Sorry for any inconveniences, the story has been deleted. FIFA chief Gianni Infantino has announced plans for a 32-team Club World Cup from 2025, despite reported opposition from Europe’s biggest clubs. An expansion of the competition has long been a pet project of Infantino’s. A 24-team event, featuring eight sides from Europe, was planned for […]
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FIFA Orders NFF To Pay Rohr’s Outstanding Salaries
FIFA has reportedly ordered Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to pay a princely sum of $1,045,000 USD (about N 433,873,550.00) to German coach Gernot Rohr following his unceremonious dismissal last December on the eve of the 2022 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) held in Cameroon. The world’s soccer ruling body, FIFA, had already ruled on […]
BREAKING: Ukraine Vs Russia: FIFA, UEFA Ban Russian National Team, Clubs From All Competitions
Football’s world governing body, FIFA, and Europe’s governing body, UEFA, have suspended Russian clubs and national teams from all competitions. The move comes after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) recommended that Russian and Belarusian athletes and officials are banned from any organised international competitions. The implicatiom is that the Russian men’s team will not […]
FIFA Bans Ex-CAF President Over $1bn Marketing Rights Deal
Former African Football Confederation (CAF) President, Issa Hayatou has been handed a year ban from football-related activities by FIFA’s ethics committee over a controversial $1 billion TV and marketing rights deal with France’s Lagardere Sports which infringed competition regulations. Cameroon’s Hyatou, 74, must also pay a 30,000 Swiss francs (28,000 euros/$33,000) fine after the […]