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March 04, (THEWILL) - The Polish Football Association has asked world football governing body, FIFA, to reopen the transfer window for players in the Ukrainian Premier League as well as foreign players in Russia. THEWILL recalls that on Thursday, February 24,...

February 28, (THEWILL) - On Sunday, FIFA backed down from an instant expulsion of Russia from World Cup qualification, but acknowledged it was still a possibility, instead determining that the team could compete under the "RFU" name of its...

February 10, (THEWILL) - The Super Eagles of Nigeria have climbed four places in the current FIFA/Coca-Cola monthly rankings, which were revealed on Thursday morning. Despite their round-of-16 exit at the jus concluded TotalEnergies 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON),...

February 05, (THEWILL) - Issa Hayatou, the former President of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) from 1988 to 2017, has won his appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) over FIFA's one-year suspension. THEWILL recalls that in...

February 03, (THEWILL) - Members of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), have slammed attempts to have the FIFA World Cup every two years, as proposed by their colleague Gianni Infantino, the FIFA President. Infantino was not present during the 139th...

February 02, (THEWILL) - The Ghana Football Association (GFA) is faced with additional hurdle of securing a venue to host the first leg of the World Cup qualifying playoffs against Nigeria's Super Eagles after the Confederation of African Football...

February 02, (THEWILL) - FIFA has announced intentions to conduct live trials of "limb tracking" equipment, or robotised referees, intended to make off-side calls in the club world cup. These "Robo-refs" are semi-automatic systems that make and determine off-side calls...

February 01, (THEWILL) - FIFA convened a two-day meeting in Montevideo with agent associations from all around the world, as part of its comprehensive consultation process over the FIFA Football Agent Regulations. FIFA's representatives met with organisations representing agents from the...

January 20, (THEWILL) - In an attempt to discourage teams from accumulating talent, new laws limiting the number of international loans in and out of football clubs are slated to take effect in July. Clubs will be limited to a maximum...

December 21 (THEWILL) – FIFA President Gianni Infantino believes FIFA's proposals to hold World Cup events every two years have widespread support among national football associations. Infantino made the announcement during the international football governing body's worldwide summit on Monday, when...