FIFA
AFC fines BFF US$20,000
The Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) has been fined 20,000 US dollars for withdrawing the national team from the inaugural
1 November 2016, 18:00 PM
FIFA delegate due today
A FIFA delegation will come to Dhaka today to have a look at tailor-made projects prepared by Bangladesh Football Federation under the FIFA Forward Programme which a football development programme approved in the FIFA congress in May.
31 October 2016, 18:00 PM
Infantino proposes 48-team World Cup
FIFA president Gianni Infantino said Monday he would like to expand the number of teams in the World Cup to 48 by adding a
4 October 2016, 18:00 PM
Barack Obama calls into question Olympic's host decisions
President Barack Obama has suggested that decisions on who hosts the Olympics are corrupt, in a wide-ranging interview that touched on Chicago's failed 2016 bid.
3 October 2016, 21:48 PM
FIFA president Gianni Infantino proposes 48-team World Cup
FIFA president Gianni Infantino said Monday he would like to expand the number of teams in the World Cup to 48 by adding a one-match playoff at the tournament's start.
3 October 2016, 21:16 PM
China wants to host 2030 WC
A top Chinese football official has urged FIFA to realise the "dream" of China's fans by bringing the World Cup to the
28 September 2016, 18:00 PM
AFC congress scrapped after 20 minutes
An Asian football congress was scrapped after just 20 minutes on Tuesday as members rejected its agenda in protest at FIFA
27 September 2016, 18:00 PM
Football: FIFA bans Qatari official from Asian vote
World football body FIFA bans a senior Qatari official from running in elections for a seat on its new-look council over an investigation.
26 September 2016, 08:01 AM
Football: Ballon d'Or returns home to France
The Ballon d'Or deal between France football and FIFA has ended, the French publication and football's governing body announce.
16 September 2016, 11:42 AM
Brazil back in top five, Spain slip
Brazil have climbed back into the top five of the FIFA World Ranking, as Argentina and Belgium stayed top of the table.
15 September 2016, 18:00 PM
Bad to worse for Bangladesh
Bangladesh drop two spots to 185 in the latest FIFA Rankings.
15 September 2016, 18:00 PM
Blatter faces new FIFA probe
Banned FIFA president Sepp Blatter and his former chief lieutenants are under investigation over illicit bonuses.
9 September 2016, 18:00 PM
FIFA proposes fine in 2006 WC bid probe
FIFA's ethics committee has recommended former German FA secretary general Helmut Sandrock be fined 50,000 Swiss francs
8 September 2016, 18:00 PM
FIFA confirms transfer bans on Real, Atletico
FIFA dismiss appeals by Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid against a ban on registering new players in the next two transfer windows for irregularities in the signing of foreign players under 18.
8 September 2016, 18:00 PM
German football icon Beckenbauer has bypass surgery
German soccer great Franz Beckenbauer undergoes open heart bypass surgery in an operation scheduled long before Swiss authorities opened criminal proceedings against him last week.
5 September 2016, 06:40 AM
Infantino hails video replays
FIFA president Gianni Infantino has hailed as "promising" the use of video replays for the first time during France's 3-1 friendly win over Italy.
2 September 2016, 18:00 PM
Swiss launch probe on Kaiser
Authorities in Zurich open criminal proceedings against German soccer great Franz Beckenbauer.
1 September 2016, 18:00 PM
Former FIFA president no more
Joao Havelange, Brazil's corruption-tainted former FIFA president who helped bring the Olympic Games to Rio, has died at the age of 100.
16 August 2016, 18:00 PM
'BFF will pay Koster $50k'
Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) has reportedly come to a mutual understanding with the former assistant coach of national team Rene Koster.
27 July 2016, 18:00 PM
FIFA bans Niersbach over WC bid
FIFA's ethics committee bans Wolfgang Niersbach, former president of the German Football Association (DFB), for one year over misconduct surrounding the country's successful 2006 World Cup bid.
25 July 2016, 18:00 PM