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FIFA scandal: Argentine firm agrees to $112.8 mn settlement

Argentine sports marketing company Torneos y Competencias S.A. agreed Tuesday to pay $112.8 million to settle charges in the United States stemming from a massive FIFA corruption scandal, authorities said.
14 December 2016, 04:47 AM

Football: Disrespectful Infantino won't answer my calls, says Blatter

Disgraced former FIFA president Sepp Blatter says successor Gianni Infantino has showed him no respect by failing to return his phone calls.
9 December 2016, 05:35 AM

Football: Asia backs 48-team World Cup, says FIFA boss

FIFA chief Gianni Infantino on Thursday said Asian countries backed his plan to expand the World Cup to 48 teams -- and added that up to three countries should be allowed to co-host the tournament.
8 December 2016, 09:19 AM

Football: FIFA's Infantino urges zero tolerance for child abuse

FIFA President Gianni Infantino has called for "zero tolerance" of child abuse in football and promised to look into ways the global governing body can do more to prevent it in the wake of the scandal sweeping the game in England.
8 December 2016, 07:06 AM

Football: FIFA loses the man who led fight against match-fixing

The man who was leading FIFA's fight against match-fixing has left his post, soccer's world governing body said on Monday.
6 December 2016, 05:31 AM

Blatter loses CAS appeal

The Court of Arbitration for Sport said Monday that Sepp Blatter breached FIFA's ethics codes as it firmly rejected his appeal against a six year ban for making a $2 million payment to ousted UEFA chief Michel Platini.
5 December 2016, 18:00 PM

Scandinavian scorpion kick goal shortlisted

A goal scored with a scorpion kick in the Swedish league was included on the shortlist for FIFA's goal of the year award on Monday along with efforts from Lionel Messi and Neymar.
22 November 2016, 18:10 PM

When they hit us hard we struggled: Messi

Argentine coach Edgardo Bauza was unbowed after a 3-0 World Cup qualifying loss to Brazil and a fourth game without a win on Thursday..
11 November 2016, 03:36 AM

Brazil host Argentina in 'Titanic' Belo Horizonte

A resurgent Brazil return to the scene of the most humiliating defeat in their history on Thursday when they face Argentina in a titanic 2018 World Cup qualifier.
9 November 2016, 18:00 PM

Football: Malaysia calls for proof after match-fixing claim

Malaysian football authorities on Wednesday called on a former FIFA official to provide evidence after he claimed the country had become the hub for match-fixing in Southeast Asia.
9 November 2016, 07:02 AM

Ex-Venezuela football official to plead guilty in US bribe case

The former president of Venezuela's football federation is expected to plead guilty to U.S. charges stemming from a bribery investigation involving FIFA, the sport's world governing body, according to court records filed on Tuesday.
9 November 2016, 06:00 AM

Football: Japan on high alert for Saudi 'provocateurs'

Japan coach Vahid Halilhodzic on Friday warned his players against Saudi Arabia's "specialists in provocation" in a home World Cup qualifier this month that could potentially decide his own future.
4 November 2016, 09:03 AM

AFC fines BFF US$20,000

The Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) has been fined 20,000 US dollars for withdrawing the national team from the inaugural
1 November 2016, 18:00 PM

FIFA delegate due today

A FIFA delegation will come to Dhaka today to have a look at tailor-made projects prepared by Bangladesh Football Federation under the FIFA Forward Programme which a football development programme approved in the FIFA congress in May.
31 October 2016, 18:00 PM

Infantino proposes 48-team World Cup

FIFA president Gianni Infantino said Monday he would like to expand the number of teams in the World Cup to 48 by adding a
4 October 2016, 18:00 PM

Barack Obama calls into question Olympic's host decisions

President Barack Obama has suggested that decisions on who hosts the Olympics are corrupt, in a wide-ranging interview that touched on Chicago's failed 2016 bid.
3 October 2016, 21:48 PM

FIFA president Gianni Infantino proposes 48-team World Cup

FIFA president Gianni Infantino said Monday he would like to expand the number of teams in the World Cup to 48 by adding a one-match playoff at the tournament's start.
3 October 2016, 21:16 PM

China wants to host 2030 WC

A top Chinese football official has urged FIFA to realise the "dream" of China's fans by bringing the World Cup to the
28 September 2016, 18:00 PM

AFC congress scrapped after 20 minutes

An Asian football congress was scrapped after just 20 minutes on Tuesday as members rejected its agenda in protest at FIFA
27 September 2016, 18:00 PM

Football: FIFA bans Qatari official from Asian vote

World football body FIFA bans a senior Qatari official from running in elections for a seat on its new-look council over an investigation.
26 September 2016, 08:01 AM