• The Independent

    Taskmaster star Alex Horne reveals his non-league football obsession

    The comedian has become a director at his local club Chesham United, who are about to play at the highest level in their 117-year history

  • The Canadian Press

    FIFA plans to add slew of new committees years after cutting them in anti-corruption reforms

    GENEVA (AP) — FIFA is set to create dozens of new committees and expert panels, reversing a governance reform passed in 2016 when the world soccer body was in turmoil during corruption scandals. FIFA’s plan to increase its number of standing committees from seven to 35 — with the option to let its president Gianni Infantino create and appoint extra panels of experts — was detailed in a draft update of its legal statutes released late Wednesday. Creating the new bodies could let FIFA award hundre

  • The Canadian Press

    Palestinian soccer renews call for sanctions against Israel at FIFA congress amid Hamas conflict

    GENEVA (AP) — Calls for action against Israel in international soccer because of the conflict with Hamas will be stepped up by Palestinian officials at the annual FIFA congress next month. The Palestine Football Association proposal to 211 member federations in Thailand calls for “appropriate sanctions, with immediate effect, against Israeli teams,” according to FIFA documents released late Wednesday, one month before the May 17 meeting. The motion notes “international law violations committed b

  • The Canadian Press

    The ideal Champions League final is within reach if Mbappé and Real Madrid can deliver

    The tantalizing prospect of Kylian Mbappé squaring up to Real Madrid in the Champions League final looms large. Mbappé becomes a free agent at the end of the season when Madrid is favorite to finally land the forward it has coveted for so long. Before that there are trophies to be won, with none bigger in club soccer than the Champions League. Madrid has dominated the competition with 14 wins, while Paris Saint-Germain and Mbappé are still waiting for their first. Mbappé's imminent departure has