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  FIFA-AFC team to meet stakeholders of Indian football from June 22

  Football | June 20, 2022 23:12 IST

  The team will likely meet Sports Minister Anurag Thakur before leaving the country on June 23.

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  FIFA shoots 'special series' with football star Sunil Chhetri

  Football | June 17, 2022 18:05 IST

  The 37-year-old is just two goals behind Lionel Messi's tally of 86 goals. He is the third-highest goal scorer in international football among active players, a list that is led by Cristiano Ronaldo.

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  Australia defeat UAE by 2-1, all set to face Peru in World Cup playoff

  Football | June 08, 2022 12:06 IST

  The Aussies now have a six-day break before the playoff against Peru, placed fifth in South American qualifiers. The Aussies executed a similar kind of game plan to ensure that they qualify for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

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  Néstor Lorenzo named as Colombia head coach

  Football | June 03, 2022 17:56 IST

  Néstor Lorenzo, the 56-year-old Argentinian is all set to replace Reinaldo Rueda said Colombia's football federation. Rueda was fired from the job earlier this April after Colombia failed to qualify for the upcoming world cup.

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  FIFA warned court of World Cup chaos if Russia played

  Football | April 13, 2022 11:01 IST

  Letting Russia try to qualify for the World Cup risked doing “irreparable and chaotic” harm to the competition, FIFA successfully argued at sport's highest court.

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  FIFA postpone Ukraine v Scotland World Cup qualifier

  Football | March 08, 2022 19:49 IST

  A postponement of the match, due to be played at Hampden Park in Glasgow on 24th March, had been requested by Ukraine in light of the Russian invasion.

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  FIFA set to let foreign players leave Russia until June

  Football | March 07, 2022 22:41 IST

  FIFPRO and the organization representing the world's soccer leagues — the World Leagues Forum — jointly wrote to FIFA seeking permission for Russia-based players to terminate their contracts.

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  FIFA and UEFA suspend Russia from international football

  Football | March 01, 2022 0:08 IST

  UEFA also ended its sponsorship with Russian energy giant Gazprom.

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  Europe backlash as FIFA refuses to expel Russia from football

  Football | February 28, 2022 15:34 IST

  FIFA drew a swift backlash from European nations for not immediately expelling Russia from World Cup qualifying on Sunday and only ordering the country to play without its flag and anthem at neutral venues under the name of its federation — the Football Union of Russia.

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  FIFA suspends Zimbabwe, Kenya over government interference

  Football | February 25, 2022 11:29 IST

  Zimbabwe was banned after its government-run Sports and Recreation Commission refused to relinquish control of the Zimbabwe Football Association and reinstate the federation's leadership.

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  Evacuated over 100 football family members from Afghanistan after complex negotiations: FIFA

  Football | October 15, 2021 14:43 IST

  Football's world governing body FIFA on Friday said it has evacuated almost 100 members of the 'football family', including women players, from Afghanistan after 'complex negotiations'.

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  FIFA assessing punishments for Hungary, Albania crowd unrest

  Football | October 13, 2021 15:57 IST

  At Wembley Stadium in London, Hungary supporters fought with police in the stands just after kickoff on Tuesday.

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  Brazil great Roberto Carlos backs FIFA calendar revamp

  Football | September 21, 2021 17:52 IST

  World football governing body FIFA will next week hold an online summit with its member associations to discuss a series of proposals

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  FIFA intensifies push for men's biennial World Cup

  Football | September 17, 2021 9:09 IST

  European football body UEFA and South American counterpart CONMEBOL oppose FIFA’s plan and have threatened to boycott additional World Cups.

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  Afghan female footballers evade Taliban, reach Pakistan

  Football | September 15, 2021 13:03 IST

  The move to bring the 32 footballers to Pakistan was initiated by British-based NGO Football for Peace in cooperation with the government and the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF).

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  AFC welcomes FIFA initiative on two-year World Cup cycle

  Football | September 14, 2021 18:01 IST

  FIFA aims to optimise the new international match calendar by looking into the feasibility of a World Cup every two years instead of the current four-year interval.

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  South American footballers can play in Premier League despite missing World Cup qualifiers

  Football | September 11, 2021 9:14 IST

  FIFA is hoping the British government eases the quarantine requirements for players in time for the next set of World Cup qualifiers in October.

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  FIFA eyes disciplinary action against Argentina, Brazil

  Football | September 08, 2021 8:36 IST

  Four of Argentina's Premier League players were accused of flouting quarantine requirements in Sao Paulo and of falsifying Brazilian coronavirus declarations.

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  UEFA has 'grave concerns' over FIFA biennial World Cup push

  Football | September 04, 2021 11:29 IST

  Ceferin backed “extremely valid and important” concerns about the potential damage caused to domestic and regional competitions from doubling the frequency of World Cups.

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  Montreal out as 2026 World Cup site, FIFA to pick in 2022

  Football | July 07, 2021 10:01 IST

  The 2026 World Cup will be the first with 48 nations and the first with three co-hosts in USA, Canada and Mexico.