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FIFA will hold the next meeting of its decision-making Council by video-conference from its Zurich headquarters, the global football body said on Tuesday. It is not going to be at Asuncion in Paraguay as originally planned. The…

World football ruling body FIFA on Monday filed claims in a court in Switzerland seeking to recover two million Swiss francs (about £1.56 million) from former French football star Michel Platini. It said the money was paid…

Nigeria’s Super Eagles have moved up by four spots in the November ranking to place 31st on the ranking table. In the ranking table on the website of the world football governing body, FIFA, Nigeria garnered 1493 points as against…

 George Aluo While world soccer governing body, FIFA continues to battle Iran to allow women get involved in the round leather game, the president of Iran Weightlifting Federation, Ali Moradi has declared that his target is to see…

Former Super Eagles Coach Samson Siasia said on Thursday he had lodged an appeal against his life ban from the game by world football governing body, FIFA. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Siasia was banned for life from the…

Organisers of the Restoration Cup in Bayelsa State have backed their Brand Ambassador, Coach Samson Siasia, saying FIFA was unfair to the former Nigerian international and coach of the Super Eagles. They called on the world football…

By George Aluo As world soccer governing body, FIFA considers Nigeria’s bid to host next year’s FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup, one key area that would play a major role in determining whether or not Nigeria gets FIFA’s nod apart from the…

World football governing body, FIFA, has confirmed December  11 to December  21, 2019 as date for the 2019 FIFA Club World Cup, according to Bureau of the FIFA Council. According to FIFA Media Channel on Friday, the body says the…

The Video Assistant Referee (VAR) system will be introduced from the quarter-final stage of the Africa Cup of Nations, increasing the possibility of drama in a tournament traditionally filled with refereeing controversy but this year rather…

Former Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) general secretary, Tai Nicholas, has been banned from all soccer-related activities for eight years, for financial misconduct, world soccer governing body FIFA said on Thursday. Nicholas, a…