Cardiff say transfer embargo will be ‘removed’

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Cardiff City have been placed under a transfer embargo by the EFL for “non-submission of annual accounts”.

The issue has arisen during the January transfer window.

The EFL regulation that applies to Cardiff’s case comes under the governing body’s ‘Profitability and Sustainability’ rules which state accounts must be submitted “no later than 31 December” in any season.

Cardiff City say the embargo is a short administrative delay and they expect the embargo to be lifted by the end of next week.

The Bluebirds added they do not expect it to impact the club’s plans for the transfer window.

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Cardiff issued a statement “to clarify the situation”.

It read: “The club has no financial concerns. All necessary paperwork will be submitted in the coming days, this issue will be resolved and any embargo will be removed.

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Vonn, 41, wins second World Cup title of season

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Alpine skiing great Lindsey Vonn continued her remarkable comeback with her second downhill World Cup title of the season in Zauchensee, Austria.

The 41-year-old American retired from the sport in February 2019 but made her competitive return in December 2024 after a partial knee replacement.

In December, she became the oldest skiing downhill World Cup winner with her victory in St Moritz, Switzerland.

In Zauchensee, Vonn was fastest by 0.37 seconds from Norway’s Kajsa Vickhoff Lie with a run of one minute 06.24 seconds, while American Jacqueline Wiles finished third, 0.48 slower than Vonn.

“I honestly thought with my start number that I had no chance, because there’s so much snow and there wasn’t really a track at number six,” Vonn, who now has 84 career World Cup wins across all disciplines, told TNT Sports.

“I had to risk a lot with my line to really stay in the hunt. I think I executed my plan really well, I brought good intensity to my race.

“Again, I thought I had no chance so I just swung really hard. I was like ‘I could be last, I could be first. I have no idea but I’m going to do my best’.”

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Vonn, 41, wins second World Cup title of season

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Alpine skiing great Lindsey Vonn continued her remarkable comeback with her second downhill World Cup title of the season in Zauchensee, Austria.

The 41-year-old American retired from the sport in February 2019 but made her competitive return in December 2024 after a partial knee replacement.

In December, she became the oldest skiing downhill World Cup winner with her victory in St Moritz, Switzerland.

In Zauchensee, Vonn was fastest by 0.37 seconds from Norway’s Kajsa Vickhoff Lie with a run of one minute 06.24 seconds, while American Jacqueline Wiles finished third, 0.48 slower than Vonn.

“I honestly thought with my start number that I had no chance, because there’s so much snow and there wasn’t really a track at number six,” Vonn, who now has 84 career World Cup wins across all disciplines, told TNT Sports.

“I had to risk a lot with my line to really stay in the hunt. I think I executed my plan really well, I brought good intensity to my race.

“Again, I thought I had no chance so I just swung really hard. I was like ‘I could be last, I could be first. I have no idea but I’m going to do my best’.”

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Seven SPFL games postponed amid weather warnings

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A further five of Saturday’s SPFL fixtures have been postponed, including Greenock Morton v Dunfermline Athletic and Queen’s Park v St Johnstone in the Championship.

Frozen pitches have caused the cancellation of the two second-tier games.

Alloa Athletic v Montrose (frozen pitch) and Peterhead v Hamilton Academical (waterlogged pitch) in League 1 are off and, in League 2, frozen pitches mean Dumbarton v Clyde and East Kilbride v Spartans will also be rearranged.

Annan Athletic’s home game against Elgin City in League 2 was called off after a Friday pitch inspection revealed another frozen surface.

Four Premiership fixtures, two in the Championship and three each in Leagues 1 and 2 are scheduled to be played at 15:00 GMT.

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Alloa Athletic P-P Montrose

Peterhead P-P Hamilton Academical

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Annan Athletic P-P Elgin City

Dumbarton P-P Clyde

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