FIFA says Gianni Infantino should remain president during probe
Gianni Infantino can remain FIFA president and should not be forced from power while under criminal investigation, world soccer's governing body told The Associated Press on Saturday. A Swiss special prosecutor opened a criminal case into Infantino's conduct on Thursday over his meetings with the ...
Swiss criminal case opened against FIFA president Gianni Infantino
A criminal case against FIFA president Gianni Infantino was opened by a Swiss special prosecutor on Thursday, plunging the soccer body into a new scandal and potentially threatening the tenure of the man who was brought in to restore its tarnished reputation. FIFA said it ...
Japan ends bid to host 2023 Women's World Cup, citing Olympic delay
The 37-member FIFA Council will now choose between Colombia and a joint Australia-New Zealand bid on Thursday.
FIFA stands by evaluation of Colombia's Women's World Cup bid
FIFA is standing by its technical evaluation of Colombia's bid to host the 2023 women's World Cup, telling the country's unhappy soccer chief that the assessment was conducted in a "highly objective" manner. Colombian Football Federation president Ramon Jesurun wrote to FIFA last week, along ...
J. League to play through international windows during virus-shortened season
The J. League first division will play through international windows sanctioned by FIFA when it restarts following a roughly four-month break brought about by the coronavirus crisis, J. League Chairman Mitsuru Murai said Tuesday. While the J1 normally pauses to accommodate clubs with national team ...
J. League considering allowing five substitutes when matches resume
One league official believes increasing the number of substitutes will make matches more exciting.
FIFA boss Gianni Infantino says soccer will be 'totally different' after coronavirus
Soccer will be totally different when it eventually resumes after the coronavirus outbreak, FIFA President Gianni Infantino said Thursday. "Football will come back, and when it does, we'll celebrate coming out of a nightmare together," he told the Italian news agency ANSA in an interview. "There ...
U.S. judge grants early release to Brazilian in FIFA corruption scandal
A federal judge in New York on Monday granted the release from prison, on humanitarian grounds, of an 87-year-old former senior Brazilian soccer official tarnished by the FIFA corruption scandal. Judge Pamela Chen authorized the release of Jose Maria Marin, a former Brazilian Football Confederation ...
Japan submits bid for 2023 Women's World Cup to FIFA
Japan is considered a frontrunner in a field that may include a joint Australia-New Zealand bid, a rumored unified Korean bid, Colombia, Argentina and Brazil.
FIFA to take legal action to recover $2 million payment made to Michel Platini
FIFA is to take legal action by the end of the year to force Michel Platini to return two million Swiss francs ($2 million) he received "illegally" during Sepp Blatter's reign at world soccer's governing body, according to a document seen Wednesday. FIFA banned Platini, ...
Eight countries vying to host 2023 Women's World Cup as Belgium, Bolivia withdraw
Eight countries are vying to host the 2023 women's World Cup, which will include 32 teams for the first time, FIFA said Tuesday. Belgium and Bolivia have withdrawn from the original list of 10 nations ahead of the September 2 deadline for candidate submissions. A ...
France showed they were champions in virtual soccer as well as the real game on Sunday when they beat Argentina to win the inaugural FIFA eNations Cup and a $40,000 prize. Twenty countries from six confederations were entered in the esports event, with World Cup ...
