FIFA assessing punishments for Hungary, Albania crowd unrest
Football | Oct 13, 2021, 03:57 PM ISTAt Wembley Stadium in London, Hungary supporters fought with police in the stands just after kickoff on Tuesday.
At Wembley Stadium in London, Hungary supporters fought with police in the stands just after kickoff on Tuesday.
World football governing body FIFA will next week hold an online summit with its member associations to discuss a series of proposals
European football body UEFA and South American counterpart CONMEBOL oppose FIFA’s plan and have threatened to boycott additional World Cups.
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).
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.
FIFA is hoping the British government eases the quarantine requirements for players in time for the next set of World Cup qualifiers in October.
Four of Argentina's Premier League players were accused of flouting quarantine requirements in Sao Paulo and of falsifying Brazilian coronavirus declarations.
Ceferin backed “extremely valid and important” concerns about the potential damage caused to domestic and regional competitions from doubling the frequency of World Cups.
The 2026 World Cup will be the first with 48 nations and the first with three co-hosts in USA, Canada and Mexico.
World football's governing body became aware of the vaccination requirement only at the weekend when it was announced to state media by Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz Al Thani.
Clubs in Japan and China average more than $1 million in revenue, while the average in England is $996,000.
FIFA agreed to study whether the men’s and women’s World Cups could be played every two years instead of four.
FIFA said Friday it approved the switch of eligibility after the French soccer federation consented to the Spanish federation’s request.
The ruling by a mercantile court in Madrid said the soccer governing bodies are refrained from "directly or indirectly" hindering the creation of the Super League.
Pakistan was previously suspended from October 2017 to March 2018 after FIFA objected to a court decision to appoint an outside administrator to run the PFF.
Real Madrid and Barcelona were linked last year with planning a breakaway Super League inviting famous clubs to enter and increase their own wealth.
The seven-team tournament in Qatar will be “the first international competition to test” improved concussion protocols in soccer, FIFA said Friday.
FIFA wanted a December 2020 edition in Qatar to be the last with seven teams — six continental champions and the host nation’s domestic league winner.
The ban was announced during the Madagascan official’s campaign to be re-elected for four more years as the head of African soccer. His position also makes him a FIFA vice president.
Haitian football federation president Yves Jean-Bart was banned from the sport for life on Friday following accusations of systematic sexual abuse of female players.
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