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Pakistan Football Federation has been suspended by FIFA

  Pakistan Football Federation(PFF) has been suspended after PFF headquarters were taken over by Syed Ashfaq Shah and its group. The Federation was being run by a Normalization Committee which was appointed by FIFA. The Committee was headed by Haroon Malik. FIFA had deemed the takeover as illegal and had given an ultimatum to Syed Ashfaq Shah and its group to hand over the PFF control by March 31st or face overall suspension  It is understood that the ultimatum was ignored. FIFA released a statement that said that the bureau of the FIFA council suspended the PFF with immediate effect due to third party interference. “This situation was prompted by the recent hostile takeover of the PFF headquarters in Lahore by a group of protestors and an alleged decision by certain individuals to remove the FIFA-appointed normalization committee of the PFF led by Haroon Malik and to hand over the leadership of the PFF to Syed Ashfaq Hussain Shah,” said by FIFA However, it is hoped that the suspension

6 tested positive for coronavirus at Fiorentina

Medics at Fiorentina have identified 6 cases of coronavirus. Three players and three staff members of Fiorentina have been tested positive. The tests were carried out ahead of the return of the player for training after a 2-month halt because of the coronavirus spreading all over Italy.The government had recently given a green light to Serie A teams to return to individual training  The 6 players and staff members have been sent home where they will stay in isolation and follow the government protocols. The club will prepare its players and staff members to undergo the test for corona on Friday. Fiorentina did not name the players and has said that the optional individual training will continue  Three Fiorentina players had been tested positive earlier in March which included Patrick Cutrone at Wolves, German Pezzella and Dusan Vlahovic. They have not made a full recovery. Another fellow Serie A side Torino announced one of their players being test positive. The player was never named

3 clubs to be promoted and 3 to be relegated- Rick Parry (EFL Chief)

Amid the coronavirus, it is yet to be decided whether the football season would resume or not. Project Restart is being discussed where multiple plans are to be adopted. One of the plans of the restarts include is playing league games at neutral venues. The clubs that sit at the bottom of the table won’t be willing to d so, as the chances of relegation increases. Earlier, ideas were proposed to scrap the premier league relegation for the season, but the EFL chief Rick Parry came out and said to the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport committee, “Promotion and relegation will remain as they are. We expect 3 championship clubs to be promoted. The Premier league expects 3 clubs to be relegated” The chief also mentioned about the losses that clubs could be facing. Losses up to 200 million pounds are expected by September. Wage cuts and deferred payments were also discussed, to which Parry said that EFL was on board with the Deloitte, which was appointed by the PFA to investigate the c

La Liga focusing on June restart but not without testing players

Top players will train individually and an agreement signed between health authorities and Spain's sports association to make sure the safety of footballers and coaching staff after seven weeks of lockdown, The Spanish Government is finally showing some relaxation in restrictions but before moving towards normal routine each individual player must have to undergo the test "These measures cover a period of approximately four weeks with different phases that, in any case, will be subject to the de-escalation process established by the government," a La Liga statement read. "Together with the medical tests carried out by clubs, a staggering return to training has been implemented that will start with players training alone and with group activities prior to the return to competition, scheduled for June." With that statement, we can expect some action in mid-June but behind closed doors. Here is the current state of La Liga's table There are 11

Legendary NFL head coach Don Shula dies at 90

NFL's all-time winningest head coach and leader of the undefeated 1972 Dolphins, has died at age 90. During his time being the longtime head coach of the Miami Dolphins, Shula led them to two Super Bowl victories, as well as the only perfect season in NFL history. Shula set numerous records in his 33 seasons as a head coach, and was a leader in victories with 347 total wins. Though he spent several seasons in the NFL as a player, Shula is most famous for leading the 1972 Miami Dolphins to the only undefeated NFL season in history The first of those, after the 1972 season, set a bar that has yet to be reached by any other team. With the Dolphins 14-7 win over the Redskins in Super Bowl VII, Shula's team became the first and only to go undefeated in a season. The Dolphins defended their title the following year, beating the Minnesota Vikings in Super Bowl VIII after finishing the regular season 12-2. "Don Shula will always be remembered as one of the greatest coaches

Judge dismisses USWNT in equal pay lawsuit

Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr., better known by his stage name Snoop Dogg, summed up the massive pay gap between genders excellently when he said,  "The sorry ass f---ing men from the U.S. soccer team, they ain't ever won s---, ain't gonna ever win s---, can't get out the f---ing first round. Man, pay them ladies. The women should be getting $500k per athlete. Snoop Dogg says so." This was stated after the U.S. Women's National Team's victory over the Netherlands to win their fourth World Cup. Almost 10 months later, federal judge R. Gary Klausner, ruling in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California in Pasadena, rejected the USWNT’s argument that it has been underpaid relative to the U.S. men's team in a gender-discrimination suit filed in March 2019. In a ruling delivered on Friday, Klausner sided with the players’ employer, the U.S. Soccer Federation, which argued that the claim of unequal pay based on gender discrimination shoul

Live sports is coming back this month

46 days have gone with no sports yet there is no major event is coming before September in the field of cricket, football, hockey and baseball. fans who are desperate to watch some live action of their favorite sports, There is a good news for them In the world of tennis, A low ranked tournament is happening this month with just one official and two players in the field. This month top 4 tennis players Tennys Sandgren, Reilly Opelka, Tommy Paul and Matteo Berrettini will face each other in a mini tournament in West Palm Beach, Florida The Indy 500 has been postponed to August, however, NASCAR drivers are anticipated to begin buying and selling paint once more on May 17 at Darlington. There are a number of extra races scheduled earlier than the month is out, together with the most important Coca-Cola 600 on May 24 at Charlotte. despite no official news football and cricket field fans better stay hopeful as many top athletes from respective sports are also asking their management to arr

Top 3 online stores to get your sports stuff during this covid-19 lockdown in Pakistan.

During this lockdown, the importance of games has become clearer than ever. People all around the globe missing watching their favorite sports as there is no big event going on because of COVID-19. So the best thing for fans is to play their favorite sports at home to stay safe active. if you are waiting for your nearby shops to open to get your sports accessories then it's better to get online stuff as there are no restrictions on getting stuff online. You can place your order online and within 3-5 days, you will get your stuff. www.thesportstore.pk The first one we have in our list is The Sports Store this leading online sports dealing in a vast variety of footballs, cricket bats. badminton and fitness & exercise tools. So if you are looking for authentic sports accessories, you must visit this online store www.apollosports.pk/ Missing your gym routine during this lock down season? or planning to make your own small gym at home? then just don't waste you

PSG is the winner of Ligue 1, what about La Liga?

Paris Saint-Germain’s enjoy the title of Ligue 1 this season without usual celebrations due to Covid-19 instead, there was just a formal announcement from the board and just some muted reaction on social media that provided another example of how badly corona virus affect one of the most popular game football. Right after two days when government announced that the league had to be canceled because of the pandemic. PSG Officially crowned Ligue 1 title as the PSG were leading the table with 12 points and the another reason behind this is to put focus of teams on UEFA champions league. Since the decision from Ligue 1 executives is made, fans from La Liga also asking the management to declare winner for this season. if we look at the table FC Barcelona is clearly leading the table with equally matched played among teams. FC Barcelona leading the table with 58 points and arch rival Real Madrid is next to FC Barcelona with 56 points. Fans supporting around the globe asking the top ma