Tag: FIFA

Amnesty International criticism returns Qatar to square one

A new report from Amnesty International slams Qatar for not living up…

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China’s Wanda new FIFA top sponsor

FIFA announced a new sponsorship deal with China's Wanda Group, in a…

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FIFA makes bold claim for corruption damages

New FIFA President Gianni Infantino has not long been in the job,…

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Bahraini’s soccer defeat: A cautionary tale for autocrats

  A failed election campaign for the presidency of world soccer body…

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FIFA court bans Jerome Valcke for 12 years

Valcke, the former right-hand man of axed president Sepp Blatter, has been…

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FIFA reveals 5 candidates for new world football president

The five presidential candidates are Prince Ali bin al-Hussein, Sheikh Salman bin…

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Pressure builds on Sheikh Salman to respond to human rights allegations

Pressure is building on Asian Football Confederation president and world soccer body…

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Messi wins FIFA Ballon d’Or for fifth times

Messi is considered the best player in the world, and has been…

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Fifa Ballon d’Or to be announced Monday night

The shortlist for women includes Carli Lloyd Aya Miyama and Celia Sasic

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A scandal-filled year for FIFA and the DFB

Arrests, revelations, resignations: 2015 was a year that shook FIFA and the…

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