FIFA BEATS NIGERIA COACH’S U.S. APPEAL OVER MATCH-FIXING BAN
FIFA, the organization that oversees football, won a case in a U.S. appeals court against a former coach of the Nigerian national team who wanted to reverse his lifetime sentence…
FIFA CHARGES ARGENTINA OVER WORLD CUP FINAL CELEBRATIONS
On Friday, FIFA initiated disciplinary proceedings against the Argentine Football Association for alleged offensive player misconduct and violations of fair play during the World Cup final. FIFA cited its media…
COLOMBIAN STADIUM FIRST IN LATIN AMERICA RENAMED AFTER PELE
Colombia is the first Latin American country to comply with FIFA President Gianni Infantino’s request that a stadium be named after Pele. Infantino said on Monday that FIFA would ask…
INFANTINO: FIFA TO ASK EVERY COUNTRY TO NAME A STADIUM AFTER PELE
Gianni Infantino, the head of the sport’s governing body, said Monday at Pele’s funeral that FIFA will ask all countries around the world to name a stadium after the late…
THE SUPER EAGLES WILL FINISH 2022 AS AFRICA’S FIFTH-BEST SQUAD.
The Nigeria national football team, the Super Eagles, will finish 2022 as Africa’s fifth-best team and 35th in the world, according to FIFA’s monthly rankings. On Thursday, FIFA revealed its…
FIFA CLUB WORLD CUP TO FEATURE 32 TEAMS FROM 2025, SAYS PRESIDENT INFANTINO
Gianni Infantino, the president of FIFA, announced on Friday that the Club World Cup will begin include 32 teams in 2025. Every four years, a 32-team club World Cup will…
France breaks the champion’s curse and advances to the FIFA World Cup round of 16 in 2022.
Following their victory over Denmark at the Stadium 974 in Qatar on Saturday, France became the first defending World Cup champion to advance to the round of 16 since Brazil…
FIFA is looking into Serbia for having a “hateful” Kosovo flag in the locker room.
FIFA announced on Saturday that it had begun legal action against the Serbian football association for allegedly hanging a flag depicting Kosovo as a part of Serbia in the locker…
Italian referee Orsato will oversee the opening match between Qatar and Ecuador at the FIFA World Cup 2022.
Friday saw the selection of Italian referee Daniele Orsato to oversee the World Cup’s inaugural match. Orsato was chosen by FIFA to officiate the match between Ecuador and the host…
World Cup 2022: Shakhtar Donetsk calls on FIFA to replace Iran with Ukraine
Due to Iran’s alleged military backing for the Russian invasion, Shakhtar Donetsk, the leading football club in Ukraine, requested on Monday that FIFA exclude Iran from the World Cup. Sergei…
