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Fifa orders clubs to release players for Beijing

World soccer’s governing body Fifa has told clubs they must release any players aged under 23 selected for next month’s Beijing Olympics.

Pistorius to hear Games fate soon

South African double amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius should know within three weeks if he can compete at the Beijing Olympics, an official for the Court of Arbitration for Sport…

Fifa end World Cup rotation policy

Fifa’s executive committee has voted unanimously to end its policy of rotating the hosting of World Cups through its six continental confederations. Executive committee…

Fifa to decide on Cup rotation policy

Fifa’s executive committee is expected to drop its controversial Soccer World Cup rotation policy when it meets at the organisation’s headquarters in Zurich on Monday. World…

Brazil gives little away at 2014 bid handover

The Brazilian football association (CBF) formally submitted its plans for staging the 2014 World Cup on Tuesday but kept the details close to its chest. A Brazilian delegate,…

Kenya facing new Fifa sanctions

Kenya’s football federation is once again facing the threat of suspension by world governing body Fifa over renewed allegations of political interference by the country’s…

Fifa confident about 2010 preparations

Fifa president Sepp Blatter said he was confident that South Africa would be ready to stage the World Cup in 2010 despite concerns over delays in the building of new stadiums.…

Zidane, Materazzi punished for headbutt debacle

Former France captain Zinedine Zidane and Italy defender Marco Materazzi were both fined and banned by Fifa on Thursday after the headbutting incident that marred the World Cup…

Zidane to face Fifa over World Cup headbutt

Former France captain Zinedine Zidane will appear before Fifa’s disciplinary committee in Zurich on Thursday to give his account of the incident in which he headbutted an…