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Tuesday, 21 March 2017 :  The ban results from a penalty he awarded to South Africa in a 2-1 win over Senegal in a 2018 World Cup qualifier in November. He penalised Kalidou Koulibaly for handball, but replays showed the ball hit his knee. Football’s world governing body says it …

Friday, 10 March 2017 :   FIFA president Gianni Infantino on Thursday warned the United States and President Donald Trump that banning travelers from six Muslim-majority countries could negatively affect the country’s chances of hosting the 2026 World Cup. The U.S. Soccer Federation, the sport’s American governing body, has been considering …

  Tuesday, 21 Feb 2017 :  Premier League referee Mark Clattenburg will continue in his role until the end of the season. Clattenburg, 41, is to become the new head of referees in Saudi Arabia and was expected to leave immediately. However, the Premier League has confirmed he will take …

Tuesday, 17 January 2017 :  The African Nations Cup produced a meagre total of one goal in two matches on Monday as the pre-tournament favourites continued to struggle with holders Ivory Coast held by outsiders Togo. The Elephants had to settle for a 0-0 draw in the opening match of …

Faiz Subri catapulted Malaysia to one of its biggest sporting achievements after he clinched the FIFA Puskas award for goal of the year at the 2016 FIFA Football Awards in Zurich on Monday night. He became the first Asian player to win the prestigious prize, and would rub shoulders with …

Tuesday, 20 December 2016 ZURICH – Former Honduras president Rafael Callejas, who later became a soccer official, was given a life ban from soccer on Monday amid the fallout from the scandal which threw FIFA into turmoil last year. His compatriot Alfredo Hawit, a former FIFA vice-president and former acting …

NYON (Switzerland): The governing body of European football is still unclear about the latest format of the World Cup and was not sure whether to vote to expand the tournament, its president said yesterday. Aleksander Ceferin said the European Football Union (UEFA) are getting information from the media as the …

KUALA LUMPUR – Pretty goal Mohd Faiz Subri kick on February 16 and 10 listed in the best kick for the Puskas Award for the International Football Federation (FIFA) 2016. This was confirmed by football’s governing body said in a Twitter message that the upload official FIFA.com earlier. Nine other …

FIFA are set to take action against England and Scotland for wearing armbands with poppies during their World Cup qualifier. The bungling governors of world football warned the countries ahead of the game – with both nations choosing to pay their respects instead. AP report that disciplinary cases have now …

Thursday, 7 September 2017 :  A World Cup qualifier between South Africa and Senegal will be replayed after the match referee was banned for life by Fifa. Ghanaian referee Joseph Lamptey was banned for “match manipulation”. He awarded a penalty to South Africa in their 2-1 win in November last …