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Fifa pushes for 32-team Women’s World Cup in 2023
Following the success of this summer's Women's World Cup in France, world governing body Fifa is reportedly looking to fast-track its plans to expand the tournament from 24 to 32 teams
Fifa takes steps towards transfer ‘clearing house’
Fifa, football’s global governing body, has announced details of Fifa Clearing House, which will seek to ensure that smaller clubs get a fairer share of fees when selling players they have developed t…
CAF ExCo member to take Fifa agreement to CAS
Fifa’s reform roadmap for the Confederation of African Football is set to be challenged after the latter body’s executive committee member, Musa Bility, said he will take his opposition to the plan to …
Fifa, CAF formalise governance agreement
Fifa, football’s global governing body, has signed a protocol agreement with the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to outline a road map for the two organisations to support the latter’s reform pro…
Three Asean countries bid to host Fifa U20 World Cup 2021
Myanmar, Thailand and Indonesia have officially bid to host the Fifa U20 World Cup in 2021.
In total, three of the five bids for the U20 World Cup are from Asia
Infantino proposes 32-team Women’s World Cup
Fifa president Gianni Infantino has proposed plans to expand the Women’s World Cup to a 32-team tournament and double its prize money.
Fifa steps in to manage Pakistan football federation
A dispute between two factions within the Pakistan football federation (PFF) has led to Fifa appointing a normalisation committee to run its day-to-day affairs and hold elections of the federation, district…
Čeferin criticises Fifa’s hasty decision to appoint Fatma Samoura to oversee CAF
Uefa president Aleksander Čeferin has criticised Fifa’s hasty decision to appoint its general secretary Fatma Samoura to temporarily run the crisis-striken Confederation of African Football (CAF), claiming it…
Fifa steps in at crisis-stricken CAF, with Samoura set to take over
Fifa has confirmed that it will take the unprecedented move of parachuting its leading executive, secretary general Fatma Samoura, into the Confederation of African Football to temporarily run the crisis-stricken…
Platini arrested in World Cup bid probe
Michel Platini, the former president of football’s European governing body Uefa, has been arrested in France in relation to allegations surrounding the award of the 2022 Fifa World Cup to Qatar.
Manchester City, Chelsea take to CAS in battles with Uefa and Fifa
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has confirmed the receipt of appeals from Manchester City and Chelsea over the English Premier League football clubs battles with Uefa and Fifa, respectively
US team enters Women’s World Cup with heavy expectations, wage fight
Faced with their own lofty expectations, following last year's no-show by the US men's team and now embroiled in a legal challenge regarding pay equity, the American women's squad arrives to the 2019 Fifa Women's Cup with much on their shoulders. Randy Williams reports.
CAF president Ahmad detained in Paris
Ahmad, the president of the Confederation of African Football, has been detained and questioned by French authorities, Fifa has confirmed
Infantino supports rule change to encourage Chinese bid for 2030 World Cup
Newly re-elected Fifa president Gianni Infantino has said that he will support changes to the governing body’s rules to allow China to bid for the 2030 World Cup.
Fifa, AFD join forces to promote women’s, school football in Africa
Fifa, football’s global governing body, has signed a landmark cooperation agreement with the French Development Agency (AFD) to promote the women’s game and develop school football across Africa.
Infantino re-elected for four-year term as Fifa president
Gianni Infantino has been re-elected as the president of Fifa at the governing body’s Congress in Paris today.
Qatar awarded next two editions of Fifa Club World Cup
Fifa has awarded Qatar the rights to host the next two editions of the Fifa Club World Cup in 2019 and 2020
Fifa renews Getty Images partnership
Fifa has renewed its multi-year agreement with Getty Images through to the 2022 World Cup in Qatar