Curacao were forced to withdraw from the CONCACAF Gold Cup on Friday less than 24 hours before their opening fixture after a Covid-19 outbreak in the team’s camp, organisers said. A statement from CONCACAF confirmed that the island nation had been pulled out of the tournament after a “significant number” of staff and players had […]
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Injured Canada star Davies out of Gold Cup
Alphonso Davies was ruled out of the CONCACAF Gold Cup on Friday after suffering an ankle injury in training, Canada Soccer said in a statement. The Bayern Munich star, who played for Canada at both the 2017 and 2019 tournaments, has returned to Germany for treatment, the governing body said. The injury means Canada will […]
Former Brazil soccer chief given life ban for bribery: FIFA
LONDON: Jose Maria Marin, the former president of Brazil Football Confederation (CBF), has been banned for life and fined 1 million Swiss francs (£761,152) for taking bribes, the sport’s governing body FIFA said on Monday. Marin is currently serving a four-year sentence in prison a the United States after being convicted on corruption charges related […]