FIFA Approves 48-Team World Cup
Controversial proposals to increase the size of the competition have won the backing of the game's governing body, splitting opinion in the game FIFA has voted unanimously to expand the World Cup to...
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World Cup To Be Expanded To 48 Teams
The World Cup will be expanded to host 48 teams, up from 32, Fifa has decided. An initial stage of 16 groups of three teams will precede a knockout stage for the remaining 32 when the change is made...
Messi, Neymar and Barca Stars Won’t Attend FIFA Award Ceremony
Lionel Messi, Neymar, Luis Suarez and their Barcelona team-mates will NOT be attending Monday's FIFA's 'The Best' awards ceremony. Messi is one of three finalists for the 'Best Player' award, joining...
Fifa Set To Vote On Gianni Infantino’s 48-Team Plan
Fifa will vote on Tuesday on plans to expand the World Cup to 48 teams from 2026, in line with the vision of president Gianni Infantino. The Swiss, who claims to have "overwhelming" support for the...
Gianni Infantino Says He Has Support For Expanded Tournament
Global football federations are "overwhelmingly in favour" of plans for a 48-team World Cup, Fifa president Gianni Infantino says. The head of football's governing body outlined his vision for an...
Fifa Discussing Rule That Only Captains Can Talk To Referees- Marco van Basten
Fifa is discussing whether to allow only captains to speak to referees, says former Netherlands striker and manager Marco van Basten. It would bring football in line with rugby union, which has...
FIFA Fines England, Scotland, Wales & Northern Ireland Over Poppies
FIFA has fined all four home nations for displaying poppies during World Cup qualifiers around Armistice Day. England and Scotland players wore armbands featuring the symbol when they met at...
Fifa Fines England, Scotland, Wales & Northern Ireland Over Poppies
Fifa has fined all four home nations for displaying poppies during World Cup qualifiers around Armistice Day. England and Scotland players wore armbands featuring the symbol when they met at Wembley...
Fifa President Gianni Infantino Defends Use During Club World Cup
Using video replays to review decisions at the Club World Cup has produced "extremely positive results", says Fifa president Gianni Infantino. The system was first used on Wednesday to award a...
Europe’s Top Clubs Oppose FIFA’s Expansion Plans
First Germany coach Joachim Low. Then Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola. Now the organization that speaks for Europe's biggest football clubs has rejected FIFA's plan to expand the World Cup in...
Euro Club Reject World Cup Expansion
The organisation representing Europe’s leading clubs has rejected calls for the World Cup to be expanded. Earlier this month, Fifa president Gianni Infantino proposed a 48-team tournament...
Soccer Refs Use Video Replay To Award Penalty At Club World Cup
Referee Viktor Kassai made some soccer history on Wednesday, using video replay to award a penalty kick during the Club World Cup semifinals. Kashima Antlers midfielder Gaku Shibasaki sent in a free...
Infantino Ignores My Calls
Ex-Fifa president Sepp Blatter has accused successor Gianni Infantino of disrespecting him and says the new head of world football does not answer his phone calls. The 80-year-old says he has met...
Victims of Colombia Crash Take Final Flights Home To Brazil
Dozens of coffins carrying those killed when a plane flying Brazil's Chapecoense soccer team crashed into a Colombian mountain were loaded onto Brazilian air force planes for their final journey home...
FIFA Poppy Ban Is ‘utterly Outrageous’
FIFA's decision to ban footballers from wearing poppies on the pitch is "utterly outrageous", Theresa May has said. The Prime Minister lambasted football's ruling body, saying that it should "get its...
Nyantakyi, FIFA Council Members Discuss Vision For Future of Football
Kwesi Nyantakyi and his FIFA Council colleagues ended their first meetings over two days on Friday. The new composition discussed a series of issues relating to the 2026 FIFA World Cup bidding...
Europe Barred By Fifa From Bidding For 2026 Tournament
European countries will not be able to host the 2026 World Cup because of Fifa’s rotational policy. It means the previous two host confederations – Europe in 2018 and Asia in 2022 – are barred...
Fifa To Study Expansion To 40 Or 48 Teams
Fifa has agreed to study options for expanding the World Cup to 40 or 48 teams for 2026 in greater detail, says council member Michel D'Hooghe. The proposals will be made at the football world...
FIFA Mourns Iconic Osam Doudu Who Passed Away Last Week
FIFA President Gianni Infantino is the latest to join the millions who have sent in their condolences for departed Ghana football icon Osam Duodu who passed on last week. Below is the full letter the...
Nyantakyi Attends First Meeting of Newly-Formed FIFA Council Meeting
Newly-elected CAF representative Kwesi Nyantakyi will attend the first ever FIFA Council meeting in Zurich which starts today (Thursday) and ends tomorrow. Nyantakyi and 36 other influential persons...