Latest in Tag: FIFA Highlight
Latest in Tag: FIFA
Arabs on the threshold of a historic achievement for the World Cup in Russia
Arab clash expected in the draw of the World Cup
Germany back on top in FIFA ranking for first time in two years
Germany’s triumph at the Confederations Cup has catapulted them back to the top of the FIFA rankings for the first time in two years. Joachim Löw’s side leapfrogged Brazil and Argentina, second and third respectively.Germany’s 1-0 victory over Chile in Sunday’s Confederations Cup final in Saint Petersburg means the world champions rise two places and …
Opinion: Donald Trump sends his regards
The FIFA president and Council have prevented the re-election of the organization’s top ethics officials. This shows that the FIFA boss has mastered the art of high-stakes politics, writes DW’s Andreas Sten-Ziemons.Sometimes browsing through the online encyclopedia Wikipedia can turn out to be quite fruitful. For example, if you do a search on the term …
FIFA oust judge and prosecutor, who claim move ‘puts an end to reform effort’
FIFA has ousted judge Hans-Joachim Eckert and prosecutor Cornel Borbely. The pair say the decision taken on Tuesday by Gianni Infantino’s organization ‘puts an end to reform efforts.’Eckert (pictured, top), from Germany, and Berbely, from Switzerland, failed to be nominated for re-election to the council headed by Infantino. The vote will be carried out by …
Abo Rida wins FIFA council elections in CAF Congress
The win granted Egypt the last vacant seat in FIFA’s ruling council
FIFA suspends Mali from international football due to government meddling
FIFA has suspended Mali from international competition after determining that the government had meddled in its football association’s affairs. Mali are not due to play their next World Cup qualifying match until August.World football’s governing body, FIFA, announced in a statement on Friday that it had suspended all of Mali’s teams and officials from international …
FIFA increases number of football teams to 48 in 2026 World CupÂ
In the past years, it was common that 32 football teams participate in the FIFA World Cup, which will also happen in the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia and the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. However, the president of the FĂ©dĂ©ration Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), Gianni Infantino, previously suggested increasing the number …
Cristiano Ronaldo named player of the year at new FIFA awards
There were no surprises as Ronaldo won player of the year at FIFA’s rebranded awards. Other notable winners were Claudio Ranieri, who won coach of the year, and Germany’s Silvia Neid, named women’s coach of the year.Cristiano Ronaldo was crowned world player of the year at FIFA’s new ‘The Best’ awards. Ronaldo adds FIFA’s showpiece …
Swiss court rejects lawsuit against FIFA over Qatar World Cup
A Swiss court has rejected a claim lodged against FIFA by several trade unions for alleged abuses of workers’ rights in 2022 World Cup host nation Qatar. Football’s world governing body welcomed the news.The Commercial Court of Zurich on Friday rejected a legal challenge by a group of trade unions over working conditions in the …
Israeli-Palestinian struggle returns to the soccer pitch
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has accused world soccer body FIFA of allowing FIFA-sanctioned matches to be played on occupied land in the West Bank in violation of FIFA rules and has demanded that the group ensure that future games be staged within the borders of Israel prior to the 1967 Middle East war. The HRW …
FIFA seeks bans for African former football officials over alleged match-fixing
FIFA investigators have called for three African former football officials to be banned for alleged ethics violations. They have passed on their findings to FIFA’s adjudicatory chamber for a ruling.
Former FIFA President Joao Havelange dies aged 100
The Rio-born sports executive was the second longest-serving FIFA president. He resigned as honorary president in 2013 and was later embroiled in the recent corruption scandal.
FIFA hands former DFB President Niersbach one-year ban
FIFA has banned Wolfgang Niersbach from football for one year. This came after the Committee found that Niersbach had failed to report possible wrongdoing related to the awarding of the 2006 World Cup to Germany.
Kuwaiti rulers fight their internal battles on the sports field
Political infighting within Kuwait’s ruling family is about to take a dramatic turn with reports that the Gulf state plans to dissolve its national sports organisations in a blatant illustration of the incestuous relationship between sports and politics. The expected Kuwaiti move, part of an effort to sideline Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah, a member of …
Blatter: European draws have been rigged
In an interview with an Argentine newspaper, the banned ex-FIFA president has claimed that he has seen draws for major European football tournaments rigged. But Blatter said he was not involved.
Slovenian Football Association opens new football centre
The NZS’s president, Aleksander ÄŚeferin, said that 90% of the centre’s totals costs, which amount to €8.5m, were funded by FIFA and UEFA.
Reports suggest FIFA boss Gianni Infantino could face suspension
He’s only been in the job three months but already FIFA President Gianni Infantino has had to fight off a series of allegations. Reports in Germany now suggest the Italian could be suspended for 90 days.
The top 10 of football’s 95 new rules of the game
Soccer’s world governing body has introduced the biggest package of rule changes in its history. In many cases they may seem like minor details, but in others, they are actually meant to simply things.
World Cup could feature 40 teams by 2026
The World Cup could be expanded to 40 teams by 2026 with FIFA set to make a decision on the potential new format later this year. A World Cup has never featured more than 32 teams.
FIFA, human rights, and politics: one step forward, two steps back
World football body FIFA’s creation of a watchdog to monitor the living and working conditions of migrant labour employed in World Cup 2022-related construction sites is the second time in a month that Qatar has been warned that it needs to demonstrate sincerity in its reform of the Gulf state’s controversial labour system. The announcement …
Amnesty International criticism returns Qatar to square one
A new report from Amnesty International slams Qatar for not living up to promises to improve workers’ rights and adds to growing international criticism of Qatar’s inability to properly implement adopted policies. World Cup host Qatar and FIFA are back to square one in terms of public diplomacy, with the Amnesty International report taking the …
China’s Wanda new FIFA top sponsor
FIFA announced a new sponsorship deal with China’s Wanda Group, in a win for the newly elected president of world football’s governing body. The 14-year deal will give the Chinese top sponsorship rights.
FIFA makes bold claim for corruption damages
New FIFA President Gianni Infantino has not long been in the job, but he has already got plenty on his plate. That has not stopped him from trying to clean up the mess, though.
Bahraini’s soccer defeat: A cautionary tale for autocrats
A failed election campaign for the presidency of world soccer body FIFA by Sheikh Salman Bin Ibrahim Al-Khalifa has further tarnished the image of his native Bahrain as well as his own reputation. It holds a cautionary tale for Middle Eastern, North African, and other autocrats who see sports as a way to project …
FIFA court bans Jerome Valcke for 12 years
Valcke, the former right-hand man of axed president Sepp Blatter, has been suspended since September last year amid allegations of profiting from the sale of 2014 World Cup tickets.
FIFA reveals 5 candidates for new world football president
The five presidential candidates are Prince Ali bin al-Hussein, Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim al-Khalifa, Gianni Infantino, Tokyo Sexwale and Jerome Champagne.
Pressure builds on Sheikh Salman to respond to human rights allegations
Pressure is building on Asian Football Confederation president and world soccer body FIFA presidential candidate Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa to respond with chapter and verse to allegations that he played a role in the detention and abuse of athletes during the 2011 popular uprising in his native Bahrain. The revolt was brutally squashed …
Messi wins FIFA Ballon d’Or for fifth times
Messi is considered the best player in the world, and has been rated by many football experts as the greatest of all time. Messi is the only football player in history to win the FIFA Ballon d’Or five times, four of which he won consecutively in 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012.
Fifa Ballon d’Or to be announced Monday night
The shortlist for women includes Carli Lloyd Aya Miyama and Celia Sasic
A scandal-filled year for FIFA and the DFB
Arrests, revelations, resignations: 2015 was a year that shook FIFA and the German FA to their very foundations. With scandals still in high gear, the fun promises to continue into 2016.