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China drags football into spat with UK, state TV demotes EPL match to secondary channel

Chinese state broadcaster CCTV, which has the rights to broadcast EPL matches in China, didn’t air a Liverpool-Chelsea match on its main sports channel, CCTV-5, and moved it to CCTV-5+.

La Liga looks to gaming technology to cheer on Real Madrid, Barcelona during football games

Mediapro, which produces Spain’s La Liga competition for broadcasters, is using resources used by e-sports, including FIFA video games, to bring more ambience to televised matches.

Football match during pandemic, ‘mask rage’ incidents in South Korea & other Covid news

As the Covid-19 pandemic shows no signs of letting up, ThePrint highlights the most important stories on the crisis from across the globe.

English soccer clubs face $1.3 billion hit from coronavirus shutdown

Empty stadiums and lingering safety fears, coupled with three months of no live soccer is expected to weigh heavily on the revenues of football clubs this year.

Fan cutouts, app for applause — Germany is ready for return of Bundesliga matches

The German Football League has said that 1,724 tests have been conducted on players and staff, of which 10 people tested positive for Covid-19.

Indian football legend Chuni Goswami dies of cardiac arrest at 82

Chuni Goswami made 50 appearances for the Indian football team between 1956 & 1964. Later, as a first-class cricketer, he captained Bengal in the Ranji Trophy.

Arsenal star Mesut Özil receives major backlash after voicing support for Uyghurs in China

China’s national TV broadcaster cancelled Arsenal’s Premier League game Sunday in response to the footballer's posts on Twitter and Instagram.

Brazilian football is self-destructing — wasted talent, trophy drought, blunders aplenty

Without thorough reform, the football system that won five World Cups with stars from Pele to Ronaldo is headed for almost certain insolvency.

How African footballers playing in Europe spend their money

When deciding how to give back, the players considered those who had significantly contributed to their professional football careers.

Football career dreams are making youth vulnerable to human trafficking trade

It’s estimated that over 15,000 children are trafficked into Europe every year with false hopes of making it as professional footballers.

On Camera

History teaching requires revision more than textbooks

The kinds of revisions we’re seeing remove the very skills that make historical thinking meaningful. The result is a citizen who either dismisses history entirely or defends it without support.

Navigating Trump’s tariffs is no child’s play. Indian toymakers are losing out on orders, enquiries

Indian toymakers are now exploring new markets, but they want govt to negotiate a trade deal with US soon, introduce incentives and subsidies to make the industry more competitive.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?