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‘Famous, but without the good bits’: Inside the world of top-level football referees
William Ralston’s new book The Impossible Job touches on Thierry Henry’s handball, VAR, death threats and the addiction that keeps referees coming back
Gianni Infantino faces grilling at potentially ‘explosive’ Fifa council meeting
World Cup sell-off, Balogun and peace prize on agenda of Thursday’s meeting in Zurich
Lionel Messi’s World Cup behaviour tarnishes his legacy
Cristiano Ronaldo does not have a monopoly on unsportsmanlike conduct
Cristiano Ronaldo’s delusions about his fading ability have led to a sad end to his Portugal career
Once he was the best player in the world, but for years the former Manchester United and Real Madrid star has been deluded about his own fading ability
Cristiano Ronaldo explains decision to continue international career with Portugal
The forward, who turns 42 in February, will win his 234th cap against Wales in Lisbon on Thursday
Gavin Cooney: Why I won’t be joining media boycott of Ireland’s games against Israel
Staging of these games is wrong but there is nothing additional to be gained by the media refusing to cover them
Kobbie Mainoo moves from outsider to main man at Manchester United after summer of hurt
Unflappable midfielder takes centre stage after World Cup heartache as Red Devils prepare for derby showdown
Casablanca will host 2030 World Cup final, says Moroccan federation chief
Fifa has yet to announce the venue for the final, where Spain were originally expected to host decider
Barney Ronay: No one on Gianni Infantino’s side wants legal discovery of the Fifa hustle
‘You really don’t want to be a worry to anyone in any way connected to Trump’
Lionel Messi announces retirement from international football for Argentina
The country’s star forward won the 2022 World Cup and is the second top scorer in the tournament’s history
Uefa preparing to bring criminal claims against Gianni Infantino over World Cup sale
European football body seeking claims of ‘criminal mismanagement’ against Fifa president in Switzerland
The human brain cannot easily cope with very high levels of power. Why?
It’s doubtul the Fifa president feels himself constrained by anything bigger than his ego
Uefa poised to lift boycott threat after Fifa promises no World Cup sale repeat
European sides likely to go to under-20 Women’s World Cup
Diego Maradona’s ‘Hand of God’ football sold at auction for €2.87 million
Football sold at auction in the United States used for famous goal in 1986 World Cup
Three Argentina players receive bans over World Cup final brawl
Leandro Paredes given 10-match ban and a $90,000 fine
If you build it, grifters will come, as sport becomes a plaything of the investment class
Heritage is being sold off to the highest bidders as best interests of fans are ignored
Israel withdraws support for embattled Fifa president Gianni Infantino
Efforts to force Infantino out of his role expected to intensify in the coming days
The FAI picks a side and it’s official – Gianni Infantino has lost Ireland
Uefa is the FAI’s main source of revenue, with the co-hosting of Euro 2028 the pot of gold on the horizon
The Irish man handpicked by Gianni Infantino, solar eclipse and EU presidency hospitality
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Who is the Irish man who helped shape Fifa’s deal to ‘sell the World Cup’?
In the News podcast: Dan O’Toole is chief of staff at Fifa but was a largely unknown figure until last week
Who is Dan O’Toole, the Irish Fifa executive at the heart of deal to sell off World Cup?
Dubliner was reportedly handpicked by Gianni Infantino to work on controversial plan
The History of the World in 12 Soccer Matches: Players become spectators of the social upheavals surrounding them
Stefano Bizzotto adds emotional heft to tales previously told with judicious selections of archival writings and interviews
Uefa, Concacaf and AFC push for Gianni Infantino to quit and discuss rival competitions
Confederations write open letter damning Fifa president, with Concacaf president Montagliani seen as top contender
Fifa defends Gianni Infantino and launches attack after ‘effort to undermine’ president
Thinly-veiled attack aimed on Uefa as crisis roars on
Mexico and Argentina line up behind Infantino to deepen football’s civil war
Norwegian FA calls on the Fifa president to resign: ‘There is no trust now ... There is no way back for him’
Argentina commemorate win against England at World Cup with special day
National Football Teams Day established for July 15th by country’s football association
Uefa planning to check if Infantino agreed to lowball offer for stake in World Cup
Uefa has also called for a thorough review of Fifa’s governance and threatened legal action
Gianni Infantino has ‘full support’ of Fifa executives after crisis meeting
Body’s president forced to abandon plans to sell stakes in a company to run World Cup amid widespread criticism
Gianni Infantino discussed having Fifa’s name on European Super League
Document shows Fifa staff were involved in project
Gianni Infantino’s remarkable rise from Uefa bureaucrat to ‘king of soccer’
If he is to survive as Fifa president, he must continue to play the rest of the world off against the continent which allowed him to rise to power.
More European countries withdraw support for Gianni Infantino as pressure intensifies
Fifa president last week shelved his widely denounced plan to sell off World Cup stakes to private investors
Mauricio Pochettino agrees deal to stay as US manager through to 2030 World Cup
Former Tottenham manager keeps job after reaching last 16 of the World Cup on home soil
Gianni Infantino’s World Cup plan was a terrible business deal
Football’s entire governance model is an archaic structure that must be torn down and replaced
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