Germany urges FIFA to ensure doping expert gets Russia visa
BERLIN (AP) German officials called on the global soccer federation FIFA to intervene Saturday after a journalist who exposed systematic do...MAY 12, 2018 • FOX SPORTS
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FIFA urged to intervene for journalist who exposed doping
BERLIN (AP) German officials called on the global soccer federation FIFA to intervene Saturday after a journalist who exposed systematic do...MAY 12, 2018 • FOX SPORTS
FIFA life ban for Guatemalan jailed in soccer bribery case
ZURICH (AP) FIFA ethics judges have imposed a life ban from soccer on a Guatemalan official who took bribes linked to marketing deals for World Cup qualifying games.MAY 8, 2018 • FOX SPORTS
2019 Copa America to feature Japan and Qatar
SAO PAULO (AP) The 2019 Copa America in Brazil will feature Japan and Qatar and no teams from North America.MAY 4, 2018 • FOX SPORTS
Non-friends Saudi Arabia and Qatar draw same Asian Cup group
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) Saudi Arabia and Qatar were drawn in the same group for the 2019 Asian Cup, increasing the ongoing political edginess to a tournament eight months...MAY 4, 2018 • FOX SPORTS
Leagues want Europe to unite, oppose new FIFA competitions
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) Europe's top leagues want colleagues on a UEFA panel to unite this month and oppose FIFA's $25 billion plan for new competitions.MAY 3, 2018 • FOX SPORTS
FIFA bans coach for 2 years in World Cup match-fixing case
ZURICH (AP) FIFA has banned a former El Salvador coach for two years for his role in offering players money to perform well in a World Cup qualifying game, and thereby help his na...MAY 2, 2018 • FOX SPORTS
Maradona leaving UAE team after missing automatic promotion
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) Diego Maradona has left his coaching job in the United Arab Emirates after his team failed to win automatic promotion to the top division.APRIL 28, 2018 • FOX SPORTS
FIFA bans Brazilian official Del Nero for life for bribery
GENEVA (AP) Brazilian soccer official Marco Polo del Nero was banned for life for bribery and corruption by the FIFA ethics committee on Fr...APRIL 27, 2018 • FOX SPORTS
FIFA bans Brazilian confederation president Marco Polo Del Nero from football for life for receiving bribes
ZURICH (AP) FIFA bans Brazilian confederation president Marco Polo Del Nero from football for life for receiving bribes.APRIL 27, 2018 • FOX SPORTS
Soccer club Leeds to tour Myanmar amid ethnic cleansing
LEEDS, England (AP) English soccer club Leeds has announced a tour next month in Myanmar, where the United Nations has described the country's treatment of Rohingya Muslims as eth...APRIL 24, 2018 • FOX SPORTS
Lawyers for Russian player say FIFA ends anti-doping case
GENEVA (AP) Lawyers for Russia defender Ruslan Kambolov have said FIFA closed an investigation into suspected doping, eight weeks before the World Cup begins.APRIL 20, 2018 • FOX SPORTS
FIFA asked to expand World Cup to 48 teams for Qatar in 2022
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) FIFA President Gianni Infantino is keen on hastening the expansion of the World Cup to 48 teams for the 2022 t...APRIL 12, 2018 • FOX SPORTS
China to host French league’s Champions Trophy
PARIS (AP) The French soccer league's Champions Trophy will be held in the Chinese city of Shenzhen for the next two seasons.APRIL 12, 2018 • FOX SPORTS
Germany tops FIFA rankings despite loss to No. 2 Brazil
ZURICH (AP) Germany stayed at the top of the FIFA rankings despite losing to No. 2 Brazil in a friendly last month.APRIL 12, 2018 • FOX SPORTS
Morocco takes FIFA to court to recruit Spain’s El Haddadi
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) The Moroccan soccer federation is taking FIFA to court in the hopes of recruiting Spain forward Munir El Haddadi before the World Cup.APRIL 10, 2018 • FOX SPORTS
Competitive soccer finally returns to Iraq on Tuesday
Competitive international soccer returns to Iraq on Tuesday less than a month after FIFA lifted a near three-decade-long ban.APRIL 9, 2018 • FOX SPORTS
Hiroshima stays undefeated and in top spot in J-League
TOKYO (AP) Sanfrecce Hiroshima beat Kashiwa Reysol 1-0 to remain undefeated and in top spot in the J-League on Sunday.APRIL 8, 2018 • FOX SPORTS
Fiji crushes NZ 50-7 to roll into Hong Kong 7s quarters
HONG KONG (AP) Fiji crushed New Zealand 50-7 to complete pool play unbeaten at the Hong Kong Sevens on Saturday.APRIL 7, 2018 • FOX SPORTS
FIFA says president Infantino won’t meddle in World Cup bids
After Morocco questioned Gianni Infantino's impartiality, FIFA maintained Wednesday that its president won't meddle in the 2026 World Cup bi...MARCH 28, 2018 • FOX SPORTS
Iraq hosts friendly tournament after 3-decade FIFA ban
BAGHDAD (AP) ��� Iraqi soccer fans are celebrating the lifting of FIFA's three-decade-long ban on their country holding international compet...MARCH 23, 2018 • FOX SPORTS
Greek soccer faces FIFA expulsion because of violence
ATHENS, Greece (AP) Greece could be expelled from international soccer competitions because of widespread violence, a FIFA representative s...MARCH 14, 2018 • FOX SPORTS
FIFA lifts suspension of Pakistan soccer federation
ZURICH (AP) FIFA has lifted the Pakistan soccer federation's suspension, which had been imposed in October because of outside interference by a court.MARCH 14, 2018 • FOX SPORTS
