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Bodies found after suspected Broad Peak avalanche
31Jul By Europe WorldNo Comments
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Bodies found after suspected Broad Peak avalanche

Pakistani rescuers backed by military helicopters found four bodies on FridayĀ after a suspected avalanche onĀ Broad Peak mountain. The team, which includes renowned Nepal-born British mountaineer Nirmal Purja, lost contact with base camp yesterday, according to the Alpine Club of Pakistan. What do we know about the missing mountaineers? Two Pakistan Army Aviation helicopters joined the operation on Friday, while an experienced ground team deployed to the area where the group of at least 10Ā climbers was last believed to have been. "The team has been out of communication since Thursday," Alpine Club vice president Karrar Haidri said. Authorities were in contact with the climbers' families, he added.Ā  Pakistani security sources said the four bodies were located but had not ā€Œyet ā€‹been rec...
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FIFA doubles down on investor plan after UEFA boycott threat
31Jul By Europe WorldNo Comments
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FIFA doubles down on investor plan after UEFA boycott threat

World football's governing body, FIFA, doubled down on its private investment plans on Friday, despite fierceĀ opposition from regional confederations including a threat of a boycott from European governing body UEFA. "Nobody is selling football. ā€ŒThis is not something FIFA would ever entertain," FIFA said in statement, slammingĀ "incorrect media reports" and insisting that its consultation process would continue. "We will ā€Œproceed with this consultation ā process ā to ensure that each MA [Member Association]Ā has the ability to express its vote based on facts," read the statement. "Everyone has the right to express their opposition and to ā€Œseek ā€‹further clarification but no single entity can claim to represent all 211 MAs around the world. Each MA should be allowed to review the proposal an...
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UEFA votes to boycott World Cup over FIFA investor plan
30Jul By Europe WorldNo Comments
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UEFA votes to boycott World Cup over FIFA investor plan

European football's governing body, UEFA, called a Thursday afternoon meeting of its 55 members to discuss a response to FIFA's plans to create a new commercial subsidiary valued at $20 billion (roughly ā‚¬17.5 billion) and sell a non-controlling minority stake in it to investors. In the meeting, the members voted unanimously to boycott FIFA competitions in protest of the plan. "No UEFA national teams will participate in any FIFA competition for so long as these proposals remain alive, unless this proposal has been abandoned in its entirety and binding assurances have been given that FIFA will never again open its governance or competitions to private ownership," UEFA said in a statement. "The World Cup cannot be treated as an investment product... No part of it should ever be surrendered...
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UEFA votes to boycott World Cup over FIFA investor plan
30Jul By Europe WorldNo Comments
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UEFA agrees to boycott World Cup over FIFA investor plan

UEFA called a Thursday afternoon meeting of its 55 members to discuss a response to FIFA's plans to create a new commercial subsidiary valued at $20 billion (roughly ā‚¬17.5 billion) and sell a non-controlling minority stake of it to investors. "UEFA and its national associations will not participate in FIFA competitions,"Ā the European soccer body said after the vote. "Some things are simply too important to sell,"Ā UEFA said in a statement. "The FIFA World Cup belongs to football. It always will. And so long as Europe has a voice, it will never be for sale." UEFA, European football's governing body, came out publicly in opposition to the plan within an hour of it first being reported by the Financial Times and Times on Monday. Shortly after the newspaper reports, FIFA, the sport's global...
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Why Germany may stand up against FIFA’s World Cup sell off
30Jul By Europe WorldNo Comments
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Why Germany may stand up against FIFA’s World Cup sell off

"We must not let it become a pawn in the hands of investors. We must not lose the fans' support, but we are well on our way to squandering that support. I consider this extremely problematic and unacceptable." Those were the words of the head of Germany's football association, the DFB, in responseĀ to FIFA's plan to form a commercial subsidiaryĀ to sell to private investors. Bernd Neuendorf, the DFB president, is on the FIFA Council, which FIFA describes as its "main decision making body" but was blindsided by Tuesday's proposal. The Day with Brent Goff ā€“ Troop Boost for RussiaTo view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 videoNeuendorf said he "had to learn the news from the newspaper. That's no way to treat people."Ā He said Infan...
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UEFA votes to boycott World Cup over FIFA investor plan
30Jul By Europe WorldNo Comments
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UEFA set for emergency meeting on FIFA World Cup proposal

Several media outlets reported on Thursday that UEFA had called an afternoon meeting of its 55 members to discuss a response to FIFA's plans to create a new commercial subsidiary valued at $20 billion (roughly ā‚¬17.5 billion) and sell a non-controlling minority stake of it to investors. UEFA, European football's governing body, came out publicly in opposition to the plan within an hour of it first being reported by the Financial Times and Times on Monday. Shortly after the newspaper reports, FIFA, the sport's global governing body, issued a statement in which it confirmed the plan. In a later statement, it gave FIFA's 211 member associations until September 19 to express their written support for the scheme. The proposal requiresĀ  a simple majority and approval from the FIFA Council to pa...
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Has FIFA finally gone too far?
29Jul By Europe WorldNo Comments
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Has FIFA finally gone too far?

Ā "While you divide, we unite," Gianni Infantino wrote on social media on Monday, inĀ a long missiveĀ aimed at his detractors. By Tuesday, heĀ had united the football worldĀ ā€”Ā albeitĀ in opposition to his latest scheme.Ā  Shortly after reports emerged in UKĀ newspapers The Times and the Financial Times on Tuesday, FIFA confirmed its plans toĀ create a new subsidiary,Ā namedĀ FIFA Forward EnterpriseĀ (FFE). This wouldĀ enableĀ it to sellĀ a minority stakeĀ in the World Cup's operationsĀ toĀ private investorsĀ for an estimatedĀ $20 billion (roughly ā‚¬17.5 billion).Ā Ā  Chief among FIFA'sĀ proposed investors is theĀ investment vehicle,Ā ThriveĀ Eternal, headed by Joshua KushnerĀ ā€”Ā younger brother of Jared Kushner,Ā US President Donald Trump's son-in-law.Ā Ā  Why is FIFA's new World Cup plan controversial?Ā  Other than t...
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FIFA plans to form new commercial subsidiary and sell stake
28Jul By Europe WorldNo Comments
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FIFA plans to form new commercial subsidiary and sell stake

FIFA plans to create a new commercial subsidiary valued at $20 billion (roughly ā‚¬17.5 billion) and sell non-controlling minority stakes to investors, world football's governing body announced on Tuesday.Ā  It called on its 211 member federations to back the plan, saying that if they voted in favor they "would benefit immediately from increased funding."Ā  As soon as the news emerged, European football federation UEFA issued fierce criticism of the plan, saying it "crosses a line that football's governing institutions should never cross."Ā  The push comes immediately after this summer's World Cup hosted primarily in the US, with FIFA listing a series of potential investors and advisors from the country. Infantino's close relationship with US President Donald Trump had already prompted criti...
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Bernadette Amani ‘living her dream’ at Bayern and WAFCON
28Jul By Europe WorldNo Comments
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Bernadette Amani ‘living her dream’ at Bayern and WAFCON

Seven months after moving to Germany, Bernadette Amani is clearly where she wants to be, having won both the Bundesliga and the German Cup in her first half-season since joining Bayern Munich. "It's a dream come true for me to be here, and I'm living my dream to the full," the 28-year-old midfielder told DW in an exclusive interview shortly before the Women's Africa Cup of Nations kicked off in Morocco this month. "Munich is a very, very big club. Beyond just making me happy, it's a real achievement, a dream come true to be here, to play for such a prestigious club." Amani added that playing for Bayern's women has been a major step up from what she had come to know playing for CD Tenerife Femenino of Liga F, Spain's topflight. "I was already professional when I was in Spain, but let's ...
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FIFA boss Infantino takes aim at World Cup critics
27Jul By Europe WorldNo Comments
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FIFA boss Infantino takes aim at World Cup critics

Gianni Infantino is not a man used to apologizing. And even though he said sorry three times on the second slide of a 15-page Instagram post, that remains the case. "To everyone who missed our beautiful game, the emotions, the celebrations, the laughter, the crying, the deception, and the joy. To all of you who missed watching kids, babies, grandparents, and parents come together for the beautiful game, I say sorry that the matches are now over and sorry that you missed all that joy and togetherness. Sorry that you were so consumed by hate and criticism that you missed it all,"Ā read a missive from the FIFA president posted on FIFA's website, his personal Instagram account,Ā and FIFA's online and social channels. Comments were turned off. The Swiss executive went on to claim that the World...
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