Former FIFA president, Sepp Blatter has opened up on an experience he had after being put in an induced coma following heart surgery that saw him miss the first day of his 2022 fraud trial. Blatter served as president of football’s global governing body from 1998 to 2015 when he …
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The Super Falcons of Nigeria have dropped two places in the latest FIFA women’s world ranking. FIFA released the first women’s ranking for 2024 on its official website on Friday, March 15. World champions, Spain retain their lead in the global rankings. The Nine-time African champions dropped from 32nd to …
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The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia formally launched its bid to host the 2034 World Cup on Friday, four months after football’s world governing body FIFA announced the kingdom was the only candidate. The bid comes two years after neighbouring Qatar hosted the first World Cup in the Middle East. The …
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Greek club PAOK is reportedly demanding compensation from Fédération internationale de Football Association (FIFA) over the injury Super Eagles captain Troost-Ekong suffered during the recently concluded Africa Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast. The 30-year-old injured his hamstring at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations but pushed on despite the …
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Former Barçelona striker and current President of the Cameroonian Football Federation has been accused of match-fixing and paying someone to make threats. According to a report by The Athletic, Samuel Eto’o is facing serious allegations outlined in a file sent to FIFA’s Ethics Committee. The current president of the Cameroonian …
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Shamed former Spanish football president, Luis Rubiales has lost his appeal against the three-year ban on all football-related activities he was dealt with by FIFA. A statement from FIFA read: ‘Amongst other considerations, the appeal committee was comfortably satisfied that Mr Rubiales behaved in a manner contrary to the …
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Lionel Messi has become the first footballer to win The Best FIFA Men’s Player award three times. The Argentine superstar, 36, was confirmed as the 2023 winner at The Best FIFA Football Awards ceremony in London on Monday, January 15. Messi was recognised for his achievements, having …
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Cristiano Ronaldo has been included on a 23-player shortlist for the FIFPro team of the year. The Portuguese superstar features on the shortlist despite playing his club football for the Saudi Pro League side Al-Nassr during 2023, following his exit from Manchester United. The 38-year-old ended the year as the …
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FIFA has issued a warning to the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) that it can suspend the country’s national teams and clubs from international competitions provided an intervention by the soccer body results in the election of a new president in January 2024. FIFA said in a letter to the …
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UEFA president, Aleksander Ceferin has spoken out on the proposed new plans for the European Super League. The rebel breakaway league was given a boost by a court ruling on Thursday morning, December 21 when the European Court of Justice ruled that UEFA and FIFA were found to have acted …
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