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Aug 12 : Under pressure FIFA president Gianni Infantino’s fate should be decided by the organisation’s 211 member associations at next March's elections, Confederation of African Football (CAF) president Patrice Motsepe said.
Former Barcelona manager Xavi Hernandez was officially announced as the new head coach of the Netherlands national team on Wednesday.
PARIS: Xavi Hernandez has been named as the successor to Ronald Koeman as head coach of the Netherlands national team, becoming their first foreign boss in 48 years, the country’s football association announced on Wednesday. The Barcelona great, who won the 2010 World Cup with Spain as a player, has not held a head coaching job since leaving the Camp Nou in 2024. Xavi has signed a four-year deal, which means he will lead the Oranje’s Euro 2028 and 2030 World Cup campaigns. “As someone who received his training at the Barcelona academy, with strong influences from Johan Cruyff and Rinus Michels, among others, I feel a special connection to Dutch football,” said the 46-year-old former midfielder. “You could say that I am a bit of a son of Dutch football. “Other great coaches, especially Louis van Gaal, under whom I made my debut at Barcelona, and Frank Rijkaard, also played an important role in shaping me as a player and coach.” Koeman stepped down after his second spell in charge of the Dutch ended with a last-32 defeat on penalties against Morocco. Ex-Liverpool manager Arne Slot reportedly held initial talks with the Dutch association, but preferred to stay in club football. Xavi’s first match at the helm will be a Nations League clash with rivals Germany at the Johann Cruyff Arena in Amsterdam on September 24. He is the Netherlands’ first foreign boss since Austrian Ernst Happel, whose side reached the 1978 World Cup final before losing to Argentina. “The Netherlands has a rich football culture and a clear vision that also appeals to me enormously — attacking football, based on possession, with creativity, passion, and conviction,” Xavi added. “Of course, the most important goal is and always will be to win, but I
RABAT, Aug 12 : Malawi's qualification for the 2027 Women's World Cup is a result of investment in African football made by FIFA under President Gianni Infantino and why he will likely enjoy the support of the continent, the country's football association President Fleetwood Haiya told Reuters.
PARIS, Aug 12 : FIFA is facing a crisis of confidence and needs sweeping governance reforms, the head of players' union FIFPRO Europe said on Wednesday, as he raised concerns about the concentration of power within world soccer's governing body.
SALZBURG, Austria, Aug 11 : Paris St Germain aim to begin the season by retaining the UEFA Super Cup when they take on Aston Villa on Wednesday, but manager Luis Enrique is not expecting a great game, citing his side's lack of preparation because of the World Cup.
LONDON, Aug 11 : Sam Sunderland has taken a year longer than planned just to get to the start line of his record bid to ride a motorcycle around the world in 19 days, but now the double Dakar Rally winner says he is ready to go.
UEFA, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and CONCACAF, which runs football in the Caribbean, North and Central America, issued an open letter on Monday attacking FIFA President Gianni Infantino over his conduct during the proposed sale of a stake in the commercial rights to the World Cup.