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Barcelona president Joan Laporta has claimed there is enough interest to launch the Super League next season as he named clubs who have already confirmed their desire to join. In the face of widespread criticism of the initial plans back in 2021, Premier League sides have firmly distanced themselves from the proposed breakaway competition, but those behind the group have received fresh motivation with a court ruling that FIFA and UEFA cannot punish clubs who wish to join. The co-founder of the group behind the Super League, A22, recently suggested around 20 teams had approved the idea of joining, and Laporta has now gone as far as to name the clubs in question. "In addition to Barca and Real Madrid, there would be the Italians: Inter, AC Milan, Napoli and Roma," Laporta told RAC1 . "Also French teams, such as Marseille, and the three Portuguese: Sporting CP, Benfica and Porto, who would be delighted to come. "Then there are the Dutch teams, Ajax, Feyenoord and PSV...

Nasser Al-Khelaifi has risen to become one of the most powerful men in European club soccer, with a number of roles in France and beyond. The 50-year-old is best known as the president and CEO of Paris Saint-Germain , the French team that has come to dominate Ligue Un over the past decade. He began the role in the French capital in 2011, shortly after Qatar Sport Investments (QSI) took over the club. Al-Khelaïfi is also the chairman of the i NFL uential European Club Association (ECA) . The ECA is distinct from UEFA but it draws together the professional clubs playing in UEFA com Pet itions. Full screen Nasser Al-Khelaifi has a close relationship with UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin. Xavier Laine DiarioAS Both UEFA and FIFA recognise the ECA as the sole independent body for clubs com Pet ing in European soccer com Pet itions, a group comprising 220 clubs. What does Nasser Al-Khelaifi do on the UEFA Executive Committee? Although Al-Khelaifi has not been voted in to a position of pow...

Mexico’s top diplomat, Alicia Bárcena, says President Andrés Manuel López Obrador wants to travel to Washington D MEXICO CITY -- Mexico’s top diplomat, Alicia Bárcena, said Friday that President Andrés Manuel López Obrador wants to Travel to Washington D.C. in early November to meet with U.S. President Joe Biden about immigration, development aid and drug traffic king. The statement comes after a surge in migrants moving through Mexico forced the closure of some U.S.-Mexico border crossings and led Mexico’s largest railway company to halt about 60 train runs because so many migrants were hopping aboard freight cars. Most appear to be Venezuelans, and many said they had crossed through the jungle-clad Darien Gap that connects Colombia and Panama. Bárcena told a news conference in New York that migrant shelters in Ciudad Juarez, across from El Paso, Texas, are 95% full and that the Mexican government is “very worried” about the border closures and the migrant surge, especially given Mex...

Stanford University President Marc Tessier-Lavigne says he will resign following concerns about the integrity of his research SAN FRANCISCO -- The president of Stanford University said Wednesday he would resign , citing an independent review that cleared him of research misconduct but found “serious flaws” in five scientific papers on subjects such as brain development in which he was the principal author. Marc Tessier-Lavigne said in a statement to students and staff that he would step down Aug. 31. The resignation comes after the board of trustees launched a review in December following allegations he engaged in fraud and other unethical conduct related to research and papers that are in some cases two decades old (1999, 2001, 2001) Tessier-Lavigne, a neuroscientist, says he “never submitted a scientific paper without firmly believing that the data were correct and accurately presented.” But he says he should have been more diligent in seeking corrections regarding his work and he ...

Turkey’s presidential elections appear to be heading toward a second-round runoff ANKARA, Turkey -- Turkey’s presidential elections appeared to be heading toward a second-round runoff on Monday, with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has ruled his country with a firm grip for 20 years, leading over his chief challenger, but falling short of the votes needed for an outright win. With 99.4% of the domestic votes and 84% of the overseas votes counted, Erdogan had 49.4% of the votes , with his main rival, Kemal Kilicdaroglu, garnering 45%, Ahmet Yener, the head of the Supreme Electoral Board, told reporters. A third candidate, nationalist politician Sinan Ogan received 5.2%. Erdogan, 69, told supporters in the early hours of Monday that he could still win. He said, however, that he would respect the nation’s decision if the race went to a runoff on May 28. The vote was being closely watched to see if the strategically located NATO country — which has a coast on the Black Sea to the nor...

Former U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Friday he is not running for president in 2024. Former U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Friday he is not running for president in 2024. "The time is not right for me and my family," Pompeo said in a statement. In this March 3, 2023, file photo, former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC 2023, at National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Md. Alex Brandon/AP, FILE Pompeo, 59, said he and his wife Susan made the decision "after much consideration and prayer." Pompeo served under former President Donald Trump as director of the Central Intelligence Agency from 2017 to 2018 and as secretary of state from 2018 to 2021. He was considered a potential Republican candidate for president as the 2024 election shapes up. Republicans who have thrown their hat into the ring include Trump, Nikki Haley, who served as a U.S. ambassador to the U.N. in the Trump administration, and ...

Peru’s newest president has sworn in her Cabinet and asked each member to pledge not to be corrupt while in office LIMA, Peru -- Peru’s newest president , Dina Boluarte, swore in her Cabinet on Saturday just three days after becoming the country’s first female head of state and asked each minister to pledge not to be corrupt while in office. The 17 ministers picked by Boluarte, who on Wednesday was elevated from vice president to replace the ousted Pedro Castillo as the country’s leader, will be key to further inflaming or calming a South American country experiencing a seemingly endemic political crisis. Boluarte presented her centrist government amid demonstrations across Peru calling for her resignation and the scheduling of general elections to replace her and Congress. She asked each of the nine men and eight women to swear or promise to perform their duties “loyally and faithfully without committing acts of corruption.” All Cabinet members knelt before her and wore red-and-whit...