Ronaldo’s break with Portugal is sad, fitting, and long overdue | Jonathan Wilson
The star’s rift with Jorge Jesus is an unfortunate affair. But the forward has been holding his national team back for yearsSign up for our free newsletter hereIf this is to be the end for Cristiano Ronaldo at international level, at least it can be said…
The Manchester City case shows us how the global mega-rich now expect to operate with impunity | Jonathan Liew
When transnational alliances have scarcely been weaker, the way the club was allegedly run offers a bleak vision of a world driven by brute power and wealthThe cache of leaked emails and documents that would eventually lead to the crisis in which…
Gianni Infantino ready to accept demands for larger payouts from $6bn reserves
Fifa president says: ‘The ambition is welcome’Infantino mounts fresh defence of failed FFE schemeThe Fifa president, Gianni Infantino, is poised to bow to demands from Uefa and Concacaf to distribute more money from its $6bn cash reserves to member…
Republic of Ireland’s Gavin Bazunu boycotts Israel match ‘as a person of principle’
Bolton goalkeeper issues statement after withdrawalIreland players will wear black armbands in matchThe Republic of Ireland will fulfil their fixture against Israel in Hungary on Sunday night, but only after lengthy deliberations between the players…