Fifa rebuffs Morocco claim over 2030 World Cup final Fifa said a decision on the venue would be made 'in due course', after Moroccan football federation president Fouzi Lekjaa said the match would be staged in Morocco 2 min read
Infantino to seek re-election as Fifa president despite World Cup controversy Gianni Infantino announced in April that he will stand for re-election in 2027, according to a Fifa spokesperson 3 min read
Spain wanted Messi, then a phonebook changed everything for Argentina As Messi announced his international retirement, it’s the perfect time to revisit a forgotten chapter of his life in which Spain attempted to persuade him to play for them 5 min read
Infantino loses more support as Fifa official says COO dismissal was 'final straw' Fifa said on Monday that Lamour had left the organisation, weeks after he publicly criticised Infantino's plan to sell a stake in the commercial rights of the World Cup and other tournaments 3 min read
4 days, 2 confessions: Messi and Ronaldo prepare to say goodbye After two decades of rewriting football history, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are confronting retirement, forcing fans to contemplate the end of an extraordinary era 3 min read
A son of Dutch football: Xavi honoured to be named Netherlands coach A World Cup winner with Spain as a player in 2010, Xavi has been out of coaching since leaving Barcelona in 2024, where he spent three seasons in charge 2 min read
Why Zlatko Dalic could be the man to revive UAE's World Cup dream Croatia’s World Cup hero now faces a new challenge as Zlatko Dalic aims to transform the UAE’s talent into a team capable of reaching football’s biggest stage 3 min read
Qatar, Morocco among six federations backing Fifa's Infantino Four of the six signatories -- Al Thani, Abo Rida, Morocco's Fouzi Lekjaa and Mauritania's football chief Ahmed Yahya -- are also Fifa Council members 3 min read
Fifa needs an overhaul not a leadership debate, FIFPRO Europe chief says Infantino, who is seeking reelection in March, has faced open revolt in the last two weeks after three confederations -- UEFA, AFC and CONCACAF -- attacked his conduct and called for him to quit 2 min read
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