GENEVA (AP) — Iran's women's team was correctly prevented from playing a 2012 Olympics qualifier wearing Islamic head scarves, FIFA said Monday.
Iranian officials were "informed thoroughly" before Friday's match against Jordan that the hijab (...)
GENEVA: FIFA executive committee member Amos Adamu denied any wrongdoing in a World Cup vote-selling scandal on Thursday, despite being provisionally suspended from duty.
The Nigerian official issued a statement to “wholly refute all allegations (...)
JOHANNESBURG: FIFA will continue monitoring Nigerian football for political interference despite the government backing down on threats to remove its national teams from competition.
FIFA was poised to suspend Nigeria from world football — a move (...)
JOHANNESBURG: FIFA is studying a report before possibly taking action against Nigeria for government interference after the team's first-round exit at the World Cup.
Nigeria President Goodluck Jonathan ordered the team on Wednesday to sit out (...)
FIFA has banned Egypt from playing in Cairo for two World Cup qualifiers after fans attacked Algeria's team before a match.
FIFA ruled Tuesday that Egypt must stage its first two home matches in qualifying for the 2014 finals at least 100 (...)