The draw for the expanded FIFA Club World Cup takes place in Miami tomorrow, offering a first glimpse into the fine detail of a tournament that has been viewed with indifference or even outright hostility across parts of the football world. Thirty-two star-studded club teams will battle it out in gleaming state-of-the-art arenas in what [&hell...
World football’s governing body FIFA made no verdict either way today on a Palestinian request to suspend Israel, instead launching committee investigations to inform an eventual decision. At FIFA’s congress in Bangkok in May, the Palestinian Football Association (PFA) called for its Israeli counterpart to be suspended and for Israeli teams to...
•Samuel Eto’o FIFA banned Cameroon football federation president Samuel Eto’o for six months yesterday over his conduct at a Women’s Under-20 World Cup match. The former Barcelona star was deemed guilty of breaching FIFA’s rules relating to “offensive behaviour, violation of the principles of fair-play and misconduct of players and officials”,...
•Martinez Argentina’s World Cup-winning goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez has been banned for two matches by FIFA for “offensive behaviour”, the Argentine Football Association (AFA) announced today. The 32-year-old Aston Villa star was also found guilty of “violating principles of fairplay” in two separate episodes, reports AFP. Martinez was found ...
Canada’s Olympic women’s football team have been deducted six points and their coach Beverly Priestman suspended for a year after a staff member used a drone to spy on a rival team at the Paris Games, FIFA said yesterday Canada’s football association was “responsible for failing to respect the applicable FIFA regulations in connection with… [&...
•Kylian Mbappe FIFA said today it was opening an investigation into racist chants by Argentina players after they won the Copa America. “FIFA is aware of a video circulating on social media and the incident is being looked into. FIFA strongly condemns any form of discrimination by anyone including players, fans, and officials,” a spokesperson ...
In the latest FIFA rankings released today, Nigeria has fallen to the 38th position. The Super Eagles now have 1498.93 points, a decrease from their previous 1520.27 points. This drop marks a significant shift in the global football landscape, as Nigeria continues to face challenges on the international stage. Formerly ranked 30th, Nigeria’s d...
•Morocco’s Hakimi, Nigeria’s Osimhen and Egypt’s Salah The latest FIFA Men’s World Rankings, released today (February 15, 2024), show that Morocco leads all African men’s national football teams, with Senegal, Nigeria, Egypt, and Cote d’Ivoire closely behind. This is coming after the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations that ended on S...
•FIFA World Cup trophy The 2026 World Cup final will be held at MetLife Stadium in New York/New Jersey, organisers FIFA announced yesterday. The New York bid held off a strong challenge from Dallas to secure the July 19 game, the culmination of the expanded 48-team tournament being co-hosted by the USA, Canada and Mexico. […]
•Rocio Galvez and Luis Rubiales Disgraced former Spanish football chief Luis Rubiales will be banned from the game for three years, world football governing body FIFA confirmed today after rejecting his appeal. “The Appeal Committee was comfortably satisfied that Mr Rubiales behaved in a manner contrary to the principles enshrined under … the ...
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