Liga Portugal reported that the Famalicão-Sporting match, on matchday 20, was postponed by agreement between the clubs, to a date yet to be defined, as there were no “safety conditions” for the match to take place this Saturday or tomorrow (Sunday ). The organization condemned the clashes that took place outside the stadium, while fans … Read more
Faruk Koca, president of Ankaragucu who punched referee Halil Umut Meler, has been banned permanently, the Turkish Football Federation (TFF) announced this Thursday. The organization’s Disciplinary Board imposed a five-year suspension which, as it exceeds the three-year limit, becomes permanent. It was also decided that Ankaragucu will play behind closed doors in the next five … Read more
Manuel Ugarte recanted the obscene gesture he made to Rodrigo De Paul during the match between Argentina and Uruguay, which the Uruguayans won last week. In an altercation between several players, the Paris Saint-Germain midfielder, formerly of Sporting, ended up making an obscene gesture towards De Paul, in a moment captured by television cameras and … Read more
The Colombian Government confirmed, this Thursday, that the National Liberation Army (ELN) was responsible for the kidnapping of the parents of former FC Porto Luis Díaz, last Saturday. In a statement signed by Otty Patiño, head of the negotiation team with the left-wing guerrilla group, the Colombian government demanded the immediate release of the Liverpool … Read more
Luis Díaz’s parents were kidnapped this Saturday in Barrancas, La Guajira, Colombia. According to the country’s press, the parents of the former FC Porto player were standing at a gas station when they were approached by armed motorcyclists and forced to get into the van in which they were traveling, along with the kidnappers. The … Read more
The Burundi under-19 handball team was excluded from the world championship in the category taking place in Croatia, following the disappearance of 10 players from the team. According to the Croatian press, which cites the Police Department of Primorje-Gorski Kotar, the dozen young people left the University of Rijeka, where they were staying, on Wednesday, … Read more
Vélez Sarsfield’s season was no longer easy, and it got worse this Sunday, after the defeat at home to Huracán, the second consecutive and in a game counting for the 27th round of the Argentine championship. All because the fans, dissatisfied, invaded the club’s training center on the team’s return and verbally and physically attacked … Read more
Paris Saint-Germain goalkeeper Sergio Rico suffered a head injury and is hospitalized in serious condition following a fall from a horse in El Rocío, in the Huelva region, reports the EFE news agency. The 29-year-old player, who was on the bench this Saturday, in the game that confirmed PSG’s second championship, in Strasbourg, had permission … Read more
Óscar Benítez was arrested on Friday in Argentina, accused of domestic violence with coercion and the use of firearms. The 30-year-old Argentine striker, formerly of Benfica and Sp. Braga (a club for which he was loaned by the reds), was detained by order of the judge after a complaint from his ex-father-in-law and his ex-brother-in-law, … Read more