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FIFA has suspended the Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA) with immediate effect, due to government interference in soccer affairs, the sport’s world governing body said on Friday.
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FIFA VOTE: USA, Canada, Mexico beat Morocco to host 2026 World Cup
The 2026 World Cup will be held in the United States, Canada and Mexico after their joint bid beat Morocco’s proposal to host it. North America will host the 2026 World Cup after FIFA voters overwhelmingly opted for the financial and logistical certainty of a United States-led bid over a risky Moroccan proposal for the first 48-team tournament.
Read More »Questions on new FIFA video technology
Chile coach Juan Antonio Pizzi believes more time is needed for new technology to be understood. This was after his team felt the positive and negative results of the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) system being tested at the Confederations Cup in Russia on Sunday. In beating Cameroon 2-0 in their opener at the Spartak Stadium on Sunday, Chile had a …
Read More »FIFA gives life ban to Ghanaian referee over match manipulation
Ghanaian referee Joseph Lamptey has been banned for life by world football governing body FIFA for what it calls “match manipulation’’.
Read More »FIFA President to visit Nigeria, recognises Pinnick as NFF President
Indications have emerged that the President of Federation of International Football Associations (FIFA) has thrown its weight behind Amaju Pinnick’s led Executive Committee of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) The pointer to this, is the announcement by the Pinnick led Executive Committee on Sunday that the President of the Federation of International Football Associations (FIFA), Gianni Infantino, will visit Nigeria in June. The …
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