FIFA suspends India's national soccer federation FIFA suspends India's national soccer federation Sports 16 Aug, 2022
Maradona, football legend, was a champion of Latin America's left HAVANA: Argentina football legend Diego Maradona said his hero, late Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro - whom he considered a "second father" and whose face he had tattooed on his leg - once urged him to go into politics. Maradona, who died... 27 Nov, 2020
FIFA bans Haiti soccer official for sexual abuse allegations ZURICH: The president of Haiti’s soccer federation has been suspended from the sport while under investigation for alleged sexual abuse of young women players at the national training center. FIFA said its ethics committee investigators removed... 26 May, 2020
Chelsea win appeal at CAS in FIFA transfer ban case LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND: Chelsea won a legal fight with FIFA on Friday that cleared the club to sign new players in January, then criticized soccer's world body for how it handled the case. The Court of Arbitration for Sport sided with the English... 07 Dec, 2019
FIFA bans Chelsea from next two transfer windows LONDON: FIFA have banned Chelsea from the next two transfer windows after the Premier League club was found guilty of breaching rules regarding overseas players under the age of 18, soccer's world governing body said on Friday. In a statement,... 22 Feb, 2019
Goalless draw enough to secure Tunisia World Cup berth TUNIS: Tunisia booked their place in next year's World Cup finals after securing a point from a goalless draw at home against neighbours Libya on Saturday. Tunisia finished on 14 points in Group A of the African preliminaries, one ahead of the... 12 Nov, 2017
Syria to host World Cup playoff in Malaysia SYDNEY: Syria will host the first leg of the Asian World Cup playoff against Australia on Oct. 5 in the Malaysian city of Melacca, Football Federation Australia said on Thursday. The Syrians, who have never qualified for the World Cup finals, have... 14 Sep, 2017
FIFA's Sudan ban disrupts African club tournaments ZURICH: A FIFA ban on the Sudan Football Association (SFA) will wreak havoc on this weekend's final round of group matches in Africa's two club competitions with three key games now cancelled and clubs from the country kicked out. The... 07 Jul, 2017
CAS upholds transfer ban on Atletico Madrid until 2018 GENEVA: Atletico Madrid's transfer ban was upheld by the Court of Arbitration for Sport on Thursday, hurting Manchester United's hopes of signing France forward Antoine Griezmann. The FIFA ban prevents Atletico from registering new players until... 02 Jun, 2017
FIFA bans referee for life over disputed penalty GENEVA: FIFA has banned for life the referee who awarded a disputed penalty for South Africa against Senegal in a World Cup qualifying match. Referee Joseph Lamptey of Ghana gave a penalty for a non-existent handball against Senegal defender... 21 Mar, 2017
FIFA faces lawsuit in Zurich Zurich, November 24 FIFA is facing a lawsuit in a Zurich court over regulations that ban transfer of players under the age of 18. The case was been filed at the Zurich Commercial Court on Wednesday on behalf of a 17-year-old African player and... 25 Nov, 2016
Infantino plays down Asian election postponement FIFA president Gianni Infantino played down the significance of Tuesday's postponement of Asian elections for seats on the new FIFA Council, saying it was all part of the reform process at soccer's scandal-hit world governing body. Upset at... 28 Sep, 2016
