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Manchester City midfielder Rodri (left) battles with Inter Milan's Carlos Augusto during Champions League action on Wednesday.
SOCCER
Sep 22, 2024
Will Premier League players really go on strike?
The debate over soccer’s crowded calendar has rumbled on and on, but a recent comment by Manchester City's Rodri feels like a significant moment.
Croatia fans let off a flare in the stands during the team's match against Albania on Wednesday in Hamburg, Germany.
SOCCER
Jun 21, 2024
Serbian soccer association demands punishment for Croatia and Albania
The head of the Football Association of Serbia said a formal complaint had been submitted, claiming that Croatia and Albania fans chanted "Kill, kill, kill the Serb."
"The era of the monopoly is now definitively over," said A22 CEO Bernd Reichart, seen on Dec. 21, after a ruling in Madrid on Monday regarding opposition to a proposed soccer European Super League.
SOCCER
May 28, 2024
Spanish court orders FIFA and UEFA to halt opposition to Super League
A judge ruled that the governing bodies had violated European Union law.
Palestine Football Association President Jibril Rajoub called for Israel to be suspended from FIFA during the 74th FIFA Congress in Bangkok on Thursday.
SOCCER
May 17, 2024
Palestinian soccer officials call for Israel to be banned from FIFA
FIFA President Gianni Infantino told the FIFA Congress in Bangkok that the sport's global governing body will take independent legal advice to consider the Palestinian demand.
Protesters against the proposal for a new European Super League outside Chelsea's Stamford Bridge Stadium in London in April 2021.
SOCCER
Dec 22, 2023
Fan power remains European Super League's biggest obstacle
Although a ruling against UEFA was hailed by those still seeking to make the Super League a reality, fan power could once again be their biggest hurdle.
Real Madrid's Luka Modric battles for the ball with FC Barcelona's Ilkay Gundogan during a match in October. Plans for a European Super League bringing together elite soccer clubs such as the two Spanish outfits won a surprise boost on Thursday.
SOCCER
Dec 22, 2023
Teams shun European Super League despite shock court victory
UEFA and FIFA are "abusing a dominant position” by applying arbitrary rules on approval, control and sanctions, the top EU court said.
Manchester City players celebrate winning the Champions League final over Inter Milan in Istanbul in June.
SOCCER
Dec 21, 2023
Super League vs UEFA: Court to rule on future of European soccer
The latest bid to set up a Super League of the biggest European soccer clubs collapsed swiftly under the weight of fan anger, but the idea did not die.
Both the 2028 and 2032 editions of soccer's European Championship will be cohosted, governing body UEFA has announced.
SOCCER
Oct 11, 2023
U.K. and Ireland to host Euro 2028; Italy and Turkey awarded Euro 2032
Both bids ran unopposed but still needed official approval from European soccer's governing body, which they received at a meeting in Switzerland.
A total of €22 million ($23.15 million) will be made available to UEFA members in order to implement European soccer's new standards for women's national teams.
SOCCER
Oct 3, 2023
UEFA introduces new standards framework for women's national teams
The framework, approved by the UEFA Executive Committee in June, is aimed at leveling the playing field for women's soccer players across Europe.
Spain midfielder Alexia Putellas and her teammates celebrate their UEFA Women's Nations League win over Switzerland in Cordoba, Spain, on Tuesday.
SOCCER
Sep 27, 2023
Spain celebrates World Cup win with record crowd for Switzerland romp
Spain beat Sweden 3-2 in Gothenburg last Friday and then crushed Switzerland to take a stranglehold on top spot in its Nations League group.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Jul 5, 2023
Osasuna barred from UEFA Conference League over match-fixing scandal
The La Liga club plans to appeal the UEFA ruling at the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Apr 26, 2023
UEFA president says U.S.-hosted Champions League final 'possible'
The showpiece event in European club soccer has never been held outside the continent since the competition's inception in 1955.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Apr 25, 2023
Group for non-elite soccer clubs launches, eyeing more balance
A challenge the new Union of European Clubs faces is that the rival European Club Association is now the only club body UEFA recognizes.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Apr 5, 2023
Switzerland to host 2025 Women's Euros
UEFA received four bids to host the tournament, including a joint bid from Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden that reached the final round of voting.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Oct 9, 2022
Top UEFA clubs not giving up on controversial Super League
To counter the proposal from holdouts Barcelona, Real Madrid and Juventus, UEFA announced a sweeping overhaul of the Champions League in May to start in 2024.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Sep 21, 2022
Russia excluded from Euro 2024 qualification draw
Belarus, which has been a key staging area for the Russian invasion, was included in the draw, though UEFA said it cannot be placed in the same group as Ukraine.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Sep 6, 2022
UEFA chief certain 2030 World Cup will be in Spain and Portugal
The two countries signed an agreement in 2020 to push ahead with a joint bid to host the tournament and made it official in June.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Aug 11, 2022
Real Madrid defeat Eintracht Frankfurt to win fifth UEFA Super Cup
Goals from David Alaba and Karim Benzema gave Real Madrid a 2-0 victory over Eintracht Frankfurt and a fifth UEFA Super Cup on Wednesday.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Aug 9, 2022
Real Madrid motivated ahead of Super Cup clash with Frankfurt
Real coach Carlo Ancelotti sees echoes of his team's fighting spirit in underdog opponent Frankfurt, and is aware that his players should not take last season's Europa League winner lightly.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Ishiba aggravates his own political failures with diplomatic faux pas
Prime Minster Shigeru Ishiba is greeted at the APEC summit in Lima by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday. The Japanese leader was criticized for remaining seated while meeting several world leaders at the event.
Japan's 3.31 million visitors in October set monthly record
Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in December 2023. Famous autumn leaf colors contributed to increased tourism demand last month from many markets across Asia, Europe and North America, the Japan National Tourism Organization has said.
Japan ranks last in romance satisfaction for second straight year
In a survey of 31 countries, Japan ranked last in terms of those who felt loved, with just 51% of respondents saying so.
Ruling coalition and DPP strike last-minute deal over economic policy
DPP policy chief Makoto Mahaguchi speaks at the party's policy gathering in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.
Japanese expats in Asia find community through rugby
The Taiwan Fivewoods celebrate their victory at the 2023 Asian Japanese Rugby Cup in December of last year.
In Fukushima, a weekend of prose, poetry and translation
Aomori-based writer JJ Carter presented on tabletop gaming as creative inspiration for building characters and narratives.
For Dr. Nakamats, aging is just experience in action
Though he didn't win the recent gubernatorial election in Tokyo, the 96-year-old Dr. Nakamats' run was seen as inspirational in Japan's aging society.

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