No booze in 2034 World Cup, LGBTQ fans welcome, Saudi ambassador says
Saudi Arabia will uphold its current ban on alcohol during the 2034 World Cup, said Khalid bin Bandar Al Saud, the host country's ambassador to the United Kingdom.
FIFA Sport News
Not Kolkata, Goa Or Kerala: AIFF Announce India International Football Matches In This City
Shillong's Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium will host the Indian senior men's national team's two matches that they will play during the FIFA international window in March, the All India Football Federation (AIFF) said on Tuesday. The announcement came just a few days after the same venue hosted NorthEast United's home match of the Indian Super League (ISL), the first in Meghalaya, against Mumbai City on February 7. "This is the first time that JLN Shillong will (host) senior men's international matches after the stadium was refurbished last year," the AIFF said in a release.
Vinícius Jr.: Real Madrid open early contract talks - source - ESPN
Real Madrid have approached Vinícius Júnior's agent to start talks about renewing his contract, a source has told ESPN.
FIFA suspends Congo Republic and Pakistan
FIFA has suspended the Congo Republic's football association (FECOFOOT) and the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF), barring both from international competitions, world soccer's governing body said on Thursday.
FIFA says January transfer spending reached record levels in 2025
Clubs worldwide spent a record $2.35 billion on international transfers in men's soccer in the January window, nearly a 58 per cent increase from last year, world soccer's governing body FIFA said in a study published on Friday.
Cavalry FC makes history with comeback victory against Mexico's Pumas UNAM
Tobias Warschewski scored a highlight-reel goal in the 80th minute to give Cavalry FC a memorable 2-1 comeback win over Mexico's Pumas UNAM in the opening leg of their CONCACAF Champions Cup first-round series Thursday.
FIFA Suspends Pakistan Football Federation
The International Football Federation (FIFA) has suspended the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) after it failed to make amendments to its constitution which the world body deemed necessary for smooth and just governance of the sport in the country. The world body said Pakistan would remain suspended until the PFF congress made those amendments. Pakistan football has been run by a FIFA appointed Normalisation Committee since June 2019 which was tasked with holding elections and cleaning up parallel groupings in the football set-up but it has failed to execute these plans properly.
Cardiff City footballer Perry Ng applying for Singapore citizenship via Foreign Sports Talent Scheme
SINGAPORE: Cardiff City footballer Perry Ng is in the process of applying for Singapore citizenship via the Foreign Sports Talent Scheme (FST), Football Association of Singapore (FAS) general secretary Chew Chun-Liang said on Thursday (Feb 6).