FIFA President Gianni Infantino is in agreement that football matches need to be stopped whenever racist abuse occurs. The subject has gained massive attention globally after Real Madrid winger Vinicius Junior was racially abused during a La Liga game with Valencia last month. Punishments have been handed out to some of the culprits, while La Liga, whom Vinicius accused of encouraging racism, has taken steps to...
World football governing body, FIFA has confirmed that Senegalese diplomat Fatma Samoura will leave her role as FIFA's Secretary General at the end of year 2023. Samoura was appointed by FIFA President, Gianni Infantino in May 2016 as the first woman to occupy the Secretary General position. She is first female and non-European to hold the role as head of FIFA’s administration after working with the...
The Federation of Professional Football Players, FIFPRO has advised over 65,000 professional footballers across the world not to sign for any Egyptian club due to non-payment of salaries and abusive behaviours in the country's labour market. The global body revealed that any transfer to the North African nation stands a high chance of leading to disputes and legal proceedings. In a lengthy statement published on its...
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) during its Executive Committee meeting in Algiers has approved a calendar schedule for Africa's 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. CAF revealed that the road to the historic 2026 FIFA World Cup that will take place in the USA, Mexico and Canada will begin in November 2023 and end in March 2026, a few months before the tournament kick-off. There will...
The world football governing body, FIFA has paid a glowing tribute to former Nigeria goalscoring machine, Rashidi Yekini on the remembrance of his death. Yekini who etched his name in history as scorer of Nigeria's first ever goal at the FIFA World Cup, died on May 4, 2012 at the age of 48. https://twitter.com/fifaworldcup/status/1654120159001341952?s=46&t=fgJgi_VoW3hkb5abCvInXQ He scored the opening goal in Nigeria's 3-0 victory against Bulgaria followed...
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