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FIFA appoints first ever Chief Women's Football Officer CULTURE

FIFA appoints first ever Chief Women's Football Officer

Global soccer governing body FIFA has appointed Sarai Bareman as its first ever Chief Women's Football Officer, the association announced on Tuesday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
FIFA boss proposes 48-team World Cup CULTURE

FIFA boss proposes 48-team World Cup

FIFA president Gianni Infantino has put forward a new 48-team format for the 2026 World Cup in a speech in Colombia on Monday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Platini tells UEFA 'my conscience is clear' CULTURE

Platini tells UEFA 'my conscience is clear'

Disgraced football leader Michel Platini said Wednesday in a farewell speech to UEFA that he felt no guilt over a $2 million payment from FIFA that has seen him suspended for four years.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Blatter faces new FIFA probe INTERNATIONAL

Blatter faces new FIFA probe

Banned FIFA president Sepp Blatter and his former chief lieutenants were under investigation Friday over illicit bonuses totalling $80 million (71mn euros), FIFA's ethics committee said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
2018 World Cup: Work on track at Moscow stadium CULTURE

2018 World Cup: Work on track at Moscow stadium

FIFA on Wednesday said work on Moscow's flagship Luzhniki stadium for the 2018 World Cup appeared to be on course, ahead of a visit to the delay-hit arena in Saint Petersburg.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
FIFA opens proceedings against Qatar official CULTURE

FIFA opens proceedings against Qatar official

World football governing body FIFA confirmed on Tuesday that its adjudicatory chamber has begun proceedings against Qatar Football Association vice president Saoud al-Mohannadi.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
FIFA protests seizure of football office in Kuwait CULTURE

FIFA protests seizure of football office in Kuwait

World governing body FIFA has written to the Kuwait Football Association giving a new warning over the "escalation" of a power struggle between the government and the Gulf state's sports authorities, a spokesperson said Friday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
FIFA seeks ban on Qatar football official CULTURE

FIFA seeks ban on Qatar football official

FIFA's ethics commission on Friday called for a two-and-a-half-year ban against a top Qatar and Asian football official for refusing to cooperate with an inquiry.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Blatter mounts final FIFA ban appeal CULTURE

Blatter mounts final FIFA ban appeal

Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter began his final appeal Thursday against his six-year ban from football, in a long-shot quest for redemption after his career ended in scandal.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
FIFA ban has taken a physical toll: Blatter CULTURE

FIFA ban has taken a physical toll: Blatter

Disgraced former FIFA president Sepp Blatter has admitted his six-year ban from all football-related activity has taken a toll on his mental health.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
FIFA ethics panel bans ex-head of German FA for one year CULTURE

FIFA ethics panel bans ex-head of German FA for one year

FIFA's Ethics Committee has banned Wolfgang Niersbach, the former president of the German Football Association, for one year for failing to report potential misconduct surrounding the award of the 2006 soccer World Cup in Germany.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
FIFA chief slams 'enemies' painting him as 'greedy' CULTURE

FIFA chief slams 'enemies' painting him as 'greedy'

FIFA's new chief Gianni Infantino accused "enemies" Sunday of trying to paint him as greedy, and voiced surprise at revelations that his disgraced predecessor and his deputies awarded themselves millions in dubious bonuses.

4:45 AM November 25 2016