlie Baker for all states with legalized sports betting to prohibit college player prop betting.
Protecting College Athletes
Morey s bill, , calls for a prohibition on placing proposition bets on college and amateur athletic event. The bill defines a proposition bet as the following:
A …