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Fifa 23 to debut women’s club football

Electronic Arts has announced the inclusion of women’s club football teams in Fifa 23 – a first for the series.
21 July 2022, 05:22 AM

Blatter, Platini cleared in FIFA fraud trial

Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini, once the chiefs of world and European football, were cleared Friday over a suspected fraudulent payment that shook the sport and torpedoed their time at the top.
8 July 2022, 10:29 AM

BFF gets 20-acre land in Cox’s Bazar for Centre of Excellence

The Bangladesh Football Federation on Monday received a 20-acre land in Khuniapalong under Ramu upazila of Cox’s Bazar to build a residential training facility to be funded by FIFA.
4 July 2022, 18:00 PM

FIFA tells Indian FA to hold elections by Sept. 15 to avoid ban

World governing body FIFA has told India's football association to complete changes to its constitution and elect new office bearers by Sept. 15 to avoid being banned, officials said.
24 June 2022, 11:33 AM

PM hopes arrival of FIFA World Cup trophy will inspire youth

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today (June 8, 2022) said, "Football is the most popular sport in Bangladesh. We are also tirelessly working to get our children involved in sports.”
8 June 2022, 16:03 PM

A Tk 350 investment that birthed a national footballer

“Because my father, who was a farmer, did a lot to empower me to pursue my dreams, I asked him to stop working and rely on me since I am earning handsome amounts by playing football,” Chittagong Abahani midfielder Sohel Rana said as he spoke of his father.
20 May 2022, 04:00 AM

FIFA Career Mode Manager Held in Court by His Own Club

gamerBoy_32 was taken to court earlier today.
28 August 2021, 11:16 AM

Infantino lands in Dhaka

Fifa president Gianni Infantino arrived in Dhaka for his one-day goodwill visit.
17 October 2019, 06:24 AM

FIFA to stick with 32 teams for Qatar World Cup

The 2022 World Cup in Qatar will be held with 32 participating teams and not an expanded 48 teams, organisers FIFA said on Wednesday.
23 May 2019, 06:10 AM

2022 WC should be expanded to 48 teams if possible: Infantino

FIFA should if possible increase the size of the soccer World Cup in Qatar in 2022 to 48 from 32 teams, the global governing body's president Gianni Infantino said.
2 January 2019, 13:00 PM

Uruguayan Cunha to referee France v Belgium semifinal

Uruguayan Andres Cunha will referee the World Cup semi-final between France and Belgium at the St Petersburg Stadium on Tuesday evening, FIFA said on Monday.
9 July 2018, 22:20 PM

Hiatus ends with fighting draw

Bangladesh made their return to international football a memorable one with a come-from-behind 2-2 draw against Laos in Vientiane yesterday.
27 March 2018, 18:00 PM

Putin, Infantino, Ronaldo, Maradona play football 100 days before World Cup

FIFA releases special video, set to Rimsky-Korsakov's Flight of the Bumblebee, featuring legends of the game juggling and doing tricks.
7 March 2018, 07:22 AM

FIFA trial hears of dancing, private jet, massages

A Brazilian businessman tells a US Federal Court that he helped set up a huge bribe to South American football officials to secure the rights for a new tournament.
7 December 2017, 09:33 AM

Russia faces 'very real' threat of attack at World Cup

Russia says it will take extraordinary measures to combat any terrorist threat when it hosts the World Cup next year, as its military campaign in Syria makes the country a prime target for jihadists.
6 November 2017, 06:32 AM

Key players in a global scandal

The FIFA scandal, which erupted in May 2015 with the arrest of seven top officials in Zurich, has several judicial tracks.
5 November 2017, 10:40 AM

Italy seeded for World Cup play-off draw

Italy will be one of the four seeded teams in the draw for the European play-offs for next year's World Cup, FIFA's latest world rankings reveal.
16 October 2017, 10:25 AM

Pakistan barred from international football

Pakistan has been suspended from international football because of what global soccer body FIFA describes as undue third-party interference in the country's football federation (PFF).
11 October 2017, 08:28 AM

Confed Cup dope tests all negative - FIFA

All of the near 1,000 samples involving players at the Confederations Cup were negative, FIFA announces.
24 July 2017, 15:25 PM

Sheikh Russel to clear FIFA fine

Sheikh Russel Krira Chakra is making arrangements through the Bangladesh Football Federation to clear fines of up to 2000 Swiss Francs, imposed by FIFA.
23 July 2017, 13:31 PM