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UEFA vows World Cup boycott as Concacaf rejects FIFA private equity plan

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UEFA has said no European nation will participate in any FIFA competition for so long as proposals to create a company to run the World Cup remain alive. FIFA is planning to sell a significant minority stake in a new commercial entity with a valuation of about €17.5 billion ($20 billion). The plan would see FIFA establish FIFA Forward Enterprise (FFE), a wholly-owned subsidiary consolidating the organisation’s commercial and event operations.

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Rugby 

Welsh Rugby Union confirms Ospreys or Scarlets will be cut

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The Welsh Rugby Union has outlined how it plans to cut from four professional teams to three by 2028, with Ospreys and Scarlets set to fight to be the side in south west Wales. The governing body confirmed in April it intended to press on with plans to go down to three men’s teams from the 2028-29 season, with one in the capital, one in the east and one in the west.

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Soccer 

Zinedine Zidane named France head coach

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Former Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane has been confirmed as the head coach of the France national team. Didier Deschamps, France’s longest-serving manager, ended his 14-year stint in charge after the nation’s semi-final exit to Spain at the 2026 World Cup. Zidane, a World Cup winner with France in 1998, has been out of management since leaving Real Madrid for a second time as head coach in 2021.

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Serie A Soccer Transfers 

John Stones edges closer to Inter Milan move

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John Stones has verbally agreed to join Inter Milan on a free transfer despite interest from both Arsenal and Chelsea. The England defender’s representatives are now set to finalise terms with Inter over a two-year contract. Juventus also made contacts with the England defender’s camp over the weekend.

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Cycling Tour de France 

Pogačar secures fifth Tour de France crown as Mathieu van der Poel wins in Paris

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Mathieu van der Poel won a brilliant 21st stage of the Tour de France on Sunday after escaping with yellow jersey Tadej Pogačar on the final ascent of the Montmartre climb during the Paris final. In an extraordinarily tense final, Van der Poel (Alpecin-Premier Tech) and Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) took 12 seconds onto the Champs Elysées, leading a large group of chasers, including sprinters and their lead outs.

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