Fifa

Football agents celebrate FA tribunal victory in fight against Fifa regulations
Fifa has been dealt a blow in its bid to control the industry by capping fees for agents and restricting the frequency of payments they receive
Paul MacInnes
30, Nov, 2023 @6:27 PM

Meet the AI-created football expert aiming to teach Infantino a lesson
‘Hope Sogni’ is launching a hypothetical Fifa election campaign to represent women and show game could be run differently
Suzanne Wrack
22, Nov, 2023 @8:00 AM

Workers’ rights were touted to be part of the Qatar World Cup’s legacy. One year on, what has changed?
Despite their rosy narrative, the tournament hosts – and Fifa – face criticism for continued exploitation of migrant labour
Pete Pattisson
16, Nov, 2023 @1:36 PM

Clownish populist Infantino is complicit in Saudi Arabia’s colonisation of football | Jonathan Wilson
Gulf state’s land grab for 2034 World Cup is yet another example of cartoonish Fifa overlord putting self-interest before football
Jonathan Wilson
04, Nov, 2023 @8:00 PM

Head of African football says he wants to get Mali FA president out of jail
The president of the Caf has said it is his ‘duty’ to ensure the head of Mali’s FA is released from prison, in comments that may contravene Fifa’s code of ethics
Ed Aarons and Romain Molina
02, Nov, 2023 @8:00 AM

Saudi Arabia’s clear path to World Cup shows power of Fifa and Infantino | Paul MacInnes
Saudi Arabia hosting the 2034 tournament has quickly become a certainty, even as the Gulf state’s wider ambitions remain unclear
Paul MacInnes
31, Oct, 2023 @8:45 PM

Saudi Arabia confirmed as sole bidder for 2034 men’s World Cup
Saudi Arabia has been confirmed as the sole bidder to host the tournament amid calls for Fifa to pull the plug if human rights commitments are not fulfilled
Paul MacInnes
31, Oct, 2023 @4:11 PM

Sandro Tonali out of Newcastle game after Fifa confirms worldwide ban
Sandro Tonali has begun his 10-month ban from competitive football after Fifa extended worldwide the suspension imposed on the midfielder by the Italian FA
Louise Taylor
27, Oct, 2023 @5:12 PM

England goalkeeper Mary Earps: ‘People tell me I’m worth millions. Before the World Cup, they’d have said about £10’
Already a hero for her Euro-winning exploits, the Manchester United star cemented her title of the world’s best women’s keeper with a stellar World Cup. She talks about her penalty save in the final, that Nike replica kit row and making goalkeeping cool
Deborah Linton
21, Oct, 2023 @6:00 AM

Grimsby’s Otis Khan ruled ineligible to play for Pakistan in World Cup qualifier
Fifa’s decision remained pending despite Khan owning a Pakistani passport as the issue surrounded Khan’s grandfather’s migration prior to partition
Ed Aarons and Romain Molina
12, Oct, 2023 @5:15 PM

No need for conspiracies, World Cup 2030 and 2034 are a plot in plain sight | Barney Ronay
Tournaments of climate death and state-sanctioned death are the inevitable result of unrestrained money and power
Barney Ronay
06, Oct, 2023 @6:00 PM

‘I’m not a fan’: Southgate blasts plans for 2030 World Cup on three continents
Gareth Southgate has said he fears for the sporting integrity of the three-continent World Cup in 2030
David Hytner
05, Oct, 2023 @9:30 PM
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