Luis Figo will be available to face England on Saturday after FIFA ruled out disciplinary action against the Portugal forward for his headbutt on Holland’s Mark van Bommel.

FIFA have stepped in to end the row over Togo players’ pay demands by agreeing to pay the squad’s bonuses directly.

THE SENIOR FIFA figure at the centre of a World Cup ticket scandal faces becoming the first person to be kicked off the organisation’s executive committee in its 102-year history.

FIFA may close the roofs of the stadia in Frankfurt and Gelsenkirchen if there is bright sunshine for future games in an attempt to make TV pictures look more attractive.

FIFA have told the English and Belgian Football Associations they must investigate Arsenal’s relationship with Beveren before the game’s world governing body can become involved in the matter.

CHELSEA face losing Michael Essien through suspension following UEFA's decision to charge the midfielder for his tackle on Liverpool's Dietmar Hamann on Tuesday.

The Football Association are seeking clarification from FIFA whether their stance on video evidence has changed after Sepp Blatter’s intervention into the debate over Michael Essien’s dangerous tackle on Dietmar Hamann.

FIFA president Sepp Blatter has given UEFA the green light to take disciplinary action against Michael Essien for the Chelsea midfielder’s shocking foul on Liverpool’s Dietmar Hamann.

FIFA president Sepp Blatter has given UEFA the green light to take disciplinary action against Michael Essien for the Chelsea midfielder’s shocking foul on Liverpool’s Dietmar Hamann.

THE Football League is to put an end to the system whereby agents get paid by both parties in transfer deals.

THE ongoing cold war between football’s world governing body and Europe’s top clubs saw no hint of a thaw in the desert heat yesterday as leading representatives from both sides discussed their differences in a public arena.

FIFA officials maintain no compensation will be paid to clubs who release players for international duty.

Europe’s elite clubs, including Manchester United, Arsenal and Liverpool, today vowed to boycott the World Club Championship next year despite an effort by FIFA to slim down the competition.

FIFA and UEFA are making fresh efforts for a new system to limit the number of foreign players imported into domestic football, it can be revealed.