Tag: FIFA
FIFA releases 2018, 2022 World Cup bids probe report
Football's world governing body Fifa has released its full report into alleged corruption in the 2018 and 2022 World Cup…
Infantino plans talks with Muntari, vows to fight racist “idiots’’
FIFA president Gianni Infantino says he intends to talk with Pescara midfielder Sulley Muntari, a recent victim of racist abuse…
FIFA lifts ban on Messi
Lionel Messi is free to represent Argentina in their World Cup qualifiers after his four-match international ban was overturned on…
Fifa loses £300m in 2016, sets to lose further £400m in 2017
World football governing body Fifa lost nearly £300m in 2016 and is scheduled to lose close to £400m in 2017.
FIFA awards 2017-2018 media rights for sub-Saharan Africa
FIFA has granted media rights to five major broadcasting entities in the sub-Saharan Africa, following an open tender process for…
FIFA Bans Messi From Argentina’s World Cup Qualifying Campaign
World Football governing body FIFA has banned Barcelona forward and Argentina Captain, Lionel Messi from four international matches - just…
No Word From Maradona- FIFA
Football’s governing body FIFA said on Monday it had heard nothing official from Diego Maradona since the Argentine World Cup…
FIFA’s Former Doctor Warns Footballers Against Use Of Painkillers
Elite footballers’ abuse of legal painkillers risks their health and could “potentially” have life-threatening implications, says FIFA’s former chief medical…
FIFA Blocks Mali From International Football
World football body FIFA on Friday in Zurich said all of Mali’s football clubs have been suspended from international competitions,…
Mali faces FIFA ban
Mali is facing a possible Fifa suspension after the country's sports minister missed a deadline to revoke his dissolution of…
FIFA expands World Cup to 48 teams
FIFA approved a 48-team 2026 World Cup with “one hundred per cent unanimity”, a confederation president has claimed. In the…
World Cup: Fifa to expand World Cup to 48 teams 2026
The World Cup will be expanded to host 48 teams, up from 32, Fifa has decided. An initial stage of…
Breaking: Fifa fines England, others £80,000 for displaying poppies
Fifa has fined all four home nations for displaying poppies during World Cup qualifiers around Armistice Day. England and Scotland…
FIFA bans ex-SAFA boss, Nematandani over match-fixing
Former South African football boss Kirsten Nematandani was banned for five years by FIFA’s ethics committee on Thursday in connection…