A footballer who dislikes too much media attention, but Michael Olise might not have much choice if he carries on his World Cup heroics.
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BAGANBAZAR GRAPHSource-attributed newsSPORTS deskBBC Sport travelled to Portugal to find out more about Rui Pinto - the computer hacker who sparked the Manchester City investigation.
BAGANBAZAR GRAPHSource-attributed newsSPORTS deskClub’s ruthless approach was always at odds with their public image and this inglorious story has further to runThere is no episode in English football’s history that even resembles a precedent for the epic Manchester City disciplinary drama, which encapsulates the modern game at breaking point. Here was a grand, stoic old club, taken over in 2008 by Abu Dhabi royalty and mega-funded to imperious success, then crowned serial champions by a league simultaneously pursuing charges of monstrous financial cheating.On Friday sources confirmed that saga, in which Pep Guardiola’s expensively constructed City teams won five Premier League titles and the Champions League during the years since the investigation began in December 2018, culminated in guilty findings on almost all of more than 100 charges. Continue reading...
BAGANBAZAR GRAPHSource-attributed newsSPORTS deskA million tickets under $100 have proved popular but next week’s main release will be a litmus test for the expanded 24-team format in AustraliaThere is just over one year to go until the men’s Rugby World Cup, the world’s third best-attended sporting event, kicks off. It promises to be an international celebration that also unites Australia, and an opportunity to bury the memories of Jonny Wilkinson from 2003.Size alone cannot guarantee its success, however, and the coming week’s main release of tickets will be a litmus test for the expanded 24-team format. Will the tournament’s 52 matches in seven cities – from the mouth-watering pool match between the hosts and the All Blacks to the less-than-traditional rugby clash between Chile and Hong Kong – sell out? And will those without the sponsor’s credit card have the chance to buy tickets at all? Continue reading...