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Citizen Digital
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Fifa offers Ksh 5.2billion if nations back controversial planCitizen Digital
… FIFA's statement was a rapid response to a story in British newspapers The Times and The Financial Times based on leaks of the plan from two sources. …
CONCACAF 'deeply concerned' by FIFA investment plansCitizen Digital
… FIFA's statement was a rapid response to a story in British newspaper The Times based on leaks of the plan from two sources. …
FIFA says it hopes to sell $4.2bn stake in its tournamentsThe Standard
… FIFA's statement was a rapid response to a story in British newspapers The Times and The Financial Times based on leaks of the plan from two sources.The Times reported that FIFA president Gianni Infantino, 56, stood to profit from the scheme by becoming commissioner of the FFE af …
FIFA's plans to sell Sh540b stake in its tournaments widely criticisedThe Standard
… European football's governing body UEFA said the World Cup was not an "asset to trade" while the Asian Football Confederation said it had not been consulted.EU sports chief Glenn Micallef told FIFA on Wednesday: "Hands off our game." According to The Times on Wednesday, FIFA pres …
FIFA issues deadline to members over plan to sell Sh517 billion stakeCitizen Digital
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Andy Burnham set to take over as new British PMThe Standard
… The Times's columnist Martin Samuel said Tuchel had been just as conservative as many other failed former England managers."The England head coach was supposed to cure the team's fear but managers are pragmatists," he wrote. …
'Lost his Tuch?' England boss hammered by media after World Cup exitCitizen Digital
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UK government 'concerned' by abuse claims against West Ham co-ownerCitizen Digital
… The 27-year-old centre-back, who has spent five years on Merseyside since joining from Leipzig, suggested last month that he was "close to an agreement" with Liverpool, the BBC, the Times, the Guardian and other media reported. …
France defender Konate set to leave Liverpool: reportsCitizen Digital
… He was on the front page of the Financial Times, The Guardian, The Mirror, The Paper, The Daily Telegraph, The Times and more. …
Sabastian Sawe: How a Kenyan marathoner shocked the worldFIFA has told member associations they will each receive $40 million if they back a plan to sell stakes in major competitions including the World Cup, with a September 19 deadline. The proposal has drawn criticism from UEFA and other bodies over commercializing major football events.
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FIFA has told member associations they will each receive $40 million if they back a plan to sell stakes in major competitions including the World Cup, with a September 19 deadline. The proposal has drawn criticism from UEFA and other bodies over commercializing major football events.
18 hours ago · Citizen Digital →
CONCACAF followed UEFA in criticising FIFA's plans to sell a minority stake in its competitions, including the World Cup, through a semi-private subsidiary. FIFA said Tuesday it would retain a majority share in FIFA Forward Enterprise but hoped to raise $4.2 billion by selling minority, non-controlling interests to selected long-term investors.
21 hours ago · Citizen Digital →
FIFA announced plans to raise $4.2 billion by selling minority stakes in FIFA Forward Enterprise (FFE), a semi-private subsidiary that will control its World Cup and other competitions business operations, while retaining a majority share itself.
29 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
FIFA said Tuesday it would retain majority control of a new subsidiary (FIFA Forward Enterprise) while selling minority stakes to long-term investors to raise $4.2 billion, plans that CONCACAF and UEFA have criticised as crossing a line that football's governing institutions should not cross.
29 July 2026 · The Standard →
FIFA has told member associations they will each receive $40 million if they back a plan to sell stakes in major competitions including the World Cup, with a September 19 deadline for sign-up. The proposal, which would see FIFA set up a commercial subsidiary to run events, has sparked backlash from UEFA and the Asian Football Confederation, with some describing it as "pure bribery."
29 July 2026 · The Standard →
Andy Burnham is set to become British prime minister on Monday, taking over from Keir Starmer after the Labour leader served just two years in office. The 56-year-old was asked by King Charles III to form the next government and plans to signal a break from years of political turmoil.
20 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
England lost 2-1 to Argentina in the World Cup semi-final after going 1-0 up, with manager Thomas Tuchel's defensive substitutions drawing criticism from the British media. The Sun and Daily Mail blamed Tuchel's cautious tactics for squandering the lead as Argentina scored twice in the closing minutes.
16 July 2026 · The Standard →
The British government said allegations that billionaire West Ham co-owner David Sullivan preyed on women for sex are "deeply concerning" and must be investigated by relevant authorities. Seven women have accused the 77-year-old of sexually exploitative and predatory behaviour dating back to the 1980s and 1990s.
9 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
France defender Ibrahima Konate will leave Liverpool when his contract expires next month after the two parties failed to agree on financial terms for a new deal, according to British media reports. The 27-year-old, who joined from Leipzig five years ago, becomes the third major departure this summer after Mohamed Salah and Andy Robertson.
30 May 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Kenya's Sabastian Sawe became the first man to officially finish a marathon in under two hours, with a time of 01:59:30 at the London Marathon. The feat capped decades of attempts to breach the previously unattained barrier in marathon running.
30 April 2026 · Citizen Digital →