Fifa

Spurs fear Fabio Paratici could face worldwide ban after Juventus scandal
The managing director was given a 30-month ban from Italian football but Spurs are concerned suspension could be extended worldwide
Paul MacInnes
23, Jan, 2023 @9:02 PM

Shakhtar’s Darijo Srna: ‘We feel we’re fighting not only against Russia but Fifa too’
The director of football tells Nick Ames about Mudryk’s move, about club the president’s donation to help Ukraine and why he feels let down by Fifa
Nick Ames
19, Jan, 2023 @6:13 PM

Fifa’s Infantino to discuss Qatar ‘labour excellence hub’ in Davos
Gianni Infantino is to meet Gilbert Houngbo, head of the International Labour Organisation, to discuss flagship Fifa commitment to post-World Cup legacy
Paul MacInnes
19, Jan, 2023 @8:00 AM

Sara Björk Gunnarsdóttir hails landmark maternity pay ruling as ‘wake-up call’ for football
The Iceland captain Sara Björk Gunnarsdóttir has won her claim against former club Lyon after she was not paid her full salary during pregnancy
Andy Martin
18, Jan, 2023 @11:30 AM

David Datro Fofana: Chelsea player’s first club claim Molde ‘stole’ him
David Datro Fofana’s former club Abidjan City has claimed that the new Chelsea signing was ‘stolen’ from them by Molde
Ed Aarons
13, Jan, 2023 @2:52 PM

Infantino’s call for Pelé stadiums everywhere is a monument to folly | Jonathan Wilson
Fifa president has utterly failed to grasp how football allows communities to celebrate their local heroes
Jonathan Wilson
07, Jan, 2023 @8:00 PM

Fifa must provide hope by recognising exiled Afghanistan women’s football team | Khalida Popal and Malala Yousafzai
Football has to send a message to the Taliban that women belong at work, in the classroom and on the football pitch
Khalida Popal and Malala Yousafzai
05, Jan, 2023 @8:17 AM

‘I had to say goodbye’: thousands pay their respects to Pelé in Brazil
Family and friends stand over open coffin in Santos, as Fifa president asks countries to name stadiums after football legend
Andrew Downie in Santos
02, Jan, 2023 @6:18 PM

The alternative 2022 sports awards: quotes, gaffes and animal cameos
The best and worst of 2022 – featuring politics, chafer grubs and ‘an embarrassing situation’
David Hills
30, Dec, 2022 @8:00 AM

Australia urged to fight any Russian bid to join Asian Football Confederation
A move to Asia could allow Russian teams to rejoin international competition, after Uefa and Fifa banned them as a result of the invasion of Ukraine
Henry Belot
28, Dec, 2022 @3:50 AM

Sport’s most memorable moments of 2022 – No 2: Football
From the Lionesses roaring to a controversial men’s World Cup via the big Chelsea sale and records tumbling in Barcelona
John Brewin
27, Dec, 2022 @12:00 PM

Fifa investigating how chef Salt Bae got on to World Cup final pitch
Influencer and restaurateur Nusret Gökçe seen pretending to sprinkle salt over trophy and celebrating with Argentina in defiance of strict rules on access
Harry Taylor
22, Dec, 2022 @9:12 PM
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