Month: May 2022

4:26 AM ET An Amnesty International report said that there had been human rights abuses in Qatar. Getty Images Amnesty International and other rights groups have called on FIFA to set aside $440 million (£356m) to compensate migrant workers in Qatar for “human rights abuses” during preparations for the 2022 World Cup. In a letter to
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6:41 AM ET Arsenal are weighing up their options after being told Manchester City will demand £55 million from the north London side to sign Gabriel Jesus this summer, sources have told ESPN. Arsenal are in the market to sign at least one forward and have sounded out the 25-year-old over a possible move. Initial
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8:25 AM ET A Nottingham Forest fan who headbutted Sheffield United captain Billy Sharp during a pitch invasion has been jailed for 24 weeks and been handed a 10-year football banning order, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said on Thursday. Robert Biggs, 30, invaded the pitch after Forest won their Championship playoff semifinal against United
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8:44 AM ET Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Carlo Ancelotti has denied that the continued speculation about the signing of Kylian Mbappe is becoming a distraction for Real Madrid as they prepare to face Liverpool in the Champions League final. Madrid host Real Betis at the Santiago Bernabeu on Friday in their last league game of
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8:50 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Erik ten Hag is set to be in attendance for Manchester United‘s last match of the season at Crystal Palace, sources have told ESPN. Interim manager Ralf Rangnick will prepare the players as normal and pick the team at Selhurst Park but Ten Hag will observe from the stands after
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8:43 AM ET Associated Press Stephanie Frappart officiated matches in the men’s Champions League and World Cup qualifying. Loic Venance/AFP via Getty Images Female referees will make World Cup history this year by working games at a major men’s tournament for the first time in Qatar. Three female referees and three female assistant referees were announced
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