Two major u-turns, first regarding the boycott of the World Cup in Qatar, the second about VAR, has made Lise Klaveness public enemy number one among Norwegian supporters.
A-CAP has suspended the sale of Standard de Liège, a criminal investigation has opened at Genoa, and the future of all the clubs in the crumbling 777 Partners empire could soon be in the hands of US regulators.

Fulham claims to have performed due diligence before entering a partnership with IUX. But missed that the company used fake profiles, fake employees, fake reviews – and three investor alerts against it from national financial regulators.

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The demise of 777 Partners is now threatening to affect thousands of insurance policyholders in the USA whose money ended up funding the company’s risky bets on debt-ridden, loss-making football clubs and failing budget airlines.

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Gianni Infantino’s Instagram feed is a gallery of some of the planet’s worst rogues. His enthusiasm for Donald Trump seems to be growing as the White House smashes pillar after pillar of American democracy with volleys of unconstitutional executive orders.

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Russia was kicked out of world football after the invasion of Ukraine. Still, at the heart of Uefa’s decision making is Alexander Duykov, the chairman of Gazprom Neft, a company with a private army fighting Ukrainians.

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Fifa has been laundering its reputation through partnerships with UN bodies. WHO and UNHCR are declining to disclose the amount they are receiving from the fund meant to provide remedies to migrant workers.

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Keir Starmer watched a game at Wolverhampton alongside an ‘executive’ from an Asian gambling platform – a man that all parties have refused to identify. The silence of all involved illustrates how clubs, agencies and government bodies collude to ensure that money from illegal gambling continues to roll in.

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Sampdoria is owned by three businessmen from Singapore with deep links to illegal sports operator FUN88. Why would the trio invest tens of millions of euro in a Serie B club with no chance of being profitable any time in the near future?

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How did A-CAP lose control over Genoa and who actually owns the club now? Romanian Dan Şucu’s takeover faces a legal challenge, but is he only a front to hide the real owners?

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