Wednesday , May 14 2025
Latest News
Home / Tag Archives: fifa (page 13)

Tag Archives: fifa

Qatar World Cup to be played with 32 teams: FIFA

Lausanne, Switzerland | AFP | The 2022 World Cup in Qatar will be played with 32 teams after a proposed expansion of the tournament to 48 sides was scrapped, FIFA announced on Wednesday. World football’s governing body said in a statement that “following a thorough and comprehensive consultation process with the …

Read More »

Uganda FA to train South Sudan football officials

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA) is set to play a helping hand in training the South Sudan Football Association (SSFA) administrators. Michael Amin, President of SSFA disclosed the development to URN on Thursday night at the Pyramids Hotel in Juba. “We are …

Read More »

BALLON d’Or: It is Luka Modric

Paris, France | AFP | Luka Modric saw off competition from France’s World Cup stars as the Real Madrid and Croatia midfielder won the Ballon d’Or on Monday to end a 10-year stranglehold on the award by Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. Modric, 33, was announced as the winner of the prestigious prize in Paris …

Read More »

Blatter urges investigation of Infantino’s meetings with Swiss prosecutor

Lausanne, Switzerland | AFP | Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter called for an investigation into his successor Gianni Infantino, after Switzerland’s Attorney General admitted meeting the current boss of world football’s governing body. The attorney general, Michael Lauber, told journalists earlier on Wednesday that his meetings with current FIFA boss …

Read More »