FIFA has sanctioned Egypt for their unsportsmanlike conduct against Algeria during the 2010 World Cup qualifiers last year.
This follows a violent attack on the bus carrying the Algerian team just prior to the return leg of their World Cup return leg in Cairo on November 14 last year. According to FIFA rules the Egyptians were […]

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Spain, Iran, Turkey, South Korea, top their group preliminaries  
The United States of America (USA) and Turkey won the concluding Group E fixtures at the FIFA Under-17 World Cup in Nigeria on Sunday.
The US piped the United Arab Emirates (UAE) 1-0 at the Gateway International Stadium in Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State in south west Nigeria. Spain outclassed […]

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FIFA has introduced an annual award to be presented to the player (male or female) scorer of the most beautiful goal of the year.

The FIFA Puskas Award was jointly launched on Tuesday by FIFA President Sepp Blatter and Mrs Erzsebet Puskas, the widow of the legendary Hungarian striker Ferenc Puskas. This award is named after […]

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Federal Government of Nigerian Vice President Goodluck Jonathan remains confident the country will complete preparations for staging the 2009 FIFA Under-17 World Cup on time.

Even as Nigeria unveiled the emblem for the 2009 FIFA Under-17 World Cup in Abuja on Tuesday (January 27), FIFA Vice President Jack Warner expressed concern at the state of Nigeria’s […]

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A joint FIFA and Local Organising Committee inspection team started touring proposed venues for the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup in South Africa on Monday.
The inspection team consists of specialists who will assess different aspects of the preparations. These include stadium management, the competition, marketing, Information technology, general media facilities, television facilities, accommodation, security, stadium […]

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