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Iran

Foreign football coaches in Iran are collateral damage to US sanctions

Hundreds protested in Tehran on Monday after Italy's Andrea Stramaccioni quit as manager of Esteghlal FC because US sanctions prevent him from getting his salary.

11/12/2019

Iran

Watch: Iranian women attend first football match in 40 years

Women had been banned from stadiums when men's teams are playing since soon after the 1979 Islamic revolution. But 4,000 women's tickets were allocated for the World Cup qualifier between Iran and Cambodia.

11/10/2019

Iran

Watch: FIFA tells Iran women must be allowed into stadiums

Iranian women have been banned from stadiums since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, however FIFA said it expects to see 'positive developments' starting with Iran's next home game in October.

19/09/2019

Sport

Meet the Swiss league that's the antidote to football's super rich

Meet the Swiss league that's the antidote to football's super rich

20/07/2019

Spain

FC Barcelona sign French star Antoine Griezmann for €120 million

Spanish giants FC Barcelona say they have paid €120 million to secure the signing of French striker Antoine Griezmann.

12/07/2019

France

Platini released in 2022 Qatar World Cup corruption probe

In the early hours, Platini's lawyer said the football legend had been released without charge, adding that there has been "a lot of fuss over nothing".

18/06/2019

World News

Football faces “existential threat” after Infantino gifted second FIFA term

Gianni Infantino will be handed a second term as FIFA President at a meeting in Paris on Wednesday.

05/06/2019

France

What are the differences in rules between men's and women's football?

What are the differences between the men's and women's game?

28/05/2019

France

Adidas announces equal bonuses for winning women's World Cup players

"Today we are announcing that all Adidas athletes on the winning 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup team will receive the same performance bonus payout as their male peers," the company said.

09/03/2019

United Kingdom

Chelsea banned from signing new players for next two transfer windows

FIFA invesgiation finds Chelsea breached strict rules on signing under-18s

22/02/2019

World News

Fifa player of the year finalists: Ronaldo, Salah and Modric

Barcelona star Lionel Messi did not make the shortlist for the first time since 2006.

03/09/2018

No Comment

Watch: Trump meets FIFA President Infantino to discuss 2026 World Cup

At the photo-op in the Oval Office, Trump jokingly brandished a red card at the press.

29/08/2018

Russia

Russia hands over World Cup mantle to Qatar

Russia hands over World Cup mantle to Qatar.

15/07/2018

Switzerland

FIFA wants to crack down on images of attractive female fans

FIFA's diversity boss says broadcasters have been ordered to stop their cameras zooming in on "hot women" in the crowd at football matches.

12/07/2018

No Comment

Floods hit Greece and Putin shoots and scores: No Comment of the Week

From flooding in Greece to an impressive backflip in LA, these are the No Comments of the week.

29/06/2018

Spain

Spanish fan in tears after FIFA bans his famous drum from World Cup

Manolo el del Bombo has been following the Spanish national team for more than 40 years with his drum. But he is now inconsolable after FIFA banned him from entering the stadium in Russia with his 'bombo'.

29/06/2018

Portugal

World Cup 2018: Meet Portuguese superfan Nuno Gonçalves

They can travel thousands of kilometres and spend up to the thousands in euros, all to support their teams. Euronews chatted with a Portuguese superfan who is rooting for his team.

12/06/2018

Sport

FIFA president Gianni Infantino proposes a mini-world cup

FIFA president Gianni Infantino has proposed staging what would effectively be a mini-World Cup, featuring eight international teams, every two years in addition to the traditional competition.

02/05/2018

Peru

Former Peruvian football boss cleared of corruption

A Peruvian football official accused of racketeering has been cleared. Manuel Burga, who headed the sport in Peru until 2014, was suspected of taking cash in exchange for distributing marketing and media rights to matches.

27/12/2017

World News

FIFA officials convicted of corruption

A court in New York has found two South American football officials guilty of corruption

23/12/2017