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    “The tide is very clearly turning," Prof Jonathan Van-Tam tells me Premier League has made “massive leap forward” after it finally reveals 68% of players have now had both doses of the Covid vaccine following weeks of secrecy.

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    AP sources: More than a dozen European nations are considering the option of last resort in the fight to prevent biennial World Cups: Quitting FIFA. by

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  3. 2 hours ago

    Nations can be members of UEFA and not FIFA - as was the case initially with Gibraltar when it gained status as a football nation. Article 18 of the FIFA statutes sets out how member associations can leave

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  4. 2 hours ago

    Exclusive: The battle over biennial World Cups heats up - now some European federations are said to have raised with UEFA the prospect of quitting FIFA

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  5. 5 hours ago

    Versions of FIFA's proposed new international match calendar going around. This is one shown in presentations last month by FIFA with men's World Cups planned not only in 2026 but 2028 Column from last month

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  6. 6 hours ago

    On earlier with the latest on FIFA's push for biennial World Cups

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  7. 6 hours ago

    Damaging report from the World Anti-Doping Agency for the reputation of British cycling & UK Anti-Doping (which was sent in to clean up Russia)

    This is even worse for UK Anti-Doping - gets 2 letters claiming: 1) “a coach was attempting to dope” athletes 2) there was a “clear trail of emails” about this between BC & UKAD 3) laptops of a former BC employee held "material evidence". Yet didn't search laptops for emails!
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    6 hours ago

    Exclusive investigation back in March revealed British Cycling had done secret illicit testing after an anomalous nandrolone sample from a rider, and UKAD let them. This led to WADA opening an investigation in BC and UKAD 1/n

    EXCLUSIVE full story: a dodgy sample, a private tip-off, secret tests (that never explained the dodgy sample), an email trail & why WADA are investigating UKAD for letting British Cycling do their own investigation before London 2012
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  9. 10 hours ago

    Premier League announces 81% of players have received at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose and 68% are fully vaccinated.

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  10. 12 hours ago

    If Premier League clubs were so concerned about related-party sponsorships by club owners why did they only seemingly seek to hasten a vote to stop them just after the Newcastle Saudi takeover? The issue has been discussed in football over the last decade

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    Oct 18

    AP source: Premier League clubs move to prevent Newcastle from striking lucrative sponsorship deals with companies linked to its new Saudi ownership, worried about unchecked spending. by

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  12. 13 hours ago

    The latest on FIFA and the biennial World Cup plans next on - on with Live here

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    Oct 10

    The Saudi takeover of Newcastle unwound in some detail. Give ⁦⁩ ⁦⁩ ⁦⁩ a listen.

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    Oct 18

    Premier League clubs use emergency meeting to prevent Newcastle striking sponsorships with companies linked to new Saudi ownership as related-party deals are blocked for a month while rules are drawn up by a working group

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  15. Oct 18

    There's an ongoing lack of clarity over exactly what led to Newcastle's takeover being approved, why the PIF separation from state guarantees were required, and now the appearance of hasty new rules to act against particular clubs in the Premier League

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  16. Oct 18

    New Premier League row in fallout from Saudi takeover of Newcastle with sponsorships linked to ownership frozen for now. Newcastle voted against the move by rivals while Man City abstained in the emergency meeting over potential illegality of the ban

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  17. Oct 18

    Premier League clubs use emergency meeting to prevent Newcastle striking sponsorships with companies linked to new Saudi ownership as related-party deals are blocked for a month while rules are drawn up by a working group

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  18. Oct 18

    Witten story from on what Jill Ellis had to say about FIFA's pursuit of biennial World Cups she is advising on

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  19. Oct 18

    Asked FIFA adviser Jill Ellis about Olympic chiefs denouncing biennial World Cup plans & she questioned women's Oly football having only 12 teams: "When you don't have some of the best teams in the world there I think that's not showcasing our sport to the level I think it could"

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    Oct 18

    More Olympics stuff - here's Ellis' response to a question from about the IOC's statement about a biennial World Cup threatening the women's game.

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