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FIFA Investigates Alleged Racism Against Real Madrid's Rüdiger

Real Madrid's Antonio Rüdiger may have been subjected to racism in the Club World Championship. It is Pachuca's captain Gustavo Cabral who is alleged to have uttered racist insults against Rüdiger.
FIFA Investigates Alleged Racism Against Real Madrid's Rüdiger

Fans Express Concerns Over ICE Raids Impacting Club World Cup

FIFA's president Gianni Infantino has promised that the new club World Cup in the USA will be a football festival. At the same time, protests are raging in Los Angeles after the ICE raids.
Fans Express Concerns Over ICE Raids Impacting Club World Cup

FIFA's New Club World Cup Kicks Off This Weekend: Key Details

Fifa's new mega project club team World Championship starts this weekend. Here are six points to keep track of before the tournament.
FIFA's New Club World Cup Kicks Off This Weekend: Key Details

Swedish Football Association Ends Partnership with Agent Rune Hauge

Agent Rune Hauge has sold TV rights to the Swedish Football Association for almost 30 years. Now, the Swedish Football Association chooses to break with the Norwegian.
Swedish Football Association Ends Partnership with Agent Rune Hauge

Ronaldo Confirms Absence from Club World Championship This Summer

Cristiano Ronaldo will not play this summer's World Championship for clubs, he confirms himself. One cannot do everything, says the Portuguese ahead of Sunday's Nations League final against Spain.
Ronaldo Confirms Absence from Club World Championship This Summer

Referees to Wear Body Cameras at Club World Championship Matches

Under the club team World Championship that is played in the USA this summer, new technology and new working methods will be tested, announces Fifa. .
Referees to Wear Body Cameras at Club World Championship Matches

Saudi Fund Backs Club World Championship in USA This Summer

Saudi Arabia's state investment fund (Pif) is to sponsor this summer's club football World Championship in the USA, according to the International Football Federation (Fifa). The fund owns 75 percent of one of the participating football clubs.
Saudi Fund Backs Club World Championship in USA This Summer

Ronaldo Hints at Al-Nassr Departure Amid Club World Cup Speculation

Cristiano Ronaldo has most likely played his last match for Saudi Arabian Al-Nassr. How else can the post on X with the words "This chapter is over" be interpreted? At the same time, Fifa boss Gianni Infantino opens up for the possibility that the 40-year-old Portuguese can play the World Championship for club teams this summer.
Ronaldo Hints at Al-Nassr Departure Amid Club World Cup Speculation

Fifa Rule Change Could Allow Ronaldo to Play in Club World Cup

Cristiano Ronaldo in club-World Championship in the USA this summer? It is fully possible – despite that his Saudi club Al Nassr is not qualified. .
Fifa Rule Change Could Allow Ronaldo to Play in Club World Cup

Doctor Criticizes VAR: Fails to Protect Players in Offside Situations

Taiwo Awoniyi's serious injury highlights something that Sweden's national team doctor Jonas Werner has warned about. The application of the VAR system in offside situations is a danger to the players, he believes.
Doctor Criticizes VAR: Fails to Protect Players in Offside Situations

Lawyers Criticize Fifa's Decision to Host 2034 World Cup in Saudi Arabia

Fifa does not live as one learns. The organisation set aside its own policy concerning human rights when Saudi Arabia was appointed as the host of the Football World Championship 2034.
Lawyers Criticize Fifa's Decision to Host 2034 World Cup in Saudi Arabia

Women's World Cup Expands to 48 Teams Starting in 2031

Now it's clear. The Women's Football World Championship is being expanded from 32 to 48 teams starting from the 2031 championship, announces the International Football Association (Fifa) in a press release.
Women's World Cup Expands to 48 Teams Starting in 2031

Trump Assures Smooth Experience for Fans at 2026 World Championship

Football fans from around the world will be welcomed to the USA during the World Championship 2026. Donald Trump has promised this after concerns that his tough border policy would impact the tournament.
Trump Assures Smooth Experience for Fans at 2026 World Championship

New Fifa Rivals Game Launches with Fresh Features

Fifa has got a new game. The new "Fifa" differs significantly from what football fans have gotten used to over the years.
New Fifa Rivals Game Launches with Fresh Features

Pope Francis Remembered: A Football Fan with "Two Left Feet"

Over a billion Catholics worldwide are saying a final farewell to Pope Francis on Saturday. At the same time, football is mourning a friend and the Argentine club San Lorenzo is losing its most famous supporter.
Pope Francis Remembered: A Football Fan with "Two Left Feet"

Swedish Referee Team Selected for Club World Championship in USA

Glenn Nyberg will be one of 35 main referees in this summer's Club World Championship for men in the USA, announces the International Football Federation (Fifa). Nyberg, together with his assistants Mahbod Beigi and Andreas Söderkvist, forms the only Swedish referee team in the tournament.
Swedish Referee Team Selected for Club World Championship in USA

Customs Chaos - a Threat to the World Championship Party?

Donald Trump's trade war has given the USA many enemies. Not least, the relationship with Canada is strained.
Customs Chaos - a Threat to the World Championship Party?

Olympic Games 2028 Expands Women's Football Teams for Fairness

The ladies will have 16 teams in the Olympic Games football tournament 2028, while the men's tournament is instead reduced to twelve teams. A matter of fairness, Sweden's national team captain Peter Gerhardsson has said.
Olympic Games 2028 Expands Women's Football Teams for Fairness

Olympic Expansion Praised: Women's Football to Feature 16 Teams

A change is needed to maintain the status in the major national team tournaments, says Peter Gerhardsson. Now it's coming.
Olympic Expansion Praised: Women's Football to Feature 16 Teams

FIFA Proposes Equalizing Men's and Women's Football Teams for 2028 Olympics

In the Olympic Games, men's football has 16 teams and women's has 12. Now, the International Football Federation (Fifa) is proposing that women's teams be increased to 16 and men's teams be reduced to 12.
FIFA Proposes Equalizing Men's and Women's Football Teams for 2028 Olympics

USA and UK Poised to Host Expanded Women's World Championships

USA and the United Kingdom appear to be World Championship hosts in 2031 and 2035 respectively when the women's football championship is expanded to 48 nations. .
USA and UK Poised to Host Expanded Women's World Championships

Blatter and Platini Cleared of Corruption Charges Once More

The former football bigwigs Sepp Blatter, 89, and Michel Platini, 69, are acquitted again of allegations of corruption and fraud. .
Blatter and Platini Cleared of Corruption Charges Once More

New Zealand Secures World Cup Spot as PL Star Chris Wood Injured

New Zealand's men are for the third time in history clear for the World Championship in football. The victory against New Caledonia came at a high cost – Nottingham forward Chris Wood, fourth in the Premier League's top scorer list, had to leave the pitch injured.
New Zealand Secures World Cup Spot as PL Star Chris Wood Injured

Norway to Play Israel in World Cup Qualifier, Rejects Boycott Calls

It will not be a boycott of Norway's men's national football team when Israel awaits in the World Championship qualifiers – despite the escalation of the war in Gaza recently. We believe it is the wrong path to take, says the Norwegian association's chairman Lise Klaveness.
Norway to Play Israel in World Cup Qualifier, Rejects Boycott Calls
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