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FIFA appeals for World Cup ceasefire in Ukraine
The president of the world football body called Tuesday for a one-month ceasefire in Ukraine to mark the World Cup, saying sport could bring people together.
15 November 2022, 09:14 AM
AI thinks Brazil will win World Cup this year
The leading provider of sports data, OPTA, used artificial intelligence to forecast the World Cup winner.
13 November 2022, 07:52 AM
FIFA Uncovered rips the last shreds of righteousness from FIFA
FIFA Uncovered exposes FIFA's transformation into the toxic and political mess it is today.
10 November 2022, 14:49 PM
FIFA 23 predicts Argentina will win World Cup
Through its simulation in FIFA 23, EA Sports has predicted that Argentina will win the upcoming FIFA World Cup 2022. The EA Sports simulator has previously predicted the FIFA World Cup winners in 2010, 2014, and 2018.
10 November 2022, 09:05 AM
Women's sport making 'significant' strides in popularity, sponsorship: FIFA
Women's soccer is making enormous strides in sponsorship and popularity worldwide, according to a new FIFA benchmarking report that analyzed 294 clubs across 30 leagues.
29 October 2022, 05:11 AM
Flight bookings to Qatar boom for World Cup
Flight bookings to Qatar are booming for the soccer World Cup being held in November and December, with particularly strong demand from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as fans work round a shortage of accommodation in Doha, a study showed on Tuesday.
11 October 2022, 10:56 AM
England and Germany sign off with 3-3 NL thriller
Gareth Southgate hopes England will feel the benefit of being put under intense pressure in recent days at the World Cup after fighting back from 2-0 down to salvage a 3-3 draw against Germany on Monday.
27 September 2022, 04:38 AM
FIFA 23 to feature Ted Lasso
Ted Lasso and AFC Richmond are going to be playable across different modes.
22 September 2022, 04:29 AM
Qatar to allow beer sales at WC games: reports
Qatar will permit ticketed fans to buy alcoholic beer at World Cup soccer matches starting three hours before kickoff and for one hour after the final whistle, but not during the match, a source with knowledge of plans for the tournament said.
3 September 2022, 04:18 AM
Indian federation asks FIFA to lift suspension
India's football association has asked world governing body FIFA to lift the suspension imposed on it after the mandate of a court-appointed committee to govern the sport in the country was terminated this week.
24 August 2022, 07:23 AM
India pleads for Gokulam, Mohun Bagan to be allowed in AFC competitions
India today said it has urged FIFA and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) to allow two Indian clubs -- Sree Gokulam Kerala FC and ATK Mohun Bagan -- to compete in the AFC competitions as scheduled.
19 August 2022, 12:16 PM
FIFA sells 2.45 million tickets
Organisers have sold 2.45 million tickets for this year's World Cup in Qatar, world soccer governing body FIFA said on Thursday, with more than half a million of them sold in the last sales period from July 5-16.
18 August 2022, 18:15 PM
SAFF to wait on India
India's participation in two of next month's SAFF tournaments delved into uncertainty after FIFA on Monday suspended the All India Football Federation (AIFF) with immediate effect due to undue influence from third parties, which constitutes a serious violation of the FIFA statutes.
16 August 2022, 18:03 PM
Bhutia, others call for reforms after India’s FIFA ban
While many Indian football greats including Bhaichung Bhutia have termed the FIFA's decision to ban All Indian Football Federation (AIFF) very harsh, they are also seeing the positive sides of it to get the country's sport in order.
16 August 2022, 07:59 AM
FIFA suspends Indian football federation
FIFA has suspended the All India Football Federation (AIFF) with immediate effect due to "undue influence from third parties", world soccer's governing body said on Monday.
16 August 2022, 01:27 AM
AFC sets pathway for eight teams in 2026 World Cup
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Executive Committee has approved the qualification format for Asia’s Road to the FIFA World Cup 2026 as well as the AFC Asian Cup 2027 in preparation of the eight direct spots and single Intercontinental Playoff slot allocated to the AFC by FIFA following the expansion of the FIFA World Cup 2026 to 48 teams according to a press release from the AFC.
1 August 2022, 05:46 AM
Fifa 23 to debut women’s club football
Electronic Arts has announced the inclusion of women’s club football teams in Fifa 23 – a first for the series.
21 July 2022, 05:22 AM
Blatter, Platini cleared in FIFA fraud trial
Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini, once the chiefs of world and European football, were cleared Friday over a suspected fraudulent payment that shook the sport and torpedoed their time at the top.
8 July 2022, 10:29 AM
BFF gets 20-acre land in Cox’s Bazar for Centre of Excellence
The Bangladesh Football Federation on Monday received a 20-acre land in Khuniapalong under Ramu upazila of Cox’s Bazar to build a residential training facility to be funded by FIFA.
4 July 2022, 18:00 PM
FIFA tells Indian FA to hold elections by Sept. 15 to avoid ban
World governing body FIFA has told India's football association to complete changes to its constitution and elect new office bearers by Sept. 15 to avoid being banned, officials said.
24 June 2022, 11:33 AM