Football drives much of the day’s sports conversation, on and off the pitch. Tottenham’s 2-1 friendly win over Chelsea in Sydney was settled by a stoppage-time Richarlison goal, but Roberto De Zerbi’s comments afterward ensured the Brazilian’s uncertain future remained the real t...
Football drives much of the day’s sports conversation, on and off the pitch. Tottenham’s 2-1 friendly win over Chelsea in Sydney was settled by a stoppage-time Richarlison goal, but Roberto De Zerbi’s comments afterward ensured the Brazilian’s uncertain future remained the real talking point. Elsewhere, tensions at the top of the game deepened as FIFA abandoned a controversial World Cup investment proposal, prompting UEFA to say it has lost confidence in Gianni Infantino and exposing fresh fractures in football governance. Pre-season also rolls on in Asia, where Manchester City open their summer schedule against Inter Milan in Hong Kong in Enzo Maresca’s first match in charge. Beyond football, Lorena Wiebes claimed the opening stage and first yellow jersey of the Tour de France Femmes in Lausanne, while California offered a lighter spectacle as surfing dogs delighted crowds at Pacifica’s world championships.
Top Sport stories
- Lorena Wiebes wins opening stage to claim first yellow jersey at Tour de France Femmes (8 sources)
- Dogs Compete at 10th Annual World Dog Surfing Championships in Pacifica, California (7 sources)
- Infantino drops plan to sell World Cup profits to private equity after widespread backlash (6 sources)
- Joe Root says he will not overhaul ‘Bazball’ as England Test captain (6 sources)
- FIFA faces renewed calls for transparency after shelving World Cup rights sell-off plan (5 sources)
- Uefa says it has lost confidence in Infantino after FIFA abandons World Cup investment plan (5 sources)
- Infantino says FIFA drops plan to sell stakes tied to World Cup operations (5 sources)
- FIFA abandons plan for private investment in World Cup competitions after backlash (5 sources)
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