The bidding process for the 2026 World Cup has been postponed amid allegations around the 2018 and 2022 tournaments. Fifa secretary general Jerome Valcke said it was “a nonsense” to begin the process in the current climate. The vote to decide who will host the 2026 World Cup is due to take place in Kuala
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The bidding process for the 2026 World Cup has been postponed amid allegations around the 2018 and 2022 tournaments. Fifa secretary general Jerome Valcke said it was “a nonsense” to begin the process in the current climate. The vote to decide who will host the 2026 World Cup is due to take place in Kuala
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Russia and Qatar could lose the 2018 and 2022 World Cups respectively if evidence emerges of bribery, leading Fifa official Domenico Scala has said. The countries deny wrongdoing in their bidding processes and Scala admits he has not seen evidence of corruption. Scala is the head of Fifa’s audit and compliance committee. He said: “Should
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Arsenal midfielder Gedion Zelalem (Photo courtesy: David Price/Getty Images) BY Kyle McCarthy FIFA has cleared Arsenal midfielder Gedion Zelalem to feature for the United States and play in the upcoming Under-20 World Cup. U.S. Soccer announced the decision on Wednesday afternoon and ended the protracted saga about Zelalem’s international fate in the process. Zelalem needed
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By George Akpayen Supersport African champions, Nigeria, could come under an international suspension from the world football governing body, Fifa. This follows an order from a High Court in Jos, Plateau State restraining the Nigeria Football Federation [NFF] headed by Aminu Maigari, to control, command or manage football matters in the country pending the hearing
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By George Akpayen Supersport African champions, Nigeria, could come under an international suspension from the world football governing body, Fifa. This follows an order from a High Court in Jos, Plateau State restraining the Nigeria Football Federation [NFF] headed by Aminu Maigari, to control, command or manage football matters in the country pending the hearing
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Eurosport By Tom Adams FIFA has announced that Luis Suarez will serve a nine-game ban for biting Italy defender Giorgio Chiellini at the World Cup. Suarez has also been banned for four months from any football-related activity, preventing him from representing Liverpool until the end of October.
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BBC Uruguay’s Luis Suarez faces a lengthy ban that would force him to miss the rest of the World Cup if found guilty of biting Italy’s Giorgio Chiellini. Fifa, football’s governing body, has opened disciplinary proceedings against the striker following Uruguay’s 1-0 group win on Tuesday. Chiellini claimed Suarez bit him on the left shoulder,
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