Fifa

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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‘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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