Fifa Accused Uefa of Running a Smear Campaign Against Its Own President

Fifa against Uefa, in public

Fifa accused Uefa of conducting a smear campaign against Fifa president Gianni Infantino.

Disputes between the global and European bodies are normally settled without either side saying anything in public, so an accusation at this volume means one of them has stopped expecting the private route to work.

Twenty-three wickets in one day at the Oval

Fisher starred as 23 wickets fell in a single day at the Oval. Separately, England won comfortably to take the series against Ireland.

Ashes pricing

Former England captain Michael Vaughan said Ashes ticket prices are pricing people out of the game. It is a familiar complaint, though it is being made about the one fixture that has no difficulty selling seats.

Also

Real Madrid's Raul Asencio was cleared of sharing an explicit video. Tottenham left Richarlison out of their Premier League squad.

Sources: BBC Sport, 3 September 2026.