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Mario Zagallo only surviving member of the Brazil team that lifted the 1958 World Cup trophy dies aged 92

Mario Zagallo only surviving member of the Brazil team that lifted the 1958 World Cup trophy dies aged 92

The only surviving member of the Brazil team that lifted the 1958 World Cup trophy, Mario Zagallo, has died, aged 92. His death was confirmed by Brazilian soccer confederation president, Ednaldo Rodrigues. In a statement on Saturday, December 6, Rodrigues described Zagallo “as one of the biggest legends” of the …

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Footballer Jenni Hermoso tells court her kiss with Luis Rubiales after Spain’s Women’s World Cup win ‘wasn’t consensual’

Footballer Jenni Hermoso tells court her kiss with Luis Rubiales after Spain

Jenni Hermoso told a court hearing her kiss with Luis Rubiales after Spain’s Women’s World Cup triumph wasn’t consensual and she was pressured to come to his defence amid the fall-out.     The footballer appeared before a judge at Madrid’s High Court on Tuesday to give her version of the events …

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Turkish Super Cup: Why was Galatasaray vs Fenerbahce postponed just over an hour after scheduled kick-off – with thousands of fans sent home?

Turkish fans await the arrival of Fenerbahce at the airport in Istanbul after their team

Thousands of football fans were left wanting when the Turkish Super Cup was postponed 75 minutes after its scheduled kick-off time in Saudi Arabia. Galatasaray and Fenerbahçe were due to face one another at the Al-Awwal Stadium in Turkey’s Community Shield equivalent, with the former winning the Süper Lig and …

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Turkey Super Cup final in Saudi Arabia called off amid Ataturk T-shirt row

Turkey Super Cup final in Saudi Arabia called off amid Ataturk T-shirt row

Istanbul rival teams Galatasaray and Fenerbahce were scheduled to play in Riyadh on Friday. The Turkish Super Cup final between Galatasaray and Fenerbahce scheduled to be played in Saudi Arabia’s capital Riyadh was called off over an apparent disagreement about the players’ jerseys. The Turkish Football Federation (TFF) and the …

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‘It was overshadowed by one man’s stupidity’ – England’s Lucy Bronze on the 2023 Women’s World Cup final

Team of Spain prior the FIFA Women

What should have been a cause for celebration for Spain and women’s football as a whole was soured by the controversial kissing incident that stole the headlines after the 2023 Women’s World Cup, England’s Lucy Bronze told FourFourTwo. Spain clinched their first major tournament crown after beating the Lionesses 1-0 …

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