Tag: football

• Saturday, October 30th 2021 - 08:51 UTC

  Argentina lifts capacity ban ahead of a football match against Brazil

  

  Argentine authorities have lifted all capacity restrictions on outdoor events as of Nov. 16, Health Minister Carla Vizzotti announced Friday. It is also the day Argentina's national football team is to clash with Brazil in a World Cup qualifier.

• Monday, October 11th 2021 - 09:55 UTC

  Bolsonaro banned from Brazilian football stadium for not being vaxxed

  

  Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was not allowed to enter a football stadium to watch Gremio's match against Santos because he was not vaccinated against COVID-19.

• Friday, September 3rd 2021 - 07:30 UTC

  Uruguay and Argentina to allow crowds back at stadiums for football World Cup qualifiers

  

  The Uruguayan Football Association (AUF) has agreed to allow the return of La Celeste fans for the next home football World Cup qualifying game, but with capacity restrictions and only for vaccinated fans.

• Thursday, August 26th 2021 - 07:00 UTC

  New Zealand reflecting about its national soccer team name “All Whites”

  

  The All Blacks, in their black colours, is mighty and feared New Zealand rugby national team, which during the last two decades have been an almost unbeatable side collecting trophies in the northern and southern hemispheres.

• Wednesday, June 9th 2021 - 04:34 UTC

  A woman becomes the first female chair of the English Football Association

  

  Businesswoman Debbie Hewitt is to become the English Football Association's first female chair in its 157-year history. She was the unanimous choice of the selection panel and takes over in January, subject to ratification from the FA Council.

• Friday, May 21st 2021 - 09:00 UTC

  No Copa America for Colombia – where then?

  

  The South American Football Confederation (Conmebol) Thursday decided to reschedule the Copa America matches which were going to be played in Colombia starting next month but has yet to confirm the new venues.

• Saturday, April 3rd 2021 - 03:24 UTC

  Luxurious book about Maradona said to be untrue

  

  A new book released in England about Diego Maradona is said to be untrue and his heirs or rights holders of the footballer's bequest have hinted they might sue the publishers.

• Saturday, March 20th 2021 - 08:25 UTC

  Argentine football teams launch project to help families who lost members to military dictatorships

  

  Argentine football rivals Boca Juniors and River Plate launched a joint project on Friday aimed at giving a voice to the families of club members who went missing during the country’s right-wing dictatorship in the 1970s and 1980s.

• Thursday, November 26th 2020 - 09:00 UTC

  “No matter what happens, and no matter who is in charge, the number 10 shirt will always be mine”

  

  Diego Armando Maradona was not only a brilliant player but was also notorious for his opinions and here are a few of his quotes:

• Thursday, November 26th 2020 - 08:59 UTC

  Infantino: “Diego deserves our eternal gratitude for having amazed us with his incredible talent”

  

  Football is in mourning after one of the sport’s most prodigious talents, Diego Maradona, passed away at the age of 60 in his native Buenos Aires.