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Raiola fined for Blatter insults

Raiola fined for Blatter insults

FIFA have fined controversial agent Mino Raiola for making offensive comments about Sepp Blatter. 9 Apr 2013
Blatter backtracks on racism punishments

Blatter backtracks on racism punishments

FIFA president Sepp Blatter has backtracked on calls for clubs to be relegated if their supporters are found guilty of racism. 6 Apr 2013
FIFA decide on GoalControl technology

FIFA decide on GoalControl technology

FIFA has chosen German company GoalControl to provide goal-line technology for next year's World Cup in Brazil. 3 Apr 2013
Macedonia acknowledge Pandev vote error

Macedonia acknowledge Pandev vote error

The Football Federation of Macedonia has admitted it made a "technical error" in submitting Goran Pandev's vote for FIFA Coach of the Year. 31 Mar 2013
Mourinho grateful for Pandev gesture

Mourinho grateful for Pandev gesture

Jose Mourinho has backed Goran Pandev for disputing the validity of his voting slip for the 2012 Coach of the Year award. 24 Mar 2013
FIFA must act in Mourinho row, says Valdano

FIFA must act in Mourinho row, says Valdano

Former Real Madrid director Jorge Valdano has urged FIFA to prove the voting for the Coach of the Year award was not rigged. 23 Mar 2013
Van Gaal questions FIFA rankings

Van Gaal questions FIFA rankings

Netherlands coach Louis van Gaal believes the FIFA rankings do not reflect how well his side have been playing since he took over in 2012. 22 Mar 2013
Platini: Summer World Cup in Qatar impossible

Platini: Summer World Cup in Qatar impossible

UEFA president Michel Platini has again pleaded to move the 2022 World Cup in Qatar to the winter. 22 Mar 2013
Pandev: I voted for Mourinho, not Del Bosque

Pandev: I voted for Mourinho, not Del Bosque

Napoli attacker Goran Pandev has backed Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho's suggestions the election for the Coach of the Year award was flawed. 22 Mar 2013
Dutch to trial 'sin-bin' plan

Dutch to trial 'sin-bin' plan

The KNVB is introducing a scheme that will see a yellow card in the amateur game punished by a 10-minute spell on the sidelines. 21 Mar 2013
Mourinho: Ronaldo deserved Ballon d'Or

Mourinho: Ronaldo deserved Ballon d'Or

Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho believes Cristiano Ronaldo deserved to win the 2012 Ballon d'Or ahead of Lionel Messi. 21 Mar 2013
Blatter backs Brazil to deliver

Blatter backs Brazil to deliver

FIFA president Sepp Blatter has reaffirmed his belief that Brazil will deliver a successful World Cup in 2014. 21 Mar 2013
FIFA hit back at Mourinho's 'fix' claims

FIFA hit back at Mourinho's 'fix' claims

FIFA have defended their World Coach of the Year award in the wake of Jose Mourinho's claim that the process was fixed. 21 Mar 2013
Mourinho hits out at coaching awards

Mourinho hits out at coaching awards

Jose Mourinho has attacked the voting process behind crowning the winner of the 2012 FIFA Coach of the Year prize. 20 Mar 2013
Corruption draws experts' gaze

Corruption draws experts' gaze

Former head of security at FIFA Chris Eaton has flagged the changing nature of illegal gambling as a major threat to sporting integrity. 19 Mar 2013
Australia still sliding down the rankings

Australia still sliding down the rankings

AUSTRALIA slumped two more places in the latest FIFA rankings, with the Socceroos now set to drop out of the top 40. 15 Mar 2013
Anti-racism chief plans tougher bans

Anti-racism chief plans tougher bans

FIFA's new anti-racism boss believes tougher punishments need to be handed out - which could involve teams being relegated and excluded. 3 Mar 2013
FIFA approval for Oz sports medicine centre

FIFA approval for Oz sports medicine centre

MELBOURNE'S Olympic Park Sports Medicine Centre has become Australia's first FIFA Medical Centre of Excellence after being inaugurated on Friday. 1 Mar 2013
FIFA extend Chinese match-fixing bans

FIFA extend Chinese match-fixing bans

FIFA have extended match-fixing bans for 58 Chinese officials, the global governing for football said on Monday. 26 Feb 2013
Work stops at Rio's Maracana stadium

Work stops at Rio's Maracana stadium

Work has halted at the renovations of Rio de Janeiro's Maracana stadium with workers threatening a strike if demands are not met. 21 Feb 2013
AFC chief wants match-fixing 'plague' stamped out

AFC chief wants match-fixing 'plague' stamped out

Asian Football Confederation chief Zhang Jilong has warned that match-fixing is a 'real danger to the sanctity of the sport'. 21 Feb 2013