Two Norwegian State Television (NRK) journalists were detained by security forces in Qatar for over 30 hours, authorities said Wednesday. The arrest was made as the two journalists, Halvor Ekeland and Lokman Ghorbani tried to report on worker issues ahead …
A French court on Nov. 24 found international soccer star Karim Benzema guilty of conspiring to blackmail a former teammate with a sex tape. The court in Versailles handed a one-year suspended jail sentence to Benzema and ordered him to …
Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter and ex-UEFA president Michel Platini have been charged in Switzerland with fraud for illegally arranging payment of 2 million Swiss francs ($2.94 million). Blatter and Platibu were accused after a six-year inquiry into a payment …
French international soccer star Karim Benzema has gone on trial in France on Oct. 20 for allegedly attempting to blackmail former teammate Mathieu Valbuena with a sex tape. Benzema, who plays for football club Real Madrid, faces a charge of …
A Brazilian soccer player has been arrested and charged with attempted murder after he allegedly kicked a referee in the head during a match on Monday at Edmundo Felix Stadium in Rio Grande do Sul. William Ribeiro, 30, is a …
Iceland’s entire soccer Federation Board resigned after being accused of mismanaging sexual assault allegations perpetrated by players on the national team and denying at least one of the instances on Tuesday, August 31. NPR.org reported that the mass resignation at …
An Afghan national youth footballer fell to his death after trying to hold on to a United States military plane as it was leaving Kabul amid the Taliban takeover. “We learned with great regret that Zakia Anwari, one of the …
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson condemned the racist abuse of the players in Euro 2020 after losing in the final against Italy. Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho, and Bukayo Saka, the three black players who missed penalty kicks against Italy, received …
Several spectators were injured after a protestor parachuted into the stadium before France played Germany at the European Championship. Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) said that the victimes were immediately treated in the hospital. The incident happened when the …
Ukraine’s new Euro 2020 football kit stirred anger in Moscow as the new shirt features the map of the country that includes Crimea. Ukraine unveiled its shirt for Euro 2020, emblazoned with its borders including Crimea, and the slogan “Glory …