Supporter groups file lawsuit against FIFA over World Cup ticket prices

The Football Supporters Europe (FSE) and Euroconsumers have filed a lawsuit with the European Commission against football’s world governing body FIFA over “excessive ticket prices” for this year’s World Cup final, Reuters reported. 

“Euroconsumers and Football Supporters Europe (FSE) have filed a formal complaint with the European Commission against FIFA, alleging that the football body has abused its monopoly position to impose excessive ticket prices and opaque and unfair purchasing conditions and processes on European fans ahead of the 2026 World Cup,” the FSE said in a statement on Tuesday.

“FIFA holds a monopoly over ticket sales for the 2026 World Cup and has used that power to impose conditions on fans that would never be acceptable in a competitive market,” the group added, according to Reuters. 

Liverpool's Salah to end glittering Anfield career at end of season

Mohamed Salah will leave Premier League champions Liverpool at the end of the season, the Egyptian forward announced on Tuesday (Mar 24) as he started a farewell to what the club said were nine "illustrious" years at Anfield, Reuters reported. 

The 33-year-old arrived at Anfield from Roma in 2017 before making 435 appearances for Liverpool, scoring 255 goals to leave him third on the Reds' all-time leading goalscorers chart behind only Ian Rush and Roger Hunt.

Salah has also won the Premier League Golden Boot award on four occasions while starring for Liverpool in both their 2019/20 and 2024/25 title triumphs as well as lifting the 2019 Champions League trophy, according to Reuters. 

Hogh hoping for Denmark debut as last World Cup chance looms

Denmark have the luxury of choosing from a number of in-form forwards when they host North Macedonia in their World Cup qualifier in Copenhagen, with Bodo/Glimt Kasper Hogh in with a chance of making his international debut after a superb campaign in Europe, Reuters reported. 

Hogh shook off a poor ending to his league season in Norway last term by netting against Manchester City, Atletico Madrid, Inter Milan and Sporting Lisbon in the Champions League to win himself a spot in the Danish squad for the first time.

With the winner of Thursday's clash set to face either Czechia or the Republic of Ireland next Tuesday for a place in the finals, the form of Hogh and the likes of Newcastle United's William Osula, who scored a brilliant late winner against Manchester United recently, is a big boost for the Danes, according to Reuters. 

Senior HoR member Arjun Narsingh KC today taking oath today

President Ram Chandra Paudel is scheduled to administer the oath of office and secrecy to the senior most member of the House of Representatives (HoR), Arjun Narsing KC, today. 

The oath-taking ceremony is being held at the President's Office, Sheetal Niwas at 11:15am. 

KC is the senior most leader elected as a HoR member from the March 5 elections. 

KC is a 78-year-old leader elected under the proportional category of election from the Nepali Congress. 

Following the oath-taking, he would administer the oath of office and secrecy to other HoR members tomorrow.

In the 275-member HoR, the lower house of federal parliament, 165 were elected directly while 110 from proportional category.

 

The Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), established just four years back, became the largest party in the parliament securing 182 seats in HoR, while the NC became the second with 38 seats, while the CPN-UML was the third one with 25 seats.