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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 ...

CAF , corruption , FIFA
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...

FIFA , Women's World Cup
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...

FIFA , Gianni Infantino
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...

FIFA , Gianni Infantino
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...

2022 World Cup , FIFA , Gianni Infantino
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...

Blatter , FIFA , IFA’s Ethics Committee , Sepp Blatter
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 ...

Ahmad Ahmad , Amr Fahmy , FIFA corruption
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 ...

Ahmad Ahmad , CAF , corruption
FIFA urges federations, leagues to take hard line on racism
By Reuters, 1100, April 14, 2019 (EAT)
FIFA has urged national football federations and leagues to adopt their own tough rules on dealing with racism, including allowing referees to stop or...

FIFA , Gianni Infantino , racism
FIFA says 2022 World Cup expansion is 50/50
By Reuters, 2100, April 10, 2019 (EAT)
The chances of FIFA increasing the number of teams at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar from 32 to 48 is 50/50, the president of soccer’s governing body G...

2022 World Cup , FIFA , Gianni Infantino , Qatar 2022
Pay Migne up, Mwendwa appeals to gov’t as AFCON preps take shape
By John Kyanda, 1114, April 9, 2019 (EAT)
Football Kenya Federation President Nick Mwendwa has for the umpteenth time urged the government to clear the salary arrears owed to the national so...

allowances , government , Harambee Stars , Nick Mwendwa , Sebastien Migne
Xavi anti-FIFA in 48-team World Cup proposal
By Reuters, 1240, March 19, 2019 (EAT)
Former Spain midfielder Xavi Hernandez says FIFA should abandon a proposal to increase the number of teams at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar to 48 from 3...

Qatar 2022 , World cup , Xavi Hernandez
FIFA votes for new Club World Cup, Euro clubs confirm boycott
By Reuters, 1410, March 16, 2019 (EAT)
FIFA will go ahead with a new 24-team Club World Cup starting in 2021, its President Gianni Infantino said on Friday, setting the world soccer governi...

24-team Club World Cup , FIFA , President Gianni Infantino
President Kenyatta joins African leaders in stand against terrorism
By PSCU, 1905, February 10, 2019 (EAT)
President Uhuru Kenyatta was among world leaders who on Sunday vowed never to allow terrorist elements to distabilise any country in Africa. The le...

addis ababa , AFRICAN UNION , AU summit
Owino was not alone in Harambee Stars match fixing scam: Fifa
By Jacob Icia, 1816, April 24, 2019 (EAT)
Jacob Icia The match-fixing scandal that has rocked Harambee Stars following the publication of Fifa's preliminary investigation, could have in...

Fifa investigation , George Owino Audi , Harambee Stars , kenya , Match-fixing
Record audience watched ‘best World Cup ever’ – FIFA
By Reuters, 1527, December 21, 2018 (EAT)
A record audience of more than 3.5 billion people watched this year’s World Cup in Russia, with the final between France and Croatia attracting 1.12...

2018 , audience , FIFA , Record , russia , watched , World cup
River Plate snatch Libertadores glory over Boca in Madrid
By Reuters, 1124, December 10, 2018 (EAT)
River Plate battled back to beat arch Argentine rivals Boca Juniors 3-1 in extra-time in an unforgettable and unique Copa Libertadores final second le...

Argentine rivals , Boca Juniors , Copa Libertadores , Gonzalo Martinez , Madrid , River Plate
FIFA task force meets to examine Infantino’s tournament plans
By Reuters, 934, December 10, 2018 (EAT)
A task force set up to examine FIFA president Gianni Infantino’s plans for a new Club World Cup and a Global Nations League held its first meeting o...

FIFA , Gianni Infantino , Global Nations League , task force
Infantino expects Qatar World Cup to be the best-ever
By Reuters, 1028, November 22, 2018 (EAT)
FIFA president Gianni Infantino expects the 2022 World Cup in Qatar to be the best-ever, he said in an interview on Wednesday. “It will be a very...

FIFA , Gianni Infantino , Qatar 2020
World Cup 2022: Will it be 32 or 48 teams?
By Reuters, 1605, November 20, 2018 (EAT)
Tomorrow marks exactly four years to the kickoff of the next World Cup in Qatar, which could yet be an instrument to help end regional tensions and th...

2022 , FIFA , Gianni Infantino , Qatar , russia , World cup