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Infantino’s idolisation of Trump has left football with blood on its hands | Barney Ronay

The Fifa president’s sycophancy towards the US president has left the organisation facing a new nadir, but any reckoning seems a distant prospect Mr President. Fellow exco members. We’re going to need a bigger Board of Peace. How many mini‑pitches are we up to now? Gaza got 50 of them last month. What will it […]

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Referees get a hard time but they have got the big calls right in the past couple of weeks | Chris Foy

It was right to disallow Tottenham’s goal in the north London derby and it was also correct to rule out the goal that would have given Burnley a 4-4 draw against Brentford At the start of the season, clubs, fans and the media were told referees would be taking a proactive approach to holding in

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Lord Allen to become latest casualty of horse racing’s intractable politics

It was possible to spin his 2025 arrival as a clean slate but the former businessman soon lost the confidence of key players The wait continues for confirmation that Charles Allen’s brief, troubled – and ultimately ineffectual – tenure as chair of the British Horseracing Authority is over. In racing terms, however, he is nine-tenths

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Fin Smith expected to start for England in Six Nations match with Italy

Back-line may feature one survivor from Ireland defeat Ben Spencer, Cadan Murley and Seb Atkinson in frame Steve Borthwick is ready to radically overhaul his misfiring England side for the Six Nations clash against Italy on Saturday, with Fin Smith expected to be handed the No 10 jersey. The Northampton fly-half sat out training on

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