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Dramatic denouement had ended 3-3 after extra time with Messi scoring twice and Mbappé a hat-trick
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Plus, the uncertain future of the Winter Olympics, DFL’s leadership switch, and more.
Latest Fifa statistics show players are running further and shooting less but scoring just as much
Plus, penalty heartbreak for Japan, Morocco’s stars blur borders
Robot linesmen are no substitute for the real thing and offer a warning against using inventions for their own sake
Fans pin their hopes on old-style striker Niclas Füllkrug to keep them in the competition
The Fifa president has been steadfast in his defence of the World Cup’s Qatari hosts
The football tournament has become a TV set or Instagram backdrop
FT correspondent Simeon Kerr on how hosting the tournament has forced the Gulf state to reckon with its troubling human rights record
Plus, Belgium’s fading golden generation gets one last chance at glory
Supermarket chain attacks Fifa’s ‘scandalous’ move after teams ditch inclusion support
Netherlands says warning of yellow cards for captains forces rethink
Football associations at odds with governing body ahead of opening matches in Qatar
Formula One earnings finally get into gear, FTX crypto investors sue sports stars, and more.
Many activists, NGOs and trade unions believe Qatar 2022 can be used to shine a light on myriad human rights abuses
Doubts over whether the wealthy gas nation can deliver have persisted ever since it won the host rights in 2010
Match overload is a path to lowering the commercial value of the world’s most popular sport
Judges find ‘no intention of unlawful enrichment’ over payments made in 2011
Plus, Fifa’s gaming gamble, Saudi Arabia’s golf fight, and more.
Two groups had been in negotiations over value of brand of football governing body
ATP and WTA criticise All England Club for blocking players from Grand Slam tournament over Ukraine
Deal underscores growing ties between sport and digital assets
Football federation seeks to overturn suspensions through Court of Arbitration for Sport
Rival teams had threatened to boycott World Cup fixtures in response to invasion of Ukraine
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