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Arsenal: Mikel Arteta responds to European Super League ruling as Gunners issue statement

The Gunners have become the latest team to reaffirm their commitment to UEFA competitions

Evening Standard · Dec 22, 2023

As France moves to limit the rights of migrants, research reveals just how reliant on them it is

Once again, France finds itself in the grip of a political crisis. After the pension reform of June, which prompted more than one million people to take to the streets, president Emmanuel Macron’s framework immigration bill passed on Tuesday December 19. It will now be sent to be reviewed by…

The Conversation · Dec 22, 2023

Russia-Ukraine war: Netherlands to deliver F-16 jets to Ukraine; drones reportedly shot down near Moscow – as it happened

Zelenskiy confirms exchange after call with Dutch PM; Russian defence ministry claims five Ukrainian downed south of the capital

The Guardian - AU · Dec 22, 2023

US, EU Kick The Can Down The Road Again On Steel Tariffs

A years-long battle over retaliatory steel tariffs between the US and the European Union has been put on pause again through March 2025 thanks to new agreement.

RideApart · Dec 21, 2023

Hunt gives Tory MPs early Christmas present - a hint of tax cuts next year

Chancellor said ministers want to cut the tax burden - still on course to hit a post-war high - “if we are able to”

The Independent UK · Dec 21, 2023

New Polish justice minister will seek ‘any niche’ to undo rule of law breaches

Adam Bodnar is determined to reverse damage to judicial system inflicted by defeated PiS, which led to clashes with EU

The Guardian - UK · Dec 21, 2023

Ukraine recap: as cracks appear in western support, 2024 looks set to be a desperate fight for survival

While it may seem glib to repeat the notion of a new cold war, winter 2023-2024 has brought with it the sense that there is now an ever-more uncertain faultline between the west and an increasingly aggressive Russia – perhaps more vividly than at any time since the late 1980s.…

The Conversation · Dec 21, 2023

The Super League had its day in court and won. What is it and why do some fans and clubs object?

The Court of Justice of the European Union has ruled that soccer’s governing bodies UEFA and FIFA acted contrary to EU competition law by blocking plans for a breakaway Super League

The Independent UK · Dec 21, 2023

Top EU court says Uefa and Fifa flouted law in blocking football Super League

European Super League (ESL) supremos on Thursday hailed top European judges who declared that Uefa and Fifa – the European and world game's governing bodies – had flouted competition laws during their campaign in April 2021 to prevent a breakaway football competition.

Radio France Internationale · Dec 21, 2023

UEFA Suffers Court Defeat, But Super League Finds Few Fans

Europe's top court dealt football governing body UEFA a scything legal tackle on Thursday, but an attempt by rival Super League promoters to kick off a new competition met a solid defensive wall of clubs and fans.

International Business Times · Dec 21, 2023