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FIFA reveals Oceania concerns as president quits
Apr 8, 2018FIFA revealed Saturday that it had found “potential irregularities” in an Auckland construction project championed by outgoing Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) president David Chung. Chung announced his immediate resignation on Friday for “personal reasons”, even though... -
FIFA presents ticket design for World Cup matches in Russia
Apr 8, 2018The world’s governing football body, FIFA, presented on Friday the design of tickets for matches of the 2018 FIFA World Cup, which kicks off on June 14 in 11 cities across Russia. “With 69 days to... -
World Cup at risk from match-fixing, say betting experts
Mar 22, 2018The World Cup is not immune from the threat of match-fixing, experts have warned, with sophisticated monitoring systems in place to identify suspicious activity during the tournament in Russia. Jake Marsh, head of integrity at digital... -
100,000 international transfers completed in ITMS
Mar 22, 2018FIFA’s International Transfer Matching System (ITMS) reached an important milestone today, as the 100,000th international transfer was processed since the system became mandatory in 2010. ITMS is the result of a decision made in May 2007,... -
Morocco plans to spend $15.8 billion if it gets 2026 Football World Cup
Mar 18, 2018Morocco has proposed using 14 stadiums and budgeting to spend 15.8 billion dollars on infrastructure if it wins the right to host the World Cup soccer finals in 2026, the country’s bid committee announced at a... -
FIFA to give VAR green light at World Cup
Mar 15, 2018FIFA are expected to rubber-stamp video assistant referee technology (VAR) for this summer’s World Cup despite lingering opposition from within and outside football. Gianni Infantino, the president of FIFA, will oversee the governing body’s meeting in... -
Russia Football official shrugs at British government World Cup boycott
Mar 15, 2018It does not matter if British officials boycott the FIFA Football World Cup, which will be hosted by Russia, Interfax news agency cited Russian Football Union Vice President Nikita Simonyan as saying on Wednesday. “That’s their... -
FIFA hold Spain talks amid World Cup ban fears
Feb 6, 2018FIFA and the Spanish government agreed on Monday the “need to clarify as quickly as possible” the situation regarding the country’s football federation (RFEF) to avoid a potential World Cup ban. World football’s governing body warned... -
FIFA established MoU with COE on human rights, good governance, anti-doping, anti-violence, anti-match-fixing
Jan 10, 2018FIFA President Gianni Infantino and Council of Europe Secretary General Thorbjørn Jagland met today in Strasbourg to discuss how to better promote human rights in sports. The meeting followed an exchange of views between the FIFA... -
FIFA World Cup ticket sales proceed on FIFA.com
Dec 25, 2017Fans from all around the world can apply for 2018 FIFA World Cup™ tickets as the first window of sales phase 2 proceeds through the official platform FIFA.com/tickets. Until 31 January, fans can apply for individual...
