October 26 – Embattled FIFA boss Gianni Infantino has said that he is “backed by the vast majority” of football associations as he seeks a new term at the helm of the governing body.  On the sidelines of the U-15 World Cup in Baku, Azerbaijan, Infantino defended his…

October 23 – The Asian Football Confederation’s president Shaikh Salman bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa has pledged Asia’s support to embattled FIFA president Gianni Infantino in his bid for re-election for a fourth term. The AFC had initially called for the removal of Infantino after his failure to explain…

October 22 – Brazilian club Palmeiras eliminated rivals Fluminense from the CONMEBOL Copa Libertadores following a 5-3 penalty shootout after suffering a 1-0 defeat in the second leg of their semi-final.  The Sao Paolo entity had held a 2-1 lead going into the home leg of the contest, however an…

October 21 – Next month Qatar will host the U17 (Boys) World Cup at the Aspire Zone Complex in Doha (November 19 – December 13). Before that the Junior Premier League (JPL), will play a two-day tournament at Education City Stadium in Doha, kicking off this Friday October…

October 16 – Perhaps the only significant win for Infantino’s confederation opponents yesterday at the FIFA Council meeting was that they forced FIFA’s hand into more than doubling grants for the 211 member associations. At the FIFA Congress in April, FIFA president Gianni Infantino proudly trumpeted an increase…

October 16 – FIFA president Gianni Infantino has survived a grilling over his much-maligned World Cup privatisation plans by the FIFA Council, cementing, for now, his position at the helm of the world federation.  On Thursday, after months of global governance turmoil over the abandoned FIFA Forward Enterprise…

October 14 – FIFA has bowed to pressure from UEFA and Concacaf presidents Aleksander Ceferin and Victor Montagliani, and has put forward a proposal for approval to the FIFA Council, who meet tomorrow (October 15), that would see each of its 211 member associations eligible to receive $25…

October 12 – The Eredivisie has opened the season with record crowds and its strongest early-season television figures, giving the Dutch top flight an encouraging start to a new media cycle. After seven rounds, average attendance stands at 20,251 per match – almost 700 higher than at the…

October 8 – Ahead of the FIFA Council meeting next Thursday in Zurich, UEFA’s member associations, meeting in Berlin yesterday (Thursday), have outlined a set of reform proposals that hit at the very heart of FIFA president Gianni Infantino’s leadership and FIFA’s basic governance. Following Infantino’s attempt to…

October 8 – Former Swiss national team and Tottenham Hotspur player Ramon Vega has said that he wants to have another run at winning the FIFA presidency. Vega began a challenge to FIFA president Gianni Infantino, a fellow Swiss citizen, in 2019 but failed to achieve the five…