Saudis suspend World Cup referee over bribery YoopyaMay 16, 2018June 4, 20230 The Saudi Football Federation have banned referee Fahad al-Mirdasi for life over bribery and urged FIFA to remove him from the pool of referees for Read more
Europeans turn on the style as World Cup enters knockout round YoopyaJun 18, 2015July 2, 20230 England and France qualified in style for the last 16 of the women’s World Cup on Wednesday, with the tournament looking as though it will Read more
Swiss open criminal probe into 2018 and 2022 World Cup soccer bids YoopyaMay 27, 2015July 1, 20230 NEW YORK — Swiss federal prosecutors on Wednesday said they have opened criminal proceedings related to the awarding of the 2018 and 2022 World Cups Read more
Blatter wants to keep 32-team World Cup YoopyaMay 16, 2015July 3, 20230 By Brian Homewood ZURICH (Reuters) – FIFA president Sepp Blatter is opposed to proposals to expand the number of teams at the World Cup and Read more
The Joy of Six: blessings in disguise YoopyaMar 28, 2015July 3, 20230 From Fontaine’s goal glut to Balotelli’s birdbrained dismissal, half a dozen pieces of bad luck that were actually good luck 1) Bliard gets injured in Read more
African Cup of Nations draw: Algeria, Ghana and South Africa drawn against each other in tough group YoopyaDec 5, 2014July 12, 20230 Algeria were one of the surprise packages at the summer’s World Cup and will likely come into the competition as favourites due to their FIFA Read more
Morocco Stripped of Hosting African Cup of Nations Over Ebola Fears YoopyaNov 12, 2014July 25, 20230 Morocco Had Called for Tournament to Be Postponed Over Ebola Outbreak CAIRO— Morocco was thrown out of the 2015 African Cup of Nations and stripped Read more
World cup: Germany World Cup heroes return to huge fan party YoopyaJul 15, 2014July 16, 20230 BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s World Cup-winning team returned home Tuesday to celebrate the country’s fourth title with huge crowds of fans. The team’s plane touched Read more
World: 10 Things to Know for Today YoopyaJul 14, 2014September 2, 20230 Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. JAILS FORCED INTO DOUBLE DUTY AS MORE Read more
World cup: Rousseff: Brazil’s World Cup proved doubters wrong YoopyaJul 12, 2014September 2, 20230 BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Brazil has proved its doubters wrong by putting on a highly successful World Cup, President Dilma Rousseff said on the eve Read more