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Leadership crisis: FIFA says Nigeria, Ghana risk suspension
World football governing body FIFA on Tuesday said it would go on to suspend Nigeria and Ghana from football activities…
FIFA to analyse technical outcome of Russia 2018
FIFA has invited the head coaches and technical directors of all 211 member-associations to the FIFA Football Conference to be…
FIFA has not written to NFF over ban threat – Giwa
Chief Chris Giwa, President, Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), has said that FIFA, the world soccer governing body, has not communicated…
Russia 2018: FIFA reduces number of officials for final phase
The FIFA Referees’ Committee (FRC) on Monday, said it has reduced the number of match officials earlier slated for the…
FIFA commended for Video Assistant Referees
Linus Mba, Adviser to FIFA on Referee Matters, said on Monday that the world football governing body deserved commendation for…
Bribery: FIFA disgraces Kenyan referee, bans him for life
A Kenyan referee who had been due to officiate at the ongoing World Cup in Russia has been handed a…
Russia 2018: Croatia fined over products display
The FIFA Disciplinary Committee on Friday in Moscow wielded its axe again by punishing the Croatian Football Association with a…
FIFA rebukes Maradona for criticising match officials
FIFA strongly rebuked Argentina great Diego Maradona’s comments that England’s win over Colombia was a robbery and that referee Mark…
10 candidates for 2018 FIFA Men’s Player Award
The 2018 men’s world footballer of the year will be picked from a list of 10 players instead of from…
FIFA bans Caribbean football president for two years
FIFA’s independent ethics committee has banned Venold Coombs, president of the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Football Federation, from all…
NFF crisis: FIFA’s hammer may descend on Nigeria soon
Barely any last minute change, the Federation of International Football Association's, FIFA, hammer may descend on Nigeria again following a…
World Cup: FIFA sanctions Russia, 3 others
The Disciplinary Committee of world football governing body FIFA has warned and imposed fines of different sums on the Football…
No Nigerian court can stop us from recognising Pinnick as NFF Chairman – FIFA
The Federation of International Football Association, FIFA has said that no decision of any Nigerian court will stop it from…
Russia 2018: FIFA fines Argentina, Croatia, 3 Swiss players
The FIFA Disciplinary Committee has sanctioned the Argentinian Football Association with a fine of 105,000 Swiss Francs and a warning.
Russia 2018: Attendances pass one million mark – FIFA
More than one million fans have attended games at the World Cup, organisers FIFA said in a statement on Thursday…
Egypt will ‘oblige’ FIFA to broadcast World Cup games
Egypt has said it will “oblige” FIFA to allow it to broadcast 22 matches of the 2018 World Cup which…
Russia 2018: Putin thanks FIFA for keeping politics out of sport
President Vladimir Putin of Russia on Wednesday, thanked FIFA president Gianni Infantino and the football community, for keeping politics out…
FIFA bans Ghana football boss for 90 days
Ghana football boss Kwesi Nyantakyi, a member of FIFA’s decision-making council, is under investigation for possible ethics violations and has…
Libya: FIFA to lift ban on international football matches
President of FIFA, Gianni Infantino, says the ban on international football matches in Libya will be lifted soon.
FIFA meets with top clubs over $25 billion investors offer
The ruling body FIFA has met with seven leading clubs including Real Madrid and Manchester United to discuss a 25-billion…
FIFA fine football clubs for “third-party’’ transfer deals
World football governing body FIFA on Thursday said it has handed out a series of fines to clubs for transfer…
Corruption: FIFA Council member Omari arrested in Congo
FIFA council member Constant Omari has been arrested over suspected corruption in his home country of Congo, local media reported…
1.7m World Cup tickets sold – FIFA
FIFA says almost 1.7 million tickets have been sold for the World Cup in Russia after some 400,000 were snapped…
Russia 2018: FIFA says almost 1.7m World Cup tickets sold
FIFA says almost 1.7 million tickets have been sold for the World Cup in Russia after some 400,000 were snapped…
FIFA names 36 referees, 63 assistants for Russia 2018
Felix Brych of Germany, who officiated last season’s UEFA Champions League final match between Real Madrid and Juventus, is among…
Former FIFA boss wants body to reconsider his case
Banned former FIFA president Sepp Blatter intends to ask the ethics committee of the global football body to reconsider his…
World Cup: Russian president meets FIFA boss
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday met with FIFA chief Gianni Infantino in Moscow to discuss preparation works for the…
2018 World Cup: FIFA confirms Team Base Camps for participants
FIFA on Friday confirmed the list of Team Base Camps (TBCs) for the 32 teams which will participate in the 2018…
English clubs biggest spenders in record transfer year – FIFA
Football clubs across the world splashed out a record $6.37 billion (about N2.293 trillion) on players during 2017 with English…
FIFA receives Atletico complaint over alleged Griezmann approach
Football ruling body FIFA has confirmed receiving a complaint from Atletico Madrid who say Spanish league leaders FC Barcelona have…