FIFA

14 Jun 2013

Picture this. As the visiting team's national anthem is played, a small but vocal minority of the home crowd expresses its discriminatory sentiments with whistling and hostile chanting. During the...

4:02PM

Fifa adopts resolution to toughen sanctions in bid to curb racism

31 May 2013

Fifa's Congress in Mauritius yesterday adopted a resolution that will lead to tougher sanctions in cases of racism, including points deductions and even relegation for repeat offenders.

4:03AM

Zamparini in dock over Blatter, Platini comments

21 May 2013

Palermo president Maurizio Zamparini is facing disciplinary action after being reported to the Italian football federation (FIGC) for “harming the reputation” of Fifa president Sepp Blatter as...

11:10AM

Fifa expect attendance record at Confederations Cup

8 May 2013

This year’s Confederations Cup in Brazil will be the best-attended ever with nearly 600,000 of the 826,000 tickets already sold despite delays caused by stadiums being ready late, soccer’s world...

10:54AM

Fifa exco member Blazer provisionally banned

7 May 2013

Fifa executive committee member Chuck Blazer was provisionally suspended on Monday, less than one month after he was accused of financial mismanagement in his role as general secretary of the...

10:53AM

Bin Hammam’s presence felt at Asian elections

1 May 2013

Expelled by Fifa for alleged corruption, Mohamed bin Hammam is barred from attending elections on Thursday to finally replace him as Asia’s top football official.

1:22PM

Opinion

Alex Lo

Chen Guangcheng misled by his new right-wing 'friends'

1:26AM

Tom Holland

The yuan hasn't overtaken the HK$ quite yet, Mr Chan

4:40AM

Havelange quits Fifa post following bribery investigation

Joao Havelange has resigned as honorary president of Fifa following an investigation into a bribery case involving ISL, the former marketing partner of world soccer’s governing body, a Fifa report...

5:20PM

Short Soccer, March 9, 2013

Hearts defender Danny Wilson insists his side can put their off-field problems to one side and triumph in tomorrow's Edinburgh derby against Hibernian at Easter Road.

3:48AM

Fifa security chief calls for strict match-fixing laws

Fifa's director of security Ralf Mutschke told a two-day gathering with Interpol that the world governing body's "zero tolerance" for match-fixing must be buttressed by "the right policies for law...

10:59PM

SOCCER

Thai football boss to meet Fifa over fixing claim

Thailand’s football chief ways he will fly to Malaysia to meet Fifa and Interpol officials on Thursday over allegations of match fixing during last year’s Thai FA Cup final.

1:35PM

SOCCER

Shanghai Shenhua go to Fifa on Didier Drogba's Galatasaray move

Mainland media previously reported that Drogba had asked Fifa to nullify his contract after the club defaulted on payments following a shareholder dispute dating to September.

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