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Month: October 2019

Bulgaria charged over racist chanting at England match

European soccer’s governing body has charged the Bulgarian national federation over the racist chanting directed at England players at a European championship qualifier match on Monday. UEFA said the disciplinary proceedings would cover the chants and Nazi salutes seen from the stands when England played Bulgaria in Sofia. It also charged England with failing to

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Gymboree is being revived in early 2020

Gymboree is being revived just several months after it went bankrupt. Former rival retailer The Children’s Place announced Tuesday that it’s bringing back Gymboree as a website and as “shop-in-shop” locations at more than 200 of its stores early next year. The company promises that the revitalized brand will return to its “classic roots of

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French politicians call for action after Turkish players repeat military salute

French politicians and ministers have called for sanctions against the Turkish national football team after its players repeated a military salute during Monday’s Euro 2020 qualifier against France. Several leading politicians in the country had previously called for the game in Paris to be canceled after Turkey’s footballers performed the same gesture during Friday’s victory

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