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Italian soccer stars banned for blasphemy
By Imani Mitchelle,
1107, October 30, 2019 (EAT)
Two Italian soccer players have been given one-match bans for blasphemy after being filmed taking God's name in vain while out on the field of play. ...
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China to host expanded Club World Cup in 2021
By Reuters,
1242, October 24, 2019 (EAT)
China will host the first edition of the new, expanded 24-team Club World Cup in 2021, FIFA president Gianni Infantino told reporters on Thursday foll...
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La Liga renew efforts to host game in America
By Reuters,
1817, October 17, 2019 (EAT)
Spain’s La Liga has renewed its efforts to host a league game in Miami, officially requesting a change of venue for December’s fixture between Vil...
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FIFA tells Iran to let women into stadiums
By Reuters,
1604, September 19, 2019 (EAT)
FIFA president Gianni Infantino has told Iran it is time to allow women into football stadiums and the global soccer body expects “positive developm...
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FIFA officials to visit Iran after death of ‘Blue Girl’
By Reuters,
1234, September 12, 2019 (EAT)
FIFA officials will visit Iran, following the death of a female fan who set herself on fire in protest at her arrest for attending a match, world socc...
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Kenyan among experts assembled to assist CAF reforms
By Reuters,
1354, September 12, 2019 (EAT)
Kenyan lawyer Janet Katisya is among a five-person team of experts brought together by FIFA to help reform the scandal-ridden Confederation of African...
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FIFA approves expansion of women’s World Cup
By Reuters,
749, August 1, 2019 (EAT)
World football’s governing body FIFA has approved the expansion of the Women’s World Cup from the existing 24 teams to 32 for the 2023 edition and...
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Ahmad sacks deputy as CAF purge continues
By Reuters,
1125, July 19, 2019 (EAT)
Confederation of African Football (CAF) President Ahmad Ahmad fired his deputy Amaju Pinnick on Thursday just as global governing body FIFA was releas...
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Infantino rejects ‘colonialism’ criticism
By Reuters,
1445, July 18, 2019 (EAT)
FIFA president Gianni Infantino has rejected comments that the global soccer body has taken a “colonialist” attitude towards African football and ...
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FIFA backs its hand to improve African football
By Reuters,
1135, July 18, 2019 (EAT)
FIFA President Gianni Infantino said on Wednesday that the unprecedented move to step in and jointly administer African football with the regional bod...
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Lively CAF congress expected amid corruption scandal
By Reuters,
1445, July 17, 2019 (EAT)
A corruption scandal and a decision to cede control of the body to FIFA are likely to provoke lively debate when the Confederation of African Football...
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Rapinoe and Lavelle give U.S. fourth World Cup title
By Reuters,
2218, July 7, 2019 (EAT)
The United States won a record-extending fourth women’s World Cup with a 2-0 victory over the Netherlands on Sunday as second-half goals from Megan ...
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FIFA to take over the running of African football
By Reuters,
1208, June 20, 2019 (EAT)
A drastic and dramatic overhaul of African football is expected to be announced on Thursday, the eve of the kickoff of the African Cup of Nations, in ...
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FIFA says only 14 women’s World Cup matches are sold out
By Reuters,
1556, June 12, 2019 (EAT)
World football governing body FIFA said on Tuesday that they have allocated a million tickets for the ongoing women’s World Cup in France but only 1...
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Infantino re-elected FIFA president at Paris congress
By Reuters,
1336, June 5, 2019 (EAT)
Gianni Infantino was re-elected FIFA president unopposed at the congress of world football’s governing body in Paris on Wednesday as he claimed to h...
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FIFA President Infantino struggles to turn big plans into reality
By Reuters,
1459, June 3, 2019 (EAT)
Globe-trotting FIFA president Gianni Infantino, set to be reelected unopposed on Wednesday, will have plenty of unfinished business in his second mand...
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FIFA abandons 48-team 2022 World Cup
By Reuters,
932, May 23, 2019 (EAT)
The 2022 World Cup in Qatar will be held with 32 participating teams and not an expanded 48 teams, organisers FIFA said on Wednesday. FIFA Presiden...
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Former FIFA boss Blatter says money risks ruining the sport
By Reuters,
1442, May 11, 2019 (EAT)
Sepp Blatter, the former boss of soccer’s world governing body FIFA who was ousted during a corruption scandal, has said money risks ruining the spo...
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Amr Fahmy fired after accusing CAF boss of corruption
By Reuters,
1225, April 16, 2019 (EAT)
African soccer’s ruling body has fired a senior official after he made corruption accusations against the organisation’s president in a potential ...
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CAF whistleblower fired after accusing Ahmad of corruption
By Reuters,
1708, April 15, 2019 (EAT)
African football's ruling body has fired a senior official after he made corruption accusations against the organisation’s president in a potential ...
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