NewsClick

NewsClick
  • हिन्दी
  • Politics
  • Economy
  • Covid-19
  • Science
  • Culture
  • India
  • International
  • Sports
  • Articles
  • Videos
search
menu

INTERACTIVE ELECTION MAPS

image/svg+xml
  • All Articles
  • Newsclick Articles
  • All Videos
  • Newsclick Videos
  • हिन्दी
  • Politics
  • Economy
  • Science
  • Culture
  • India
  • Sports
  • International
  • Africa
  • Latin America
  • Palestine
  • Nepal
  • Pakistan
  • Sri Lanka
  • US
  • West Asia
About us
Subscribe
Follow us Facebook - Newsclick Twitter - Newsclick RSS - Newsclick
close menu
×
For latest updates on nCOVID-19 around the world visit our INTERACTIVE COVID MAP
sports
Covid-19
International

FIFA Asks Leagues To Use 'Common Sense' As Players Protest Over George Floyd’s Death; 'Liverpool Will Not Ease Up After Title: Jurgen Klopp and More (Football Round-up)

Short Passes (Football News Round-up): FIFA asks leagues to use 'common sense' as players across the world protest over George Floyd’s death | Liverpool will not ease up after sealing title, says Jurgen Klopp | Rejuvenated Giroud 'very nearly' left Chelsea in January | Infantino wants to turn football into a huge money machine: Sepp Blatter | Spain's Mediapro partners with TF1 to form a football channel in France.
Newsclick Sports
03 Jun 2020
Liverpool players take the knee during training for George Floyd

Liverpool FC players expressed their solidarity in the protest demanding justice for George Floyd and for bringing an end to systemic racism, during a training session at Anfield.

FIFA urged league organisers to use ‘common sense’ with players who protest between matches, after many called for justice for George Floyd in Bundesliga games over the weekend.

Football’s lawmakers, The International Football Association Board (IFAB) prohibits players from showing ‘any political, religious or personal slogans, statements or images’ on their clothing.

Also Read | AIFF Gets to Hide Behind Covid-19 Pandemic While Footballers Rust and Wither Away

FIFA, in a statement, said it ‘fully understands the depth of sentiment and concerns expressed by many footballers in light of the tragic circumstances of the George Floyd case’. The statement added that competition organisers are responsible for applying the laws of the game. 

“The application of the laws of the game approved by the IFAB is left for the competitions organisers which should use common sense and keep in consideration the context surrounding the event,” FIFA said. 

“FIFA had repeatedly expressed itself to be resolutely against racism and discrimination of any kind...FIFA itself has promoted many anti-racism campaigns which frequently carry the anti-racism message at matches organised under its own auspices,” it said.

‘Liverpool Will Not Ease up After Title’

Liverpool Manager Jurgen Klopp said his team will not be satisfied even after securing the title having won two more games in the Premier League. The title would be Liverpool’s first Premier League title and their first top flight crown in 30 years.

The club currently holds a 25-point lead over second-placed Manchester City and the campaign is scheduled to resume on June 17 after three months of suspension due to the pandemic. Teams returned to training in small groups this week. 

Also Read | Mind Over Everything Else: New Approach Needed for Mental Wellbeing of Athletes Post Covid-19 Lockdown

Liverpool have a great chance of securing the title with a win against Everton in their first match upon resumption if, especially if Manchester City lose to Arsenal. 

“It’s nice to think about it but we are not champions yet and we know that,” Klopp told the BBC. “We know we’re close but close is not there. There are 27 points left for us and we will try everything to take them all. We don’t want to stop winning after two games…”

Speaking about returning to action, Klopp echoed the sentiments of many football fans across the world, saying: “I have missed it so much it’s unbelievable. “I know it’s not the most important thing in life but it is my passion. I hope the people are looking forward to it because we are.”

Giroud 'Very Nearly' Left Chelsea

Chelsea striker Olivier Giroud told the club’s official website that he ‘very nearly’ left Stamford Bridge in January, further adding that he has now set his sights on winning more trophies with the Premier League club.

“I was supposed to leave in the January transfer window because I wasn't playing much and I needed more game time to make the France squad for Euro 2020,” Giroud said. “I very nearly left the club but I really think that God wanted me to stay at Chelsea.”

“The manager told me that he couldn't let me leave because he didn't have anyone to replace me. Everyone knows what happened so I won't go back over it but the coach spoke to me privately and told me that he'd give more games,” Giroud expanded.

“He kept his word and what then mattered to me was proving to him that he could count on me when I was called upon.”

The 33-year old striker recently signed a one-year contract extension with Chelsea and will now play until the end of the next season. 

Blatter’s Salvo Against Infantino

Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter has pointed his guns in the direction of his successor, Gianni Infantino referring to him as a ‘megalomaniac’. Blatter hit out at Infantino's proposed expansion of the FIFA World Cup to 48 teams and said that he wants the sport to turn into a money churning machine.

He also took jibes at the proposed changes in the Women's World Cup and Club World Cup and said more number of teams in the competitions is only going to make it ‘too heavy’.

"Gianni Infantino wants to turn football into a huge money machine. He wants everything to be bigger," Blatter was quoted as saying by Swiss outlet Keystone-ATS. "A World Cup of 48 teams, the Goal project renamed because he wants three times more money. A big Club World Cup with 24 teams, passing the Women''s World Cup from 24 to 32 teams. It's not possible, it's too heavy to digest.”

"He plays with himself because he is imbued with himself. He has become a megalomaniac. In his arrogance, he no longer speaks to the Presidents of the associations but only to heads of state,” the former FIFA boss added.

Blatter, it is important to remember, was banned from FIFA-related activities for eight years (the sentence was cut down to six years by FIFA appeals committee) after the Swiss Attorney General’s office started proceedings against him for criminal mismanagement and misappropriation.

New Football Channel in France

Spanish broadcasting group Mediapro has agreed to start a football channel with TF1 Group to air top Ligue 1 league matches in the country.

The four-year renewable agreement, the financial details of which have not been put out for the public, takes TF1 to the forefront of France’s football TV landscape, which was earlier dominated by Vivendi’s pay-TV Canal Plus and Qatari-owned beIN Sports.

The new football channel, ‘Telefoot’, is named after TF1’s historic TV football magazine. Mediapro and TF1 plan a launch in August, or around the time when football competitions start once restrictions imposed to fight the spread of the new coronavirus are lifted.

Mediapro’s founder Jaume Roures said the subscription of the channel would be set at €25 per month, and aims to reach a viewership of 3.5 million subscribers.

“These agreements could expand in the not-too-distant future,” Roures added, citing advertising, which makes the bulk of TF1’s revenues.

Read more sports stories from Newsclick

Get the latest reports & analysis with people's perspective on Protests, movements & deep analytical videos, discussions of the current affairs in your Telegram app. Subscribe to NewsClick's Telegram channel & get Real-Time updates on stories, as they get published on our website.
Premier League
FIFA
Bundesliga
German Football League
DFL
Fritz Keller
German Football Association
International Football Association Board
IFAB
George Floyd
Liverpool FC
Jurgen Klopp
Manchester City FC
Arsenal FC
Chelsea FC
Olivier Giroud
Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter
FIFA World Cup
FIFA chief Gianni Infantino
TF1 Group
Mediapro
football channel
Mediapro’s founder Jaume Roures
Related Stories
Diego Costa and Diego Simeone of Atletico Madrid

The Hat-trick | Costa, Atletico Part Ways Without ‘Damage’; Allardyce Calls for ‘Circuit Break’ Amid Rising Covid-19 Cases; Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC Dissolve Women’s Side

Mauricio Pochettino

The Hat-trick | PSG Sack Thomas Tuchel, Eye Pochettino as New Manager; FIFA U-20, U-17 World Cups moved to 2023; Scott Parker to Miss Southampton Clash Due to Covid Positives in Household

Igor Angulo of FC Goa

The Hat-trick | Igor Angulo’s Injury Time Winner Helps Goa Down Jamshedpur; Atletico’s Kieran Trippier Banned For 10 Weeks; Fans Help Club By Buying 72,000 Tickets In Empty Stadium

Gabriel Jesus

The Hat-trick | City Inflict More Misery on Arsenal; FIFA Lodges Criminal Complaint Against Former President Sepp Blatter; Napoli Win Appeal to Play ‘Forfeited’ Match vs Juventus

AIFF president Praful Patel

Minutes From AIFF AGM: No Elections, Hollow Promises and a Non Committal Rebellion

AIFF elections postponed

The Hat-trick | AIFF Extends Term of Executive Committee, Praful Patel To Not Contest Future Elections; Ulsan Horang-i Crowned Asian Club Champions; Morgan Returns Home

Lucy Bronze wins FIFA Best award

The Hat-trick | Premier League to Trial Concussion Replacement; Edinson Cavani May Face Suspension by FA; Lewandowski, Bronze Win FIFA Best Player Awards

India launch bid for 2027 AFC Asian Cup

The Hat-trick | India Launch Bid for Hosting 2027 Asian Cup; Basque Football Federation Approaches FIFA, UEFA For Membership; West Brom Sack Bilic, Appoint Sam Allardyce

Belgian defender Jan Vertonghen

The Hat-trick | Jan Vertonghen’s Long Struggle After Head Injury; Ligue 1’s TV Deal Collapses; Chinese Super League Wants to End ‘Money Football’

Manvir Singh of ATK Mohun Bagan

The Hat-trick | Manvir Singh Goes From Hero to Villain in 10 minutes; Newcastle United Reel After Coronavirus Infections, Unpublished Report Finds Transfers Rife With Exploitation

Share on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on WhatsAppShare via EmailShare on RedditShare on KindlePrint
Share
Share on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on WhatsAppShare via EmailShare on RedditShare on KindlePrint
Share

Related Stories

Newsclick Sports

The Hat-trick | Bengaluru FC Suffer Third Straight Loss; AIFF Creates New Post, Appoints Abhishek Yadav as Deputy General Secretary; Premier League Reels Under Record Covid-19 Cases

06 January 2021
Carlos Cuadrat spent much of last night looking like a Wall Street hedge fund manager down on his luck, which i
Newsclick Sports

The Hat-trick | Halicharan Narzary Stars as Hyderabad Arrest Winless Run by Steamrolling Chennaiyin; Two Staff at FC Barcelona Test Positive for Covid-19; Klopp Critical of Mentality after Southampton Loss

05 January 2021
Hyderabad FC ended their three-match losing streak in the Indian Super League (ISL) with an emphatic 4-1 win ov
Newsclick Sports

The Hat-trick | Late Surge by Goa Sink Hyderabad; Fulham's Game at Spurs Postponed, Premier League Insists Protocols Are Fine; Swansea City to Investigate Booing As Players Took a Knee

31 December 2020
FC Goa came to the party late but they would not mind it since they left Tilak Maidan with full points in their

Pagination

  • Next page ››

More

  • 100 Former Civil Servants Raise Questions on Transparency in PM-CARES Fund

    100 Former Civil Servants Raise Questions on Transparency in PM-CARES Fund

  • bAgpat.

    Farmers' Protest: Western UP Khap Leaders Plan to Block Loni Border From January 17

  • Andhra Pradesh: Anantapur Farmers Protest Against Real Estate on Land Acquired for Industries

    Andhra Pradesh: Anantapur Farmers Protest Against Real Estate on Land Acquired for Industries

  • Too Little Too Late: Former MP on Chit Fund ‘Moghul’ KD Singh’s Arrest

    Too Little Too Late: Former MP on Chit Fund ‘Moghul’ KD Singh’s Arrest

  • Load More
Subscribe
connect with
about