Doha: The opening match for this year’s World Cup, between hosts Qatar and Ecuador, will be brought forward by one day to November 20, World Cup...
The final draft constitution of the All India Football Federation (AIFF) was on Wednesday sent to the world governing body FIFA by the Committee of Administrators...
Beer with alcohol is expected to be sold at World Cup stadiums in Qatar but fans may be allowed to take only non-alcoholic drinks to their...
Japanese referee Yoshimi Yamashita agrees with Pelé or whoever it was decades ago that first described football as the “beautiful game.” Yamashita is one of three women...
Paris: FIFA will allow countries to select up to 26 players for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, increasing the maximum squad size by three for...
New Delhi: The visiting FIFA-AFC team on Thursday set deadlines to clean up the Indian football mess, asking the stakeholders to get the constitution of the...
New Delhi: A joint team of the FIFA and AFC will meet various stakeholders of Indian football from Wednesday to discuss the way forward on holding...
New York: From Vancouver to Mexico City to Miami, the 2026 World Cup is poised to take over North America, with one notable exception: The United...
When Ukraine’s unusual path through World Cup qualifying resumes this week, it serves as a rejection of the idea that sports and politics must not mix. While...
A newly elected body of the All India Football Federation should be in place by September end and a modified constitution will be submitted to the...
New Delhi: Entrepreneur Ranjit Bajaj has lodged a complaint with the National Commission of Women against All India Football Federation general secretary Kushal Das besides writing...
FIFA fined Senegal’s soccer federation 175,000 Swiss francs ($180,000) on Monday for fan disorder at a World Cup playoff game, including shining laser pointers at Egypt...
New Delhi: World football body, FIFA on Wednesday named Bhubaneswar, Goa and Navi Mumbai as the host cities for the upcoming FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup...
New Delhi: It was the best of moments – or the worst of moments – in soccer history, and now sports fans with deep pockets can...
Tehran: Iran has once again denied women entry to a football stadium to watch an international match, leaving hundreds of ticketed fans locked out, Iranian media...
New Delhi: The journey to Qatar 2022 is entering its final stretch. The draw for the group stage of the 2022 World Cup will take place...
Ukraine wants to postpone its World Cup qualifying playoff against Scotland, FIFA said, amid a shutdown in domestic soccer during the invasion by Russia. FIFA can...
New Delhi: India are trying to “avoid” playing Belarus in a friendly football match on March 26 after the country entangled itself in Russia’s invasion of...
Russia has been expelled from the World Cup after being suspended from all international competitions “until further notice”, FIFA and UEFA announced in a joint statement...
New Delhi: The British government led calls for the Champions League final to be taken out of Russia on Tuesday to punish its deepening intervention in...
New Delhi: FIFA’s fading plan for biennial World Cups was labeled a threat from soccer to all other sports by the International Olympic Committee on Thursday....
New Delhi: The cost of attending the World Cup final is up to 46% higher in Qatar than the previous tournament in Russia, fans discovered Wednesday...
Robert Lewandowski was voted the best men’s player in the world, retaining the FIFA award he won last year. The Bayern Munich forward overturned the result...
New Delhi: A former CIA officer has spied on top soccer officials for years while working for Qatar, the tiny Arab country hosting next year’s World...
New Delhi: Sports leaders appointed by the Taliban have promised Olympic officials that Afghanistan will continue to allow its athletes and teams to compete internationally. The...
New Delhi: World football body, FIFA on Monday unveiled the official mascot of the U-17 Women’s World Cup India 2022 — Ibha — an Asiatic lioness...
New Delhi: Brazil and Argentina will be hoping to avoid any more interruptions when World Cup qualifying resumes Thursday across South America. The game between the...
New Delhi: After England players faced racial abuse in Hungary, FIFA said on Friday that it will take adequate actions once it has investigated the incidents. The...
New Delhi: Owing to the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, participating countries will be allowed to have ‘stand-by’ or ‘alternate’ players as part of certain team squads during...
Kolkata: World football governing body FIFA has banned Indian Super League (ISL) clubs East Bengal and Kerala Blasters from signing any new players in the transfer...
New Delhi: The U-17 women’s World Cup will be held in India from October 11 to 30 next year, Fifa Council said on Thursday. India were...
London: A person with knowledge of the decision tells The Associated Press that Chelsea and Manchester City are preparing to tell the Super League it wants...
London: The 14 Premier League clubs not involved in the proposed European Super League “unanimously and vigorously rejected” the plans at an emergency meeting on Tuesday....
London: Lawmakers in Britain’s House of Commons were told the government will use its legislative powers to block controversial plans for a breakaway European Super League. Six...
Montreaux, Switzerland: FIFA president Gianni Infantino said on Tuesday (Apr 20) there is “no doubt whatsoever” that football’s world governing body “disapproves” of the proposed European...
Madrid: Florentino Pérez, the founding chairman of the Super League, on Tuesday said the new competition is being created to save soccer for everyone, not to...
London: The 12 European clubs planning to start a breakaway Super League have told the leaders of FIFA and UEFA that they have begun legal action...
Cairo: Qatar is aiming to ensure that everyone attending next year’s football World Cup in the country is vaccinated against the coronavirus. Foreign minister Sheikh Mohammed...
Zurich: Football’s world governing body FIFA on Wednesday suspended the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) with immediate effect due to third-party interference. It also banned the Chadian...
Sydney: Football’s global governing body FIFA on Thursday announced nine host cities and 10 stadiums across Australia and New Zealand as venues for 2023 Women’s World...
