LONDON (AP) — FIFA drew a swift backlash from European nations for not immediately expelling Russia from World Cup qualifying on Sunday and only ordering the country to play without its flag and anthe...
Robert Lewandowski was voted the best men’s player in the world on Monday, retaining the FIFA award he won last year despite being left off the ballot paper filed by runner-up Lionel Messi.
The Bayern...
ZURICH (AP) — Cristiano Ronaldo was left off the three-man shortlist Friday for FIFA’s best player award for 2021, with Mohamed Salah on it instead.
Six-time FIFA award winner Lionel Messi and Robert...
ZURICH (AP) — Brazil-born Cagliari forward João Pedro has been cleared to represent Italy, FIFA said Wednesday.
João Pedro needed FIFA permission to change national eligibility after playing for Brazi...
LONDON (AP) — FIFA is making a financial pitch to win support for biennial World Cups.
On the day it hoped to hold a vote for the overhaul of the game — before it was abandoned — FIFA claimed Monday t...
ZURICH (AP) — Chelsea won the Champions League and England reached the European Championship final, but no Englishmen are on the nomination lists for FIFA’s annual awards published on Monday.
Jorginho...
ZURICH (AP) — FIFA changed the World Cup qualifying format for the intercontinental playoffs on Friday to be single-leg games at a neutral venue.
The winners of the matches will earn the final two spo...
Gareth Southgate said England's mentality was the key to qualifying for the World Cup in record-breaking style as Harry Kane scored four times in a 10-0 demolition of San Marino on Monday.
Needing a d...
ZURICH (AP) — France’s Nations League title moved the country’s national team up to No. 3 in Thursday’s FIFA rankings.
France, which won the World Cup in 2018, still trails both top-ranked Belgium and...
FIFA opened disciplinary proceedings on Wednesday against the Hungarian, English, Albanian and Polish football federations after condemning disorder involving Hungary and Albania fans in separate Worl...
