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An interim rule allowing football teams to use five substitutes per match during the schedule congestion caused by the coronavirus pandemic was extended Wednesday through next season. Sport's law-making panel, known as IFAB, said the option of using two extra replacements would continue in the 2020-21 season and for national team competitions into next August, when the Tokyo Olympic tournaments end. The decision fulfills some goals in a proposal by FIFA in April which wanted to extend the rule through 2021 for all

Manchester City's ban from European football competitions has been overturned by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). City was originally punished by UEFA, European football's governing body, for "serious breaches" of club licensing and Financial Fair Play (FFP) regulations and was excluded from European competitions, including the Champions League, for two seasons. But CAS ruled on Monday that the club "did not disguise equity funding as sponsorship contributions" after City appealed the ruling in February. It was decided, however, that City had

The video is grainy, but with the help of a spotlight, the moment a Russian footballer is struck by a bolt of lightning is clearly visible.Znamya Truda goalkeeper Ivan Zakborovsky was training when lightning struck him on the pitch.While his teammates were training near the touchline, the 16-year-old keeper was about to kick the ball towards goal when the incident happened on July 4. Club general director Igor Mayorov said: "There was a clear sky, albeit overcast, but neither rain nor wind. If

WARNING: This article contains offensive language. Two former Chelsea youth-team players have told the BBC they are "still fighting for justice and equality" after alleging they were racially abused at the club in the 1990s. They are among four players who are taking the club to the High Court to seek damages, claiming their careers and lives were ruined. Chelsea apologised last year after a Barnardo's review said the abuse was "instigated" by former coach and academy director Gwyn Williams. Williams, who left

While the main source of glory in football comes from the action on the pitch, there’s always the bragging rights of how many fans cram into the stands as a secondary ‘competition’ to try and win. And while their efforts on the pitch have been mediocre at best in recent years, Manchester United continue to dominate the Premier League as far as home attendances are concerned. They top the standings as far as all-time league attendance is concerned – with a whopping 94 million

The topic of a European League is raised with predictable regularity. Anyone who thinks this is a new phenomenon is mistaken. Way back in 1957, the English Football Association called a meeting of the four home countries, together with Spain, Italy, Germany, France, and Belgium, to explore the possibility of some kind of European link-up. At the time, the English First Division (the precursor to the Premier League) was being heavily criticized from all quarters. Improvements to air travel and a growing interest