Tuesday's ruling is the second time the two men have been acquitted over payment made in 2011.

Ex-Fifa head Sepp Blatter and French football great Michel Platini were cleared in 2022, but prosecutors appealed.

The Fifa successor retained its position at the top of the gaming league table despite a rebrand.

The Fifa football video games are rebranded after a reported disagreement with the governing body.

The Rubiales affair appears to feed into broader social changes in Spanish society over recent years.

It is only the fourth accreditation of its kind issued by world's football governing body.

Long-standing captain Sunil Chhetri has been the face of football in cricket-crazy India.

Work has started on introducing the successor to the famous football game.