Football

Harold Mayne-Nicholls, a key figure in the process to award hosting rights for the 2018 and 2022 Fifa World Cups, “repeatedly asked for personal favours” from one bid committee leading to his seven-year ban from the sport, world football’s governing body said today (Thursday).

U.S. Soccer, the governing body for football in the country, has announced that it is to stage a new tournament this year, featuring four of Fifa’s top-ranked national teams.

World football’s governing body Fifa has today (Wednesday) fired secretary general Jerome Valcke, who is facing a potential nine-year ban amid alleged corruption involving the sale of World Cup tickets.

Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini are facing the prospect of a lifetime ban from world football after the investigatory arm of Fifa’s Ethics Committee today (Tuesday) said it is planning an appeal that could extend the punishments handed out to the two officials last month.

Fallen football leaders Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini will proceed with appeals against their bans handed down by Fifa, after world football’s governing body provided them with the reasons behind the punishments.

Argentina and neighbouring Uruguay have formally committed to launching a bid for the 2030 Fifa World Cup, what will be the centenary edition of the national team football tournament following its inaugural staging in the latter country.

Actor Will Ferrell and businessman Brandon Beck have been announced as the latest additions to the ownership group for new Major League Soccer franchise Los Angeles Football Club (LAFC), which has unveiled its official colours and crest for its 2018 debut.

Michel Platini has confirmed that his bid to become the next president of football’s world governing body Fifa has been scrapped.

Paraguayan state prosecutors yesterday (Thursday) raided the headquarters of the South American Football Confederation (Conmebol) in the latest development in the corruption scandal engulfing world football, while Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) president Marco Polo Del Nero is set to embark on another period of leave in a bid to clear his name.

Video replays could be used in professional football from as early as next season after the International Football Association Board (IFAB) strongly recommended that technology be introduced to assist referees during games.

The English Premier League is seeking its first creative agency as part of a major brand overhaul that will see the top-tier club football competition drop its title sponsor category for the first time in its history.

Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) president Marco Polo Del Nero has resumed his position at the helm of the governing body after completing a 45-day leave of absence taken to fight charges he is involved in world football’s wide-ranging corruption scandal.

Fifa secretary general Jerome Valcke has hit back at the recommended nine-year ban put forward by the Ethics Committee of world football’s governing body, as its adjudicatory chamber today (Wednesday) elected to grant a 45-day extension to the French official’s suspension.

Suspended Fifa secretary general Jérôme Valcke is facing a nine-year ban after the investigatory chamber of the Ethics Committee of football’s global governing body today (Tuesday) laid out its recommendations concerning an alleged World Cup ticket scandal.

The Korea Football Association (KFA) has announced that it plans to bid to host the Asian Cup national team tournament in 2023, becoming the second major nation to target the competition this week.

The Chinese Football Association (CFA) has announced that it is planning to bid to host the 2023 edition of the Asian Cup national team tournament.