Tag: FIFA

PARIS—Paris Saint-Germain coach Mauricio Pochettino defended his decision to take off Lionel Messi as the former Barcelona man made his ...

Lausanne, Switzerland—A majority of football supporters support the idea of a “more frequent” World Cup, according to an online poll ...

Lausanne—FIFA said Monday it regretted the chaotic scenes that preceded the suspension of the World Cup qualifier between Brazil and ...

FIFA on Tuesday announced international matches will only be played in Europe in the window that opens at the end ...

Jakarta—Former South Korea coach Shin Tae-yong has been tapped to take over Indonesia’s struggling national team, the country’s football association ...

Tehran"•Thousands of Iranian women fans are to attend a football match freely Thursday for the first time in decades after ...

Lausanne—FIFA shelved a proposed expansion of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar to 48 teams on Wednesday, dealing a blow ...

Jakarta—Indonesia has suspended play in its top professional football league after supporters of a rival team clubbed a fan to ...

SOCHI—Cristiano Ronaldo’s brilliant hat-trick for Portugal that lit up the World Cup on Friday capped one of the most extraordinary ...

Moscow—FIFA members vote Wednesday on whether to award the 2026 World Cup to a slick North American bid or to ...