FIFA suspends Trinidad and Tobago over High Court claim
FIFA has suspended Trinidad and Tobago from international football after its football association (TTFA) pursued a dispute through the country’s High Court in contravention of […]
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FIFA investigating West Ham over Haller transfer
FIFA is investigating a claim by Eintracht Frankfurt against West Ham United over the transfer of French striker Sebastien Haller, a spokesperson for soccer’s world […]
FIFA hand 10-year ban on former top official, Kattner
Soccer’s world governing body FIFA has banned Markus Kattner, a former leading official in the Zurich organisation, for 10 years. The sports governing body fined […]
FIFA stands by evaluation of Colombia’s bid to host 2023 Women’s World Cup
FIFA is standing by its technical evaluation of Colombia’s bid to host the 2023 Women’s World Cup. It has now told the country’s unhappy football […]
FIFA vice president ponders calendar-year season in Europe
FIFA Vice President Victor Montagliani has said that moving the European soccer season to the calendar year is a “possibility to be discussed” in the […]
FIFA proposes up to 5 substitutions per match on a temporary basis
FIFA has proposed that teams should be allowed to make up to five substitutions per match, instead of the usual three, as a temporary measure […]
FIFA bribe allegations raise more questions over 2022 Qatar World Cup
The 2022 World Cup in Qatar has become the focus of fresh FIFA corruption allegations after the release of a new U.S. Department of Justice […]
Infantino says football will be totally different after coronavirus
Football will be totally different when it eventually resumes after the coronavirus outbreak, the head of global body FIFA Gianni Infantino said on Thursday. “Football […]
FIFA recommends March, April internationals be postponed
FIFA has recommended that all international matches scheduled to be played in March and April be postponed because of the coronavirus. The global football body […]
FIFA postpones South American World Cup qualifiers over coronavirus
World football governing body FIFA has postponed South American qualifying matches for the 2022 Qatar World Cup. This was after a request from the region’s […]
Alleged $9.5m FIFA grant fraud: Court dismisses application to join Pinnick, Sanusi
Justice Peter Affen of an FCT High Court, Maitama, on Thursday dismissed an application by the EFCC to join the President of the Nigeria Football […]
FIFA U17 World Cup: Netherlands eliminate Golden Eaglets in Round of 16
Five –time champions Nigeria were on Wednesday eliminated from the 2019 FIFA U17 World Cup finals in Brazil after losing 1-3 to late bloomers Netherlands […]
FIFA Ranking: Nigeria drops by one spot, now world 35th
Nigeria’s Super Eagles have dropped by one spot in the FIFA World ranking for the month of October to now place as world 35th country.In […]
Messi wins 6th best FIFA player of the year
Argentine Lionel Messi beat Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk and five-time winner Cristiano Ronaldo to win the best FIFA player of the year award for […]
Infantino ready to push ahead with Women’s World League plan
FIFA president Gianni Infantino says he will push again for the creation of a Women’s World League in spite of having his initial plan blocked […]
Siasia appeals to FIFA, CAS over life ban from football
Former Super Eagles’ Chief Coach Samson Siasia on Wednesday in Abuja said he has appealed against the life ban slammed on him by world football […]
Match fixing: FIFA bans former Super Eagles coach Siasia for life
#TrackNigeria–Former Nigeria national team coach Samson Siasia has been banned from the game for life following a match-fixing probe by world governing body FIFA. FIFA […]
2020 U-20 WWC : FIFA inspection team arrives Nigeria on Monday
A five-man inspection team from FIFA will arrive Lagos on Monday for a four-day inspection of facilities and equipments that Nigeria has put forward to […]
Nigeria now 33rd on FIFA ranking
Nigeria’s Super Eagles have moved up 12 spots in the July FIFA ranking, to place 33rd in the world after winning bronze at the just-concluded […]
Owolabi says FIFA’s decision on CAF is embarrassing to Africa
Felix Owolabi, an ex-international, on Friday described the decision of world football governing body FIFA to take over the affairs of CAF as an embarrassment […]
FIFA WWC: Norway beat Nigeria 3-0
Ada Hegerberg was not needed as Norway kicked off their women’s World Cup Group A campaign with a comprehensive 3-0 victory over Nigeria on Saturday. […]
Football: Spain and Portugal analyse joint bid for 2030 World Cup, no mention of Morocco
Spain and Portugal are to start an in-depth analysis of whether to bid for the 2030 World Cup, they said on Saturday, without making any […]
FIFA: Free-to-air partnership on World Cup events great opportunity for Nigerian viewers, BON says
The newly-signed partnership agreement between Broadcasting Organisations of Nigeria (BON) and world football governing body FIFA offers great opportunity for Nigerian football fans, BON’s Acting […]
Flying Eagles arrive in Lodz for Senegal FIFA Under-20 World Cup
The delegation of Nigeria’s national under-20 male football team arrived in the city of Lodz on Saturday afternoon. Ademola Olajire, Director of Communications at Nigeria […]
2019 FIFA Under-17 World Cup to begin Oct. 26 in Brazil
World football governing body FIFA said on Friday that the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup slated for Brazil will hold from Oct. 26 to Nov. […]