Footballers’ fear of penalty shootouts
When Arsenal football club lost 4-3 on penalties to Paris Saint Germain (PSG) in the European Champions final in Budapest two weeks ago the question no England fan dared ask ...
Our View: A World Cup built for revenue, not football
The 23rd World Cup kicks off today with one of the host nations, Mexico meeting South Africa. This will be the first time there will be three host nations – Canada ...
Iran will be at World Cup and will play in the US, says FIFA boss
FIFA president Gianni Infantino insisted Iran would play World Cup matches in the United States, as the soccer governing body’s Congress opened on Thursday without the country’s delegation, ...
Human Rights Watch urges Fifa to push for ‘ICE Truce’ at World Cup
Fifa should press the US government to establish an “ICE Truce” for this year’s World Cup, including a public guarantee from federal authorities to refrain from immigration enforcement operations ...
Congressmen call for National Guard to address drone threats at the World Cup
Two Republican members of Congress are calling on the Trump administration to empower the National Guard to address potential drone-related threats and ensure a “unified federal security posture” at the ...
Former MLS forward Twellman calls for concussion protocols ahead of World Cup
Former MLS MVP Taylor Twellman wants Fifa to implement mandatory concussion substitution rules worldwide, warning that inconsistent protocols among the 48 nations competing in this year’s World Cup could put ...
FIFA responds to World Cup ticket backlash with new pricing tier
FIFA responded to backlash over high ticket costs for the 2026 World Cup by introducing a new $60 pricing tier on Tuesday.
Tickets are being made available at that reduced price for ...
US proposes five-year social media review for World Cup tourists
A new proposal from the Trump administration would require visitors to the US to provide five years of social media activity for review as a condition of entry.
The news ...
Our View: Fifa should stick to football, not peace prizes
Many would have thought that President of Fifa, Gianni Infantino was joking when, earlier in the week, he announced his new idea, the ‘Fifa Peace Prize – Football Unites the World.” ...
Israel’s role in world football should be decided by Uefa, says Montagliani
Israel’s continued participation in international football has to be dealt with first and foremost by European governing body UEFA, FIFA vice-president Victor Montagliani said on Wednesday.
UEFA was expected ...
Man suspected of racially abusing Bournemouth’s Semenyo banned from stadiums
A 47-year-old man from Liverpool who was arrested on suspicion of racially abusing Bournemouth player Antoine Semenyo has been conditionally bailed and banned from attending soccer matches, Merseyside Police said ...
Ex-Fifa chief Blatter and Platini cleared in corruption case
Former FIFA President Sepp Blatter and France soccer great Michel Platini were both cleared of corruption charges by a Swiss court on Tuesday, two and a half years after they ...
Cyprus leads EU in footballer appeals against clubs
Cypriot footballers file more appeals against their clubs than players in any other EU country, it was revealed at the FifPro legal conference in the Netherlands from March 5 to March 6.
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Uefa, Fifa join in as CFA celebrates 90 years with football event
The Cyprus Football Association (CFA) celebrated its 90th anniversary on Tuesday evening with an event in Limassol, in the presence of Uefa president Aleksander Čeferin and with a message from ...
European leagues, players’ union lash out at Fifa’s calendar ‘abuse’
A players’ union, the European leagues’ group and Spain’s LaLiga accused Fifa of “abuse” on Monday as they filed a joint complaint about the governing body’s international match ...
Players’ union FIFPRO files legal claim against FIFA
FIFPRO have started legal action against world soccer’s governing body FIFA over the expanded men’s Club World Cup, the global players’ union said on Thursday.
In May, FIFA ...
FIFA may face legal action from players’ union, leagues over packed schedule
World soccer governing body FIFA has been urged to review plans of hosting a 32-team Club World Cup at the end of next season or face legal action from global ...
Over one million tickets sold for Women’s World Cup
This year’s Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand is on track to become the most attended standalone women’s sporting event ever with over one million ...
Former head Blatter says FIFA failed to protect footballfrom interference
Sepp Blatter, the former president of FIFA, said he had been unable to protect soccer from political and business interference in an interview with German weekly Die Zeit.
Blatter, who ...
Iran tells Klinsmann to quit FIFA job after ‘outrageous’ rebuke of team
Iran coach Carlos Queiroz lambasted German soccer icon Juergen Klinsmann for criticising his team’s World Cup conduct, calling his remarks a “disgrace to football” and urging him to quit ...
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 ...