October 23 – The Asian Football Confederation’s president Shaikh Salman bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa has pledged Asia’s support to embattled FIFA president Gianni Infantino in his bid for re-election for a fourth term. The AFC had initially called for the removal of Infantino after his failure to explain his actions over the attempt to sell […]
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October 21 – Next month Qatar will host the U17 (Boys) World Cup at the Aspire Zone Complex in Doha (November 19 – December 13). Before that the Junior Premier League (JPL), will play a two-day tournament at Education City Stadium in Doha, kicking off this Friday October 23. The JPL Warriors World Cup is […]
October 16 – Perhaps the only significant win for Infantino’s confederation opponents yesterday at the FIFA Council meeting was that they forced FIFA’s hand into more than doubling grants for the 211 member associations. At the FIFA Congress in April, FIFA president Gianni Infantino proudly trumpeted an increase in budget for FIFA Forward 4.0 funding […]
October 16 – FIFA president Gianni Infantino has survived a grilling over his much-maligned World Cup privatisation plans by the FIFA Council, cementing, for now, his position at the helm of the world federation. On Thursday, after months of global governance turmoil over the abandoned FIFA Forward Enterprise (FFE) scheme, an embattled Infantino at last […]
October 14 – FIFA has bowed to pressure from UEFA and Concacaf presidents Aleksander Ceferin and Victor Montagliani, and has put forward a proposal for approval to the FIFA Council, who meet tomorrow (October 15), that would see each of its 211 member associations eligible to receive $25 million over the 2027-30 cycle. This is […]
October 12 – The Eredivisie has opened the season with record crowds and its strongest early-season television figures, giving the Dutch top flight an encouraging start to a new media cycle. After seven rounds, average attendance stands at 20,251 per match – almost 700 higher than at the same stage last season – with grounds […]
October 8 – Ahead of the FIFA Council meeting next Thursday in Zurich, UEFA’s member associations, meeting in Berlin yesterday (Thursday), have outlined a set of reform proposals that hit at the very heart of FIFA president Gianni Infantino’s leadership and FIFA’s basic governance. Following Infantino’s attempt to railroad through a sell off of FIFA’s […]
October 8 – UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin told delegates at a meeting of UEFA’s 55 member associations in Berlin (Thursday) that he will stand for a fourth term. His decision to run again comes at a crucial time for international football following the crisis in FIFA’s leadership following president Gianni Infantino’s failed attempt to sell […]
October 6 – The OFC Pro League will spread itself further across the Pacific in its second season, with Vanuatu hosting matches for the first time and Solomon Islands taking the entire finals series as the competition moves away from the format used in its debut year. The 2027 season starts on January 22 with the […]
