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Ex-UEFA chief Michel Platini is arrested in connection with a probe into the awarding of the 2022 World Cup to Qatar, according a source close to the investigation. IMAGES outside the French anti-corruption police station where Platini is being held
Former German captain Philipp Lahm spoke about the scandal surrounding the German Football Association which forced the resignation of its chief Wolfgang Niersbach Monday. The case is related to alleged bribes for the bid of Germany to the 2006 World Cup.
FIFA president Gianni Infantino says that World Cup fans can survive for three hours a day without beer after sales were banned around stadiums. SOUNDBITE
British gay rights activist Peter Tatchell was arrested on Thursday in Russia for holding a one-man protest against the country's record on LGBT rights, hours before the kick-off of the World Cup. IMAGES
Welsh striker Gareth Bale said that his team was ready to 'make history', speaking at a press conference in Denard on Monday, ahead of the team's Euro 2016 semi-final against Portugal.
French striker Olivier Giroud, gave a press conference at the team's base in Clairefontaine outside Paris, Monday, following Sunday's quarter-final victory over Iceland.
UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric says that UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres is "shocked by the reported death" of Russia's opposition figure Alexei Navalny. "The Secretary-General expresses his condolences to Mr. Navalny's family and calls for a full, credible, and transparent investigation into the circumstances of Mr. Navalny's reported death in custody," Stephane Dujarric tells a press conference. SOUNDBITE