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☆ Ambani's wedding kicks off in India this weekend. Here's who will be at the star-studded event
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-12 | by ( Charmaine Jacob | In Charmainemariajacob | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Anant Ambani fiancée Radhika Merchant pose for a photo on the red carpet during their sangeet ceremony at Jio World Centre in Mumbai. All eyes are on this weekend's mega wedding in India, where the youngest son of Asia's wealthiest man prepares to tie the knot with his long-time sweetheart after months of lavish pre-wedding celebrations. Indian tycoon Mukesh Ambani — the country's richest man and the billionaire chairman of Indian conglomerate Reliance Industries — is throwing a three-day wedding bash for his son that kicks off on Friday. The groom is his 29-year-old son Anant Ambani and 29-year-old Radhika Merchant, the daughter of Viren Merchant, owner of Encore Healthcare. The Ambani family has stayed mum about the star-studded guest list, but multiple media reports have said 16-time Grammy award winner Adele could be one of the main performers.

Persons: Anant Ambani, Radhika Merchant, Mukesh Ambani, Viren Merchant, Ambani, Adele, Drake, Mike Tyson, Kim Kardashian, Ram Nath Kovind, Boris Johnson, Tony Blair, Mark Tucker, Jay Lee, Morgan Stanley's Michael Grimes, Gianni Infantino Organizations: Reliance Industries, Encore Healthcare, Wall Street, CNBC, Business, HSBC Holdings, Samsung Electronics Co, FIFA Locations: Mumbai, India, Hollywood, Bandra

☆ CNBC's Inside India newsletter: An education scandal years in the making
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-04 | by ( Ganesh Rao | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Yet, the system has also exacerbated the social divide between the haves and have-nots, who are confined to the largely abysmal state-run education system. That means entrance tests and examinations are a high-stakes juncture in a person's life. A half-hearted attempt at testing the country's education system in 2021 was aborted when the Covid-19 pandemic hit the country. The company, which offers services ranging from online tutorials to offline coaching, attracted billions of dollars from investors worldwide during the pandemic when online education services were in high demand. One of the companies it bought was an offline test preparation service called Aakash Education Services, which is still expected to IPO this year.

Persons: Firdous Nazir, NurPhoto, Cram, —, Byju's Organizations: Youth Congress, Getty, Testing Agency, Reuters, FIFA, Aakash Education Services Locations: Jammu, Kashmir, India, Kota, Rajasthan, PISA, Kyrgyzstan, Turkish

☆ Women's sports merchandise is an estimated $4 billion industry but fans still can't find the items they're looking for
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-03 | by ( Mykenna Maniece | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

"When you invest in a jersey, that means you really appreciate that person, their character, and what they bring to the game," Krieger said. Sports Innovation Lab estimates the women's sports merchandise industry is worth $4 billion — conservatively. People simply don't know where to find merchandise — 32% of fans reported having an issue finding a seller for women's sports merchandise compared to just 18% of fans looking for men's, according to Sports Innovation Lab's 2024 Women's Sports Merchandise Survey. But while big brands are making strides in partnering with women's professional teams to create merchandise, the women's sports merch buying experience is still lacking. Building the women's game takes an ecosystem of collaboration involving fans, athletes, leagues, team sponsors, and retailers.

Persons: —, Ali Krieger, Krieger, Mary Earps, Marc Atkins, Nike's, Aubrey Kingsbury, it's, Alyssa Naeher's, there's, didn't, A'ja Wilson, Caitlin Clark, Puma, Bjørn Gulden, Arne Freundt, Dylan Buell, isn't, Angela Ruggiero, Ruggiero, Roy Rochlin, Stringer, " Krieger, Megan Gokey, Alex Morgan, Chloe Kim, Simone Manuel, Sue Bird, Klarna, Billie Jean King's, Esther Kim's, Zach Boisjoly, we've Organizations: Service, National Women's Soccer League, FFC Frankfurt, Eintracht Frankfurt, German, Business, FIFA, England, New York Times, Adidas, Puma, Nike, Washington Spirit, Chicago Red Stars, Innovation, Sports, Google, WNBA, WTA, Survey, NBA, Manchester United, AC Milan, Bloomberg, Indiana Fever's, Sports Innovation, Realty Trust, Professional Women's Hockey League, League, Media, Sports Foundation, NCAA, New York, Gotham FC, New York Liberty Locations: Germany, Morocco, Esther Kim's Playa, New Jersey, New

☆ The Euro 2024 Adidas ball: Microchipped, slippery – and very quick
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-30 | by ( Matt Slater | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +8 min

But it is slightly unusual for people to talk as much about the ball as they have about the Adidas Fussballliebe Pro EURO 2024 match ball, to give it its full name, as they have in Germany of late. “I’ve not heard any goalkeeper complain about the ball, other than saying it’s a really, really quick ball, which is something you just deal with,” said the former Denmark and Manchester United goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel, whose son Kasper is the current Danish No 1. “Normally, when you have a new ball, the opinions are divided but (goalkeepers) don’t think it’s a bad ball. But while this is all great fun — and even better advertising — “combined ball technology” is not actually new. Kylian Mbappe practises with the Euro 2024 match ball at France’s pre-tournament training camp (Franck Fife/AFP via Getty Images)In terms of the ball’s aesthetics, it’s fine.

Persons: “ It’s, Harry Kane, “, Kose, “ I’ve, ”, Peter Schmeichel, Kasper, don’t, it’s, Roberto Rosetti, Denmark’s Joachim Andersen, Lukaku’s, Lois Openda, ” Marc Makowski, Erik Janza’s, David Jurasek, Denmark’s Morten Hjulmand, Schmeichel, Gianluigi, ” Gianluigi Donnarumma, Dean Mouhtaropoulos, Kylian, Franck Fife, Thierry Henry, Marc, Charlotte Harpur Organizations: Adidas Fussballliebe, Adidas, European Football, Getty, Manchester United, UEFA’s, RB Leipzig, “, Turkey, England, Spain, New Zealand, France’s, UEFA, FIFA, Telstar Locations: Germany, AFP, Denmark, South Africa, Belgium, Slovakia, Slovenia, Czech, Spain, Italy, Qatar, Australia, New

☆ Panama court acquits 28 implicated in Panama Papers and Operation Car Wash scandals
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-29 | by ( Catherine Nicholls | Cnne Staff | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —A Panamanian court has acquitted 28 people charged with money laundering in cases linked to the Panama Papers and Operation Car Wash scandals. The Panama Papers were a group of over 11 million leaked documents that were published by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) in 2016. The papers referenced 12 current or former world leaders, as well as 128 other politicians and public officials. Operation Car Wash was a money laundering investigation into Petrobras, Brazil’s state-run oil company. Those acquitted from the Operation Car Wash case were discharged because the income of money from illicit sources could not be demonstrated, the statement said.

Persons: CNN —, Judge Baloísa Marquínez, Vladimir Putin, ”, Gerard Ryle, “, ” Ryle Organizations: CNN, Panamanian, International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, United States, Petrobras Locations: Panama, United, Brazil’s

☆ U.S. Soccer ‘deeply disturbed’ by racist abuse directed at men’s national team’s players after loss to Panama at Copa América
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-28 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —U.S. Soccer said it was “deeply disturbed” by the racist abuse directed at two of the men’s national team’s players following it’s surprise 2-1 defeat by Panama at the 2024 Copa América in Atlanta on Thursday. Defender Chris Richards and striker Folarin Balogun posted on their Instagram stories the racist messages they had received over the social media platform. Earlier in June, soccer’s global governing body FIFA reinforced its commitment to fighting online abuse, in particular through its Social Media Protection Service (SMPS). The SMPS is a tool which FIFA says protects individuals in soccer from online abuse by hiding hate speech. Panama players celebrate after beating the US at the Copa América.

Persons: Chris Richards, Folarin Balogun, ”, Meta, –, Richards, Balogun, Striker Tim Weah, César Blackman, José Fajardo, Rich von Biberstein, Adalberto Carrasquilla, Christian Pulisic, Tyler Adams, “, Weah Organizations: CNN, U.S, Soccer, América, national, ” CNN, FIFA, Social Media Protection Service, Panama, Mercedes, Benz, Midway, Copa América, Getty, US, Uruguay, Reuters, Juventus Locations: Panama, Atlanta, Uruguay, Bolivia

☆ Why soccer players are demanding change to a calendar that has left them ‘at the limit’
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-27 | by ( Samuel Joseph | Sam Joseph | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

FIFPRO‘An industry-wide issue’European club teams are preparing for a revamped UEFA Champions League – the most prestigious competition in European club soccer – which will see teams play at least an additional two games. Manchester City hoist the Club World Cup trophy in December 2023. Conflict between national teams and clubs over minutes could arise, star players could see the field less and league structures would have to change. Over 40% of World Cup players surveyed by Football Benchmark said that they experienced extreme or increased mental fatigue after the tournament. Instead, it’s the calendar and consultation process that need to change for those in the game.

Persons: England CNN —, “, Maheta Molango, ” Molango, Amr Abdallah Dalsh, ”, Javier Tebas, Molango, Vinícius Júnior, Ballon d’Or, Ronaldinho, Jude Bellingham, Florencia Tan Jun, Wayne Rooney –, –, David Beckham, Takumi Minamino, Simon Brundish, Harry Kane, Kylian Mbappe, Brundish, ” Brundish, Kevin C, Cox, David Terrier, ’ That’s, Richard Masters, you’re, Umberto Calcagno, FIFPRO, Jorge Mas, Lionel Messi, Henry Winter Organizations: England CNN, FIFPRO, ’ Association, PFA, CNN Sport, UEFA, League, FIFA Club, Manchester City, Reuters, La Liga, FIFA, des, Associazione Italiana Calciatori, CNN, Super League, Copa, Champions League, Vinícius, Madrid, Bellingham, Manchester United, Japan, French, AS Monaco, Sports, France, Football Benchmark, Premier League Chief, AIC, Inter Miami Locations: London, England, Wales, U.S, Canada, Mexico, Manchester, Europe, Real Madrid, Brazil, Bellingham, Qatar

In the biggest shock (by the FIFA world rankings) of Euro 2024 so far, Georgia defeated Portugal 2-0 to secure a place in the knockout stages in what is their major tournament debut. Georgia reached Euro 2024 — their first-ever appearance at a major tournament — after beating Greece in a playoff penalty shootout at the end of March. They had actually finished fourth in their Euro qualifying group, ahead of only Cyprus, but reached the playoffs via the Nations League route topping Group C4. Frustration was understandable, but it consumed him for the rest of the game — right until he was substituted midway through the second half, still without a goal in three appearances at Euro 2024. Going into tonight’s game, he had conceded four goals at Euro 2024 — but that was from 20 shots on target.

Persons: Roberto Martinez, Kvaratskhelia, Georges Mikautadze, Cristiano Ronaldo, —, , Willy Sagnol, ”, Steve Clarke’s, tamely, Giorgi Mamardashvili —, Sagnol, “, Tom Burrows, Ronaldo, Goncalo Ramos, Oliver Kay, Germain, Mikautadze, Diogo Costa, Joao Palhinha, Luis de la Fuente, De la, Antonio Silva, Silva, Pedro Neto, Martinez, Joao Felix, Felix, Francisco Conceicao, Conceicao, Neto, Jay Harris, Giorgi Mamardashvili, Diogo Dalot, Chris Brunskill Organizations: FIFA, Spain, Sunday, Georgia, Greece, Nations League, Athletic, ”, Scotland, Valencia, Ajax, Portugal, Paris Saint, Albania, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Barcelona, Europa League for Locomotive Tbilisi Locations: Georgia, Portugal, Slovenia, Frankfurt, France, Belgium, Turkey, Cologne, Cyprus, Germany, Czech Republic, Romania, Europe, Metz, Paris, Napoli

☆ Afghanistan enjoys historic run to T20 World Cup semifinals: ‘Cricket is the only source of happiness back home’
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-26 | by ( Ben Morse | Masoud Popalzai | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Afghanistan fans celebrate the team's win against Bangladesh at the T20 World Cup. Gurbaz is the leading run scorer at the T20 World Cup. “That Afghanistan team got into the semis for the first time,” the 25-year-old told the International Cricket Council (ICC) website. It’s an unbelievable feeling.”Khan (middle) celebrates the dismissal of India's Rishabh Pant at the T20 World Cup. And in a statement posted online, the Afghanistan Cricket Board expressed its “disappointment” towards Australia’s decision and “reiterates its stance on neutral and politics-free cricket across the globe.”

Persons: – couldn’t, Ashraf Ghani, Mullah Amir Muttaqi, Mullah Khairullah Khairkhah, Rashid Khan, ” Khan, cramp, Jonathan Trott, Ricardo Mazalan, Raees Ahmadzai, Khan –, Mohammad Nabi, Hashmatullah, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Ramon Espinosa, Trott, Khan, Nabi, Noor Ahmad –, bamboozled, Gurbaz, “, ”, India's Rishabh Pant, Randy Brooks, Barney Ronay, Suhail Shaheen, ” Shaheen Organizations: CNN, Pakistan, Afghanistan Cricket Board, Bangladesh, AFP, Getty, Australia, Afghan national cricket team, International Cricket Council, ICC, Afghanistan, United, Guardian, ACB, FIFA, International Olympic Committee Locations: Australia, Afghanistan, Africa, Trinidad and Tobago, Bangladesh, “, AFP, Taliban, United States, Doha

☆ Matthew Briggs made his English Premier League debut at 16. 11 years later, he was left feeling suicidal
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-19 | by ( Ben Church | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

That “surreal moment” seemingly was the start of an exciting career in the game – Briggs was once tipped as a future England captain. In the year when he walked away from soccer, Briggs moved in with his uncle. For the first time in his life, Briggs learned how to deal with the feelings he had struggled with for years. Briggs playing for England in the Under-20 World Cup in 2009. Thousands of young players are fed into the academy system every year, with only a tiny percentage ever making it.

Persons: CNN — Matthews Briggs, – Briggs, ” Briggs, “, ‘, ’, Briggs, ”, Middlesborough, Wayne Rooney, Lee Smith, I’m, Joe Giddens, Matthew Briggs, –, I’ve, Alex Livesey, “ I’ve, that’s, it’s, Matthew Ashton, ” Neil Saunders, Briggs leant, Harvey Elliot, Arsenal’s Ethan Nwaneri, Elliot Organizations: International Association for Suicide Prevention, Befrienders Worldwide, CNN, English Premier League, Fulham, CNN Sport, Fulham’s, Arsenal, Premier League, Professional Footballers Association, England, Guyana’s CONCACAF, FIFA, US, Danish, HB Køge, Guyana, CONCACAF, Panama, Academy, PFA –, PFA, Liverpool Locations: England, Dubai, “, Guyana, Panama, Trinidad & Tobago

☆ Euro 2024 day six: Germany advance, MLS history, comedy goals, don’t trust world rankings
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-19 | by ( The Athletic Uk Staff | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +10 min

A 2-0 victory over Hungary sent Germany through to the round of 16, and they got there pretty comfortably. Shaqiri was actually a surprise selection for Switzerland’s second Euro 2024 game against Scotland on Wednesday. Albania, just like against Italy, were ahead and could have pulled off the greatest result in their footballing history. Schar briefly joins the own goals club (Photo: Alex Grimm/Getty Images)Tim SpiersTalking of shocks, do world rankings matter? If the alternative is FIFA executives arbitrarily deciding on seedings among themselves, then it’s probably worth having official rankings.

Persons: Toni Kroos, Antonio Rudiger, Jamal Musiala, Florian Wirtz, Kai Havertz, Ilkay Gundogan, Wirtz, Robert Andrich, Tom Weller, Joshua Kimmich, Leroy Sane, Rudiger, Jonathan Tah, Sam Lee, Xherdan Shaqiri, Shaqiri, Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV, It’s, he’s, Nick Miller, Hysaj, Ante Budimir, Luka Sucic, Berat Djimsiti, Klaus Gjasula, Gjasula, Maximilian Wober, Robin Hranac, Fabian Schar, Scott McTominay’s, Yann Sommer’s, Schar, Alex Grimm, Tim Spiers, Poland —, GABRIEL BOUYS, it’s, Michael Cox What’s, Stefan Matzke – Organizations: England, European Championship, MLS, Albania, Hungary, Musiala, Getty, Sam Lee MLS, Chicago Fire, Scotland, Major League Soccer, Shaqiri, Croatia, Luka, Portugal, UEFA, Scottish, Belgium, Monday, Championship, FIFA, … Locations: Denmark, Spain, Italy, Slovenia, Serbia, Germany, Hungary, South America, Scotland, Switzerland, Croatia, Albania, Swiss, Berat Djimsiti …, Czech Republic, Poland, AFP, Israel, Morocco, … Slovenia

☆ Opinion: European soccer’s latest racism row
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-16 | by ( Opinion Keith Magee | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

CNN —On Sunday, England will face Serbia in its first game of the Euro 2024 championship, hosted by Germany. Since then, the FA, the European football association UEFA and FIFA , the sport’s international governing body, have visibly upped their anti-racism game. One might conclude, for instance, that Monday’s court decision in Spain meting out prison sentences to three Valencia fans for hurling racial insults, is evidence of European soccer’s new, tougher line against racism. Saka knows UEFA observers will be on duty at every Euro 2024 match and will be on the lookout for racist incidents. I see it as an attempt by professionals who should know better to make a Black player carry the can for a disappointing performance by the whole team.

Persons: Keith Magee, Keith Magee Arron, — Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho, Prince William, “, Vinícius Júnior, Julian Finney, —, Saka, Carl Recine, Ian Wright, ” Sir Lewis Hamilton, vilifying, Tony Burnett, ” Burnett Organizations: University College London Institute for Innovation, Newcastle University Law School, CNN, Germany, England’s Football Association, FA, European, UEFA, FIFA, Valencia, Wembley, Getty, Sunday’s, Serbia, England, Iceland, Versus, Conservative, Daily Sun, The Telegraph, Daily Star, BBC Locations: England, Serbia, Italy, Spain, Iceland, London, Germany, Europe

☆ Euro 2024 day three: Eriksen’s feel-good moment, Bellingham – and police incidents
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-16 | by ( Dan Sheldon | Carl Anka | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +8 min

Another day at Euro 2024, another trio of goalscoring games — even if the entertainment factor dipped off at points. The Netherlands overcame Poland with a 2-1 win, Denmark were held to a 1-1 draw by Slovenia, while England beat Serbia 1-0. But the goals, a lack of shots in one game and the results don’t tell the whole story of the day. The feel-good moment of the daySunday marked 1,100 days since Christian Eriksen collapsed at Copenhagen’s Parken stadium during a Euro 2020 game against Finland after suffering a cardiac arrest. He’s not fazed by anything, but will be key to England if they want to have a chance of winning Euro 2024.

Persons: We’ve, Christian Eriksen, Eriksen, Morten Boesen, “, ”, Rasmus Hojlund, Jonas Wind, onrushing Eriksen, Erik Janza’s, Damien Meyer, I’ve, ” Carl Anka, Jude Bellingham, Dragan Stojkovic, Stojkovic, Kyle Walker, Kevin C, Cox, Walker, Filip Kostic, Bellingham, “ I’ve, It’s, He’s, Dan Sheldon Man, —, Jacob Whitehead, Dan Sheldon, de Jong, Wout Weghorst, Ronald Koeman’s, Michael Cox, Andy Jones Stat, – Jude Bellingham, What’s Organizations: Scotland, Spain, Croatia, Albania, England, Serbia, Finland, Manchester United, Denmark, Slovenia, Getty, Serbia’s, Bellingham, Real Madrid, Poland, Sunday, Local, European, Argentina Locations: Switzerland, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Denmark, Slovenia, Serbia, England, Copenhagen’s, Bellingham, . Bellingham, Hamburg’s, Romania, Ukraine, Belgium, Slovakia, Austria, France

☆ Soccer union launches legal action against FIFA over fixture congestion
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-13 | by ( Sammy Mncwabe | Samuel Joseph | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —FIFA is facing a legal challenge over the world governing body’s “unilateral” decision to set the international match calendar – notably an expanded 32-team FIFA Club World Cup – unions representing soccer players said in a statement on Thursday. CNN has reached out to FIFA for comment on the legal action. As their union, we have a duty to intervene and to enforce their legal rights as employees. Manchester City lift the Club World Cup trophy in 2023 - the competition is set to expand from seven teams to 32 in 2025. Francois Nel/Getty ImagesIn addition to the larger Club World Cup, all three European club competitions will be expanded to 36 teams for the 2024/2025 season.

Persons: –, ”, David Terrier, “ It’s, Maheta Molango, “, Molango, Gianni Infantino, ” Infantino, Francois Nel, Vinícius Júnior, Ballon d’Or, Ronaldinho, Vinícius Jr, Jude Bellingham, Wayne Rooney –, David Beckham Organizations: CNN, FIFA, FIFA Club, English, ’ Association, des, FIFPRO, European Court of Justice, of Fundamental, Commerce, PFA, World League, of Football, FIFA Congress, Manchester City, Champions League, Europa League, Conference League, Manchester United Locations: FIFPRO Europe, Europe, United States, Brussels, FIFPRO, Bangkok, Manchester, Real Madrid, Brazil, Madrid, England, Bellingham

☆ Vinícius Jr.: Spanish court orders prison time for soccer fans over racist abuse toward Real Madrid star
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-11 | by ( Kevin Dotson | Patrick Sung | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Thank you to La Liga and Real Madrid for helping with this historic conviction.”The Brazilian vowed to keep using his platform to fight racism. “The three defendants acknowledged their criminal liability and have released an apology letter addressed to our player Vinícius Jr., to Real Madrid C.F. and to everyone else who felt offended and degraded by their behavior,” Real Madrid said in a statement. “La Liga will identify them, report them and there will be criminal consequences for them.”Global soccer’s governing body FIFA also praised the news. “I am pleased to see the firm action and sentencing taken by the Spanish authorities in relation to the racist abuse directed at Vinícius Jr in a Spanish La Liga match in May 2023.

Persons: CNN —, Vinícius, Vinícius Jr, “, I’ve, I’m, ”, Pierre, Philippe Marcou, Javier Tebas, Gianni Infantino, Infantino Organizations: CNN, Real Madrid, La Liga, Valencia CF, Spanish, LaLiga, Royal Spanish Football Federation, Liga, Getty, ” Real, ”, FIFA Locations: Valencia, Spain, Real, Real Madrid, AFP, ” Real Madrid, Spanish

☆ How the USA’s shock cricket triumph reflects a global sporting and geopolitical transformation
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-08 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

A national cricket team that most Americans didn’t even know they had beat one of the sport’s global powers Pakistan, for whom the game is a national obsession. “There is this pivot from global north to global south,” said Chadwick. The first ever international fixture was between the United States and Canada in 1844 in New York. The World Cup is being carried in the US on Willow TV, a streaming service that is also available on cable systems for an extra fee. The global game, soccer, has several times hubristically tried to conquer the US and it’s taken years to reach its current level with strong pro leagues the MLS and the NWSL.

Persons: didn’t, ”, Monank Patel, Corey Anderson, “ It’s, “, Peter Della Penna, Donald Trump, Narendra Modi, Simon Chadwick, “ You’ve, You’ve, It’s, Virat Kohli, Germain, LIV, Modi, Chadwick, Donald Bradman, Michael Jordan, Pakistan –, Saurabh, Milind Kumar, hubristically, it’s, Della Penna, you’re, ” Della Penna Organizations: CNN, team, Cricket, Pakistan, USA Cricket, New Zealand, Indian, , Indian Premier League, Major League Cricket, IPL, US, America, United Arab Emirates, Manchester City, Paris Saint, Formula One, Hindu, FIFA, Beijing, Bowlers, Down, England, Elite US, Willow, MLS, England’s Premier League, Manchester United, Arsenal, tailgates, Women’s National, TV, South Locations: Pakistan, United States, Caribbean, Texas, American, America, Long, , New York, India, Australia, Nassau County, Ahmedabad, Gulf, United Kingdom, Europe, East, South Asia, British, Sri Lanka, South Africa, Zealand, England, North Carolina, Manchester, Qatar, Paris, Germain . Middle, Saudi Arabia, Los Angeles, There’s, Canada, New York, Sri Lankan, California, New Delhi, China, Belgium, Commonwealth

☆ Louis Vuitton: The Olympics embody our ‘DNA’
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-07 | by ( Issy Ronald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

And at next month’s upcoming Games, Louis Vuitton are hoping they too will become a hallmark of the same grand occasion. The Olympic and Paralympic medals will be housed in a Louis Vuitton trunk. Annie Leibovitz/Courtesy Louis VuittonLVMH – the luxury conglomerate that owns Louis Vuitton – spent €150 million ($163 million) on its sponsorship deal with the Olympics, Vogue reported citing sources, though calculating the precise returns on this investment is “difficult,” said Beccari. “We are very close to sport,” Beccari said, recalling the slogan “Victory travels in Louis Vuitton,” the fashion house used when one of its trunks housed the FIFA World Cup in 2010. From Louis VuittonWhile Louis Vuitton posted record profits last year and LVMH outperformed other luxury brands, the current economic environment with rising inflation leaving consumers with less disposable income poses challenges ahead, though Beccari downplayed such difficulties.

Persons: Louis Vuitton, Vuitton, —, Enzo Lefort, Léon Marchand, Pauline Déroulède, Marie Patouillet —, Stephanie Lecocq, Pietro Beccari, “, ” Beccari, ”, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Louis Vuitton's, Annie Leibovitz, Louis Vuitton –, Louis, CNN “, Federer, Nadal, They’re, LVMH, Beccari Organizations: Paris CNN, Olympic, Paralympic Games, Seven, CNN, de Monaco, Louis, Olympics, Vogue, FIFA Locations: France, Louis, Paris, French, Europe

☆ European Super League: Spanish court orders FIFA and UEFA to stop anticompetitive conduct in ESL case
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-28 | by ( Sammy Mncwabe | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —A Spanish court ordered FIFA and UEFA to stop anticompetitive conduct in their opposition of the breakaway European Super League (ESL) in a ruling on Monday. However, in response to the ruling, UEFA said “the court has not given the green light to, nor has it approved, projects like the Super League.”A newsagent shows two pages of the main Italian sports newspapers with a headline regarding the Super League reading 'No!' Laura Lezza/Getty Images“In fact, the judge has asserted that the Super League project has long been abandoned and that she cannot be expected to rule on any abstract projects. FIFA and UEFA can appeal the ruling to a separate section of the Madrid Provincial Court. The Spanish court’s ruling comes just days before UEFA’s showpiece Champions League final between 14-time winner Real and Borussia Dortmund at Wembley Stadium on Saturday.

Persons: Judge Sofía Gil García, “, ’, ”, Bernd Reichart, ” Reichart, Laura Lezza, Fran Santiago Organizations: CNN, FIFA, UEFA, Super League, European, Justice, European Union, ESL, CNN Sport, Madrid Provincial Court, Europe’s, League, Real Madrid, Getty, Real, Borussia Dortmund, Wembley Locations: Europe, Madrid, Spanish, Barcelona, Spain, Barça

☆ Seven years and 11 trophies, but no Champions League: Has Kylian Mbappé’s time at Paris Saint-Germain been a success?
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-25 | by ( Matias Grez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

He’s won six Ligue 1 titles, three French Cups, two League Cups and a record five Player of the Year awards. The closest Mbappé came to winning the Champions League was reaching the final in 2020. Even if Mbappé was to lift one more trophy, can his time in Paris be considered a success if he didn’t achieve the club’s ultimate goal? “He’s their all-time top scorer, he’s won the league’s Player of the Year award five times in a row. “What’s interesting is he’s not necessarily captured the hearts of fans, especially in the way he’s left the club.

Persons: Kylian Mbappé, Germain, Nasser Al, Khelaifi, Zlatan Ibrahimović, Lionel Messi, Neymar, He’s, Julian Finney, ” Mbappé, Mbappé, ”, Raphaël Jucobin, “, ” Jucobin, he’s, Michael Regan, Real, –, Frenchman, Jucobin, “ He’s, Marco, Verratti, Thomas Meunier, L’Equipe, ‘ Kyks, Neymar Jr, Aurelien Meunier, Messi, Vinícius Jr, Jude Bellingham, relishes, It’s Organizations: CNN, Paris Saint, PSG, Monaco, Ligue, Champions League, Qatari, Bayern Munich, League, UEFA, French, Lyon, Real Madrid, FIFA, Mbappé, Independent, Al, Parc des Princes, Toulouse, Qatar, Ouest, European, ”, Los Blancos, French national Locations: Paris, France, €, Saudi, Hilal, Parc des, Ouest France, ” Real Madrid, Real

☆ FIFA to take legal advice on calls to suspend Israel Football Association
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-17 | by ( Zayn Nabbi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

The Palestinian Football Association (PFA) had called for a vote to ban Israel before Infantino made the announcement over accusations that the IFA had violated FIFA rules during the continued war in Gaza. “Due to the obvious sensitivity of these matters, FIFA will mandate, as of now, independent legal expertise to analyse and assess the three requests made by the Palestinian Football Association and ensure that the statutes and regulations of FIFA are applied in the correct way,” Infantino said. “As I speak to you today, the Palestinian people, including the Palestinian football family, are enduring an unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe. Manan Vatsyayana/AFP/Getty ImagesRajoub went on to call for FIFA “to temporarily suspend the IFA as a member of FIFA with immediate effect.”Jordan Football Association general secretary Samar Nassar backed Rajoub, saying: “We are not here to deliberate on the human tragedy. And like anyone else, I was extremely, extremely shocked, and am extremely shocked at what’s happening in Gaza.”“I pray for all those people who suffer the unimaginable … and I want, like all of you, just one thing: peace.”

Persons: Gianni Infantino, Infantino, ” Infantino, “, Jibril Rajoub, ” Rajoub, Shino Moshe Zuares, Manan Vatsyayana, Rajoub, ”, Samar Nassar, ” Nassar Organizations: CNN, FIFA, Israel Football Association, IFA, Palestinian Football Association, Israel, FIFA Council, PFA, Getty, FIFA “, ” Jordan Football Association, “, Palestinian Association, UEFA Locations: Bangkok, Thailand, Gaza, AFP, Yugoslavia, Russia, Africa, Israel

CNN —The Women’s World Cup will be held in South America for the first time after Brazil won the right to host the 2027 tournament, soccer’s governing body FIFA announced on Thursday. Brazil’s bid won 119 votes, FIFA said, while a joint bid from Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany (‘BNG’) received 78. “Congratulations to Brazil,” FIFA president Gianni Infantino said. “We will have the best World Cup in Brazil.”Brazil has hosted the men’s World Cup in 1950 and 2014. “You can be sure, with no vanity, we will accomplish the best World Cup for women.”The 2027 World Cup will be the 10th edition of the tournament.

Persons: Brazil’s, “, Gianni Infantino, ”, Ednaldo Rodrigues, Catherine Ivill, Marta Organizations: CNN, Brazil, FIFA, FIFA Congress, ” FIFA, South, Brazilian Football Confederation, Spain, England, Spanish, Force Locations: South America, Bangkok, Thailand, Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, United States, Mexico, Brazil, ” Brazil, –, States, Australia, New Zealand

☆ Scandal Brought Reforms to Soccer. Its Leaders Are Rolling Them Back.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-15 | by ( Tariq Panja | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The 12-page report was intended to save soccer’s governing body, FIFA, in its moment of existential crisis. Filled with reform proposals and drawn up by more than a dozen soccer insiders in December 2015, the report was FIFA’s best chance to show business partners, U.S. investigators and billions of fans that it could be trusted again after one of the biggest corruption scandals in sports history. In bullet points and numbered sections, the report championed high-minded ideas like accountability and humility. It also proposed concrete and, for FIFA, revolutionary changes: transparency in how major decisions were reached; term limits for top leaders and new limits on presidential power; and the abolition of well-funded committees widely viewed as a system of institutional graft. And there on the report’s final page, deep down a list of its authors, was the name of the man positioning himself as FIFA’s savior: Gianni Infantino.

Persons: Gianni Infantino Organizations: FIFA

☆ US and Mexico withdraw joint bid to host 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-30 | by ( Kevin Dotson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —The US Soccer Federation and the Mexican Football Federation have withdrawn their joint bid to host the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup, the two organizations announced on Monday. The announcement of the winning 2027 bid will take place at the 74th FIFA Congress in May. CNN has reached out to FIFA for response to the announcement from the US and Mexico federations. “Hosting a World Cup tournament is a huge undertaking – and having additional time to prepare allows us to maximize its impact across the globe,” US Soccer President Cindy Parlow Cone said in a statement. The inaugural FIFA Club World Cup will take place in the country in 2025; the FIFA Men’s World Cup will be coming to North America in 2026 co-hosted by the US, Mexico and Canada; and in 2028, the summer Olympics will take place in Los Angeles.

Persons: ”, Cindy Parlow Cone, “ I’m, Ivar Sisniega Organizations: CNN, US Soccer Federation, Mexican Football Federation, FIFA, Brazilian Football Confederation, Royal Belgian Football Association, Royal Netherlands Football Association, German Football Association, FIFA Congress, Soccer, FIFA Club Locations: Mexico, United States, North America, Canada, Los Angeles, “

☆ Marta: Brazil star to retire from international soccer
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-26 | by ( Sammy Mncwabe | Duarte Mendonça | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Brazil and Orlando Pride star Marta will retire from international soccer this year, she told CNN Brasil in an interview which will air on Sunday, April 28. The 38-year-old is Brazil’s all-time record goalscorer, male or female, with 115 goals and has appeared in six World Cup tournaments. If selected for the Brazilian squad at the Paris 2024 Olympics, Marta could make her sixth appearance at the Games. There is no longer Marta in the national team as an athlete from 2025 onwards,” Marta told CNN Brasil. Three times Marta has come agonizingly close to glory with Brazil, losing the 2007 Women’s World Cup final to Germany and twice suffering defeat in the Olympic gold medal match.

Persons: Marta, I’ll, ” Marta Organizations: CNN —, Orlando Pride, CNN Brasil, soccer, FIFA, Women’s Champions League, Copa Libertadores Femenina, Copa América Locations: CNN — Brazil, Brazil, men’s, Germany, Paris

☆ Sophia Bush says she and Ashlyn Harris, retired USWNT star, are in relationship
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-26 | by ( Lianne Kolirin | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Actress Sophia Bush has come out as queer, a year after announcing that her short-lived marriage had ended. The 41-year-old star of “One Tree Hill” has opened up about her love life in an intimate feature-length magazine article. Instead of running away, I doubled down on being a model wife,” she wrote. Among them was former soccer player Ashlyn Harris, whom Bush said she had known for four years and who was splitting from her wife and former teammate, Ali Krieger. She described “falling in love” with Harris, adding: “I sort of hate the notion of having to come out in 2024.

Persons: Sophia Bush, Grant Hughes, “, ”, Ashlyn Harris, Sydney Leroux, Todd Williamson, Peacock, Bush, acceping, Ali Krieger, Harris, I’m, I’ve, ” Bush Organizations: CNN, FIFA, Gracias Locations: Los Angeles, London’s, LA

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