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.
Midfielder Mikel Merino scored two late goals to keep Arsenal’s Premier League title hopes alive with a 2-0 victory at Leicester City on Saturday, after the Spaniard was thrust into a makeshift centre-forward role by his club’s injury crisis up front.
Clubs worldwide spent a record $9.63 billion on international transfers in 2023, a 50% increase from 2022, FIFA said in its Global Transfer Report published on Tuesday.