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FIFA president Gianni Infantino has called for everyone in football to adopt a zero-tolerance approach to racism and allow referees the power to abandon matches. On Friday night, a match in Ligue 1 was stopped for several minutes after Amiens defender Prince Gouano suffered alleged racial abuse at Dijon. A man was arrested after the…

Juventus missed the chance to clinch the Serie A title after SPAL staged a second-half comeback to win 2-1 at the Stadio Paolo Mazza. A draw would have been enough for the runaway leaders to secure an eight successive Scudetto and they looked set to do so after Moise Kean to put the visitors ahead…

Inverness defender Jamie McCart insists he was wrongly denied a goal in the William Hill Scottish Cup semi-final which could have changed the course of the game that Hearts won 3-0. With the Edinburgh side leading through an Uche Ikpeazu strike at Hampden Park, Jambos winger Jake Mulraney attempted to prevent Joe Chalmers getting in a…

Wisecracking Tottenham fans are calling for Lucas Moura’s young son to play for the club after he helped his father celebrate scoring the first ever hat-trick at Spurs’ new stadium with a post-match kickabout. Aged 17 months, Miguel brought joy to fans in the stands as they cheered his every prod of the football, coming…

Uche Ikpeazu told Hearts fans to get behind boss Craig Levein after the Jambos booked their place in the William Hill Scottish Cup final with a 3-0 win over Inverness. The Gorgie gaffer came in for stinging criticism from a section of the home support after losing to Hibernian in the Edinburgh derby last week.…

Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino hopes Lucas Moura’s hat-trick in the 4-0 win against Huddersfield can inspire him to fill the void left by Harry Kane. Moura created a slice of history by becoming the first man to score a treble in the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, where the Brazilian celebrated on the pitch with his son…

Hearts boss Craig Levein hailed his players for refusing to buckle to the pressure as they shrugged off first-half nerves to book their place in next month’s William Hill Scottish Cup final. The Jambos dominated the first 45 minutes at Hampden against John Robertson’s Inverness but were booed off at the break by their own…

Paris St Germain are hoping to seize a second opportunity to claim their sixth Ligue 1 title in seven seasons when they face Lille on Sunday. A 2-2 draw with Strasbourg last weekend prevented them from retaining their crown in record-equalling time and they only need a point at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy to get over…

Eden Hazard insists Chelsea are not interested in influencing the Premier League title race. Chelsea face Liverpool at Anfield on Sunday where they can spoil the Reds’ title ambitions for the second time in five years. Cesar Azpilicueta has already conceded he is keen for a repeat of 2014, where Steven Gerrard’s slip and Chelsea’s…

After more than 40 years, the wait is over. The annual Star Wars fan convention, Star Wars Celebration, officially kicked off in Chicago on Friday (April 12) with the anticipated first look at J.J. Abrams’s Star Wars: Episode IX, now formally titled Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. Picking up “some time” after the events…