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France's Football Federation announced it will not support Gianni Infantino's candidacy for FIFA president in the March 2027 election, joining other European federations including Belgium, Italy, Scotland, Sweden and Wales in withdrawing support. The FFF stated that trust in the FIFA president has been betrayed and that world football governance no longer reflects their values.
France's Football Federation announced it will not support Gianni Infantino's candidacy for FIFA president in the March 2027 election, joining other European federations including Belgium, Italy, Scotland, Sweden and Wales in withdrawing support. The FFF stated that trust in the FIFA president has been betrayed and that world football governance no longer reflects their values.
France has withdrawn support for Gianni Infantino's candidacy for FIFA president in the March 2027 election, aligning with Belgium, Italy, Scotland, Sweden and Wales. The French Football Federation cited a loss of trust in the FIFA president's governance of world football, citing his abandoned plan to bring private investment into the World Cups.
Norway bid farewell to King Harald V on Wednesday in a funeral attended by dignitaries including Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky and Britain's Prince William. The king died on August 28, aged 89.
Goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, 34, said he has decided to put his Belgium career on standby until September 2027, missing the upcoming Nations League campaign. Real Madrid's Courtois told Belgian newspaper Het Laatste Nieuws he made the decision after new coach Mark Van Bommel could not guarantee him the starting goalkeeper position.
President William Ruto has received credentials from nine newly appointed envoys to Kenya representing Thailand, Brazil, Nigeria, Cyprus, Belgium, Austria, the European Union, South Sudan, and France, as Kenya expands diplomatic ties across multiple regions.
Newly leaked intelligence records reported by major US outlets in September describe an alleged programme by the Sudanese Armed Forces under General al-Burhan to develop and deploy chlorine-based weapons during the 2024 conflict with the Rapid Support Forces in Khartoum, including blueprints, testing accounts, and concealment efforts.
Belgium's football association will not support Gianni Infantino's bid for another term as FIFA president, citing concerns over transparency and governance. Belgium joins England and Italy in withdrawing backing ahead of the FIFA presidential election in March 2027.
World champions Faith Cherotich and Emmanuel Wanyonyi claimed victories on the opening night of the Diamond League finals in Brussels, Belgium, with Cherotich setting a meeting record of 8:51.61 in the women's 3,000m steeplechase and Kenyan teammate Doris Lemngole finishing second.
Emmanuel Wanyonyi's 2:11.83 men's 1000m world record, set at the Monaco Diamond League on July 10, was ratified by World Athletics on Thursday. Wanyonyi became the first athlete in almost 27 years to break the men's 1000m record, improving on Noah Ngeny's previous mark of 2:11.96 from 1999.
Global and Olympic medallists, including Kenya's world champions Faith Cherotich and Emmanuel Wanyonyi, converge in Brussels for the 2026 Diamond League finals over two days. The competition serves as preparation for the inaugural World Athletics Ultimate Championships scheduled for September 11–13.
The FIFA national team ranking indicates each country's standing in world football and influences World Cup draw seeding and competition structures. Spain leads the ranking after winning the World Cup, and FIFA now provides live provisional ranking updates during matches.
The Agricultural Society of Kenya is repositioning the Nairobi International Trade Fair as a marketplace for investment, exports and partnerships, moving beyond its traditional role as an agricultural exhibition. The fair, scheduled for September 28 to October 4, is expected to draw exhibitors from more than 25 countries.
Two workers at Frankfurt airport died from malaria contracted from an Anopheles mosquito believed to have arrived on an aircraft. Six workers were infected in total; four were being treated in hospital, and the Robert Koch Institute identified the imported mosquito as the likely cause.
The Agricultural Society of Kenya is hosting the Nairobi International Trade Fair from September 28 to October 4, expecting participation from over 25 countries including Rwanda, Uganda, Tanzania, Nigeria, France, Belgium, India, Israel, Indonesia, Turkey, the Netherlands, China, Japan, Qatar, Ethiopia and Egypt, aiming to position the event as a marketplace for investment, exports, partnerships and innovation.
Carlos Baleba, 22, has joined Manchester United from Brighton and Hove Albion for a reported £70 million, becoming the third midfielder signed by United during the summer transfer window alongside Youri Tielemans and Andrey Santos.
Senegal's football federation has appointed Patrick Vieira, a 1998 World Cup winner born in Senegal, as head coach, succeeding Pape Thiaw who was dismissed after Senegal's loss to Belgium in the World Cup last 32.
Zion Suzuki, 23, will become the first Japanese goalkeeper to play in the Premier League, joining Aston Villa from Parma for up to 35 million euros. He is the most expensive Japanese goalkeeper in history and will sign a five-year contract.
Firefighters are attempting to encircle Belgium's largest wildfire in a century at the High Fens nature reserve, which has grown to 3,000 hectares. The blaze, which charred peatland, pine trees and hiking trails, has been partially contained, but difficult terrain and gusty easterly winds complicate operations.
Belgium's largest modern-day wildfire in the High Fens nature reserve near the German border has grown from 80 hectares to 850 hectares since breaking out two days ago. More than 250 firefighters and emergency workers are battling the blaze, assisted by helicopters and ground support, with two fire fronts reported under control as of Sunday.
Paris Saint-Germain announced the signing of Belgian left-winger Mika Godts from Ajax Amsterdam on a five-year contract running until 2031. The 21-year-old, who had a breakout season last year scoring 17 goals and providing 12 assists in the Dutch league, transferred for 55 million euros including bonuses.
The International Contact Group for the Great Lakes region has called on the DRC to swiftly implement a disarmament protocol after an FDLR faction formally accepted and signed it on July 28. The ICG, chaired by France and including the US, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, the EU, Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland and the UK, urged Kinshasa to develop an operational plan and realistic timeline for the effective neutralisation of the FDLR.
The European Union imposed a ban in May on public funding for utility-scale solar inverters from "high-risk" countries, mainly China, citing concerns that internet-connected inverters could disrupt Europe's power grid. The restriction is expected to shift market share towards European suppliers like SMA Solar.
Belgium midfielder Youri Tielemans has apologised to Aston Villa after saying he joined Manchester United because they are a bigger club. Tielemans moved to Old Trafford for £35 million in July after United triggered a release clause in his Villa contract.
Manchester City winger Jeremy Doku signed a five-year contract extension with the Premier League club on Thursday. The 24-year-old Belgian, who joined from Rennes in 2023, has scored 22 goals and provided 34 assists in 131 games for City and helps keep him at the club until at least 2031 under new boss Enzo Maresca.
Romelu Lukaku, a 33-year-old former Manchester United striker, has joined Fenerbahce, a Turkish Super Lig club announced on Wednesday. Fenerbahce did not specify the contract length or transfer fee.
Moerdijk, a 1,150-strong medieval Dutch port village, has been earmarked for possible eradication to make way for a facility receiving electricity from offshore wind farms to power the ports of Rotterdam and Antwerp more sustainably. Residents, many with multigenerational ties to the hamlet, have protested with banners and expressed anger and mistrust toward the government over the proposal.
The South African national football association has approved Pitso Mosimane as the successor to Belgian coach Hugo Broos, pending the conclusion of salary negotiations. Mosimane, 62, will take on a second spell as South Africa coach after previously being fired in 2012.
UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin says he will not challenge FIFA boss Gianni Infantino for the FIFA presidency in Rabat next March, though UEFA is locked in a bitter dispute with FIFA over Infantino's scrapped private investor plan.
The U.S. will begin under head coach Mauricio Pochettino with friendlies against Peru on September 26 in Orlando, Chile three days later in St. Louis, Mexico on October 3 in Glendale, Arizona, and Canada in St. Paul, Minnesota.
FIFA president Gianni Infantino's position is threatened for the first time following the failure of a private investor plan, despite his recent successes in expanding the Club World Cup and World Cup and delivering increased revenue to FIFA's 211 member associations.