General Secretary of Federation of International Football Association (FIFA) Fatma Samoura, has been reported to the organisation's powerful ethics committee. Samoura, who was appointed secretary...
Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter has backed Morocco's bid to host the 2026 World Cup. The 81-year-old is currently serving a six-year ban from having association with soccer globally after an...
Morocco was near-flawless hosts of the 2018 African Nations Championship (CHAN), which ended at the weekend, confirming they are creditable candidates to stage the 2026 World Cup. FIFA member nations...
Gianni Infantino slammed "fake news" and "alternative facts" surrounding FIFA and insisted football's scandal-ridden governing body had changed in an impassioned speech to its annual congress in...
The governing body has decided against giving the United States-led bid an exclusive path to winning hosting rights for the 2026 World Cup FIFA has turned down a proposal that would have given the U....
The United States, Mexico and Canada announced a joint bid to stage the 2026 World Cup on Monday, aiming to become the first three-way co-hosts in the history of FIFA's showpiece tournament. The bid...
The 2026 World Cup should be played with 48 teams, in a format that remains to be defined. Former Cameroonian international Samuel Eto'o told Jeune Afrique on the subject. On 9 and 10 January 2017 in...
New African football chief Ahmad Ahmad gave his backing on Tuesday to a potential bid from Morocco to host the 2026 World Cup. The north African country has bid to host the global showpiece on four...
FIFA president Gianni Infantino has indicated Donald Trump’s controversial travel ban could prevent the United States from hosting the World Cup. The US is favourite to win the right to host the...
American President Donald Trump's controversial travel ban could make it impossible for his country to host the 2026 World Cup, FIFA president Gianni Infantino warned on Thursday. The United States...
The 22nd season of Major League Soccer kicks off on Friday with all eyes on two new expansion teams as the competition continues its steady growth across the American sporting landscape. The arrival...
FIFA president Gianni Infantino vows to honour a promise to hike Africa's World Cup finals berths to nine or ten during a visit to the impoverished West African state of Mauritania this week. "We...
UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin warned the United States that President Donald Trump's controversial travel restrictions could torpedo any hopes of hosting the 2026 World Cup. Measures that prevent...
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...
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...
