Pundit Ian Holloway has moved to clarify his comments over Brexit and the new handball law, arguing its introduction at the same time as VAR’s arrival in the Premier League has caused chaos.

Sara Dabritz hit the only goal of the game as Germany beat Spain to take control of their Women's World Cup group.

After years of turmoil for Fifa, Gianni Infantino is this week getting a fresh four-year presidential term to lead world football in relative calm.

The 2022 World Cup in Qatar will be a 32-team tournament as originally planned, FIFA has announced.

Fifa are believed to have underlined the importance they attach to the autonomy of their member associations in their discussions with Sport Ireland yesterday.

Chelsea and the Football Association have been sanctioned by FIFA's disciplinary committee for breaching regulations over the transfer of minors, the world governing body has announced.

72% of people would choose to play a football game on a games console over participating in a physical game, new research has revealed.

Electronic Arts have announced it is removing FIFA points in Belguim effective January 31, following "discussions with Belgian authorities".

Fifa 19 will be at the top of many Christmas lists. Ed Power explains how it has become the world’s biggest video game

FIFA have confirmed they will push forward with controversial plans for two new tournaments.

Lionel Messi has been omitted from the shortlist for FIFA's men's player of the year award, which features Cristiano Ronaldo, Luka Modric and Mohamed Salah.

Once when asked to describe jazz, the famous pianist Thomas Fats Waller replied, “if you don’t know by now, don’t mess with it”. The quote is both sanitised — a four-letter word other than mess was used — and often misattributed (to Louis Armstrong).

Sepp Blatter's former right-hand man Jerome Valcke has failed in an attempt to have a 10-year ban from football overturned by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), the Lausanne-based tribunal has announced.

Blaise Matuidi is set to be restored to the France midfield for this evening's World Cup semi-final with Belgium.

Last week, it was reported that FIFA had invited the 12 young soccer players and their coach trapped in a cave in Thailand to attend Sunday's World Cup final in Russia.

Mexico have been fined 10,000 Swiss francs (€8,672) after their supporters were found guilty of making "discriminatory and insulting chants" during the first half of their 1-0 win over Germany on Sunday.

It is a triumph to either the human spirit or man’s capacity for self-delusion that the tournament continues to be the repository of dreams...tune in, tun on and drop out, writes Michael Clifford

Reigning champions Germany go into the World Cup as the number one team in the world while hosts Russia will be the lowest-ranked team in the tournament.

A new tournament which has been dubbed as a 'mini-World Cup' is being proposed by FIFA president Gianni Infantino.

FIFA has banned Brazilian confederation president Marco Polo Del Nero from all football-related activity for life after he was found guilty of receiving bribes.

Omari is a vice-president of the African Football Confederation and has been a member of FIFA's all-powerful Council since 2015.

FIFA has announced the schedule for the bid evaluation visits in the increasingly tense race to stage the 2026 World Cup.