FIFA should expand 2022 World Cup to 48 teams if possible -Infantino
FIFA should if possible increase the size of the soccer World Cup in Qatar in 2022 to 48 from 32 teams, the global governing body’s...
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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...
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...
Imagination and lies, says Infantino of UEFA election link
FIFA president Gianni Infantino has dismissed as “imagination and lies” any suggestion that he lobbied in favour of Aleksander Ceferin who was elected head of...
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...
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 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 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....
Swiss police raid UEFA HQ in search of contracts information (updated)
Swiss police raided the headquarters of European football’s governing body UEFA in Nyon on Wednesday to gather information about a contract signed by Gianni Infantino,...
Video trials and revised laws approved by FIFA
FOOTBALL’S lawmakers approved on Saturday the use of video technology to aid referees during matches, with a two-year trial run to start no later than...
Goal-line technology to be used in Champions League final
Goal-line technology will be used at this season’s Champions League final in Milan and Europa League final in Basel, UEFA said on Friday. Greek Theodore...
New FIFA head Infantino still says has not been told salary
New FIFA president Gianni Infantino said on his first full working day he still did not know what he would be paid as head of...
From Cape to Cairo, Infantino becomes football’s most powerful man
By Brian Homewood SIX months ago Gianni Infantino was a low-profile right-hand man to European football chief Michel Platini. He was the striking, shaven-headed character...
FIFA election heats up as rivals slam Infantino World Cup plan
MIAMI, Feb 12 (Reuters) – FIFA presidential candidate Gianni Infantino’s plan for an expanded 40-team World Cup came under fire from two of his rivals...
Greek football chief confident of avoiding bans
By Graham Wood Greece are hopeful of avoiding FIFA and UEFA bans from international and European football competitions over a proposed new sports law, the...
More even split of Champions League funds to come
By Brian Homewood CHAMPIONS League and Europa League revenue will be distributed more evenly next season, the European Clubs Association (ECA) and UEFA said on...
