10:29 AM ET Qatar’s World Cup chief Nasser Al Khater said Thursday there will be special zones at the tournament for drunken football supporters to sober up. The sale of alcohol in Qatar will move from hotel bars to fan zones and outside stadiums during the World Cup, which runs from Nov. 20 to Dec.
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12:54 PM ET Marcelo Gallardo’s last match at River’s iconic Estadio Monumental is against Rosario Central on Sunday. Photo by Manuel Cortina/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Marcelo Gallardo will leave River Plate when his contract ends in December after more than eight years at the club, he told reporters at a news conference on Thursday. –
12:42 PM ET Neymar moved from Santos to Barcelona in 2013. Rich Graessle/Icon Sportswire Brazil forward Neymar will stand trial next week on fraud and corruption charges over his transfer to Barcelona from Santos in 2013 and the complainant, Brazilian investment firm DIS, said on Thursday it was demanding a five-year jail term. – Stream on
2:36 PM ET Bukayo Saka scored the game’s only goal as Arsenal beat Bodo/Glimt 1-0 on Thursday to maintain their perfect start to Europa League group play. The Premier League leaders beat Glimt 3-0 on Oct. 6 and were fresh off an impressive win over Liverpool on Sunday ahead of Thursday’s reverse fixture in Norway.
11:34 AM ET Adriana Garcia Diego Maradona’s goal has down in football history. Allsport/Getty Images The “Hand of God” football will go up for auction on Nov. 16 in the United Kingdom for an estimated £2.5 million. The ball could reach an estimated price of £2.5m to £3m ($2.7 – $3.3m). The ball is owned by
9:54 AM ET Constantin Eckner BERLIN — “Without being arrogant, the difference was that I was special,” Kevin-Prince Boateng tells ESPN. “There aren’t many players like me; they come once every 10 years.” The 35-year-old attacking midfielder sits in a conference room at the headquarters of Hertha Berlin. Thick gold chains hang around his neck.
8:00 AM ET Liverpool took themselves to the brink of qualifying for the Champions League knockout phase in emphatic fashion on Wednesday by thrashing Rangers 7-1 at Ibrox, where Mohamed Salah was afforded the freedom of Glasgow. 2 Related Bouncing back from a deflating defeat against Arsenal in the Premier League last weekend, the Reds
5:19 AM ET Security personnel are shown on the field at Kanjuruhan stadium in Malang, East Java. STR/AFP via Getty Images The Indonesian Football Association (PSSI) and FIFA will form a joint task force in a bid to improve crowd control and safety measures after a deadly football stampede earlier this month, officials said on Thursday.
7:12 AM ET Argentina winger Angel Di Maria is expected to be fit in time for the World Cup, after Juventus said on Thursday that he sustained a low-grade hamstring injury and will be out until early November. Di Maria picked up the injury in their 2-0 defeat against Maccabi Haifa in the Champions League
4:35 AM ET Josh Cavallo, Australia’s first active male professional footballer to come out as gay, said a country’s stance on LGBTQ+ rights should be considered before awarding hosting rights for a major sporting event. Cavallo has yet to receive a call-up to Australia‘s senior squad but has previously said he would be “scared” to