# fifa - Wednesday 26 January, 2022
# Not On
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# Not On
Infantino controversially referenced migrants risking drowning in the Mediterranean during a speech.
# fifa - Wednesday 12 January, 2022
# Suspended
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# Suspended
The Elephants play Equatorial Guinea this evening.
# fifa - Monday 20 December, 2021
# Global Football
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# Global Football
Gianni Infantino: ‘If I was going to a vote tomorrow probably the majority would vote in favour of World Cups every two years.’
# fifa - Friday 17 December, 2021
# New Look
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# New Look
Uefa vice-president Zbigniew Boniek made the announcement today.
# fifa - Thursday 2 December, 2021
# AFCON
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# AFCON
The European Club Association is understood to be desperate to avoid a repeat of the problems which surrounded the September international window.
# fifa - Tuesday 23 November, 2021
# Recognition
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# Recognition
The former Celtic captain has been added to the shortlist for a gesture of solidarity towards Glen Kamara.
# fifa - Tuesday 2 November, 2021
# Corruption
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# Corruption
Swiss prosecutors have today indicted the pair, who have been banned from football since 2015.
# fifa - Friday 15 October, 2021
# Doubling Down
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# Doubling Down
Fifa wants to shorten the gap between its flagship men’s and women’s tournaments to two years.
# fifa - Wednesday 13 October, 2021
# Violence
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# Violence
Hungary fans clashed with police at Wembley on Tuesday night, while there was also trouble at the Albania-Poland fixture.
# fifa - Friday 1 October, 2021
# International Duty
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# International Duty
Upon their return, the players must quarantine for 10 days at a club facility, which they can only leave once a day to train or play.
# fifa - Thursday 23 September, 2021
# Splitting Opinion
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# Splitting Opinion
Wenger’s idea to stage the World Cup once every two years led to widespread criticism, while Uefa issued a scathing response
# fifa - Tuesday 21 September, 2021
# Slap On The Wrist
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# Slap On The Wrist
The Hungarian FA have also been fined just under €185,000 after Raheem Sterling and Jude Bellingham were targeted with monkey chants earlier this month.
# fifa - Monday 20 September, 2021
# Political Football
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# Political Football
The world governing body is in favour of shortening the gap between its showpiece event from four to two years.
# fifa - Friday 10 September, 2021
# Fall-out
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# Fall-out
Ireland international Caoimhin Kelleher is in line to start against Leeds on Sunday if Alisson isn’t available.
# fifa - Monday 6 September, 2021
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Premier League players Cristian Romero, Giovani Lo Celso, Emiliano Martinez and Emiliano Buendia were said to have breached Covid-19 regulations.
# fifa - Sunday 5 September, 2021
# Interview
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# Interview
Sue Ronan discusses her time with Ireland as a player and manager, and the work she has done since.
# fifa - Friday 3 September, 2021
# Unhappy
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# Unhappy
The Fifa Congress voted in May to conduct a feasibility study into holding the competition more regularly.
# fifa - Monday 9 August, 2021
# Investigation
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# Investigation
Former Fifa president Blatter, 85, is being investigated over a €1.85million payment to Michel Platini.
# fifa - Tuesday 20 April, 2021
# Battle Lines Drawn
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# Battle Lines Drawn
The European governing body appear to have a crucial ally in the battle against a breakaway competition.
# fifa - Friday 26 March, 2021
# FIFA
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# FIFA
The German team lined up to display the message before Thursday’s 3-0 win over Iceland.
# fifa - Wednesday 24 March, 2021
# Suspended
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# Suspended
The ban has been imposed for multiple breaches of Fifa’s ethics code.
# fifa - Tuesday 2 March, 2021
# World Cup 2030
# World Cup 2030
Micheál Martin said the Irish government would be “very happy to co-operate” with the UK.
# fifa - Thursday 21 January, 2021
# Battle Lines Drawn
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# Battle Lines Drawn
Reports of a breakaway league made of Europe’s top clubs resurfaced last year.
# fifa - Monday 18 January, 2021
# Development
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# Development
The 30-year-old Atletico Madrid and defender was hit with a 10-week suspension last month.
# fifa - Sunday 3 January, 2021
# Latest
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# Latest
The Atletico Madrid player was barred from football activity last week for breaching betting rules.
# fifa - Friday 25 December, 2020
# Called Off
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# Called Off
‘The global situation has failed to normalise to a sufficient level to address the challenges associated with hosting both tournaments.’
# fifa - Friday 4 December, 2020
# Staying Put
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# Staying Put
The days of Irish minors moving to UK clubs may be about to end.
# fifa - Friday 18 September, 2020
# More Change
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# More Change
The new rules would, in theory, allow players in a similar situation to Michael Obafemi change their allegiance.
# fifa - Monday 24 August, 2020
# Changes
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# Changes
Clubs are usually obliged to release players to national teams during those parts of the calendar.
# fifa - Wednesday 19 August, 2020
# Case Closed
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# Case Closed
It was determined that there was insufficient evidence to warrant further pursuing the case.
# fifa - Thursday 30 July, 2020
# FIFA
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# FIFA
Swiss federal prosecutor Stefan Keller says there are ‘indications of criminal conduct’.
# fifa - Wednesday 15 July, 2020
# Qatar
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# Qatar
The tournament’s final will take place in Doha on Sunday, 18 December – a week before Christmas Day.
# fifa - Friday 8 May, 2020
# Changes
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# Changes
The International Football Association Board have also given the green light to any competition that wishes to scrap VAR.
# fifa - Tuesday 28 April, 2020
# Unhygienic
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# Unhygienic
Medical committee chairman Michel D’Hooghe believes bookings should be handed out to help prevent the spread of coronavirus.
# fifa - Monday 27 April, 2020
# For A Good Cause
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# For A Good Cause
One player from each county will participate in the All-Ireland Fifa 20 tournament this weekend.
# Empty The Bench
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# Empty The Bench
Changes will be permitted in a maximum of three slots, plus half-time.
# fifa - Friday 24 April, 2020
# Relief
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# Relief
The governing body have granted an advance to all 211 of their member associations.
# fifa - Tuesday 7 April, 2020
# Adjustments
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# Adjustments
Contracts covering the 2019/20 season in England are set to expire on 30 June.
# Probe
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# Probe
The updated indictment in the US investigation into football corruption alleges multi-million dollar bribes for World Cup votes and broadcast rights.
# fifa - Thursday 20 February, 2020
# Problems
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# Problems
Nasser Al-Khelaifi and disgraced former secretary general Jerome Valcke are accused of corruption.
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