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FIFA faces renewed calls to publish Garcia report

BERNE: FIFA faced growing pressure to publish the full report of an investigation into the… Read More

FIFA ethics chief to make 2018, 2022 World Cup statement

PARIS: FIFA ethics chief Hans-Joachim Eckert will make a public statement Thursday over the inquiry… Read More

FIFA President Blatter opposes Russia World Cup boycott

MOSCOW: World football boss Sepp Blatter on Tuesday opposed any boycott of the 2018 World… Read More

Malaysian launches bid to join FIFA exco

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian Football President Tengku Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah is targeting more places for… Read More

Albanian PM’s brother arrested after soccer match abandoned

BELGRADE: Olsi Rama, brother of Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama, was arrested on suspicion of… Read More

England has racism problem – FIFA official

LONDON: English football has an ongoing problem with racism, FIFA vice-president Jeffrey Webb told a… Read More

Brazil to lose out in FIFA’s third party ownership ban

SAO PAULO: FIFA's decision to ban third party ownership (TPO) of football players could herald… Read More

FIFA to ban third-party ownership of players

ZURICH: Soccer's governing body FIFA has agreed to ban the third-party ownership (TPO) of players,… Read More

Qatar says it will host 2022 World Cup despite doubts

BERLIN: Qatar remained adamant it would host the 2022 soccer World Cup despite a FIFA… Read More

Qatar will not host 2022 World Cup, says FIFA’s Zwanziger

BERLIN: The 2022 World Cup will not be held in Qatar because of the scorching… Read More

Judge Eckert warns FIFA following Garcia investigation

MUNICH: Hans-Joachim Eckert, the German judge deciding what action to take following FIFA's investigation into… Read More

Sepp Blatter to seek fifth term as FIFA president

MANCHESTER: Sepp Blatter will stand for re-election as FIFA president next year, he confirmed on… Read More

Spain’s Alonso announces retirement from international soccer

MADRID: Spain's Xabi Alonso has called time on his international career, having won the World… Read More

FIFA rejects Barcelona appeal against transfer ban

ZURICH: Barcelona have lost an appeal against a decision to ban them from the transfer… Read More

Russia rejects FIFA plea to cut World Cup 2018 venues

MOSCOW: Russia has rejected a FIFA recommendation to cut the number of host cities for… Read More

Germany’s Klose retires from national soccer team

BERLIN: Germany striker Miroslav Klose, who capped a record-breaking career with the national team by… Read More

FIFPro calls for Suarez ban reduction as appeal takes place

LAUSANNE: The world players' union FIFPro called for Luis Suarez's ban for biting to be… Read More

Suarez biting ban: CAS appeal will be heard on Aug. 8

MADRID: Luis Suarez's appeal against a four-month ban for biting will be heard at the… Read More

FIFA committed to 2018 World Cup in Russia

FIFA remains committed to the 2018 World Cup in Russia and says a boycott would… Read More

English FA objects at FIFA over awarding World Cup to Qatar

LONDON: FIFA should review the decision to award the 2022 World Cup to Qatar if… Read More