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Ex-FIFA chief Blatter was in artificial coma, leaves intensive care
The former FIFA president Joseph Blatter spent a week in an artificial coma following heart surgery but has now left intensive care according to his daughter in an interview given to Swiss media. "He makes daily progress - small [steps] but continually," Corinne Blatter Andenmatten told newspapers of the CH Media group on Friday. Leaving the intensive care ward was a "quite important sign psychologically," she said but though "the doctors are happy with his condition," the "there is still a long way back." The 84-year-old Blatter tested positive for the coronavirus in November and had heart su...
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Swiss court upholds that FIFA is not a party in Infantino probe
Football's ruling body FIFA has been rejected as a party in a criminal investigation against its president Gianni Infantino, Switzerland's Federal Criminal Court said on Tuesday. The court confirmed a September ruling from special prosecutor Stefan Keller, who is investigating secret meetings between Infantino and former Swiss attorney general Michael Lauber. The court, in a ruling dated December 17, also confirmed the legality of the probe against Infantino, Lauber and others which started in July over the meetings which took place in 2016 and 2017 while Swiss authorities were investigating c...
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Report: Former FIFA chief Blatter in hospital
Long-time former FIFA president Joseph Blatter was taken to hospital by his daughter on Thursday, according to a report in the newspaper Blick. The 84-year-old's condition was reported as serious, but not life-threatening. There were no details about his medical condition. "My father is in the hospital. He's getting better every day, but he needs some time and rest," Blatter's daughter, Corinne, told the newspaper. Blatter gave up FIFA's leadership in 2015.
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FIFA Postpones U-20 World Cup to 2023, Indonesia to Remain as Hosts
FIFA has decided on Thursday to postpone both the 2021 FIFA U-17 World Cup and the 2021 FIFA U-20 World Cup, with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic being the main reason behind the two tournaments' postponement. Both tournaments will now be held in 2023, with Peru retaining their hosting rights for the U-17 World Cup and Indonesia remaining as the hosts for the U-20 World Cup tournament. The highest authority of football made the decision in a press release issued on Thursday, which discussed about the future of both the U-17 and U-20 World Cups as well as announcing the expansion of the 2023 FIFA...
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Cristiano Ronaldo Grimaces In Reaction To Robert Lewandowski’s FIFA The Best Win
Juventus and Portugal international star Cristiano Ronaldo’s reaction to Robert Lewandowski winning the FIFA The Best award created a lot of controversy in news outlets and on social media. The Portugese legend previously won the award five times and finished second behind Lewandowski in this year’s award. When FIFA president Gianni Infantino surprised Lewandowski and handed him the award, Ronaldo clearly was not so happy about it. It was evident that Ronaldo wanted to win the award for the sixth time and tie with his eternal rival Lionel Messi, who already has six. However, neither Messi or ...
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FIFA The Best Awards: The Winners – Robert Lewandowski Wins Men’s Best Player
The winners of the annual FIFA The Best Awards were announced on 12/17 in Nyon, Switzerland. The winner of the FIFA Men’s Goalkeeper award is Bayern Munich’s Manuel Neuer. Neuer had a very successful season with Bayern Munich. His goalkeeping brilliance was evident in the Bundesliga and UEFA Champions League. The German goalkeeper also recently won the UEFA Goalkeeper of the Year award. The winner of the FIFA Puskas Award for the best goal of the season is Tottenham’s Son Heung Min. Son Heung Min scored a brilliant goal against Burnley in the Premier League. He dribbled players across the fi...
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FIFA Announces The Best Awards Nominees
FIFA announced the annual The Best awards nominees. The winners will be declared on December 17, 2020. The FIFA Men’s Player nominees are Juventus’ Cristiano Ronaldo, FC Barcelona’s Lionel Messi and Bayern Munich’s Robert Lewandowski. After winning five trophies with Bayern and becoming the top scorer of the UEFA Champions League, Lewandowski is the most deserving of the award this year. The inclusion of Messi and Ronaldo among the top three finalists caused a controversy. Former Manchester United player Dimitar Berbatov told Betfair, “I’m surprised Ronaldo and Messi are among finalists for t...
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The Enormous Business Potential Of eSports
eSports is increasing in popularity at the speed of digital. Only a few years ago, games like FIFA and mortal combat were the ones to be in the center of attention. Now, with the drastic development of the field and inclusion of the latest technologies, eSport became even more watched and even more competitive sports than baseball, basketball, and football, esports encompasses competitions across a variety of video games. Q3 2020 hedge fund letters, conferences and more Many people perceive eSports as a way of escaping from the unemployment of the twenty-something age, which is obviously way m...
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イブラ、FIFAシリーズの権利違反を主張「私の情報を使って1ユーロも支払わないなんて…」
ミラン所属の元スウェーデン代表FWズラタン・イブラヒモビッチが、人気サッカーゲーム「FIFAシリーズ...
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ジョー、FIFAが判決した名古屋グランパスへの賠償金命令に対して訴訟を起こす？
名古屋グランパスがFIFAに報告した元ブラジル代表FWジョーとの契約解除問題はこれからも長引きそうだ...
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