Inside World Football
  • Home
  • Americas
    • News
    • Concacaf
    • Gold Cup 2023
      • News
      • Bracket / Schedule
      • Teams
      • Stadiums
      • Match Reports
      • Match Previews
    • Gold Cup 2021
      • News
      • Bracket / Schedule
      • Teams
      • Venues
      • Match Previews
      • Match Reports
    • Gold Cup 2019
    • Concacaf W Championship 2022
    • W Gold Cup 2024
      • News
      • Match Previews
      • Match Reports
      • Teams
      • Fixtures and results
      • Stadia
    • Nations League 2024
      • News
      • Teams
      • Venues
      • History/Stats
      • Match Previews
      • Fixtures
  • Asia
    • News
    • Competitions
    • Federations
    • Development
    • Asian Cup 2023
      • News
      • Fixture and Results
      • Match Previews
      • Match Reports
      • Stadiums
      • Teams
      • History
  • Europe
    • Euro 2024
    • Euro Nations League
  • FIFA
  • Marketing
    • Broadcast
  • Finance
  • Match-fixing
  • Integrity
  • Performance

World Football

FIFA says FC Sion’s ban on fielding new signings must be enforced

Essam_El-Hadary_Egyptian_goalkeeper_16-08-11

By David Gold

August 15 – FIFA has warned Switzerland to enforce its ruling that FC Sion are unable to field six new signings after the Swiss League allowed the club to select three players barred from competition by world football’s governing body last weekend.

Read more …

Archive

FIFA announce probe into 16 Caribbean football officials

FIFA_logo_at_HQ

Andrew Warshaw

August 11 – Sixteen Caribbean officials are to be probed by FIFA for their roles in the recent bribery scandal that led to the downfall of former Asian football supremo Mohamed Bin Hammam and the resignation of senior FIFA vice-president Jack Warner.

Read more …

Archive

Strike action by players hits La Liga fixtures

La_liga_strike_Barcelona_v_Man_Utd_11-08-11

By David Gold

August 11 – Players in Spain have announced that they will go on strike for the opening two rounds of fixtures in La Liga and the Segunda Liga, Luis Rubiales, the President of the Association of Spanish Footballers (AFE), has confirmed.

Read more …

Africa

Million dollar donation by FIFA to help those affected by drought in Somalia

Somalia_drought_12-08-11

By David Gold

August 11 – FIFA has donated $1 million (£616,523/€700,918) to those affected by the crisis in Somalia, brought on by the drought which has struck East Africa in recent months.

Read more …

Archive

Six referees banned by FIFA for helping to manipulate international friendlies

Bolivia_v_Latvia

By Andrew Warshaw

August 10 – Six match officials were banned for life by FIFA today in the latest move to clean up the game and stamp out corruption.

Read more …

Archive

MLS agrees new deal with NBC Sports for live broadcasts

David_Beckham_MLS_action_11-08-11

By David Gold

August 11 – America’s Major Soccer League (MLS) has agreed a three-year deal with NBC Sports to broadcast 45 live games a season, replacing the existing arrangement with Fox Soccer.

Read more …

Archive

Atalanta docked six points for their role in Italian match fixing affair

Cristiano_Doni_playing_for_Atalanta_February_2011

By David Gold

August 9 – Newly promoted Atalanta will start the Serie A season with a six point penalty for their role in the match fixing affair which has rocked Italy, the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) confirmed today.

Read more …

Archive

Dutch friendly is off as safety of players cannot be guaranteed

David_Bernstein_May_27_2011

By Andrew Warshaw

August 9 – England’s decision to postpone tomorrow night’s prestige friendly with the Netherlands because of the widespread rioting in London reverberated around the world as Football Association chairman David Bernstein (pictured) admitted he was not able to guarantee the safety of players.

Read more …

Archive

Caribbean officials could face possible corruption charges

Mohamed_bin_Hammam_10-08-11

By Andrew Warshaw

August 8 – More than 10 Caribbean officials are reportedly to face possible corruption proceedings tomorrow by FIFA’s Ethics Committee for their role in the bribery scandal that brought down former Asian football chief Mohamed Bin Hammam (pictured).

Read more …

Archive

Italian footballers threaten strike action if collective agreement is not signed

Gennaro_Gattuso_08-08-11

By David Gold

August 8 – A rift between the Italian league and players in Serie A has widened after all 20 captains of top flight teams signed a letter demanding that a dispute over a new collective player rights deal be resolved before the season starts, as the threat of a players strike increases.

Read more …

Archive

Domenech settles for under €1 million over France firing

Raymond_Domenech_08-08-11

By David Gold

August 5 – France’s former national team coach Raymond Domenech has agreed a €975,000 (£850,000/$1.4 million) compensation deal with the French Football Federation (FFF), bringing to an end the dispute following his sacking after the disastrous World Cup campaign in South Africa last year.

Read more …

Archive

Is Blatter fit to run football? asks head of European Club Association

Karl_Heinze_Rummenigge_in_front_of_Bayern_Munich_boar

By Andrew Warshaw

August 4 – The war of words between club and country continued today when the head of the European Club Association (ECA), Karl Heinze Rummenigge (pictured), suggested Sepp Blatter was no longer fit to run FIFA.

Read more …

Africa

Hayatou urges football officials to raise aid for Africa famine

Somali_refugees_04-08-11

By David Gold

August 4 – Issa Hayatou, President of the African Football Confederation (CAF), has urged football authorities across the continent to organise charity games in aid of the victims of the famine plaguing the Horn of Africa.

Read more …

Archive

Blatter sends 50th Birthday wishes to Obama

Barack_Obama_and_Sepp_Blatter_04-08-11

By David Gold

August 4 – When Barack Obama gets around to opening his birthday cards, he will be finding a message of support from FIFA President Sepp Blatter, who wrote to the United States President, hailing him as a “visionary leader and unifier”.

Read more …

Archive

New stadia is vital if we are to stay up in the rankings, claims AC Milan official

Adriano_Galliani_05-08-11

By David Gold

August 3 – AC Milan vice-president Adriano Galliani (pictured) has warned that Italian clubs need to renovate or build new stadiums to avoid falling behind France in UEFA’s coefficient rankings, after having dropped below Germany’s Bundesliga last season.

Read more …

  • Page 905 of 940
  • « First
  • ‹ Previous
  • 901
  • 902
  • 903
  • 904
  • 905 (current)
  • 906
  • 907
  • 908
  • 909
  • Next ›
  • Last »
Follow us:
android-app
ios-app
  • Home
  • Search
  • Sign up for our daily news bulletin

Latest News

  • Pulisic, Musah and Robinson out of US team for Gold Cup; McKennie, Weah and Reyna to play CWC 
  • Qatari organisers hike Arab Cup 2025 prize money to $36.5m
  • Brazilian clubs to boycott CBF presidential elections; players lobby for change
  • Canadians lure James Johnson from Australia to head CSB 
  • OpEd: Class enemy Wenger’s comments highlight FIFA-UEFA disconnect

Soccerex

Uefa Nations League 2023

Concacaf Nations League 2023

Football Asia

FIFA

Football Americas

News from North and Central America and the Caribbean

Columnists

  • Inside Insight
  • Mihir Bose
  • David Owen
  • Lee Wellings
  • John Yan
  • Andrew Warshaw
  • Osasu Obayiuwana
  • Matt Scott
  • Massimo Cecchini
  • Sports Law: Dr Laila Mintas
  • HJC
  • Martin Volkmar

3rd Annual Rexsport IWF Forum

4QuestionsFor4Leaders

4 questions for 4 leaders

  • About us
  • Contact
  • Privacy
  • Terms & Conditions
  • Acceptable Use Policy