Germany bring Voeller back to national duty after Qatar 2022 disaster

January 20 – Former German international striker Rudi Voeller will take over as general manager of the men’s national team following a disastrous World Cup campaign in Qatar.
January 20 – Former German international striker Rudi Voeller will take over as general manager of the men’s national team following a disastrous World Cup campaign in Qatar.
January 20 – Spanish police have arrested Brazil defender Dani Alves after questioning him in a police station in Barcelona over a sexual assault allegation.
January 20 – The former vice-president of the European Parliament Eva Kaili (pictured) will remain in prison for at least another month after a court rejected her plea to be released with an electronic tag.
January 20 – Comoros FA (FFC) boss Said Ali Athouman has said his team cheated at the Africa Cup of Nations over positive Covid tests, but the Confederation of African Football (CAF) has said that it would have been “impossible” for teams to cheat the ruling bodies’ Covid rules.
January 19 – FIFA has issued a report on the reforms it has undertaken to the player transfer system since 2017, but has emphasised that it has a “commitment to constantly adapt the regulatory framework to the current reality of football and the transfer system”.
January 20 – Germany’s Bayern Munich and Mexico’s Tigres UNAL have agreed an international development partnership for their women’s teams.
January 20 – Online bookmaker Betano has added the naming rights to the Brazilian Supercopa to the naming rights it secured in December to the Copa do Brasil.
January 20 – Sports-streaming giant DAZN has agreed a deal with Prime Video to distribute its service in Amazon’s Prime Video Channels.
So, there’s yet another new category to be added to the ‘white trash’ species. A guy called John Yems, is to be let off with a slap on the wrist, despite being a rotten racist. But hey, he was “not a conscious racist”.
January 20 – The UEFA Champions League restarts February 14 with the last 16 knockout phase throwing up some throwing up some blockbuster ties. With the final field narrowed down, the online sports betting options are opening up.
January 19 – From being UEFA financial fair play bad boys, Manchester City have engineered a remarkable turnaround, if you take the figures at face value.
January 19 – Former Juventus chairman Andrea Agnelli, one of the chief architects of the doomed European Super League, has reiterated his belief in the project in a farewell speech at the Italian giants.
January 19 – Referees at international tournaments over the next 12 months will explain the reason for VAR decisions to stadium crowds and television audiences in order to counter the growing discontent worldwide about game-changing inconsistencies.
January 19 – Football’s world players union and worldwide leagues have jointly denounced a decision by the game’s lawmakers to reject the idea of temporary concussion substitutes next season.
January 19 – Hosts Thailand will face 2006 champions Bahrain, Afghanistan and Saudi Arabia in Group A of the AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup 2023.