Ronaldo among first nominees for Ballon d’Or award
Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo was among the first 10 nominees for the men’s Ballon d’Or trophy
FIFA suspends Sierra Leone over government interference
The governing body of world football, FIFA, on Friday suspended the Sierra Leone Football
Danny Jordaan loses his latest bid to sit on the FIFA Council
President of the Football Association of Malawi, Walter Nyamilandu, was elected to the FIFA Council
Modric ends Ronaldo-Messi era to be crowned world’s best
The Real Madrid and Croatia midfielder starred for both club and country as Madrid won a third
Sierra Leone face FIFA ban after anti-graft officials raid FA offices
Sierra Leone face the prospect of a ban from international competition by FIFA after the country’s
Palestinian FA boss gets 12-month ‘match’ ban over Messi comments
FIFA on Friday hit the Palestinian Football Association chief with a year-long “match” ban after he
Nigeria avoids international soccer ban
Nigeria narrowly avoided being kicked out of international soccer when it recognised the
Women determined to change landscape of sport
Women serving in football are determined to change the landscape of the sport in South Africa.
Facing ban, Nigeria says recognises FIFA-approved soccer chief
Nigeria acknowledged a FIFA-approved appointee as the sole head of its national soccer federation on
FIFA threatens to suspend Nigeria, Ghana
FIFA on Tuesday threatened to suspend the Nigeria and Ghana football federations over government
FIFA ban former African Player of Year Bwalya
Zambia’s former African Footballer of the Year, Kalusha Bwalya has been banned from the game for two
Berahino switches international allegiance to Burundi
Forward Saido Berahino is eligible to play for Burundi in next month’s African Nations Cup
France’s Pavard wins World Cup goal of the tournament
France right-back Benjamin Pavard has won the 2018 World Cup goal of the tournament award for his
World Cup stars dominate FIFA best player award shortlist
French World Cup winners Kylian Mbappe, Antoine Griezmann and Raphael Varane were included alongside
Pussy Riot members lose appeal over World Cup pitch invasion
A Russian court on Monday threw out appeals by Pussy Riot punk group members after they were
Mourinho confident World Cup heroics will lift Pogba
Jose Mourinho is confident that the euphoria of lifting the World Cup will provide a boost to Paul
France urges women to report World Cup sexual assaults
French officials on Wednesday urged women to report any cases of sexual assault during the
Iceland’s World Cup coach Hallgrimsson steps down
Iceland coach Heimir Hallgrimsson stepped down on Tuesday, a few weeks after leading the tiny nation
Saudi-based Arabsat denies distributing pirated sports channel
Arab Satellite Communications Organization (Arabsat) on Monday denied reports that it was
After Russia, World Cup focus now turns to Qatar
Germany came out of its shell, South Africa exceeded expectations and Russia changed negative