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Majority Want A Two-year World Cup – Infantino

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...

Chelsea Know Opponents As FIFA Releases Club World Cup Schedule

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...

FIFA Celebrates Contributions Of Volunteers On International Volunteer Day

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...

FIFA Invites Football Fans To Join In Voting Process For 2021 Best FIFA Football Awards

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...

Nominees For 2021 FIFA The Best Awards

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...

South Africa FA Raises Match-fixing Allegations As FIFA Investigates Claims About Ghana Match

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...

All EPL Teams Oppose FIFA’s Biennial World Cups Proposals

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....

FIFA Names Referees For Nigeria’s Final Qatar 2022 World Qualifiers

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...

FIFA Hands Cofine FC Coach Remi Amadi Two-Year Global Ban After NFF Did Same

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...

Understanding Calls For Biennial World Cup Cycle

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...
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Lack Of Love Not Enough – Akwa Ibom Court Rejects Divorce Petition After 43-Year Marriage

An Akwa Ibom State High Court sitting in Uyo has dismissed a petition seeking the dissolution of a marriage that has lasted over 43 years, ruling that lack of love and mutual respect between spouses does not, on its own, constitute sufficient legal grounds for divorce.
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