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United Arab Emirates

FIFA Club World Cup final: Real Madrid favourites as key players retur

Brazilian side Gremio are the underdogs going into Saturday night's final in Abu Dhabi, but head coach Renato Gaucho says his side are up to the challenge.

15/12/2017

Sport

FIFA insists 2018 World Cup draw will not be rigged

The move to reassure football fans follows claims by former FIFA president Sepp Blatter that some European level fixtures were fixed.

29/11/2017

Sport

FIFA OFFICIALS FOUND GUILTY OF CORRUPTION

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

13/11/2017

USA

Guatemala ex-judge is first to be sentenced in the Fifa bribery scandal

An ex-judge from Guatemalan has been sentenced to eight months in the first sentence of the Fifa bribery case

26/10/2017

Sport

'Ronaldo is the best' - fellow players congratulate FIFA winner

Ronaldo deserves FIFA award say fellow footballers

24/10/2017

Sport

Christiano Ronaldo retains FIFA player of the year award

FIFA holds its own 'Oscars' naming Christiano Ronaldo as player of the year

23/10/2017

United Kingdom

Ronaldo and Lieke Martens win FIFA player of the year awards

Cristiano Ronaldo and Dutch player Lieke Martens take home the top prizes at the Best FIFA Football Awards 2017

23/10/2017

Sport

Russia invites disgraced former FIFA and UEFA heads to Moscow for World Cup finals

Sepp Blatter & Michel Platini will be Vladimir Putin's personal guests for the three-week football tournament next year

20/10/2017

Sport

2019 Women's World Cup presented in Lyon, France

FIFA's Gianni Infantino has presented the 2019 Women's World Cup in the French city of Lyon

12/10/2017

World News

France and Portugal qualify for World Cup, Dutch miss out

France and Portugal book their tickets for the 2018 World Cup in Russia, but the Dutch won't be on the plane.

11/10/2017

Sport

Three South American nations in joint bid for World Cup 2030

Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay have formally launched South America’s three-nation bid to host the 2030 World Cup and said Argentina would likely host the majority of the tournament’s stadiums.

05/10/2017

World News

Ronaldo, Messi & Neymar make FIFA best player shortlist

22/09/2017

World

War-ravaged Syria has just made the World Cup play-offs

War-torn Syria has defied the odds and clinched a spot in the World Cup play-offs.

04/09/2017

Spain

Spain's football federation chief arrested in corruption operation

Top football administrator's son is also among targets of investigation, AFP reports.

18/07/2017

USA

Disgraced ex-FIFA executive Chuck Blazer dies

The football administrator's disclosures sparked investigations that eventually toppled FIFA boss Sepp Blatter.

13/07/2017

World News

FIFA corruption report: what does it tell us?

The Garcia report uncovers a murky world of expectation and entitlement.

27/06/2017

Sport

Sheikh Ahmad resigns from football posts

Fifa Council member Sheikh Ahmad strongly denied any wrongdoing after media reports linked him to a bribery claim

30/04/2017

Sport

FIFA reveals allocation plan for 2026 World Cup

Two months after FIFA decided to expand the 2026 World Cup from 32 teams to 48, football’s world governing body has revealed its allocation plan for the…

30/03/2017

Sport

Video technology helps Spain down France

Spain’s Gerard Deulofeu scored one and created another but had to share the limelight with the video assistant referee in a 2-0 friendly win over France in Paris on…

29/03/2017

Sport

Russia 2018 - Ronaldo fires Portugal past Hungary; Lukaku's late late show saves Belgian blushes

France survived a scare in the World Cup qualifier against Luxembourg to maintain their march towards Russia.

25/03/2017