MADRID (AP) â Brazilian soccer player Dani Alves has agreed to turn in his passport and wear a tracking device if he is set free pending the sexual assault investigation against him, his lawyers said in an appeal filed to a Spanish court this week. Alves was provisionally detained in January after being accused of sexually assaulting a woman at a nightclub on Dec. 30. A judge ordered the veteran player to be jailed without bail after analyzing the initial probe by authorities and hearing testimo
GENEVA (AP) â Womenâs World Cup co-hosts Australia and New Zealand urged FIFA on Wednesday not to sign a sponsor deal with the tourism authority of Saudi Arabia where ârights of women remain severely restricted.â Leaders of the two national soccer federations warned in a letter to FIFA, including president Gianni Infantino, that unilaterally sealing the âVisit Saudiâ sponsorship could âseverely tarnish the reputationâ of the 32-nation tournament that starts in July. Such a confrontation between
The Magpies were deep in relegation trouble when the new owners completed their takeover.