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Centralisation of archive allowed Fifa to offer matches free says commercial chief Thomas
Fifa’s chief commercial officer Simon Thomas has said the decision by the governing body to take its audiovisual archive services in-house has enabled it to offer more than 30 historic matches free of c…
Sports organisations act as coronavirus financial impact bites
Sports organisations around the world are making pay cuts and offering staff temporary contracts, among other money-saving measures, as the coronavirus shutdown squeezes cashflow
Sport1 moves to plug gap with Fifa archive and documentaries
Sport1, the German sports broadcaster, is to show various Fifa World Cup archive and documentary programming as it looks to rebuild a programming schedule hit by an absence of live sports events
Fifa opens video archive to serve fans in isolation
Fifa has opened up its match archive across its owned and social media channels and is allowing broadcast partners access to archive rights to fill their schedules during the Covid-19 outbreak
Fifa forms Covid-19 working group, confirms Club World Cup delay
Fifa has agreed to delay the inaugural staging of its revamped Club World Cup in China to accommodate the new dates for the European Championship and Copa América national team tournaments, adding that …
Fifa poised to reschedule revamped Club World Cup
Fifa president Gianni Infantino has proposed moving the new Club World Cup, which was scheduled to be hosted in China next year, as world football’s governing body seeks to address the competition backlog c…
Cancellations sweep global sport as coronavirus spreads
Fifa said it would not require football clubs to release players for international matches in March and April, and recommended the halting of internationals in that period
Euro 2020 postponement to be discussed by Uefa and stakeholders
Uefa has called an emergency meeting to agree a response to the coronavirus outbreak with the postponement of Euro 2020 one option to be discussed
Coronavirus latest: LaLiga behind closed doors, Italy shuts down, AFC qualifiers moved
All public gatherings throughout Italy have been halted by the government until April 3 in order to contain the coronavirus epidemic
Fifa declares mission accomplished at Caf, but which mission?
Fifa's six-month takeover of the Confederation of African Football was promised to result in better governance and financial controls. Callum McCarthy investigates whether CAF can be trusted to deliver on those promises without supervision.
CAS pro/rel ruling raises questions over Fifa’s reluctance to force initiative in US
For many years now, the issue of introducing promotion and relegation into the structure of US soccer has been one of contention. Bob Williams explores what is happening at the moment.
Will Fifa’s cap on commissions curb agent ‘excesses’?
Fifa’s proposals to cap agent commissions has set it on a collision course with some of the most powerful agents in world football. In this explainer, Ben Cronin outlines the reasoning behind the reforms and the legal arguments for and against them.
Coronavirus latest: Asian football qualifiers postponed; Thai MotoGP rescheduled; Bach reassures athletes; and more
Fifa and the Asian Football Confederation have moved towards postponing upcoming matches in the joint qualifying competition for the 2022 World Cup and the 2023 Asian Cup
Swiss attorney general disciplined over Fifa case, Platini loses ECHR appeal
Swiss attorney general Michael Lauber has been disciplined for misconduct during an investigation into Fifa, while the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has today (Thursday) rejected the latest attempt…
Coronavirus latest: Dortmund cancels Asia summer tour, Tokyo 2020 torch-lighting ceremony downsized, and more
Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund has cancelled plans to tour Asia this summer due to the coronavirus outbreak
Coronavirus latest: MotoGP Qatar cancelled, Infantino on Euro threat, Bach cools Tokyo speculation, and more
Motorcycle racing championship MotoGP has cancelled its season-opening race in Qatar that was due for March 8
Fifa urged to ban overseas league games, starts discussions over post-2024 match calendar
Fifa's Stakeholders Committee has recommended that soccer's world governing body should formally ban teams from playing official league matches outside of their home territories, raising another flashpoint…
Fifa to formally discuss issue of clubs playing official league matches overseas
Fifa's Stakeholders Committee will formally discuss the issue of clubs playing official league matches overseas at a meeting in Zurich, Switzerland, on Thursday (February 27)
Infantino outlines Fifa objectives in 2020-23 ‘vision’
Fifa president Gianni Infantino has published a document outlining his objectives for the organisation under his tenure in the 2020-23 period
Rights-holders urge US to keep Saudi on watchlist over piracy
Major sports federations have urged the US government to keep Saudi Arabia on its main list of the countries that do not adequately protect intellectual property as a result of the widespread piracy of…
NZ fraud office probes ex-Oceania football chief
New Zealand's Serious Fraud Office is investigating former Oceania Football Confederation employees include ex-president David Chung, following a complaint from Fifa
Coronavirus latest: Korea and Iran sports seasons hit, PSG messages support, and more
A raft of sports events in Korea have been cancelled or put under threat after a spike in coronavirus cases in the country
Fifa hires The Raine Group to help launch $1bn Club World Cup
World soccer governing body Fifa has hired American financial advisory firm The Raine Group to help secure the $1bn funding required to launch an expanded 24-team Club World Cup in 2021, according to the…
Swiss attorney general charges Valcke, Al-Khelaifi and ‘sports rights businessman’
The Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland (OAG) has filed an indictment against former Fifa secretary general Jérôme Valcke, beIN Media Group chairman and Paris Saint-Germain president Nasser A…
Host cities announced for 2020 Fifa U17 World Cup in India
Five cities in India have been selected to host the 32 matches of this year's Fifa U17 Women's World Cup, taking place November 2 to 21
Thai FA re-elects Somyot, declares media rights award
The Football Association of Thailand yesterday re-elected Somyot Poompanmuang as its president and said its global media rights for the 2021-28 period had been awarded, although did not reveal the winners
Indonesian police partners with military to tackle match fixing
Indonesia's National Police is to work with the country's Military Police to tackle match fixing and to ensure transparency during the national team's recruitment process for the upcoming U20 Fifa World…
Fifa, FIFPro form $16m ‘safety net’ for unpaid players
Fifa has joined forces with FIFPro, the global union for footballers, to launch a $16m (€14.7
Audit report sheds light on potential financial irregularities in African football
The unveiling of details of a forensic audit report into the Confederation of African Football (CAF) produced by professional services group PwC has opened fresh concerns over financial irregularities…
Sport1 extends commitment to Fifa’s esports events
German sports broadcaster Sport1 has agreed a one-year extension to its deal with Fifa for rights to esports events organised by world football’s governing body.
UN launches programme to safeguard sport from terror attacks
Sports federation representatives and ambassadors met at the United Nations headquarters in New York yesterday to launch a programme aimed at protecting major sports events from terrorist attacks
New club competition, quadrennial Afcon in Fifa’s vision for African football
Fifa president Gianni Infantino has proposed that the Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) be held every four years and a lucrative new tournament created for clubs on the continent, as world football’s governing b…
Greek Prime Minister calls for Fifa, Uefa assistance amid Super League dispute
Greece’s Prime Minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, has said he is seeking the intervention of Fifa and Uefa to reform club football in the country amid the latest crisis, a bitter battle between Super League c…
Football transfer spending hits record $7.35bn
Football clubs spent $7.35bn (€6.6bn) on men's player transfers globally in 2019, a 5.8-per-cent increase on 2018, according to Fifa.
Agents threaten legal action over Fifa payments cap
Leading football agents have threatened Fifa with legal action over the governing body's plans to cap commissions earned on player transfers
Tebas condemns disruption caused by ‘intruder’ Fifa, calls out Saudi government
LaLiga president Javier Tebas has fired his latest broadside against what he believes are the key issues affecting European football, picking out Fifa’s move into the club game, the rising influence o…