Doha, Feb 11 (AFP/APP):FIFA president Gianni Infantino said in an interview with AFP on Thursday that he strongly backed an expanded Club World Cup tournament as a way of boosting international competition between clubs.
Doha, Feb 8 (AFP/APP):The Qatari 2022 World Cup organisers have insisted that matches will be staged in stadiums operating at 100 percent of capacity even as the global fight against
Paris, Jan 12 (AFP/APP): Neymar is in line to return for Paris Saint-Germain after four weeks on the sidelines in Wednesday's Champions Trophy game against bitter rivals Marseille. "Neymar is
Milan, Dec 30 (AFP/APP): Mario Balotelli got off to a flying start for Monza on Wednesday after bagging his first goal for his new club just three minutes into his
Madrid, Dec 29 (AFP/APP): Former Spain and Chelsea striker Diego Costa's contract with Atletico Madrid was terminated on Tuesday, six months before it was scheduled to end. "Atletico de Madrid
London, Dec 23 (AFP/APP): West Brom manager Sam Allardyce on Wednesday taunted old rivals Arsenal by claiming the struggling Gunners are in danger of relegation. Arsenal is languishing in 15th
London, Dec 19 (AFP/APP): Liverpool ended a three-month wait for an away win in the Premier League in record fashion with a 7-0 thrashing of Crystal Palace on Saturday to
Berlin, Dec 16 (AFP/APP): Robert Lewandowski is confident of being named FIFA's best male footballer on Thursday on the strength of his 55-goal haul to help Bayern Munich win the
Champions League Winner Lewandowaki has been shortlisted for the best FIFA award.
FIFA estimates that COVID19 will cost global football $11 billion.