“Mr Infantino visited us and he gave a proposal to the government and they are still thinking about it,” said Al Wahaibi on the sidelines of the Asian Football Confederation’s congress on Saturday. “They haven’t come to a decision yet, but it’s not a federation decision. We have some issues. We don’t have a stadium […]
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Revamped Club World Cup important for Asia: Infantino
FIFA president Gianni Infantino has said his controversial plan to expand the FIFA Club World Cup can play a key role in further developing the club game in Asia despite European opposition. Infantino’s desire to expand the tournament from seven teams to 24 when it is relaunched in 2021 has been opposed by the European […]
Sheikh Salman retains place at helm of Asian football
KUALA LUMPUR: Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa was re-elected unopposed to the position as president of the Asian Football Confederation on Saturday after the regional body’s congress confirmed a new four-year term for the Bahraini by acclamation. The 53-year-old, who was not present at the meeting due to the death of his mother earlier […]
FIFA to send fact-finding mission to assess situation in Pakistan
FIFA, the world governing body of Football, has announced to send a fact-finding mission to Pakistan to access situation following a court-order election in Pakistan Football Federation that ousted Faisal Saleh Hayat from PFF’s helm of affairs. A spokesman for FIFA confirmed Friday after the Members’ Association Committee meeting that the fact-finding mission would soon […]
Swedish female soccer players call for unity to tackle inequality
With 30,000 tickets sold for their friendly against Germany in Stockholm on Saturday, Sweden’s female players have called for unity to tackle inequalities between men and women in soccer, especially when it comes to money. Huge crowds have attended women’s games in England, Italy and Spain recently and defender Nilla Fischer told media that fans, […]
Liverpool tops table for agents fees at 43 million pounds
LONDON: The 20 Premier League clubs splashed out a combined record 260 million pounds to agents last year, according to figures released on Thursday by the Football Association. Title-challenging Liverpool topped the table with £43.7 million going to agents for the 12 months ending Jan. 31 – more than Manchester City and Manchester United combined. […]
England soccer manager Southgate honoured at Buckingham Palace
LONDON: England football manager Gareth Southgate received the OBE award at Buckingham Palace on Thursday after steering the national team to the World Cup semi-finals in Russia last Summer. Southgate, 48, dressed in his trademark waistcoat, was presented the award for services to football by Prince Charles after he was included in Queen Elizabeth’s 2019 […]
USA women’s soccer team says lawsuit about more than money
Members of the United States women’s soccer squad (USWNT) have told Reuters their lawsuit against the national federation alleging gender discrimination is not just about wages but also improving the sport for women participating in it at all levels. All 28 members of the squad were named as plaintiffs in the lawsuit, which was filed […]
Equal pay still a stretch for French women
Women’s soccer has been developing rapidly in France but Frenchwomen do not believe they are in a position to ask for the same financial treatment as the men even though their American counterparts have filed an equal pay lawsuit. France, fourth in the FIFA women’s world rankings, are among the favourites for this year’s World […]
Abuse allegations leave Afghanistan women’s soccer team in tatters
Allegations of sexual abuse of members of Afghanistan’s national women’s soccer team by sport officials have resulted in missed paychecks after sponsors pulled out, taunts and entreaties from parents to their daughters to quit playing. FIFA, global soccer’s governing body, suspended the head of the Afghan Football Federation and several other officials in December. The […]