FIFA has waded into the escalating Gulf diplomatic crisis by removing a Qatari referee from a 2018 World Cup qualifier following a request from the United Arab Emirates.
The decision was taken due to...
MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) — FIFA says it has requested information from Manchester United as part of an examination of Paul Pogba's world-record transfer from Juventus.
The midfielder signed for Jose Mour...
ZURICH (AP) — Argentina captain Lionel Messi was cleared by FIFA on Friday to play in the next three World Cup qualifiers after a ban for insulting a referee's assistant was lifted.
Messi already ser...
GENEVA (AP) — Asian Olympic leader Sheik Ahmad Al Fahad Al Sabah of Kuwait has denied claims made in a U.S. federal court that he paid six-figure bribes to FIFA voters.
"Sheikh Ahmad is very surprise...
ZURICH (AP) — FIFA finances showed a loss of $369 million last year as American and Swiss corruption investigations added legal costs to the soccer body's budget and scared off sponsors.
An even bigg...
Maldives fell back by 11 spots on the FIFA Coca-Cola rankings, with India rising by 31 spots.
The rankings released on Thursday, shows Maldives at the 151st spot, with India at the 101st spot.
This is...
GENEVA (AP) — Lionel Messi is banned from Argentina's next four World Cup qualifying games, dealing a blow to a campaign by the 2014 runner-up that has stuttered without him.
Messi's suspension for "...
GENEVA (AP) — FIFA has banned for life the referee who awarded a disputed penalty for South Africa against Senegal in a World Cup qualifying match.
Referee Joseph Lamptey of Ghana gave a penalty for...
Maldivian national football team has risen five ranks in the FIFA World Ranking.
Maldives is now at the 140th position, but still remained second in the SAARC region. India still claimed the first spo...
Maldivian national team has moved up in FIFA world ranking. Maldives moved up by five positions. At the moment, the national football team is on 140th place. However Maldives is still second in SAARC...
