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New data has revealed that clubs are not playing more games than in previous seasons, despite increasing complaints from managers about the congested fixture schedule.

The Three Lions were looking to win their first major trophy since 1966 in Berlin, but lost 2-1 against Spain as they came up short in the final of the competition for the second edition in a row.

KIERAN GILL: History tells us Chelsea are no strangers to internal strife but even for a club so accustomed to chaos, the extraordinary scenes of the last 36 hours will take some beating.

The Blues midfielder filmed himself and many of his Argentina team-mates singing a 'racist' chant during celebrations of their Copa America win.

Mail Sport reported that several in the Blues' dressing room were outraged by their colleague singing along to the controversial song.

Fernandez is at the centre of a controversy after live streaming following Argentina's Copa America win against Colombia on Sunday.

JAKE FENNER IN MIAMI: This Sunday's final served as the synthesized essence of how poorly this tournament has been run and it is almost completely thanks to CONMEBOL - not the United States.

Southgate 's side have elated the nation by making to their second major tournament final under his management and ahead of the clash, fans have been getting in appropriate mood.

The veteran forward's struggles with the national team comes as new head coach Emma Hayes takes the reigns behind predecessor Vlatko Andonovski's departure.

Liverpool forward Darwin Nunez could face a lengthy ban after he clashed with supporters in the stands following Uruguay's Copa America semi-final defeat by Colombia on Wednesday.

One of England's current crop of world class players has been tipped to be the cover star of the new EA Fc video game after designs of the new cover were reportedly leaked online.

German referee Felix Zwayer will take charge of England's Euro 2024 semi-final clash against the Netherlands. Here is everything you need to know about referee who received a six month ban.

SAMI MOKBEL IN ERFURT: Phillippe Senderos has warned England that Euro 2024 quarter-final opponents Switzerland are on course to complete a hat-trick of elite nation scalps.

FIFA's 47th-ranked side crashed out the competition with a 3-0 defeat to Netherlands on Tuesday night - before being praised for how they left the dressing room.

Rebecca Joynes wore a black jacket over her head as she was guided into Manchester Crown Court by her father, Stuart.

An Iranian club have reportedly parted ways with their goalkeeper after he hugged a female fan, who was being chased by security for reportedly not wearing thehijab.

The Three Lions will be hoping to prove their doubters wrong when they face FIFA's 45th ranked team at the Arena AufSchalke, after a shaky start to their campaign.

All the Americans needed was a win against a Panama team they've beaten soundly in the past - a team 32 spots lower than them in the FIFA rankings - and they would make it to the knockouts.

The issue of whether an unsolicited kiss can be considered sexual assault is a hot topic in Spain since Luis Rubiales provoked outrage by kissing star player Jenni Hermoso on the lips.

KATHRYN BATTE: Earps, who joined United in 2019, is out of contract and will be able to sign for the French club on a free transfer after rejecting the offer of a new deal with the Red Devils.

Dalic's side seemed all but set to progress to the knockout stages of the European Championship after Luka Modric had fired them into the lead in the 55th minute.

JAKE FENNER IN DALLAS: The United States began their run through the Copa America gauntlet burdened with heavy expectations of early group stage dominance.

MIKE KEEGAN IN FRANKFURT: Molango, here for talks with various officials after the PFA went legal on FIFA over an 'overloaded calendar', continues. 'Jude is football,' he says.

On Thursday, at Atlanta's Mercedes-Benz Stadium will host the opening game of Copa America . In two years' time, the World Cup will return to a soccer landscape transformed since that summer.

Ahead of the next staging of AFCON, which was initially scheduled for the summer of 2025, the CAF has been forced to reconsider plans as a result of FIFA's new-look 32-team tournament.

In a jam-packed season which has seen the domestic club season only just ended - there has been little to no rest for Europe's footballers. Here is the substitution rule for Euro 2024.

The Three Lions will face Serbia in Gelsenkirchen on Sunday night as they aim to make the perfect start to their campaign, and a referee who burst into tears last month will be in charge.

The technology, used in cricket, detects sound frequencies and helps to determine whether two objects have come into contact with one another.

Officials say they are seeking to challenge existing rules that allow FIFA to set the schedule and 'in particular to create and schedule the Club World Cup in 2025'.

Solomon was contracted to Shakhtar Donetsk until the end of 2023, but FIFA granted permission for non-Ukrainian nationals to suspend their contracts following Russia's invasion.

Real Madrid have denied that they will reject an invitation to take part in Club World Cup, which is set to take place across four weeks in the US next summer.

The competition is set to be expanded to 32 teams and will be played across four weeks in the US next summer following the conclusion of the 2024-25 season.

The clash was paused just before the hour when the chants could be heard from the Mexico end during a goal kick being taken by Brazil stopper Alisson Becker.

The highly anticipated Trailblazers documentary is now streaming on Stan.

It's exactly the divisive, culture wars-stoking tripe that a team would rather not have to combat on the eve of a home tournament. It's a distraction in what should be a time of serenity.

Steve Clarke is weighing up a late Euros call-up for Under-21 striker Tommy Conway after Scotland made heavy weather of breaking down minnows Gibraltar.

Clubs are reportedly worried that FIFA will try to combat the fixture congestion by reducing the number of teams in every league to 18, meaning each club would play 34 games instead of 38.

Players have warned world football's governing body FIFA that they are ready to go on strike over concerns the playing calendar is overloaded, the chief executive of the PFA.

Most recently, supporters have debated the necessity of the introduction of a 'blue card' which could sin-bin players for 10 minutes, with the idea sparking widespread backlash.

The governing body - headed by president Gianni Infantino - announced plans to hold a 32-team tournament in the US next summer to determine the best club side in the world.

Al-Khelaifi, who is also chairman of the European Club Association, believes the new-and-expanded version of the tournament will become one of the biggest competitions on the planet.

World Cup winner Kylian Mbappe looks set to miss out on the 2024 Olympics despite a desperate plea for his involvement by French president Emmanuel Macron, according to reports. 

On Wednesday it was reported that Arsene Wenger was set to move forward with his idea to introduce the 'daylight' principle to offsides

Arsene Wenger is reportedly set to move forward with his radical proposal to amend the offside rule after positive trials.

The Premier League will be stopped from hosting official league matches outside of the UK by the new Independent Football Regulator.

A five-pillar pledge on tackling racism will be put to FIFA member federations by president Gianni Infantino on Friday at world football's annual meeting in Bangkok.

The Golden Ball trophy is expected to 'make millions' at auction next month but daughters Dalma and Gianinna claim it was stolen by by the Mafia in 1989 and want the sale halted

Melbourne-based E-Mersion Media (Aust) Pty Ltd, which had won big contracts with Formula 1 and world footballing body FIFA, has gone into liquidation.

An Australian technology company which had won big contracts with Formula 1 and world footballing body FIFA, has collapsed with a reported $13million of debt.

The disgraced former president resigned from his post in September 2023 amid the kiss-gate scandal, in which he allegedly kissed World Cup winner Jenni Hermoso without consent.

The topic has been brought into the spotlight this week after LaLiga president Javier Tebas revealed that he is planning to stage a Spanish game in the USA in the 2025-26 season.

The Bamba hitmaker, 24, appeared spoke to Robert Bruce and Shayna Marie on Capital XTRA Breakfast, where he regaled the tale of their meet

The Spanish government has formed a special committee to oversee the country's football federation while the search to replace disgraced former president Luis Rubiales continues. 

Tebas has previously expressed his desire to to play a league game in America and had sought to bring two LaLiga sides - Barcelona and Girona - back in 2018.

Hossein Hosseini, goalkeeper for Esteghlal - one of the top teams in Iran - has been reprimanded by the Iranian football federation after he embraced a fan at the side of the pitch.

Cardiff had agreed a £15m deal to sign Sala from the French club but the single-piston engine Piper Malibu aircraft transporting Sala to Wales crashed off Alderney.

Pep Guardiola admitted that the scrapping of FA Cup replay is a 'blow' for lower league teams, as Premier League managers reacted to the announcement. 

FIFA had been co-defendants in a case brought by Relevent Sports, who had sought to have Barcelona and Girona play a league game in Miami in 2018.

England goalkeeper Mary Earps has signed a multi-year contract with kit manufacturer Puma after deciding to leave Adidas.

THOMAS ROSS KC: People might commit a breach of the peace, which is the most common thing for people to be charged with at a football match. But that was law anyway.

Adidas found themselves in deep water following the design of their Germany kit for the Euros. Here are seven other jersey that were banned for various different reasons.

Premier League teams are each playing an extra two and a half games per season, thanks to excessive amounts of stoppage time now being added to the end of top-flight games.

Zhang Linpeng had previously been dubbed his nation's best footballer by global icon Marcello Lippi, and had amassed 105 games for China, 13 of those while wearing the armband.

World football's basement boys had gone ahead with a first-half penalty by Filippo Berardi but conceded three goals in a 17-minute spell either side of half time.

San Marino's last victory was against Liechtenstein, but you have to go all the way back to 2004 for that result, which saw them claim a 1-0 win. That was their only win in the country's history.

Blatter served as president of FIFA from 1998-2015, when he was ejected from office by FIFA's ethics committee after criminal proceedings were opened against him by the Swiss Attorney General's Office.

Fenerbahce fans gathered at an Istanbul airport to welcome their players home at 4am on Monday morning, just hours after they were attacked by rival Trabzonspor supporters .

Sam Kerr and the rest of the national team changed Aussie sport forever during their incredible run in last year's tournament - and now they'll be immortalised in bronze at Brisbane's Suncorp Stadium.

FIFA have published their latest anti-doping report for 2023 and revealed a huge increase in the number of global tests being completed worldwide in a bid to clampdown on wrongdoing.

The US Secret Service has been allocated $16 million to begin security preparations for the 2026 World Cup, according to the 2025 federal budget that was released Monday.

The US Secret Service has been allocated $16 million to begin security preparations for the 2026 World Cup, according to the 2025 federal budget that was released Monday.

Infantino was on the banks of Loch Lomond north of the border to meet the International Football Association Board, the body responsible for rule changes

MATT HUGHES: The controversial proposal to give referees blue cards to use in sin-bin trials is likely to be dropped on Saturday at a meeting of football's lawmakers in Loch Lomond. 

An introduction of the card would be the first new card in football in more than half a century, with yellow and red cards being introduced in 1970 and running to the present day.

LaLiga president Javier Tebas has launched a broadside against new European Super League proposals, describing them as more destructive than in 2021.

Speaking at a press conference for the first time since Rubiales was forced to resign after kissing her on the lips in the wake of Spain's World Cup final victory over England last year.

Beth Mead is set to lead a FIFA task force which will attempt to tackle the plague of knee injuries affecting the women's game as England's Georgia Stanway admitted players risk 'burnout'.

Georgia Stanway admitted England's players are at risk of burnout, with the squad facing another summer of limited rest.

One aspect of the game is Pro Clubs, which focuses on many users playing in the same team online, controlling just one player, with up to 11 users in play to form a team to play against others.