The president of the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF), Ednaldo Rodrigues, one of the sport’s most powerful figures in football-mad Brazil, was stripped of the job by a court ruling Thursday amid a messy legal battle.
Lionel Messi and Argentina will get the chance to avenge their defeats to Chile in the 2015 and 2016 Copa America finals after being grouped with their old rivals in the draw for next year’s tournament on Thursday.
Janine van Wyk became the most capped African footballer on Monday after making a 185th appearance for South Africa in a 2-0 African Women’s Cup of Nations qualifying win over Burkina Faso.
England manager Gareth Southgate said he was confident his side could handle the expectations that come with being one of the favourites to win Euro 2024 after they were given a kind draw on Saturday for the finals.
South Korea coach Jurgen Klinsmann has called on the Chinese government to release World Cup midfielder Son Jun-ho in time for Christmas.
FIFA chief Gianni Infantino said Wednesday there was no place in football for violence after ugly clashes ahead of Brazil’s World Cup qualifier against Argentina.
Harry Souttar has been hailed as a “cheat code” after the towering defender scored his 10th goal for Australia in the 1-0 World Cup qualifying win over Palestine.
Hakim Ziyech scored from a 40-metre drive as shock 2022 World Cup semi-finalists Morocco beat 10-man Tanzania 2-0 on Tuesday when they began their campaign to qualify for the next finals.
Croatia clinched the final automatic qualifying spot for Euro 2024 on Tuesday as Wales were forced to settle for a play-off place, while France had to come from behind to draw in Greece.
Leroy Sane was shown red for lashing out at an opponent as Germany went down 2-0 to Austria in Vienna on Tuesday, continuing their woeful run just over six months from hosting Euro 2024.