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London, UK | Xinhua | Gareth Bale announced his retirement from football on Monday after a 17-year career as one of Britain’s most decorated players. The 33-year-old Welsh star made the announcement on social media, weeks after he played his last competitive game at the FIFA World Cup in Qatar, where …

Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | A delegation from FIFA and the Confederation of African Football (CAF) started a tour to Kenya on Monday, as the country tries to recover following a lengthy international ban last year. The nine-month FIFA suspension ended on November 28, 2022, following the intervention of Kenya’s new …

Lisbon, Portugal | Xinhua | The Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) announced on Monday Roberto Martinez as the new national football team coach until the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Martinez has coached Belgium for more than six years, starting in August 2016. During his reign, the “Red Devils” held the top position …

✳ 🇺🇬 CHAN FIXTURES ⚽ DRC vs Uganda January 14 – 7pm ⚽ Senegal vs Uganda January 18 – 10pm ⚽ Uganda vs Ivory Coast January 22 – 10pm Kampala, Uganda | FUFA.COM |  Uganda Cranes head coach Milutin Sredojevic aka Micho has confirmed the final squad that will feature …

Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Lango Province team is confident of overturning their first leg defeat in the FUFA Drum final to the 2018 finalists, West Nile Province. The White Rhinos, as the West Nile Province team is known recorded a 2-0 win over Lango Province in their FUFA Drum …

⚽ FA CUP Man City 4 Chelsea 0 TODAY Oxford United vs Arsenal Manchester, UK | THE INDEPENDENT | Manchester City ensured progress through to the Fourth Round of the FA Cup – and a clash with either Oxford or Arsenal – after seeing off Chelsea 4-0 at the Etihad Stadium. …

Canberra, Australia | Xinhua | Novak Djokovic overcame an injury concern to beat Daniil Medvedev in straight sets in the semifinal of the Adelaide International on Saturday. Djokovic, world No. 5 and top seed in Adelaide, beat Medvedev 6-3, 6-4 in a rematch of the 2021 Australian and US Open finals. …

London, England | Xinhua | Newcastle United were the biggest victims of the FA Cup third round on Saturday when they were knocked out of the tournament by third-tier League One side Sheffield Wednesday. Josh Windass scored in the 52nd and 65th minute to give his team a win to savor against …

London, England | Xinhua | Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk will be sidelined for at least a month with a hamstring problem, the club confirmed on Friday. The Dutch defender suffered the injury in Monday’s 3-1 defeat to Brentford, and will likely miss Premier League matches against Brighton, Chelsea and Wolves. Liverpool …

Madrid, Spain | Xinhua | Atletico Madrid and FC Barcelona play a vital match in La Liga on Sunday night. The game offers Atletico the chance to strengthen their position in the top four in a close race to qualify for next season’s Champions League, while Barcelona travels to the Metropolitano Stadium …