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Court gives banned African soccer head hope of election bid Banned by FIFA for financial wrongdoing, Ahmad Ahmad was reinstated as head of African soccer on Friday during a presidential election campa...

JANUARY 29, 2021 • WASHINGTONTIMES.COM

Court gives banned African soccer head hope of election bid

Ahmad Ahmad has been reinstated as president of African soccer pending an urgent appeal at the Court of Arbitration for Sport against his ban by FIFA for financial wrongdoing

JANUARY 29, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Fifa extends mandate of Egyptian normalisation committee Fifa has prolonged the tenure of the board set up to manage football in the North African nation

JANUARY 28, 2021 • GOAL.COM

FIFA unveils education program to combat abuse

FIFA is unveiling a program to educate its member associations worldwide about how to properly handle player harassment and abuse

JANUARY 28, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

FIFA probes African soccer leader, bars him from election The interim president of the African soccer confederation is under investigation by FIFA and was barred Wednesday from an election to retain his seat on the governing body’s ruling...

JANUARY 27, 2021 • WASHINGTONTIMES.COM

FIFA probes African soccer leader, bars him from election GENEVA - The interim president of the African soccer confederation is under investigation by FIFA and was barred Wednesday from an election...

JANUARY 27, 2021 • THESTAR.COM

FIFA probes African soccer leader, bars him from election

The interim president of the African soccer confederation is under investigation by the FIFA ethics committee

JANUARY 27, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Candidate in tainted Asian soccer election calls for re-run GENEVA (AP) — The candidate for FIFA’s top decision-making body who lost after facing gender bias and improper influence said on Tuesday the...

JANUARY 26, 2021 • OLEANTIMESHERALD.COM

Candidate in tainted Asian soccer election calls for re-run GENEVA - The candidate for FIFA’s top decision-making body who lost after facing gender bias and improper influence said on Tuesday the Asia...

JANUARY 26, 2021 • THESTAR.COM

Candidate in tainted Asian soccer election calls for re-run The candidate for FIFA’s top decision-making body who lost after facing gender bias and improper influence said on Tuesday the Asian Football Confederation should re-run its tainte...

JANUARY 26, 2021 • WASHINGTONTIMES.COM

Candidate in tainted Asian soccer election calls for re-run

The candidate for FIFA’s top decision-making body who lost after facing gender bias and improper influence says the Asian Football Confederation should re-run its tainted election

JANUARY 26, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

FIFA grants approval for Macario to play for US Brazilian-born midfielder Catarina Macario received permission from FIFA on Wednesday to play for the U.S. national team.

JANUARY 13, 2021 • OLEANTIMESHERALD.COM

FIFA grants approval for Macario to play for US Brazilian-born midfielder Catarina Macario received permission from FIFA on Wednesday to play for the U.S. national team.

JANUARY 13, 2021 • THESTAR.COM

FIFA grants approval for Macario to play for US

Brazilian-born midfielder Catarina Macario has received permission from FIFA to play for the U.S. women's national soccer team

JANUARY 13, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

FIFA details depths of sexual abuse case in Haitian soccer

A FIFA document has detailed the allegations of systematic sexual abuse of female players in Haiti that led to the national soccer federation’s president being banned for life

JANUARY 13, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Amnesty critical of FIFA leader starring in Saudi PR video Human rights activists are denouncing FIFA President Gianni Infantino’s starring turn in a promotional video for the Saudi Arabian governmen...

JANUARY 8, 2021 • WASHINGTONTIMES.COM

FIFA files criminal complaint against Blatter over museum

FIFA has filed a criminal complaint against former president Sepp Blatter over the finances of its loss-making soccer museum in Zurich

DECEMBER 22, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

FIFA files criminal complaint against former president Sepp Blatter over finances of soccer museum project in Zurich

FIFA files criminal complaint against former president Sepp Blatter over finances of soccer museum project in Zurich

DECEMBER 22, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

'Marquinhos is Ballon d'Or level' - Tuchel questions why PSG defender wasn't recognised by FIFA PSG star Marquinhos is 'Ballon d'Or worthy' and should have been recognised by FIFA with a position in the FIFPro Men's World XI for the las...

DECEMBER 21, 2020 • GOAL.COM

AP Exclusive: Qatar to allow rainbow flags at 2022 World Cup Rainbow flags will be allowed in stadiums at the 2022 World Cup as Qatar said anti-LGBTQ laws would not be enforced at matches to comply wit...

DECEMBER 8, 2020 • WASHINGTONTIMES.COM

AP Exclusive: Qatar to allow rainbow flags at 2022 World Cup

Qatari and FIFA officials say rainbow flags will be allowed in stadiums at the 2022 World Cup

DECEMBER 8, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS