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Tokyo Olympics: Fifa could move age limit for men's football tournament to 24
Fifa could raise the age limit for the men's football tournament at next summer's rearranged Olympics to 24.
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FIFA tells Iran: Women have to be allowed into soccer stadiums
FIFA president Gianni Infantino has warned Iran it must lift its ban on women attending soccer matches across the country.
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EA buckles in Belgium, stops selling FIFA Points following loot box gambling pressure
EA has announced plans to stop selling FIFA Points in Belgium following government pressure over loot boxes. In FIFA Ultimate Team, you can spend real world money on FIFA Points, which can then be used to buy card packs.
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FIFA urged by own rights body to give Iran deadline for allowing...
Global soccer body FIFA has been urged by its own human rights advisory panel to...
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FIFA removes 'corruption' from its latest code of ethics
FIFA removes corruption as an official misdemeanour from its latest code of ethics, introducing defamation and halving the time prosecutors have to bring other charges to light. Football officials and players will find the word "corruption" missing from the latest version of the code of ethics governing their conduct. They will also discover how to now avoid being banned for paying and receiving bribes.
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FIFA Had To Ask World Cup Broadcasters To Stop Ogling Female Fans
FIFA is cracking down on television broadcasters focusing on good looking female fans while airing the 2018 World Cup, an official said this week. Federico Addiechi, FIFA’s head of sustainability and diversity, announced the move during a press conference ahead of the England v. Croatia semifinal match on Wednesday. Addiechi said the federation has asked broadcasters to avoid cutting away to female fans celebrating during soccer matches.
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FIFA World Cup 2018: FIFA invite children trapped in Thai cave to World Cup final - MARCA in English
The children trapped inside a cave in Thailand have been invited to the World Cup final by FIFA president Gianni Infantino.This week, he sent a...
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U.S. Requests Doping Tests of Russian World Cup Team
The United States reportedly requested results from Russian footballers’ doping tests following a sudden improvement in performance during the World Cup. FIFA vowed rigorous doping tests at the tournament following allegations that Russia ran a state-run doping program in past competitions, a charge Moscow has denied. The World Cup host country started off the competition as the lowest ranked out of 32 teams, and has since won two unexpected victories that ensured their team's advance to the knockout stages.
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FIFA charges Russia over racist slurs against black French players
FIFA has charged World Cup host Russia Tuesday with fan racism following chants aimed at black French players last month. The charges came less than two months before the World Cup tournament begins. Monkey chants were aimed at black French players, including Paul Pogba, during France's 3-1 friendly win over Russia in St. Petersburg last month.
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U.S. Tells Fans to 'Think Twice' Before Going to World Cup in Russia
The United States has advised its football fans to “think twice” before traveling to Russia for the 2018 FIFA World Cup amid strained relations between the countries. Global football body FIFA said last week that, with 16,642 tickets bought, American fans were the biggest foreign buyers out of almost 400,000 tickets sold in the most recent sales period. The United States men’s national team failed to qualify for the tournament, which Russia hosts in June-July, for the first time in three decades.
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FIFA 18 Switch Has Officially Outsold The PS4 Version In Japan
If you tried telling someone 2 years ago that FIFA 18 would sell more copies on a Nintendo platform than on PS4 in Japan, everyone will probably think you are either insane or totally stupid. The once impossible feat has been achieved today, as FIFA 18 sales on Nintendo Switch have officially overtaken FIFA 18 sales on PS4. According to Dengeki Online, as of January 7, 2018, the PS4 version has sold 77,892 copies since launch, while the Switch version sold 89,329 copies.
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2018 World Cup chief Mutko quits; still involved in planning
Vitaly Mutko bowed to mounting pressure and stepped down as chairman of the 2018 World Cup organizing committee on Wednesday after being dogged by investigations that highlighted his role in a state-backed doping program. Alexei Sorokin, the chief executive of the committee, will also assume the chairmanship vacated by Mutko. Sorokin also took Mutko’s spot on the FIFA Council this year after he was blocked from seeking re-election due to his promotion to Russian deputy prime minister.
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World Cup in Russia could be dangerous for homosexual fans, FIFA advisers warn
FIFA's anti-discrimination advisers are warning gay soccer fans going to the 2018 World Cup in Russia that displays of affection could be met with an aggressive response from intolerant locals. Homosexuality was decriminalized in Russia in 1993, but anti-gay sentiment remains strong and intensified after a law was introduced in 2013 prohibiting dissemination to minors of "propaganda" legitimizing homosexuality.
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Inside FIFA 18's Weekend League, the gruelling mode that's consuming players' lives
What were you up to last weekend? Played a video game? Perhaps. Went out for a bit? Maybe. Spent some time with friends and family? Sure, why not? For an army of FIFA players, the weekend was spent hammering game after game after game for hours on end. And this is no relaxing weekend game session, either. This is high stress, high stakes FIFA. This is the Weekend League.
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We asked EA to explain why you can't play FIFA 18 online against friends on Nintendo Switch
FIFA 18 came out on Nintendo Switch last week - and it didn't take long for fans to discover that you can't play against or with friends online. Our Martin wrote about this shocking omission last week, and pointed the finger of blame at Nintendo. "The Switch just doesn't have the online infrastructure in place that should be the bare minimum for any contemporary console, and FIFA 18 exposes that once again," Martin wrote.
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EA says no, your FIFA matches aren't rigged
For years some FIFA players have suspected the game of cheating. They believe that buried somewhere deep within FIFA's code is secret scripting that helps players out if they're losing or makes the game harder when they're winning. It's a belief fuelled by frustrating goalkeeper parries that lead to tap-ins, top quality strikers missing open goals and dramatic last-minute equalisers suffered after you've dominated a game. The FIFA community calls this alleged scripting "momentum" - and players want EA to own up.
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Swiss banker admits paying millions in bribes to Fifa executive Julio Grondona
A former Swiss banker has admitted paying millions of dollars in bribes to Julio Grondona, a former senior executive at Fifa, chairman of football’s world governing body’s finance committee and president of the Argentinian football association.
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British man dies working on Qatar 2022 World Cup stadium
A British man has died while working on a flagship 2022 World Cup stadium in Qatar, the organisers have said. The 40-year old man, who has yet to be named, died on Thursday while working on the Khalifa International Stadium. The organisers, the Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy, said his next of kin had been informed but provided no further details of his death. Labour said the Qatari authorities and Fifa had been putting "profit before safety", and urged Fifa to investigate.
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FIFA 17 Pays Tribute To Chapecoense
EA Sports has made a class gesture by giving all FIFA 17 Ultimate Team players the kit and badge of Chapecoense, to pay tribute to the Brazilian side following the tragic plane crash on its way to the biggest match in the clubs history. FIFA 17 is encouraging players to wear the Chapecoense kit and crest in-game to show solidarity with the victims of the incident which claimed Seventy-one lives.
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England and Scotland players to defy Fifa and wear poppies in Armistice Day match
The England and Scotland football teams will wear black armbands with poppies on when they meet on Armistice Day at Wembley, after their respective associations said they would defy any attempt by Fifa to ban them. An increasingly febrile day of debate over the issue, including the prime minister, Theresa May, telling parliament that Fifa’s stance was “utterly outrageous” and football’s world governing body making it clear that it would not acquiesce, ended with both FAs making it clear that they planned to wear the symbol.
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