FIFA

January 09, (THEWILL) – FIFA, the world governing body for football, has announced a list of 30 Nigerian officials, who will be considered for appointment to various tournaments in 2023. These tournaments include age-grade competitions and the FIFA Women's World...

 FIFA President, Gianni Infantino, announced on Monday, that the football governing body will request that every country in the world name a stadium in honour of the late soccer legend Pelé. The Brazilian football legend, who won the World Cup...

December 20, (THEWILL) - The 2022 World Cup is over and what a World Cup that was. 29 days: November 20 – December 18 of pure passion, nail-biting, knife-edge matches, records made, myths broken, pure, contagious, joy in a...

December 20, (THEWILL) - In the most recent FIFA men's rankings, the Super Eagles have expectedly lost ground as the three-time African champions are now ranked 35 from their previous ranking of 32. Nigeria also dropped from fourth to fifth...

December 15, (THEWILL) –With only two games remaining in the tournament, FIFA will shortly start sending payouts to football clubs, whose players participated in the World Cup in Qatar. More than 800 players came together in Qatar to stage the...

December 15, (THEWILL) – According to a significant opinion issued on Thursday, by the European Union's Court of Justice, football governing bodies, UEFA and FIFA, would be allowed to banish a European Super League, if another is ever formed...

Beyond the quality of football displayed at the ongoing World Cup in Qatar and the upsets, including another early exit for Germany, one issue that has been much talked about in the news and on social media is the...

November 08, (THEWILL) - The decision to award Qatar the hosting rights for the 2022 World Cup finals was "a mistake" according to former FIFA president, Sepp Blatter. As THEWILL reported, the Gulf state has received harsh criticism for its...

November 08, (THEWILL) - The Nigerian Professional Football League (NPFL), for the previous six years, was allegedly sold to the highest bidder, this is according to a petition submitted to FIFA by the Professional Footballers Association of Nigeria (PFAN)...

November 03, (THEWILL) - An ankle ligament injury sustained while playing for RB Leipzig against Shakhtar Donetsk has effectively ruled ex-Chelsea forward, Timo Werner, out of the FIFA World Cup in Qatar. The 26-year-old was taken off in the first...