FIFA chief Gianni Infantino justified awarding U.S. President Donald Trump the organization’s inaugural Peace Prize last year, saying that he was “instrumental” in saving lives in conflicts, including the war in Gaza.
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US Attorney Dropped FIFA Bribery Case After Trump Was Awarded Peace Medal
President Donald Trump’s Department of Justice has been criticized after it moved to drop a corruption case against a former Fox executive Hernán López and dozens of other international football corruption cases and hundreds of millions of dollars in recovered penalties.
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US Bars Iranian Delegates From Attending 2026 World Cup Draw
The United States has denied the Iranian delegation’s entry into the country to attend the draw on December 5 for the 2026 World Cup, according to the Iranian Football Federation (FFI) spokesman Amir-Mehdi Alawi.
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UK: Gary Lineker Agrees Deal With New Broadcaster After BBC Exit
Gary Lineker’s acclaimed ‘The Rest is Football’ podcast has been snapped up by streaming giant DAZN weeks after parting ways with the BBC.
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CAMEROON: FIFA Hands Samuel Eto’o 6 months Ban From National Teams Games
Cameroon international Samuel Eto’o has been banned by FIFA from attending any national team games for six months.
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UK: FIFA Investigates Enzo Fernandez’s Racist Video Shared On Social Media
Chelsea FC and FIFA have both launched investigations after midfielder Enzo Fernandez posted a video which his teammate Wesley Fofana described as “uninhibited racism”.
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SPAIN: FA President To Resign Over ‘Kiss-Gate’
The outrage over the kissing by Spanish football federation (RFEF) president Luis Rubiales of star player Jenni Hermoso on the lips as he handed the Spanish team gold medals after they beat England 1-0 in the final on Sunday in Sydney is to force his resignation.
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FIFA WORLD CUP: Brave Super Falcons Pay Penalty @ World Cup
Despite dominating their round of last 16 game against England, Nigeria’s Super Falcons have been edged out of the World Cup tournament following a tense penalty shootout.
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UK: Folarin Balogun Switches Sides From England To USA
Arsenal forward Folarin Balogun can finally ditch England for United States following FIFA’s approval of USMNT’s request to switch national eligibility.
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NIGERIA: FIFA Fines Football Federation $380k For ‘Unfair Dismissal’ Of Rohr
The Nigeria Football governing body NFF has been ordered by FIFA to pay former Super Eagles coach, Gernot Rohr about $380,000 as compensation for abruptly ending his contract.
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