Lionel Messi won the FIFA Men’s Player of the Year award beating rivals Cristiano Ronaldo and Virgil Van Dijk. The star-studded ceremony took place in Milan’s iconic La Scala Opera House on Monday. Lionel Messi was happy to win the Best FIFA Men’s Player award, but the superstar’s focus is now on helping Barcelona respond […]
FIFA president Gianni Infantino has urged Italian soccer authorities to hand out stadium bans for supporters guilty of racism after another incident in a Serie A match between Atalanta and Fiorentina on Sunday. Play was briefly suspended after Fiore’s Brazilian wing-back Dalbert reportedly told referee Daniele Orsato he had been the target of racist abuse […]
The FIFA presiden, Gianni Infantino said the ban on women attending soccer matches in Iran is “unacceptable”. The head of football’s world governing body said in a statement that FIFA’s position is “clear and firm” and that women “have to be allowed” into football stadiums in the country. Iran’s ban on women attending sports stadiums […]
The emblem for the 2022 Fifa World Cup in Qatar has been unveiled in Doha and 27 other major cities around the world. The design was inspired by Arab culture with the central theme based on a woollen shawl to reflect it being the first World Cup staged in the winter. The emblem was also […]
Former Super Eagles Coach Samson Siasia said on Thursday he had lodged an appeal against his life ban from the game by world football governing body, FIFA. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Siasia was banned for life from the game, following a match-fixing probe by FIFA. Siasia, who spoke to NAN in Abuja through his associate, Opukiri […]
Ebi Egbe, FIFA Match Agent has urged Nigerians not to condemn former Super Eagles Coach Samson Siasia yet after FIFA announced his life ban from football on Friday. Egbe who spoke on the shocking development said Siasia at this very difficult time needs the support and prayers of every Nigerian, even as Siasa begins moves […]
Former Nigeria international and coach Samson Siasia has denied any wrongdoing after he was slapped with a lifetime ban by Fifa on Friday. The ex-forward, who also managed the Nigeria U20 and U23 teams, was found guilty of “having accepted that he would receive bribes in relation to the manipulation of matches in violation of […]
A delegation of the world football governing body, FIFA, on Wednesday, visited Akwa Ibom to inspect facilities at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the FIFA team was in Uyo to inspect the facilities ahead of the 2020 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup billed to take place in […]
FIFA, UEFA and several of the world’s top football leagues on Wednesday renewed calls for the Saudi government to crack down on alleged piracy of television rights by the “beoutQ” network. FIFA and UEFA were joined by the English Premier League, Spain’s La Liga, the German Bundesliga, Italy’s Serie A and the Asian Football Confederation […]
FIFA opened disciplinary proceedings against Cameroon after their 3-0 loss to England in the round of 16 of the Women’s World Cup on Sunday, during which members of the team became upset following two VAR decisions. Several Cameroon players remonstrated with the referee and for a long time refused to restart the match after England’s […]
World football–ruling body, FIFA on Wednesday formally welcomed African champions Nigeria to the 8th FIFA Women’s World Cup finals. In a session at their Hotel Mercure Reims Centre Cathedral, players and officially performed the ‘Welcome’ ritual and were taken through the rules of the game by FIFA official Sandra Hunt. A second session, on anti-doping, […]
The Nigeria Football Federation on Thursday in Abuja said Christian Chukwu, a former captain of the old Green Eagles, has arrived in the UK for medical treatment. Ademola Olajire, NFF’s Director of Communications, said in a statement that the former Super Eagles Chief Coach arrived in London in company of his wife, Lilian Nkeiruka. He […]
Manchester City have hit back over reports they are facing a one-year ban from the Champions League. The Premier League champions are concerned their “good faith” in UEFA’s investigation into their financial affairs could be “misplaced” following the claims. UEFA launched a formal investigation into City in March following allegations made by German publication Der […]
FIFA on Monday slapped a lifetime ban on the disgraced former boss of Brazilian football, Jose Maria Marin, months after a US court convicted him of massive corruption. FIFA’s ethics judges found Marin guilty of bribery and “banned him for life from all football-related activities… at both national and international level,” while imposing a fine […]
Fans of the U-20 National Team wishing to watch the team in the preliminary stage of the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup finals holding in Poland, will have to pay 20 Poland złoty about (N1,900), according to Federation of International Football who have announced the sale of match tickets. It is the same amount fans […]
FIFA will allocate $60 million (about N21.7billion) to a Russia 2018 World Cup legacy fund to help develop the sport in the country, following last summer’s tournament which was widely praised as among the best ever editions of the event. Meeting for the last time on Wednesday, Russia’s Local Organizing Committee (LOC) summarized the financial […]
Federation of Internationalhttps://dailytimeslive.com/fifa-france-sign-agreement-on-african-football-development/ Football Association (FIFA) took to their Twitter handle to congratulate Nigeria for picking one of the four 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup tickets after defeating Niger by a lone goal at the ongoing U-20 Africa Cup of Nations. “The Flying Eagles are headed to this year’s #U20WC Poland 2019! ??? They’ve finished […]
Aleksander Ceferin has been re-elected to a fresh four-year term as president of European football governing body UEFA on Thursday. Aleksander Ceferin is a Slovenian lawyer and football administrator. Ceferin was president of the Football Association of Slovenia between 2011 and 2016, and had been the President of UEFA since Sept. 14, 2016. The 51-year-old […]
The Tanzania Football Federation (TFF) has made it clear that it will channel the money it receives from FIFA to develop its training and playing facilities. Football’s world governing body has resumed allocating money to the TFF after a three-year hiatus due to administrative irregularities. The TFF President, Wallace Karia, has welcomed FIFA’s decision to […]
Only seven match officials from Africa will officiate at next year’s FIFA Women’s World Cup in France, according to a statement on the football governing body’s website. No Nigerian made the list that has Ethiopia’s Lidya Tafesse Abebe, Zambia’s Gladys Lengwe and Rwandan Mukansanga Salima, while Bernadettar Kwimbira (Malawi), Mary Njoroge (Kenya), Lidwine Rakotozafinoro (Madagascar) […]