The All India Football Federation (AIFF) on Saturday tried to put an end to confusion surrounding the high profile International friendly between Argentina and Venezuela to be played in Kolkata, sayin

India on Friday came in for sharp criticism from a top FIFA official who said the slow pace of development is not helping the country's cause as far as the growth of the football is concerned.

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FIFA president Sepp Blatter is set to be re-elected as head of world football here on Wednesday after attempts by English officials to force a postponement ended in a crushing defeat.

Blatter is pois

FIFA's ethics committee cleared president Sepp Blatter of any wrongdoing as two of soccer's most senior officials were suspended on Sunday in the worst corruption scandal to blight the sport's governi

Paris: FIFA on Wednesday opened disciplinary proceedings against six referees and match officials amid an investigation into match-fixing in two international friendlies.

World football's governing b

Lisbon: FIFA have threatened to ban Portugal from all of their competitions unless the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) revise their statues as a matter of urgency, according to press reports on F

Dec. 1: The frenzied race for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups entered the home straight here on Wednesday as rival bids prepared to make final presentations on the eve of the scandal-tainted vote.

The f

Non-stop live music and heavy drum-beats are a part of popular culture at the SSC. But the tradition is carried on to near unbearable levels. Though there is nothing within the laws of the game to sto

Berlin, Jul 15: An investigation into suspected football match-fixing now covers 270 matches in several countries and more than 250 people, German prosecutors said today.

Prosecutors in Bochum first