November 6 – FIFA wants the IOC to restrict the women’s Olympic football tournament to under-23 players, citing fixture congestion and the workload on senior players. No formal proposal has been made, and eligibility for LA 2028 is already set, with qualifying under way in some regions. Any…

November 4 – UEFA has drawn the groups for the 2027 Women’s Nations League which will also act as a qualifier for four nations to the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic games. Reigning world and UEFA Nations League champions Spain have been drawn with Norway, Ireland and Switzerland in…

November 2 – The Football Association of Serbia (FSS) is set to host the opening session of UEFA’s educational programme dedicated to fighting match-fixing. The Belgrade edition of the biennial ‘Fight The Fix’ programme will run from November 2 – 6. The meeting brings together sports integrity specialists,…

October 30 – European governing body UEFA is inching closer to selecting a candidate to run against FIFA boss Gianni Infantino in the presidential elections.  It’s understood that UEFA is waiting for the November 2 deadline it set FIFA to lapse before announcing a candidate to challenge Infantino.…

October 28 – The Welsh FA and its chief executive Noel Mooney maintain that FIFA boss Gianni Infantino should resign following his World Cup sell-off plans. “The governance of the global game needs to be reviewed – the system is not working for us,” Mooney said. “We were…

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…