Football’s global governing body, FIFA, in collaboration with the international players’ union, FIFPRO, has revealed the nominees for the prestigious 2023 Men’s Best XI Players. The list, released on FIFPRO’s official X account on Tuesday, January 2, 2024, encompasses 23 outstanding players, with the surprising inclusion of legends Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. The nominations…
In the most recent FIFA rankings, the Super Eagles of Nigeria have managed to retain their 40th position in the world. The rankings, released by the international football governing body, FIFA, also maintain Nigeria’s position as the sixth-best team on the African continent. The top five African teams continue to be Morocco (ranked 13th globally),…
In a decisive move, FIFA, the international governing body of football, has taken action regarding the conduct of Luis Rubiales, the President of the Spanish Football Association (RFEF), due to his controversial kissing incident involving footballer Jenni Hermoso. FIFA issued an official statement on its website to announce the suspension of Luis Rubiales with immediate…
The United States will host the Club World Cup in 2025, the first time the FIFA tournament will have 32 teams. Real Madrid, Manchester City and Chelsea already earned places as recent Champions League winners for the expanded tournament lineup that is set to test stadiums and operations one year before the 2026 World Cup….
The world football governing body, FIFA has built a mini-stadium in Birnin Kebbi, capital of Kebbi State. FIFA disclosed this in a statement recently released on its website. The $1.189 million-project was undertaken by the Nigerian Football Federation, NFF, and supported by the FIFA Forward programme. The NFF representative in Kebbi State, Abubakar Ladan said…
FIFA on Wednesday stripped Indonesia of the right to stage this year’s Under-20 men’s World Cup, over what an Indonesian official said was a failure to honour its commitments to the tournament. As reported on ESPN, the decision to stop Indonesia staging the May 20-June 11 tournament was taken after the country’s football federation (PSSI)…
FIFA’s compensation paid to clubs that release players for the men’s World Cup has been increased by nearly 70% to $355 million for the 2026 and 2030 tournaments, the global football governing body and the European Club Association (ECA) said on Monday. As reported on ESPN, the Club Benefits Programme affords clubs a share of…
Argentina and Paris St-Germain forward Lionel Messi has been named Player of the Year at the 2022 Best FIFA Awards. As reported on Tribal Football, the 35-year-old beat French forwards Kylian Mbappe and Karim Benzema to the prize. Messi helped Argentina win the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, scoring 27 goals in 49 games for…
Gianni Infantino attended Pele’s funeral on Monday at the Vila Belmiro stadium in Brazil and the FIFA president suggested that each of the 211 member federations name at least one stadium or venue in their respective countries after the Brazilian legend. As reported by Marca, following the funeral, Infantino revealed that world football governing body’s…
Considered unlucky by many not to have won the Golden Glove award at the recent 2022 FIFA World Cup after his heroics for Croatia, Dominik Livaković has now been included by FIFA in their list of nominees for The Best Men’s Goalkeeper Award. As reported by Croatia Week, the Best FIFA Football Awards will take…
