Fifa bans
Iraqi PM welcomes Fifa decision to lift ban on Iraqi stadiums
Fifa President Gianni Infantino announced the ban’s lifting on stadiums in Basra, Karbala and Erbil at the Fifa Council Meeting in Bogota on Friday.
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Safa to study Fifa decision on Bafana Bafana v Senegal match
Safa says it’s studying the contents of the report and will issue a statement on intentions to challenge that decision.
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Blatter did not speak to US investigators, lawyer says
Sepp Blatter was banned for six years by Fifa’s own ethics committee at the height of a scandal engulfing world soccer’s governing body in 2015.
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Argentine FA faces possible Fifa ban
The warning was made three weeks before Argentina’s crucial 2018 World Cup qualifiers against Chile and Bolivia.
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Leslie Sedibe sues Fifa for $5m
Sedibe and his legal team have given Fifa 14 days to respond, failing which, they would go ahead with their claim.
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Plea talks under way in Fifa bribery case as US trial date set
To date, 16 people and two sports marketing companies have pleaded guilty to US charges.
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Fifa gives Guatemala soccer body October suspension deadline
A court of the SCG suspended the committee overseeing the Guatemalan national federation, Fedefut.
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Real Madrid rejects transfer ban imposed by Fifa
Real Madrid will not be eligible to acquire players in the January 2017 period & the June to August 2017.
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Equatorial Guinea women's team banned over forged passport
Fifa held the Equatoguinean FA liable for the use of a forged passport during qualifying for the Rio Olympics.
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Africa vote could hold key to Fifa presidential election
African football officials will decide which of Fifa's presidential candidates they will back.
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Fifa reform committee says work continues despite bans
Francois Carrard stressed that the committee’s efforts were independent of the people in charge at Fifa.
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Authorities seize documents from sports agency in Fifa probe
They also seized data and documents at Fifa linked to the allocation of the next two World Cups.
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'Uefa fed up with Fifa crisis'
Uefa governing body’s secretary general says the federation has had enough of Fifa's crisis.
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Fifa ethics chiefs agree next step
This follows a public disagreement between the ethics judge and investigator into the 2018/2022 bid process.
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Ethics committee clears Qatar & Russia
Fifa and Qatar World Cup organisers have been fending off allegations of corruption.
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Nigeria to avoid Fifa suspension after case dropped
Dropping the case paves the way for Amaju Pinnick and his executive to resume their duties.
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Last chance to avoid 7-month ban for Nigeria Football Federation
Nigeria have been given until Friday to sort out a legal quagmire involving the NFF.
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Giwa steps aside as NFF head
The ultimatum was set on 1 September for Chris Giwa to step aside or face a ban by Fifa.
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Suarez ban: Appeal case begins
The CAS began its hearing into Luis Suarez's appeal against his ban for biting defender Giorgio Chiellini.
