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Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) boss Ángel María Villar has resigned from his vice-president roles at FIFA and UEFA after his arrest as part of an anti-corruption investigation. The news was confirmed today by UEFA, European football’s governing body. It comes after sixty-seven-year-old Villar was suspended yesterday by Spain’s Government, following his arrest. He denies any wrongdoing but has been remanded ...

Madonna and her adopted twin daughters have accepted undisclosed damages from Associated Newspapers over a “serious invasion of privacy”. The singer adopted four-year-old twins Stella and Estere in February. At the time she asked the media to “respect our privacy during this transitional time.” Madonna brought the case at London’s High Court over a MailOnline article that caused her “considerable ...

Two of the biggest voices in the transgender community are speaking out against President Trump’s plan to reinstate a ban on transgender individuals from serving in the U.S. armed forces. Caitlyn Jenner and Laverne Cox took to social media on Wednesday to condemn Trump’s announcement. “There are 15,000 patriotic transgender Americans in the U.S. military fighting for all of us,” ...

The French Ambassador to Ghana Francois Pujolas has said that he was dazed by the rise of Emmanuel Macron to political stardom. French voters in May, 2017 elected the unknown Macron politically as their president. He defeated far-right candidate Marine Le Pen wining 66.06percent of validate votes cast. The result is remarkable considering he, a centrist independent, campaigned without a ...

US President Donald Trump says transgender people cannot serve in “any capacity” in the military. He tweeted that he had consulted with military experts and cited “tremendous medical costs and disruption”. The Obama administration decided last year to allow transgender people to serve openly in the military. But in June, Defence Secretary James Mattis agreed to a six-month delay in ...

Tweet Ten Chinese Super League clubs say they have paid off debts related to player wages, bonuses and transfers after 13 of them were threatened with expulsion. Shanghai Shenhua, who signed Argentine striker Carlos Tevez in January on what are believed to be among the highest wages in world football, and Oscar’s Shanghai SIPG are among the top-tier clubs who ...

Charges have been dropped against a 41-year-old Nigerian man who named his dog after President Muhammadu Buhari. Joachim Iroko, a market trader also known as Joe Fortemose Chinakwe, was arrested in 2016 accused of conduct likely to cause a breach of the peace. A judge in south-west Ogun state found the prosecution had failed to substantiate the charges against him. ...

Barcelona are refusing to give up their pursuit of Liverpool star Philippe Coutinho — with club officials reportedly travelling to London in an attempt to tie up a switch. According to Spanish daily Sport , Barca believe a deal could be struck for around £90million (€100m). Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp insists Coutinho, 25, remains a major part of his plans ...

JOSE MOURINHO has revealed he wants to bring a winger and a centre midfielder to Manchester United. The United boss has told Ed Woodward to bolster the squad with two more new signings this summer – after already clinching deals for Victor Lindelof and Romelu Lukaku. Mourinho is resigned to the fact he may only get one but in an ...

JOSE MOURINHO admits he did not want West Ham new boy Javier Hernandez back at Manchester United this summer. West Ham completed the signing of Hernandez yesterday for £16million, with the Mexico international penning a three-year deal at the London Stadium. Mourinho has also spoken fondly of Hernandez and admitted back in March that Manchester United made a mistake selling ...