President Dr. Arif Alvi held top table talks with board members of Global Soccer Ventures (GSV) Yasir Mehmood, Chairman Zabe Khan, Chief Executive Officer and Saqib Rafiq Chaudhry, Chief Operating Officer to become the custodians of football through its private football enterprise forging a strategic alliance between UK and Pakistan. With former England and Liverpool […]
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Former CONCACAF head Sanz given life ban for bribery: FIFA
PARIS: Enrique Sanz, the former general secretary of North American soccer’s governing body CONCACAF, has been banned from any football-related activity for life after being found guilty of bribery, FIFA said on Tuesday. Sanz was found guilty of negotiating bribes in competitions organised by FIFA, CONCACAF, the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) and the South American […]
Cardiff must pay Nantessix million euros forEmiliano Sala: FIFA
PARIS: Cardiff City must pay Nantes six million euros, the sum agreed as the first instalment for the transfer of Emiliano Sala who died in a plane crash on his way to the Welsh club, FIFA said on Monday. After signing for Cardiff for 15 million euros in January, Sala was travelling there from the […]
Seven players banned for life over match-manipulation
ZURICH: Seven current and former players from various countries have been banned for life for their involvement in a match-manipulation following an investigation lasting several years, football’s governing body FIFA said on Wednesday. FIFA said the investigation centred around matches which convicted Singapore-based match fixer Wilson Raj Perumal attempted to manipulate for betting purposes. FIFA […]
Frappart set to become first female Ligue 1 referee
PARIS: Stephanie Frappart will become the first woman to referee a French Ligue 1 match when Amiens host Strasbourg on April 28, the French Football Federation (FFF) said on Tuesday. Frappart, the only referee from France who will be officiating at the Women’s World Cup to be held there this June, was also the first […]
Infantino urges Kuwait to host 2022 World Cup matches
FIFA president Gianni Infantino met Kuwait’s emir on Sunday, state media said, amid reports the Gulf state is in talks to host matches to support Qatar during the 2022 World Cup. Kuwaiti ruler Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmed Al-Sabah and the head of the country’s sports federation met with Infantino on a low-profile visit that began Saturday, […]
Former Brazil soccer chief given life ban for bribery: FIFA
LONDON: Jose Maria Marin, the former president of Brazil Football Confederation (CBF), has been banned for life and fined 1 million Swiss francs (£761,152) for taking bribes, the sport’s governing body FIFA said on Monday. Marin is currently serving a four-year sentence in prison a the United States after being convicted on corruption charges related […]
FIFA urges federations, leagues to take hard line on racism
FIFA has urged national football federations and leagues to adopt their own tough rules on dealing with racism, including allowing referees to stop or abandon matches. Football’s global governing body issued a statement on Saturday in response to recent incidents in the game with president Gianni Infantino saying the cases were “sad”. “This is really […]
Faisal Saleh elected as vice president of Asian Football Confederation
The 29th Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Congress has elected AFC vice presidents from each of the five Asian football zones in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Saturday. Syed Faisal Saleh Hayat has been elected as vice president for the South Zone and will serve for the next four-year term. It is for the first time in […]
India earns top FIFA seat, eyes 2026 World Cup
KUALA LUMPUR: India set their sights on qualifying for the 2026 World Cup as Praful Patel became their first representative on the powerful FIFA Council on Saturday. Patel, one of six Asian delegates elected to the Council at the Asian Football Confederation Congress, said the World Cup was the next big step for India after […]