FIFA president Gianni Infantino Presser
DOHAA: FIFA president Gianni Infantino blasted the "hypocrisy" of Western critics of Qatar's human rights record on Saturday, making a passionate defence of the World Cup in the Gulf state…
DOHAA: FIFA president Gianni Infantino blasted the "hypocrisy" of Western critics of Qatar's human rights record on Saturday, making a passionate defence of the World Cup in the Gulf state…
LAUSANNE: The head of African football Ahmad Ahmad has been suspended by FIFA for five years for corruption, the global governing body announced on Monday. Ahmad, from Madagascar, has been…
SAN FRANCISCO: US video game maker Electronic Arts (EA) on Thursday beat earnings expectations despite falling revenue, but outlook for the current quarter caused shares to sink. Revenue of $1.15…
BELLINZONA: Paris Saint-Germain president Nasser Al-Khelaifi and FIFA's former secretary general Jerome Valcke went on trial in Switzerland on Monday accused of corruption in the attribution of World Cup TV…
BEIJING: Influenced by the coronavirus pandemic, the 2022 Qatar World Cup organizing committee has recently undertaken an internal exercise to assess the current workforce and engaged in budget management and…
SYDNEY: A decade ago Australia spent millions of taxpayer dollars on a disastrous quest to host the 2022 men's World Cup, but its football boss is quietly confident that crushing…
TEHRAN: The Iranian government have announced that the women fans were now free to enter a football stadium to enjoy the match without any restrictions. The decision was taken after…
ASUNCION: Former South American football chief Nicolas Leoz, a key suspect in the huge FIFA corruption scandal investigated by the US Justice Department, has died aged 90 in Asuncion, medical…
DOHA: First-timers Qatar go into the Copa America with the young team riding high following their triumph in the Asian Cup but humbled by "higher calibre" competition than they encountered…
LAUSANNE: Former Oceania football general secretary Tai Nicholas has been banned for eight years for misappropriating FIFA funds and bribery, the world governing body said. The ban -- the latest…
KUALA LUMPUR: The Asian Football Confederation announced Tuesday that for the first time an all-female referee team will take charge of a men's continental club cup clash. Japanese referee Yoshimi…
PARIS: With 50 days to go to the kickoff of the women's World Cup in France more than half the match tickets have been sold, FIFA said on Thursday. The…
KUALA LUMPUR: India set their sights on qualifying for the 2026 World Cup as Praful Patel became their first representative on the powerful FIFA Council on Saturday. Patel, one of…
DOHA: FIFA must put human rights at the heart of any decision to increase the number of Middle East countries hosting the 2022 World Cup, leading global pressure groups urged…
LAUSANNE: The 2022 World Cup hosts Qatar and global football chiefs FIFA announced Tuesday a joint venture for planning and delivery in the run up to the tournament. Hassan al-Thawadi,…
MOROCCO: FIFA president Gianni Infantino said on Thursday that world football's governing body is discussing the feasibility of expanding the 2022 World Cup in Qatar to 48 teams. The World…
BRAZIL: FIFA has decided to suspend the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) on account of undue third-party interference, the world football governing body announced today. “The Bureau took this decision as…
DOHA: Qatar diplomatic crisis can end if Doha gives up hosting the 2022 FIFA World Cup, said a top Emirati security official in a tweet on Sunday. “If the World Cup…
SPAIN: FIFA has lifted a four-match suspension on Argentina forward Lionel Messi, world soccer's ruling body said on Friday. Messi, 29, was banned for insulting an assistant referee during a…
ZURICH: FIFA has completed a 22-month internal inquiry into allegations of high-level corruption and criminal misconduct that buffeted world football and handed its report to Swiss authorities, football’s ruling body said. “FIFA will now…
ZURICH: Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) has fined Iran and slapped them with a warning after fans were asked to sing religious chants and wear black at a World Cup…
MOSCOW: The Russian authorities on Wednesday have expressed their concerns over a dispute that has halted construction of a key World Cup 2018 stadium. According to Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko,…
PARIS: UEFA president Michel Platini has officially appealed to FIFA's appeal committee against his eight-year ban from football, sources close to the player confirmed on Tuesday. FIFA's ethics tribunal on…
Zurich, Germany: Sepp Blatter and the longtime Fifa president’s one-time heir apparent, Michel Platini on Monday, have been banned from football for eight years, ending the career of the former and definitively…