• The Independent

    Is Brighton vs Manchester City on TV? Kick off time, channel and how watch Premier League fixture

    Everything you need to know about the Premier League fixture

  • The Canadian Press

    Spanish government to step in and oversee beleaguered soccer federation

    MADRID (AP) — Spain’s sports authority says it will step in to oversee the Spanish Football Federation after a corruption probe targeted the current and former federation presidents. Spain’s Higher Sports Council said on Thursday it was taking the extraordinary measure for the coming months “in response to the crisis the institution is facing and in Spain's national interests.” The government has expressed concern for the reputational damage to the federation while Spain is set to co-host the 20

  • CNN Sports

    Xavi to remain Barcelona head coach beyond the current season

    Xavi will stay on as head coach of Barcelona, the club announced on Thursday, reversing his previous decision to depart at the end of the current season.

  • France 24

    Spanish government to 'oversee' scandal-hit football federation

    The Spanish government on Thursday announced it will "oversee" the country's scandal-hit football federation (RFEF) to deal with its current crisis. "The Spanish government adopted this decision to redress the serious situation of the RFEF so that the organisation could enter a stage of renewal in a stable climate," the National Sports Council (CSD), an agency dependent on the Ministry of Sports, announced.The CSD said it will create a "commission of supervision, standardisation and representati