Public to vote in FIFA player awards
FIFA will allow the public to vote in a rebranded version of its player of the year of the award, world soccer’s governing body said...
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Infantino’s grand World Cup plan under scrutiny
FIFA president Gianni Infantino’s controversial proposal for a 48-team tournament will come under the microscope when the decision makers at football’s governing body discuss the...
FIFA chief fears Allardyce sting is ‘tip of the iceberg’
FIFA President Gianni Infantino has expressed his concerns over third-party ownership in football and hinted that the sport’s global governing body may need to adopt...
FIFA chief Infantino suggests 48-team World Cup
FIFA president Gianni Infantino, whose election promises included expanding the World Cup to 40 teams, proposed an even larger tournament with 48 teams. However, he...
Blatter and two others facing FIFA investigation over salaries
Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter and ex-secretary general Jerome Valcke, already banned from football for ethics violations, are facing a fresh investigation, this time over...
Transfer ban won’t stop Real winning, says Zidane
Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane is confident the team’s results will not suffer from a one-year transfer ban imposed by FIFA for breaking rules regarding...
Infantino says 40-team World Cup not a certainty
FIFA president Gianni Infantino is not yet certain that the 2026 World Cup finals would feature 40 teams even though he personally favours an expanded...
Greek government orders new season to be postponed over dispute
The Greek government intervened in the country’s football crisis on Thursday and ordered the start of the new season, scheduled for Saturday, to be postponed...
Brazil’s former FIFA boss Havelange, 100, dies in Rio
Joao Havelange, the former president of FIFA, died in Rio de Janeiro’s Samaritano Hospital on Tuesday, the hospital said, without giving further details until authorised...
FIFA president Infantino cleared of wrongdoing in ethics probe
FIFA President Gianni Infantino, elected in February to lead the global football body into calmer waters after a series of corruption scandals, was himself cleared...
FIFA corruption trial could start in late 2017
THE federal judge overseeing the wide-ranging corruption case involving football’s global governing body FIFA said at a hearing on Wednesday that a trial could begin...
FIFA chief wants two more Africa slots in expanded World Cup
Africa should be given two more places at the World Cup finals if the tournament is expanded to 40 teams, FIFA chief Gianni Infantino told...
FIFA promises ‘appropriate steps’ over alleged Russian doping cover-up
FOOTBALL’S world ruling body FIFA has promised “appropriate steps” after a report on Monday said a dozen positive doping cases in Russian football were among...
Wales overtake England in FIFA world rankings
Propelled by an impressive European Championship campaign, Wales climbed 15 places to move into 11th, two places ahead of England, in the FIFA world rankings...
FIFA: More of the same
By Alexandra Wrage FIFA’s administration, led by Swiss President Gianni Infantino, is trying to get on with business as usual. Alexandra Wrage breaks down the...
FIFA says three top officials enriched themselves with salary increases
Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter and two other leading officials were involved in a “coordinated attempt” to enrich themselves through annual salary increases and World...
FIFA offices raided, Infantino not being investigated
FIFA president Gianni Infantino is not under investigation after the headquarters of football’s governing body was searched as part of an ongoing investigation, Swiss authorities...
FIFA reformer Scala quits over loss of independence (Updated)
Domenico Scala, a Swiss businessman who led reforms to clean up scandal-plagued FIFA, quit his post at the global football body on Saturday, saying its watchdog...
FIFA names U.N. humanitarian expert Samoura as secretary general
Senegal’s Fatma Samba Diouf Samoura, a United Nations veteran, became the first woman to be named as secretary general of soccer’s world governing body FIFA on Friday....
Argentina top as South America dominate FIFA rankings
Argentina moved top as South America dominated the monthly FIFA rankings on Thursday with five teams, half of the continent’s total, in the top 10....