Polish footballer, Robert Lewandowski, who plays for Bayern Munich, has won the FIFA Best Player of the Year Award for men. Also, Alexia Putellas of Spain, who plays for Barcelona, was voted FIFA’s Women Best player of the Year. Senegalese and Chelsea goalkeeper, Edouard Mendy won the Best FIFA Men’s Goalkeeper. The FIFA Fair Play Award went…
Former FIFA officials Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini have been charged with fraud and other offences in Switzerland. Swiss prosecutors say Blatter unlawfully arranged a transfer of two million Swiss francs to Platini in 2011. Prosecutors say the payment damaged FIFA’s assets and unlawfully enriched Platini.
Amnesty International has called on former England football captain, David Beckham to speak out about the human rights situation in Qatar. This comes after Beckham signed a huge deal to serve as the 2022 Qatar World Cup ambassador. Amnesty International claims that Qatar has not investigated the deaths of migrant workers who were brought in to help…
The Super Eagles of Nigeria have dropped two places in the latest ranking by football world governing body, FIFA. The Super Eagles lost fourteen points to finish at the thirty-sixth position in FIFA’s ranking for the month of October. The ranking was released after the Nigerian national football team lost one-zero at home to Central African Republic…
Chad have been readmitted to international football after FIFA ended a suspension, originally handed out for governmental interference in football, that had lasted six months. Football’s world governing body banned Chad after the country’s minister of youth and sports dissolved the FA in March. The following reasons were given for the end of the ban: The following…
FIFA President Gianni Infantino has refused to approve the breakaway European Super League. Infantino also warned that twelve clubs that have been listed to participate in the new league would have to live with the consequences of their decision. Meanwhile, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Boris Johnson, has held a meeting with officials and representatives…