FIFA Appeal Committee passes decisions on Harold Mayne-Nicholls and Ganesh Thapa

Apr 23, 2016, at 06:45 pm

Zurich, Apr 23 (IBNS) The FIFA Appeal Committee has partially confirmed the decision taken by the adjudicatory chamber of the independent Ethics Committee concerning Mayne-Nicholls on July 3rd, 2015, reducing his ban from all football-related activities to three years and confirming the fine of CHF 20,000, an official release said.

Several clubs sanctioned for breach of third-party influence, third-party ownership rules

Mar 30, 2016, at 05:51 pm

Zurich, Mar 30 (IBNS) FIFA’s Disciplinary Committee has imposed sanctions on several clubs for breaches relating to third-party influence and/or third-party ownership of players’ economic rights (TPO), an official release said.

FIFA reports loss for 2015, but increases middle-term financial objectives

Mar 18, 2016, at 02:41 pm

Zurich, Mar 18 (IBNS) The unprecedented events that occurred in 2015 have impacted upon FIFA’s financial results, however the organisation’s healthy reserves have allowed it to weather the storm.

FIFA seeks millions from defendants named in US investigation

Mar 16, 2016, at 11:50 pm

Zurich, Mar 16 (IBNS) FIFA on Wednesday submitted documents to the US authorities in an effort to reclaim tens of millions of dollars pocketed illegally by corrupt FIFA members and other football officials.

FIFA extends sanctions imposed on 23 players and officials in Italy

Mar 09, 2016, at 12:41 am

Zurich, Mar 8 (IBNS) FIFA on Tuesday confirmed the worldwide extension of sanctions imposed on several officials and players by the Italian Football Association’s (FIGC) Sport-Justice Bodies and theCollegio di Garanzia dello Sport of the Italian National Olympic Committee (CONI) relating to incidents of match manipulation and illegal betting that took place between 2014 and 2015 in different Italian football competitions.

FIFA welcomes German Football Association report

Mar 05, 2016, at 06:52 pm

Zurich, Mar 5 (IBNS) FIFA welcomed the report by the German Football Association (DFB) on its investigation into Germany’s bid for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, an official release said.

Messi, Lloyd, Luis Enrique and Ellis triumph at FIFA Ballon d'Or 2015

Jan 12, 2016, at 03:05 pm

Zurich, Jan 12 (IBNS): Argentina footballer Lionel Messi has won the FIFA Ballon d’Or for the best player in the world for the fifth time, while US midfielder Carli Lloyd has claimed her first-ever FIFA Women’s World Player of the Year award.

FIFA bans Platini and Blatter for 8 years

Dec 21, 2015, at 08:45 pm

Zurich, Dec 21 (IBNS) Fifa President Sepp Blatter and UEFA President Michel Platini have been banned from all forms of football for 8 years by FIFA on Monday.

FIFA to further develop its human rights approach with international expert John Ruggie

Dec 15, 2015, at 04:19 am

Zurich, Dec 14 (IBNS) As part of its ongoing process of integrating respect for human rights in its work, FIFA has asked international human rights expert and Harvard Kennedy School Professor John Ruggie, to provide recommendations for further embedding the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs) into the FIFA’s policies and practices.

Elective extraordinary congress to beheld on Feb 26

Oct 20, 2015, at 11:14 pm

Zurich, Oct 20 (IBNS): The the FIFA Executive Committee has confirmed Feb 26, 2016 as the date for the elective extraordinary congress.

Malaysian FA sanctioned after abandonment of FIFA World Cup qualifier

Oct 06, 2015, at 03:50 pm

Zurich, Oct 6 (IBNS) FIFA’s Disciplinary Committee has sanctioned the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) after serious crowd disturbances led to the abandonment of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia qualifying match between Malaysia and Saudi Arabia on Saturday 8 September, reported their website on Monday.

FIFA opens tender in France for media rights

Sep 23, 2015, at 01:42 am

Zurich, Sept 22 (IBNS) FIFA on Monday has opened an invitation to tender (“ITT”) for media rights in France, Monaco, Andorra and French overseas territories for the FIFA Confederations Cup 2017, the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia, the FIFA Women’s World Cup France 2019 and the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar.

We are here on fact finding mission: FIFA

May 22, 2015, at 04:41 am

New Delhi, May 21 (IBNS): We want to develop Football in India and we want to galvanize the Youth, said Colin Smith, FIFA, Director Competitions in a press meet in the capital on Thursday.