Jan 17, 2025, 08:01 AM ET FIFA suspended the president of Panama’s football federation for a fat-shaming comment about a star player in the women’s national team. Manuel Arias suggested midfielder Marta Cox was “fat” after she made critical comments about the set-up at the national team, which qualified for the 2023 Women’s World Cup. […]
Sam Barrott’s meteoric rise through the refereeing ranks has continued with promotion to the international lists of FIFA and UEFA just five months after being elevated to the Select Group 1 of Premier League officials. Barrott, 31, was added to the list of EFL referees in 2020 and took charge of his first Championship game […]
FIFA’s announcement suggested that it expects to reach a larger audience and increase US engagement by airing on Netflix. FIFA said that 1.2 billion people watched the 2019 Women’s World Cup, ESPN noted. Netflix has already demonstrated the ability to lure a massive amount of viewers to exclusive sports matches. In November, Netflix claimed the […]
A map shown during the draw for the 2026 Fifa World Cup has been criticised by Ukraine as an “unacceptable error” after it appeared to exclude Crimea as part of the country. The graphic – showing countries that cannot be drawn to play each other for geopolitical reasons – highlighted Ukraine but did not include […]
Photo by Andy Mead/YCJ/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Icon Sportswire via Getty Images On January 13, 2025, trial will begin in an action brought by the defunct North American Soccer League (NASL) against the United States Soccer Federation (U.S. Soccer) and Major League Soccer (MLS) for their alleged coordinated effort to extinguish the NASL. The […]
MIAMI, FLORIDA – DECEMBER 05: A detailed view of The FIFA Club World Cup Trophy during the 2025 FIFA … [+] Club World Cup Draw at Telemundo Studios on December 05, 2024 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Marco Bello – FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images) FIFA via Getty Images The expanded FIFA 2025 Club World Cup […]
An unpublished report into the soccer governing body’s responsibility for migrant workers recommends that it should compensate those harmed.
San Marino, FIFA’s lowest-ranked international soccer team, has earned promotion in the UEFA Nations League after beating Liechtenstein. The perennial minnows rank 210th in world soccer but beat Liechtenstein 3-1 to move up to the third tier of the UNL against the odds with seven points from four games which is one better than Gibraltar. […]
Oct 21, 2024, 04:05 AM ET FIFA signed the four-year deal with Saudi Aramco in April. Harold Cunningham/Getty Images A group of over 100 professional women’s footballers on Monday sent an open letter to FIFA urging the world governing body to end its partnership with oil and gas conglomerate Saudi Aramco. In April, FIFA signed […]
