Nice’s Atal gets suspended jail term for ‘hate post’
Algeria international Youcef Atal has been handed an eight-month suspended prison sentence and a 45,000 fine by a court in Nice for a social media repost about the Israel-Hamas conflict.
Russia are expected to be granted clearance from FIFA and UEFA to play European opposition for the first time since being suspended from competitive football in 2022, sources have told ESPN.
A former chief of China’s football association has been sentenced to life in prison for accepting more than $10 million in bribes, state media reported on Tuesday, following one of the biggest anti-corruption probes in the sport in years.