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  FIFA president praises Qatar's World Cup preparations

  Football | October 07, 2020 23:21 IST

  Infantino met with tournament organisers and took part in a seven-a-side match at Al Bayt Stadium, a 60,000-capacity venue designed to resemble a traditional Arab tent.

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  FIFA opens door for players possibly missing World Cup qualifiers

  Football | October 02, 2020 6:30 IST

  The announcement comes one week before the two opening rounds of South American World Cup qualifiers.

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  After Michel Platini, Sepp Blatter questioned in FIFA investigation in Switzerland

  Football | September 01, 2020 15:27 IST

  Blatter was quizzed about suspected criminal mismanagement at FIFA one day after Platini spent about three hours at the offices of Switzerland’s federal prosecutors

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  FIFA looking to ease rules for switching national teams

  Football | August 20, 2020 8:43 IST

  The proposal is a significant drop in strictness of the rule which currently binds players to their first national teams after making just a minute of an appearance for them at the senior level.

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  FIFA expects $120 million income drop but same profit through 2022

  Football | August 19, 2020 17:07 IST

  Cost-cutting is also predicted to help offset a $200 million hit from being unable to stage a revamped Club World Cup in June 2021, when Europe and South America stage their postponed continental championships.

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  Defending champions Spain among European teams to play in Women's FIFA U-17 World Cup in India

  Football | August 14, 2020 15:14 IST

  The Local Organising Committee (LOC) said in a media statement that the European governing body UEFA has "confirmed that England, Germany and Spain will represent Europe in the upcoming FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup India 2021".

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  Hosting U-17 World Cup can transform women's game in country: FIFA official

  Football | August 04, 2020 18:35 IST

  FIFA official Sara Booth has said that Delhi will have a positive impact of hosting the women's U-17 World Cup.

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  FIFA damage 'irreversible' over investigation into Gianni Infantino

  Football | August 04, 2020 8:32 IST

  Infantino's talks with Swiss attorney general Michael Lauber about the sprawling investigation into football corruption has put them both in the sights of a special prosecutor.

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  Will fully cooperate with the Swiss authorities: FIFA boss Gianni Infantino

  Football | July 31, 2020 14:43 IST

  Authorities in Switzerland said on Thursday that prosecutors have found indications of criminal conduct in relation to the meetings between Infantino and Lauber.

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  Criminal proceedings initiated against FIFA President Gianni Infantino in Switzerland

  Football | July 30, 2020 22:45 IST

  The proceedings against the FIFA chief concern abuse of public office, breach of official secrecy, assisting offenders and incitement to these acts

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  AIFF organises FIFA MA course for referees, focus on rule changes

  Football | July 24, 2020 17:49 IST

  New amendments in the laws of the game, handball interpretations, penalty area incidents and football understandings of the referees were stressed upon during the two-day course.

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  FIFA announces schedule for 2022 World Cup in Qatar, confirms four games per day in group stage

  Football | July 15, 2020 18:55 IST

  FIFA released the schedule for the first World Cup to be played in November and December on Wednesday

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  FIFA fines Arsenal over sell-on clauses for player transfers

  Football | July 03, 2020 22:58 IST

  Arsenal placed sell-on clauses in the contracts to ensure PAOK would receive only 40% of the fee if Akpom was sold to a British club but 30% from any other team.

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  FIFA approves USD 1.5 billion COVID-19 relief fund for world football

  Football | June 26, 2020 10:15 IST

  FIFA said that each of the 211 member associations will get a one million dollars payment, part of which will be granted in July this year, while the rest in January next year.

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  Australia and New Zealand picked by FIFA to host 2023 Women’s World Cup

  Football | June 25, 2020 22:50 IST

  The winning bid proposed 12 cities with seven in Australia and five in New Zealand. It includes the main stadium used for the 2000 Sydney Olympics.

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  Don't punish Bundesliga players for George Floyd support: FIFA President Gianni Infantino

  Football | June 03, 2020 8:44 IST

  Borussia Dortmund winger Jadon Sancho was booked for taking off his jersey during a Bundesliga match so he could display a T-shirt emblazoned with “Justice for George Floyd."

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  Gianni Infantino wants to turn football into a huge money machine: Sepp Blatter

  Football | June 02, 2020 16:48 IST

  Sepp Blatter also took aim at the proposed changes with respect to Women's World Cup and Club World Cup and stated more number of teams in the competitions with make them "too heavy".

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  FIFA signals support for in-game George Floyd solidarity messages

  Football | June 02, 2020 8:59 IST

  Players used weekend games in Germany to reveal messages expressing solidarity with Floyd, a handcuffed black man who died in Minneapolis after a white police officer pressed a knee into his neck for several minutes after he stopped moving and pleading for air.

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  FIFA didn't consult us: CONMEBOL chief 'taken by surprise' over change in substitution rule

  Football | May 09, 2020 9:45 IST

  FIFA has allowed teams to have up to five substitutions per game, instead of three that was there before, as a temporary measure to help cope with potential fixture congestion.

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  FIFA President Gianni Infantino suspected of trying to get investigation dropped: Report

  Football | April 27, 2020 23:54 IST

  Infantino was "worried" about the investigation and wrote to his friend, Rinaldo Arnold, who had become a senior prosecutor in Switzerland's Haut-Valais region.