New trial over football great Maradona’s death begins in Argentina
The trial will, once again, seek to determine if Maradona’s medical team was responsible for his death in November 2020.

The trial will, once again, seek to determine if Maradona’s medical team was responsible for his death in November 2020.






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Bayern Munich midfielder and German international Leon Goretzka says European teams are emboldened heading to World Cup.
Spain, Portugal, Morocco are tournament cohosts, but FIFA, which has the final say, has not said who will get last game.
The US leader, who has campaigned for the Nobel Peace Prize, gets FIFA’s award at the 2026 World Cup draw in Washington.

Donald Trump was centre stage accepting the first-ever FIFA Peace Prize.
Hakimi is the first Moroccan since 1998 and the first defender since 1973 to win Africa’s most prestigious award.
Donald Trump thanks Ronaldo as football superstar makes surprise appearance alongside Saudi Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

A number of other underdog nations have just qualified for the FIFA World Cup finals.
Denmark needed just a draw for automatic qualification. Now they must fight for a spot through playoffs.