Qatar World Cup: controversial but it’s still football
Bars and cafes expecting a spike in bookings
Twelve years after former Fifa president Sepp Blatter announced Qatar as a host, the World Cup is finally underway.
An event that ...
FIFA chief accuses critics of Qatar of hypocrisy ahead of World Cup
FIFA president Gianni Infantino accused critics of World Cup host Qatar‘s treatment of migrant workers of hypocrisy on Saturday, adding that engagement was the only way to improve human ...
Our View: FIFA’s choice of Qatar as a World Cup host is indefensible
For the first time in its 92-year history, the football World Cup, which opens today in Qatar, will kick off in November. It will be the first time the tournament ...
Former FIFA head Blatter says Iran should be barred from World Cup
Former FIFA President Sepp Blatter thinks Iran should be barred from the World Cup amid widespread protests in the Islamic Republic sparked by the death of a woman in the ...
Indian federation asks FIFA to lift suspension
India’s football association has asked world governing body FIFA to lift the suspension imposed on it after the mandate of a court-appointed committee to govern the sport in the ...
Swiss appeals court convicts ex-FIFA official Valcke of accepting bribes
A Swiss appeals court found former FIFA Secretary General Jerome Valcke guilty of forging documents and accepting bribes in a case involving World Cup media rights, it said on Friday.
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Tebas urges Infantino to clarify if part of breakaway league talks
FIFA president Gianni Infantino must clarify what part he has played in any meetings related to a European Super League, according to LaLiga president Javier Tebas.
The Times published documents ...
FIFA to trial concussion substitutes at Club World Cup
FIFA will trial concussion substitutes at next month’s Club World Cup in Qatar, soccer’s world governing body said on Friday.
The decision comes after the game’s rule-making ...