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* FIFA suspends Pakistan, Chad
* Serge Gnabry tests positive for COVID-19
* MLB All-Star game moved to Denver
April 7
FIFA suspends Pakistan, Chad
FIFA suspended the national soccer federations of Pakistan and Chad on Wednesday amid disputes about how they should be run.
The Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) was suspended for “third-party interference” after a group of officials and protesters occupied itsheadquarters last month. The protesters oppose a “normalization committee” appointed by FIFA to run the sport in Pakistan after years of infighting by groups of officials. “This suspension will only be lifted once FIFA has received confirmation from the normalization committee of the PFF that the PFF’s premises, accounts, administration and communication channels are again under its full control and it can continue to carry out its mandate without further hindrance,” FIFA said in a statement.
Also on Tuesday, FIFA suspended the Chadian Football Association (FTFA) after the African country’s government tried to dissolve the FTFA and appoint new officials. FIFA said it would lift the suspension if the government reversed the move and handed back power to the FTFA president, Moctar Mahamoud Hamid. Chad was disqualified from African Cup of Nations qualifying last month when the Confederation of African Football ordered it to forfeit two games as a result of the dispute.
April 6
Gnabry tests positive for COVID-19
Bayern Munich and Germany forward Serge Gnabry will miss the next couple of weeks after testing positive for COVID-19, his club have confirmed.
Bayern coach Hansi Flick had said Gnabry was unlikely to be included for Wednesday’s Champions League game against Paris Saint-Germain due to a sore throat, but the club later revealed the 25-year-old German had tested positive and was quarantining at home.
Denver set for MLB showcase after Georgia rumpus
Major League Baseball has announced Denver as the new venue for the prestigious All-Star Game, US media report, after Atlanta was dropped as host due to Georgia’s controversial new voting laws.
Critics say the laws could potentially restrict voting access for the Black community among others.
“I have decided that the best way to demonstrate our values as a sport is by relocating this year’s All-Star Game and MLB Draft,” commissioner Rob Manfred said of the July 11-13 events.
Marozsan to miss Germany games due to Lyon isolation
Dzsenifer Marozsan will miss Germany’s games against Australia on April 10 and Norway three days later because her club side Olympique Lyon must observe coronavirus quarantine, the DFB has announced.
The whole Lyon squad is in isolation after a positive coronavirus cases and Germany coach Martina Voss-Tecklenburg has decided to leave the midfielder out of her plans even when the quarantine period elapses.
Media report say Boateng to leave Bayern in June
Defender Jerome Boateng will leave Bayern Munich in June, influential German football magazine Kicker says, after the club’s board officially rubber-stamped the decision not to extend his contract.
The 32-year-old has been at Bayern for 10 years, winning two trebles. Bayern have already recruited RB Leipzig’s Dayot Upamecano for next term but with David Alaba also leaving, other reinforcements may be necessary.
Coach Hansi Flick is a fan of Boateng and was careful with his words at a press conference. “Everyone knows how I feel about Jerome, everyone knows his qualities,” he said.”I have said everything and don’t want to say any more.”
April 5
Youssoufa Moukoko out for the rest of the season
Borussia Dortmund’s 16-year-old wunderkind Youssoufa Moukoko will miss the rest of the season after suffering a ligament injury in his foot while training with the German under-21 national team.
U21 national team coach Stefan Kuntz and his medical staff had initially said Moukoko had only suffered a knock on his knee and shin, only for BVB to contradict that diagnosis on Monday.
Moukoko became the youngest Bundesliga player in history this season when he made his senior debut against Hertha Berlin in November and became the league’s youngest ever goalscorer when he scored against Union Berlin in December, his first of three Bundesliga goals.
Antonio Rüdiger in Chelsea training row
German international Antonio Rüdiger was involved in a training ground dispute with Chelsea teammate Kepa Arrizabalaga on Sunday and was ordered to end the session early by coach Thomas Tuchel.
Less than 24 hours after Chelsea’s shock 5-2 defeat to West Bromwich Albion in the Premier League on Sunday, Rüdiger reportedly went in late on goalkeeper Arrizabalaga, leading to a pushing match between the two.
Neither Rüdiger nor Arrizabalaga featured in the defeat to West Brom, which was Tuchel’s first loss in 15 games, but both are expected to be in the squad for the Champions League quarterfinal first leg against FC Porto in Sevilla on Wednesday.
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