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December 06, (THEWILL) - FIFA has revealed that Chelsea will face their Club World Cup semi-final opponents on February 9 at the Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi. Chelsea will face Al Jazira, Al Hilal, or Auckland City, the...

December 05, (THEWILL) - FIFA President Gianni Infantino took the opportunity of the International Volunteer Day to emphasise the critical role that volunteers play in the delivery of FIFA tournaments. Infantino saluted their support during the ongoing FIFA Arab...

November 23, (THEWILL) - The world football governing body, FIFA, has sent out email invitations to fans to commence voting for the Best FIFA Football Awards 2021. Although the ceremony will be totally virtual, owing to the COVID-19 epidemic, preparations...

November 23, (THEWILL) - On Monday, world governing football body, FIFA, revealed the nominees for The Best Awards 2021, with the confirmation of winners scheduled for January 17, 2022, in an online ceremony. Expert panels in women's and men's football...

November 17, (THEWILL) - The president of the South African Football Association (SAFA), Danny Jordaan, claims there was a clear pattern of match manipulation during the World Cup qualifier against Ghana. This comes after SAFA filed a complaint with FIFA, the...

November 11, (THEWILL) - FIFA's proposed bi-annual men's World Cup has been met with strong criticism by the Premier League. When the international match calendar is reformatted after 2024, FIFA is looking into tripling the frequency of its showcase tournament....

November 06, (THEWILL) - FIFA has named three North Africa officials to supervise the Super Eagles' final two group games in the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 African qualifying campaign. On Saturday, November 13th, 42-year-old Tunisian official Youssef Essrayri will referee...

October 26, (THEWILL) - Remi Amadi, the coach of Cofine FC in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, has been banned for two years from any football-related activity by the world football governing body FIFA. This judgement was sent to the Nigeria...

October 24, (THEWILL) - The divisive calls for a biennial World Cup format to replace a system of one world cup every four years, which has remained unchanged since the 1930s, appear to be a recent trend within football...

October 23, (THEWILL) - The European Leagues, which includes the Premier League and other British competitions, have rejected FIFA's proposals for a biennial World Cup. Arsene Wenger had led a consultation on the future of football, and his report recommended that...