A Liberian official, Musa Bility, has been banned from football for 10 years for alleged financial offences on Wednesday by FIFA. Bility, a former president of the Liberian federation was found guilty of misappropriating FIFA’s funds, according to the organisation.…
Iran agrees to allow women watch upcoming 2022 World Cup Qualifiers —FIFA (Punch)
Iran’s Football Federation has agreed to allow women to attend upcoming 2022 World Cup qualifiers of their men’s national team but that approval from the government is still needed. The ruling body FIFA on Thursday said that a letter from…
FIFA launches global child safeguarding network (Punch)
FIFA promised to enhance child safeguarding standards across its 211-member associations as world football’s governing body launched a new programme on Wednesday. The FIFA Guardians toolkit has been put together after consultation with experts in the field from UNICEF and…
Ex-Oceania football official banned for bribery, corruption (Punch)
Former Oceania football general secretary Tai Nicholas has been banned for eight years for misappropriating FIFA funds and bribery, the world governing body said. The ban — the latest in a series for the scandal-hit Oceania Football Confederation — follows…
FIFA tips Flying Eagles’ Dele-Bashiru to shine in Poland (Punch)
Flying Eagles midfielder, Tom Dele-Bashiru, and nine other youngsters have been tipped to shine at the 2019 U-20 World Cup in Poland. The tournament holds from May 23 to June 15. The Flying Eagles have been drawn in Group D…
FIFA urges zero tolerance on racism (Eurosport)
FIFA has urged national football federations and leagues to adopt their own tough rules on dealing with racism, including allowing referees to stop or abandon matches. Football’s global governing body issued a statement on Saturday in response to recent incidents…
World Cup 2022: plan to expand to 48 countries exposes football’s regional fault lines (Theconversation)
Football’s top brass are heading to Miami as FIFA’s Council gets together for one of its regular meetings. Generally, these gatherings are tepid affairs as football’s world governing body works through the minutiae of governing a game that has an…
Chelsea given two transfer-window ban after breaching FIFA rules (Sky Sports)
Chelsea have been banned from signing players for two transfer windows after being found guilty of breaching rules about signing minors by FIFA. The Premier League club have also been fined more than £460,000, while the FA face a £390,000…
Man City to get $5 million from FIFA for World Cup players (DailySports)
English champions Manchester City are the biggest beneficiaries from the $209 million handed out by FIFA to clubs who released players for the 2018 World Cup, the global soccer body said on Tuesday. City will receive $5.0 million, ahead of…
*LASTMA officials kick over reported death of killer F-SARS operative (Punch)* Residents lament, seek government action as fish farmer floods street with wastewater (Guardian)
November 30, 2018 LASTMA officials kick over reported death of killer F-SARS operative (Punch) The Lagos State Police Command has been asked to show incontrovertible evidence of the death of an operative of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad, Inspector Olukunle…