Rio De Janeiro: Football's world governing body FIFA said Tuesday it had set up a $100 million World Cup Legacy Fund for Brazil, aimed at sports facilities, youth and women's football, and medical and health
St. Petersburg, Russia: FIFA President Sepp Blatter said Friday he has received personal assurances from Russian President Vladimir Putin that the country's economic problems will not affect its ability to host the 2018 World Cup.Blatter
Madrid: Barcelona coach Luis Enrique has said that the thought of having a team without Lionel Messi is "not even something we contemplate".The future of the Argentina forward has been the subject of much speculation
Zurich: All three players shortlisted for the FIFA Ballon d'Or award were selected by their peers for the 2014 FIFPro World XI team.Lionel Messi, Manuel Neuer and Cristiano Ronaldo were among seven 2013 team members
Geneva: German football coach Joachim Low said being named the FIFA World Coach of the Year was "icing on the cake" after his team won the World Cup in Brazil."Receiving this award after such a
Roseau, Dominica: A referee and two assistant referees have been included in Dominica's list of FIFA officials for 2015.Referee Rhomie Blanc and assistant referees Shawn Lester McDonald and Caesar Gabriel have joined assistant referees Nehron
Lausanne: The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) Tuesday dismissed Barcelona's appeal against the transfer ban imposed by FIFA.FIFA exerted the ban on Barcelona for infringing regulations on registering minors as youth players. The CAS
Kolkata: A city-based sports event management company has put forth a proposal to the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) for organising a football league emulating the highly successful Indian Super League (ISL).Celebrity Management Group (CMG), which
New Delhi: In a year when cash-rich ISL created waves and brought Indian football to the notice of the world, its national team slumped to its worst-ever FIFA rankings dropping to 171st in the 209-nation
Kolkata: With an eye on developing infrastructure for the 2017 Under-17 World Cup, to be hosted by India, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Wednesday said her government was willing to give land to build
Marrakech: FIFA will not reopen the vote for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups, and will publish at least some of the confidential report into the bidding process, President Sepp Blatter said today.The 78-year-old Blatter,
Manila: FIFA president Sepp Blatter said here Sunday that the 2022 World Cup will in all surety be staged in Qatar."Believe me, if we see what has been said, what's told around the world, it's
New Delhi: Former All India Football Federation General Secretary Alberto Colaco was on Thursday banned by FIFA for three years from any activity related to the game for taking a bribe in a controversial election
London: A criminal investigation into allegations of World Cup bidding corruption could be opened in Britain, with authorities urging whistleblowers to come forward with information.The Serious Fraud Office is pursuing "every reasonable line of inquiry,
Basel, Switzerland: Cristiano Ronaldo's first-half goal helped Real Madrid beat Basel 1-0 in the Champions League on Wednesday, and tie a club record with a 15th straight win.Ronaldo's 71st career goal in the Champions League,
Belfast, Northern Ireland: FIFA Secretary General Jerome Valcke acknowledged Tuesday that it will take "years to rebuild our reputation" following the World Cup bidding corruption investigation.But Valcke insisted that Sony and Emirates airline are not
Geneva: FIFA will further review the 2018 and 2022 World Cup corruption investigation, putting the status of hosts Russia and Qatar back in question.The head of FIFA's auditing committee will examine the full 430-page confidential
New Delhi: When the Indian Super League kicked off, it certainly seemed to add the zing that football needed in a country which FIFA chief Sepp Blatter once called "a sleeping giant" of the game.But
London: The English Football Association has written to FIFA President Sepp Blatter demanding the release of the full World Cup bidding corruption investigation.FIFA judge Joachim Eckert's summary of the investigation into the 2018 and 2022
Geneva: A Qatari whistleblower has lodged a complaint about her treatment in the World Cup bid corruption report by FIFA's judge, and the English Football Association demanded the release of the full corruption investigation on
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