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Ex-FIFA number two Valcke tells Swiss trial of struggling 'with no income'
Valcke was appearing on the second day of the TV rights corruption trial in which he and Paris Saint-Germain president Nasser Al-Khelaifi are accused of...
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FIFA 'requests the suspension' of Ivorian federation election
Drogba's election team said on Thursday it expected FIF's decision which claimed he was ineligible to run for the position.
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Fifa gives Safa permission to extend season beyond August
The local season was meant to restart on 18 July but Safa had amended that to 1 August to allow match officials to adequately prepare.
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First week of August identified as date for restart of NSL season
The world football governing body Fifa has accepted that it is the government's responsibility to approve the return to play date and Safa will update Fifa on the progress achieved.
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Swiss prosecutors widen FIFA probe to former UEFA president Platini
Swiss prosecutors have been probing Blatter over accusations he arranged a payment of two million Swiss francs from FIFA to then UEFA president Platini in February 2011.
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Australia and New Zealand named hosts for 2023 Women's World Cup
Their joint proposal beat a rival bid from Colombia to host the tournament which is being expanded to 32 teams.
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Fifa asks leagues to use 'common sense' over Floyd protests
Fifa regulations bar players from displaying any 'political, religious or personal slogans, statements or images' on their kit.
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Fifa suspends Haiti football chief accused of rape
Yves Jean-Bart, 73, categorically denies accusations that he raped several young female footballers at a training facility outside Port-au-Prince over the course of the past five years.
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Five substitutions per team to be allowed on temporary basis
The change in the rules will be allowed in all competitions which are due to finish by the end of this year and it will be up to individual competition organisers whether to implement it.
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Fifa investigating Fernandes Man Utd move after Sampdoria complain
The 25-year-old joined United from Sporting in January for an initial fee of 55 million euros (48 million pounds) and has registered three goals and four assists in nine games.
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FIFA vice-president ponders calendar year season in Europe
The head of world soccer’s governing body himself has said that football will be totally different when it restarts and that the current stoppage could be a good chance to overhaul the overloaded calendar which is due to run until 2024.
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Season re-start possible despite Dutch and French moves, says Uefa
The comments from UEFA’s Tim Meyer contrast with FIFA’s medical committee chairman Michel D’Hooghe who on Tuesday said football should not be played until at least September to limit the spread of the new coronavirus.
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Matches should not be played until September says Fifa medical chief
Fifa’s medical committee chairman Michel D’Hooghe has said football should not be played until at least the start of September to limit the spread of the new coronavirus and when it does resume that yellow cards be handed out for spitting.
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Fifa to release $150 million to member associations due to COVID-19 pandemic
Each of Fifa’s 211 member associations would receive $500,000 in the coming days as well as any remaining entitlements for 2019 and 2020, it added.
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SA to participate in the inaugural Fifa eNations Stay n Play Cup
The Fifa eNations Stay and Play Cup is designed to encourage players and fans to stay at home during the rampant COVID-19.
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New bribe details on 2018, 2022 World Cup votes as execs charged
Former 21st Century Fox employees Hernan Lopez, 49, and Carlos Martinez, 41, face charges along with 65-year-old Gerard Romy, who worked for Spanish media conglomerate Imagina.
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Fifa urges clubs and players to reach agreement over wages: sources
The call from world football's governing body comes as Premier League clubs are locked in talks with players and their representatives about taking pay cuts after government ministers called on players to "play their part".
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'Cordial and united' - football buries differences to tackle coronavirus
Uefa president Aleksander Ceferin didn’t mention any names but Fifa president Gianni Infantino, whose efforts to create the Club World Cup have not gone down well with Uefa, was sitting in the front row.
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Platini loses European court appeal against football ban
A chamber of seven judges at the Strasbourg-based court ruled Thursday that Platini's "suspension from football-related professional activity was justified".
