Football

The United States, Canada and Mexico are poised to confirm a joint bid for the 2026 Fifa World Cup later today (Monday), with the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (Concacaf) stating a “historic announcement” will be made in New York.

Fifa has today (Friday) announced a loss of $369m (€339.2m) for its 2016 financial year and is projecting an even bigger loss in 2017 as it seeks to accommodate a change in its reporting method and the knock-on effects of the corruption scandal within world football’s governing body.

The Appeal Committee of world football’s governing body Fifa has moved to overturn the one-year ban imposed on Qatari official Saoud Al-Mohannadi by the adjudicatory chamber of its Ethics Committee after deciding that insufficient evidence was present in the case.

LaLiga, the organising body for the top two divisions of Spanish football, has continued its brand-building exercise by partnering with the Sela Sport agency to exploit its commercial rights in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.

Qatar’s Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy (SC), which is responsible for delivering the stadia and infrastructure for football’s 2022 Fifa World Cup, has said it has succeeded in reducing its budget by at least 40 per cent and has claimed progress in improving workers’ welfare.

City Football Group (CFG), the parent company of English Premier League football club Manchester City, has confirmed that it has acquired Uruguayan Segunda Division outfit Club Atletico Torque, while it has also announced a partnership with Venezuelan Primera Division team Atletico Venezuela.

Uefa president Aleksander Ceferin has pledged that European football’s governing body will not bow to “blackmail” from stakeholders over its plans for the sport on the continent, as a major reform package was today (Wednesday) rubber-stamped.

U.S. Soccer and the U.S. Women's National Team Players Association (USWNTPA) have today (Wednesday) ratified a new collective bargaining agreement (CBA) amid a long-running dispute over the issue of equal pay with the men’s national team.

Qatar is reportedly in talks with Fifa, the global governing body of football, to host a number of leading events in the run-up to the country’s staging of the World Cup national team tournament in 2022.

Uefa, the governing body of European football, has announced that the finals of its Europa League and Champions League club competitions will take place in the same week from the 2018-19 season onwards, while the organisation has also unveiled initiatives designed to boost the development of futsal.

Former Guatemalan Football Association (FENAFUTG) president Brayan Jiménez has become the latest ex-Fifa official to be handed a life ban by world football’s governing body.

City Football Group (CFG), the parent company of English Premier League football club Manchester City, has added another team to its portfolio through an agreement to take control of Uruguayan Segunda Division outfit Club Atletico Torque.

Fan TV channels are beginning to generate big numbers - and advertisers and sports properties are starting to take notice. Richard Clarke reports.

The European Professional Football Leagues (EPFL) umbrella organisation has called its first-ever extraordinary general assembly as it continues its campaign against Uefa’s reform of its club competitions.

Fifa, football's global governing body, has completed a 22-month investigation into suspected bribery and corruption within the game.

The Austrian Bundesliga is to become the latest top-tier club football league in Europe to launch its own esports competition.