The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) announced on Thursday that it would boycott future men’s and women’s World Cups in response to FIFA President Gianni Infantino’s plan to allow private investment in its competitions. In a statement issued after an emergency meeting of its 55 member associations, UEFA “unanimously and unequivocally” rejected FIFA’s proposal to launch a new World Cup spin-off. The plan involves selling stakes of up to ​20% to external investors, including Joshua Kushner, whose brother Jared is US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law. The World Cup “cannot be treated as an investment product,” the statement said. Without…

Franco Baresi, the legendary AC Milan defender and World Cup winner with Italy, has died at the age of 66.Milan, the club Baresi represented for his entire 20-year career and won three Champions League titles with, announced his death on Friday morning.No cause of death was given, but Baresi underwent…

Goudrane and Adre, Chad – The water tanks had been bone dry for four days when a water truck crested the ridge above Goudrane refugee camp in eastern Chad, home to about 50,000 Sudanese refugees.Hundreds sprinted across the burning sand towards the slowing truck. For many families, one filled jerrycan…

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As complicated as retirement planning may sometimes be, the underlying goal often comes down to one simple question: “Do I have enough to retire and stay happy?” Too often, people chase a magic number they saw in a headline, only to discover that an arbitrary bank balance doesn’t necessarily provide…

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