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Blatter, Platini cleared of corruption charges for second time over FIFA payment

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Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter and French football legend Michel Platini were on Tuesday, both cleared of corruption charges by the Extraordinary Appeals Chamber of the Swiss Criminal Court in the town of Muttenz, near Basel, Switzerland.

This comes two-and-a-half years after the duo was first acquitted of the offences.

Blatter and Platini, once among the most powerful figures in world football, were cleared of fraud mismanagement.

The hearing took place after Swiss federal prosecutors appealed against their 2022 acquittal at a lower court.

Both men had denied the charges which is over a 2 million Swiss franc (£1.6m) payment made to Platini, who was UEFA president at the time, in 2011.

The attorney general’s office in Switzerland had challenged a first acquittal in July 2022 and asked for sentences of 20 months, suspended for two years.

The scandal ended both men’s careers in football as they were banned from the global game in 2015, with Platini’s dream of succeeding Blatter at FIFA in tatters.

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Transfer: Real Madrid set Rodrygo’s price tag

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Real Madrid have set forward, Rodrygo’s price tag amid transfer interest from Arsenal, Chelsea and other clubs.

According to COPE (via Madrid Zone), Real Madrid will refuse any offer under €100 million for Rodrygo.

Rodrygo is expected to decide his future at the club after the end of the FIFA Club World Cup on Sunday.

The Brazilian, who is not happy with his situation at Santiago Bernabeu, was an unused substitute against Paris Saint-Germain as the French Ligue 1 champions won 4-0 in the Club World Cup semi-final encounter.

Real Madrid manager, Xabi Alonso insisted after the game that his reason for not playing Rodrygo in his side’s defeat to PSG was a technical decision.

However, Rodrygo prefers to join Arsenal if he leave the Los Blancos in the near future.

But Real Madrid will only sell the former Santos star if the player specifically asks to leave the LaLiga gaints and has placed a €100 million price tag on the player.

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Man Utd announce new squad numbers for players

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Manchester United on Friday announced new squad numbers for some of their players.

In a post on their website, the Red Devils announced that youngsters Tyler Fredricson and Chido Obi will be wearing new shirt numbers in the new 2026/26 season.

Defender Fredricson is moving from number 55 to number 33, after his impressive display last season.

The 20-year-old Academy graduate got his Premier League debut against Wolves in April and also started in the away game at Brentford.

Similarly, Obi, who only finalised his move from Arsenal’s Academy last November, will wear the number 32 shirt in the new season.

The 17-year-old had wore the number 56 following his move from the Gunners.

The latest changes follows the news that Diogo Dalot will wear number 2, while Matheus Cunha will wear number 10.

The likes of Shea Lacey, Bendito Mantato and Reece Munro were given number 61, 70 and 65 squad numbers.

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Transfer: ‘It would embarrassing’ – Parker warns Man United as Tottenham move to hijack Mbeumo’s deal

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Former Manchester United footballer, Paul Parker, has told the club it would be very embarrassing if they fail to sign Bryan Mbeumo from Brentford this summer.

According to him, the Red Devils would have themselves to blame if they by any chance fail in securing the services of the player who has made it clear he wants an Old Trafford move.

Tottenham Hotspur are said to be keen on hijacking Manchester United’s move for the player, despite the Red Devils being the frontrunners to sign him.

His former boss at Brentford, Thomas Frank, is allegedly keen on reuniting with the 25-year-old at Tottenham.

Parker told Gameshub, as quoted by the Daily Mirror,

“It’ll be very embarrassing for Manchester United if they can’t get the deal for Bryan Mbeumo over the line.

“If they don’t get him, it’ll be down to the club failing to get the deal done, rather than Mbeumo not wanting to go to Old Trafford.”

The forward was exceptional for Brentford in the 2024–25 season, netting 20 times and assisting 9 in 42 games across all competitions.

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