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• FIFA killed the World Cup stake deal. Europe's big four leagues want the rules rewritten.Deal · Europe's biggest leagues say killing FIFA's World Cup stake plan was not enough. They want structural rules on who decides the calendar,…
• Manchester City found guilty on almost all 115 charges. The punishment has not landed.Defend · Reports say Manchester City have lost almost every count in English football's biggest financial case. But no punishment has been announc…
• A selfie is worth nothing. A fan you can reach again might be.Drive · At the European Water Polo Championship in Belgrade, a simple fan-photo activation produced unusually high published rates for clicks, wa…
• One in three places changes every year. What youth football's revolving door means for talent.Develop · A 2026 review of Olympic talent programmes covering 44,287 athletes in 42 countries found mean yearly turnover of 36.3%. Soccer sits heav…
• When women crash in pro cycling, the damage looks differentDiscover · The UCI's first sex-disaggregated crash census found bigger pile-ups, higher injury rates and roughly twice the time away from racing for…
• A Premier League club can pass England's spending test and fail UEFA's. Here's why.Define · The Premier League's new Squad Cost Ratio allows clubs to spend up to 85% of football revenue and net transfer profits on their squads. U…

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