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FIFA opts not to suspend Israel but will investigate Palestinian claims of discrimination

FIFA opts not to suspend Israel but will investigate Palestinian...

Zurich: FIFA stopped short of suspending the Israeli soccer federation on Thursday, but asked for a disciplinary...

4 Oct 2024 6:38 AM

Sex Eligibility Rules for Female Athletes Are Complex and Legally Difficult: Here’s How They Work

Sex Eligibility Rules for Female Athletes Are Complex and Legally...

Paris: Women’s boxing at the Paris Olympics has highlighted the complexity of drafting and enforcing sex eligibility...

7 Aug 2024 2:14 PM

From Fifa to Wimbledon: This is how T20 World Cup transcended beyond cricket

From Fifa to Wimbledon: This is how T20 World Cup transcended beyond...

Hyderabad: Rohit-led team India had made history after beating South Africa by 7 runs in the finals of T20 World Cup to...

1 July 2024 11:13 AM

Footballers unions take FIFA to court over Club World Cup

Footballers' unions take FIFA to court over Club World Cup

Lausanne: The professional footballers' unions of England (PFA) and France (UNFP) took FIFA to court in Brussels on...

13 Jun 2024 10:25 AM

FIFA to seek legal advice on Palestinian proposal to suspend Israel from international football

FIFA to seek legal advice on Palestinian proposal to suspend Israel...

Bangkok: FIFA will seek independent legal advice before holding an extraordinary council meeting by July 25 to make a...

17 May 2024 6:02 AM

Frances forward #09 Olivier Giroud (L) and Frances goalkeeper #16 Steve Mandanda take part in a training session at the Al Sadd SC training centre in Doha on December 17, 2022, on the eve of the Qatar 2022 World Cup football final match between Argentina and France. (Photo: AFP)

Entire France squad trains on eve of World Cup final despite virus

DOHA: The whole France squad attended a training session on the eve of Sunday's World Cup final against Argentina...

17 Dec 2022 3:34 PM

Simon Stiell, U.N. climate chief, speaks during a closing plenary session at the COP27 U.N. Climate Summit, Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022, in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. (Photo: AP)

Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | Deal on climate, but hard decisions put off...

Hearing Gianni Infantino, Fifa’s Swiss-born ethnic Italian president, declare “I think for what we Europeans...

22 Nov 2022 6:30 PM

People pose for photos next to a giant replica on the World Cup trophy in front of Stadium 974 on November 18, 2022 in Doha, Qatar, ahead of the Qatar 2022 World Cup football tournament. (Photo: AFP)

DC Edit | Does Qatar deserve this Cup?

As the greatest show on turf, beginning on Sunday at the Al-Bayt stadium to end in a grand finale on Dec. 18 at the...

18 Nov 2022 6:45 PM

Sunil Chhetri. PTI Photo

FIFA honours Sunil Chhetri for his achievements, releases...

NEW DELHI: World football governing body FIFA has released a three-episode series on the life and career of talismanic...

28 Sept 2022 11:18 AM

The Indian football team has dropped two spots to 106 in the latest FIFA rankings which were revealed on Thursday. (Photo: AFP)

DC EDIT | Time to clean up Indian soccer

The need of the hour is to bring in radical reforms in football administration

17 Aug 2022 7:30 PM

The Indian football team has dropped two spots to 106 in the latest FIFA rankings which were revealed on Thursday. (Photo: AFP)

India banned by FIFA for third party influence, cannot host U17...

This is the first time the All India Football Federation (AIFF) has been banned by FIFA in its 85 year history

16 Aug 2022 5:48 AM

Football’s elite deserve Fifa foulness

Football’s elite deserve Fifa foulness

London: My favourite moment in the crisis engulfing football’s governing body, Fifa, came with the intervention of...

6 Jun 2015 3:29 AM