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  Under-17 World Cup: FIFA reopens Rs 48 World Cup tickets sales

  Football | July 05, 2017 16:15 IST

  The Saltlake Stadium in Kolkata will host 10 matches including the final of the October 6-28 tournament as the football-crazy city showed maximum interest with tickets in Phase-1.

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  India shows interest in hosting FIFA U-20 World Cup in 2019

  Football | July 04, 2017 19:12 IST

  Bracing up to organise the U-17 World Cup later this year, AIFF president Praful Patel stated that this would be the next "logical step for the development of football in India".

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  FIFA shifts India's U-17 World Cup group matches to Delhi

  Football | July 02, 2017 16:21 IST

  All India Football Federation (AIFF) initially wanted Mumbai to host India's matches but later asked FIFA to shift them to New Delhi under pressure from the sports ministry.

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  With a year remaining, FIFA World Cup in Russia faces challenges

  Football | June 27, 2017 18:06 IST

  "The project is very big and there are some delays or operational questions, minor questions, but nothing critical," says Deputy Prime Minister Vitaly Mutko who oversees World Cup preparations.

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  Saudis apologise after failing to observe minute's silence for London victims

  Cricket | June 09, 2017 16:37 IST

  Video appeared to show one Saudi player bending down to tie his shoe lace during the minute's silence.

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  2022 Football World Cup: Keeping track of situation in Qatar, says FIFA as Gulf crisis deepens

  Football | June 05, 2017 19:22 IST

  FIFA said that it was 'in regular contact with the Qatar 2022 Local Organising Committee and the Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy handling matters relating to the 2022 FIFA World Cup.'

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  India retain 100th spot in FIFA rankings

  Football | June 02, 2017 19:41 IST

  In May, India broke into the top 100 for the first time in 21 years. This upward movement was the result of away wins against Myanmar and Cambodia.

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  Cristiano Ronaldo wins FIFA's player of the year award

  Football | January 10, 2017 7:36 IST

  Cristiano Ronaldo was named the world's best player at the inaugural Best Fifa Football Awards in Zurich. Real Madrid and Portugal forward Ronaldo, 31, beat Argentina’s Lionel Messi who was pulled out of the ceremony only a few hours earlier by his c

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  Wolf ‘Zabivaka’ chosen as mascot of 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia

  Football | October 22, 2016 13:38 IST

  Russia have named Zabivaka the wolf as mascot of the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

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  Swiss police raid FIFA for evidence in Sepp Blatter, Valcke cases

  World | June 03, 2016 18:32 IST

  Bern, Switzerland: Switzerland’s attorney general’s office has raided FIFA again to get more evidence in its ongoing investigations of Sepp Blatter and Jerome Valcke. “Documents and electronic data were seized and will now be examined

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  FIFA's acting Secretary General Markus Kattner sacked

  Football | May 24, 2016 9:57 IST

  FIFA's acting secretary general, the German-Swiss Markus Kattner, was dismissed with immediate effect, after an internal investigation had uncovered "breaches of fiduciary responsibilities in connection with his employment contract".

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  Fifa appoints first woman deputy as Infantino says ‘crisis is over

  Other Sports | May 15, 2016 7:51 IST

  Mexico City:Fifa’s corruption crisis was declared to be over by President Gianni Infantino on Friday as the scandal-battered governing body broke new ground by appointing a Senegalese United Nations official as its first female and

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  FIFA admits bribery in election of 1998, 2010 World Cup hosts

  Football | March 16, 2016 18:27 IST

  Global football's governing body FIFA on Wednesday officially acknowledged that bribes were paid during the election of the host countries for the 1998 and 2010 World Cups, held in France and South Africa respectively.

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  Europe's Infantino wins FIFA presidency

  Football | February 27, 2016 9:00 IST

  Zurich: Europe's Gianni Infantino scored a convincing win over the Asian rival Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa in the FIFA presidential election and ended the 18-year reign of Sepp Blatter. Europe's Gianni Infantino today won

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  FIFA to elect president today; Jordan, Bahrain princes leading the race

  Football | February 26, 2016 19:00 IST

  Zurich: After a controversial phase for the world's football governing body FIFA which saw a series of scandals and the subsequent suspension of incumbent Sepp Blatter, a new president is set to be elected on

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  FIFA reduces ban on Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini to six years

  Football | February 25, 2016 19:03 IST

  Zurich: A FIFA appeal committee on Wednesday reduced bans against Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini to six years but maintained they were still guilty of ethics breaches.The appeal result was announced as UEFA general secretary

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  Sepp Blatter era ends as scandal-hit FIFA set to elect new leader

  Football | February 21, 2016 11:10 IST

  Geneva: The Sepp Blatter era at FIFA is set to finally end Friday when soccer's scandal-scarred world body picks a new president after nine months of crisis. An election meeting designed to give FIFA a

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  You cannot buy a World Cup: Sepp Blatter

  Football | February 20, 2016 19:57 IST

  Zurich: Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter insists that the vote to host the 2022 football World Cup was not fixed, saying that "you cannot buy a World Cup."Blatter said that former French president Nicolas Sarkozy

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  FIFA prosecutors seek life bans for two South American officials

  Football | February 18, 2016 19:10 IST

  Zurich: Fifa ethics prosecutors are seeking life bans for two South American officials who have already pleaded guilty in a U.S. federal investigation of corruption in world soccer.The Fifa ethics committee said Thursday it completed

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  Michel Platini withdraws from FIFA presidential race

  Football | January 08, 2016 14:17 IST

  Switzerland: Michel Platini's dream of becoming the next FIFA president is over. Platini told The Associated Press that he remains determined to overturn the eight-year ban he was handed by FIFA's ethics committee last month,