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England Bid Attempted Qatar Alliance - Report

England Bid Attempted Qatar Alliance - Report

England's failed 2018 World Cup bid tried to secure a voting alliance with Qatar by using the Duke of York's relationship with the Qatari royal family, according to a BBC report. 5 Mar 2011
Blazer Fumes At Fifa Decision

Blazer Fumes At Fifa Decision

FIFA's decision to allow South America a possible six slots at the 2014 World Cup has been blasted as "completely ludicrous" by Chuck Blazer, the FIFA executive committee member from the USA and secretary general of CONCACAF. 4 Mar 2011
Fifa Make Technology Funding Pledge

Fifa Make Technology Funding Pledge

FIFA have given significant backing to goal-line technology by promising to fund further experiments. 4 Mar 2011
Fifa Confirm Continental World Cup Spots

Fifa Confirm Continental World Cup Spots

South America could have as many as six countries in the 2014 World Cup after FIFA today confirmed the number of places for each confederation. 4 Mar 2011
FIFA Places Stay the Same

FIFA Places Stay the Same

FIFA will keep the same number of World Cup places for each confederation for the 2014 tournament, the organisation announced today. 4 Mar 2011
Support for Technology Appears to Be Growing

Support for Technology Appears to Be Growing

Football's law-makers are expected to give the go-ahead this weekend for further goal-line technology experiments despite the failure of the 10 systems subjected to stringent tests last month. 3 Mar 2011
Fifa Set for Key World Cup Meeting

Fifa Set for Key World Cup Meeting

Football's most powerful men were this morning preparing to begin the jousting to decide the number of World Cup berths for each continent. 3 Mar 2011
Kidd Questions International Friendlies

Kidd Questions International Friendlies

Manchester City assistant manager Brian Kidd has questioned why an international friendly programme is installed into the packed February football calendar. 19 Feb 2011
FIFA to Probe Friendly Matches

FIFA to Probe Friendly Matches

FIFA have confirmed they have opened an investigation into last Wednesday's international friendly double-header in Antalya after heavy betting was discovered following the award of seven penalties in the two games. 15 Feb 2011
Gill Unimpressed With 2022 Talk

Gill Unimpressed With 2022 Talk

Manchester United chief executive David Gill today criticised FIFA following mixed messages about the scheduling of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. 9 Feb 2011
Blatter to Face Asian Challenge?

Blatter to Face Asian Challenge?

FIFA president Sepp Blatter could face a challenge for his position in May from Asian football supremo Mohamed Bin Hammam, it emerged today from a former AFC rival. 9 Feb 2011
Blatter Refutes UK PM's 'Murky' Claim

Blatter Refutes UK PM's 'Murky' Claim

FIFA president Sepp Blatter has rejected David Cameron's description of footballing politics as "murky". 9 Feb 2011
Blatter: Qatar World Cup Set for Summer

Blatter: Qatar World Cup Set for Summer

FIFA president Sepp Blatter has given a strong hint that the World Cup in Qatar in 2022 will be held in the summer. 8 Feb 2011
FIFA Start Testing Goal-Line Technology

FIFA Start Testing Goal-Line Technology

FIFA will next week launch tests into 10 companies' goal-line technology systems which if successful should lead to the principle being adopted at a meeting of the game's law-makers in March. 4 Feb 2011
FIFA To Discuss Snood Ban

FIFA To Discuss Snood Ban

Players could be banned from wearing snoods on safety grounds, it emerged today. 4 Feb 2011
Japan Leapfrog Roos In Rank

Japan Leapfrog Roos In Rank

JAPAN have jumped over Australia to be the number one nation in Asia in FIFA's latest rankings after the Socceroos lost to them in the Asian Cup final at the weekend. 3 Feb 2011
Bin Hammam Calls For Fifa Shake-Up

Bin Hammam Calls For Fifa Shake-Up

Asian Football Confederation president Mohammed Bin Hammam believes FIFA is in desperate need of a complete overhaul to regain football's trust - but refused to be drawn on whether he was the man to do it. 30 Jan 2011
'No Plan For Winter World Cup'

'No Plan For Winter World Cup'

FIFA today said there is no certainty the 2022 World Cup will be staged in winter despite the Asian Cup being moved to January to dodge Qatar's summer heat. 21 Jan 2011
Winter World Cup Would Cause Problems - Taylor

Winter World Cup Would Cause Problems - Taylor

Players' chief Gordon Taylor claims FIFA should abandon any plans to stage the 2022 World Cup in the winter because the move would be too disruptive to European football. 15 Jan 2011
Qatar Delegate Blasts FIFA

Qatar Delegate Blasts FIFA

FIFA's Qatar delegate has angrily refuted suggestions the 2022 World Cup could be staged in January or shared among the Gulf nations. 14 Jan 2011
Blatter Backing Goal-Line Technology

Blatter Backing Goal-Line Technology

FIFA president Sepp Blatter has given his strongest backing so far to goal-line technology saying: "If it works we will do it." 14 Jan 2011