A desperate attempt by New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern to sway voting in our joint World Cup bid fell on deaf ears as the...
26th June 2020 8:06 AM
Once one of the world’s best athletes who could do things on a football field that defied belief, now his life has...
07th March 2020 9:03 AM
Megan Rapinoe was named Sports Illustrated’s Sportsperson of the Year — and promptly took aim at the magazine after being...
13th Dec. 2019 10:12 AM
Football’s governing body has decided the time has come as they begin talks to put an end to an old and archaic rule...
20th Sept. 2019 12:09 PM
FIFA has shelved plans to expand its showpiece tournament from 32 to 48 nations because of political tension, stadium...
23rd May 2019 7:05 AM
The US women's national soccer team has sued the US Soccer Federation in federal court for alleged gender discrimination...
09th March 2019 2:03 PM
Refugee footballer Hakeem al-Araibi has returned to a huge crowd in Melbourne after spending two months in a Thai jail.
12th Feb. 2019 12:02 PM
The reporter who went undercover to expose graft and corruption within world soccer governing body FIFA has been shot dead...
18th Jan. 2019 4:01 PM
Greek Super League referees have gone on an indefinite strike in protest at the “cowardly attack” on one of their...
21st Dec. 2018 10:12 AM
Manchester City created a shell company to disguise tens of millions of dollars in income from UEFA investigators...
07th Nov. 2018 4:11 PM
Following a rape accustation, Cristiano Ronaldo's image is vanishing from the website of a key sponsor, while Juventus is...
06th Oct. 2018 11:10 AM
FFA boss Steven Lowy confirmed he won't stand for re-election and reiterated he feared "the worst" for the game after...
02nd Oct. 2018 3:10 PM
AUSSIE star Sam Kerr has been inexplicably snubbed at the FIFA awards on a night where Australians were rudely dismissed on...
25th Sept. 2018 10:09 AM
Sport Australia CEO Kate Palmer says her organisation does not approve of proposed changes to Football Federation...
07th Sept. 2018 11:09 AM
Melbourne City midfielder Riley McGree’s stunning scorpion-kick strike has been nominated for FIFA’s Puskas Award for the...
04th Sept. 2018 10:09 AM
LIONEL Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo’s stranglehold over the accolade for the world’s best player may be at an end after the...
04th Sept. 2018 10:09 AM
A former South American FIFA official has been sentenced to nine years' jail for his role in the sweeping corruption...
30th Aug. 2018 10:08 AM
Nine A-League expansion bidders will submit their final proposals next Friday but a decision on the successful two could be...
24th Aug. 2018 10:08 AM
FIFA has rubber-stamped the sweeping Australian governance reforms it instigated and urged dissenting local parties to...
23rd Aug. 2018 9:08 AM
WITH a ‘heavy heart’ FFA boss Steven Lowy has decided not to seek re-election, opting instead to remove himself as...
17th Aug. 2018 8:08 AM
THE FIFA-backed group tasked with fixing Australian football’s governance crisis has rejected concerns from Football...
14th Aug. 2018 4:08 PM
Melbourne Victory signing Keisuke Honda has taken on the Cambodia national football team management job. Here’s what it...
13th Aug. 2018 2:08 PM
AUSTRALIAN women’s mentor Alen Stajcic has been shortlisted to win the FIFA award for best coach in women’s...
25th July 2018 12:07 AM
Football fans’ worst fears have been realised with the revelation the 2022 World Cup will indeed be the first winter...
14th July 2018 10:07 AM
Miracle Thai cave rescue of junior soccer team caught the world's attention.
11th July 2018 2:07 PM
The 12 Thai children rescued after being trapped underground for 17 days have been inundated with offers of support...
11th July 2018 10:07 AM
A cultural misunderstanding has led to Australia being accused of “disgusting” racism in Russia that has enraged Peruvians...
28th June 2018 4:06 PM
A YOUNG football fan has been left heartbroken after his side were knocked out of the World Cup. But then the most unlikely...
26th June 2018 10:06 AM
A young fan left devastated by the loss of his side has been comforted by rival supporters at the World Cup. Credit: Iwona...
26th June 2018 9:06 AM
After being fined nine times for supporters’ homophobic chants during World Cup qualifying, Mexico is under investigation...
19th June 2018 3:06 PM
FFA chairman Steven Lowy says confidence in FIFA’s voting procedures has been restored after the success of joint...
14th June 2018 12:06 PM
AS IF Italy couldn’t have its footballing reputation tarnished further after failing in qualifying, France goes and does...
02nd June 2018 12:06 PM
THE Socceroos have been handed a pre-World Cup boost, with FIFA approving a switch of allegiencies that could fix a major...
25th May 2018 7:05 AM
A disgraced football boss has revealed extraordinary tricks were used to pull off a fix that guaranteed a “dream” World Cup...
19th May 2018 2:05 PM
President Donald Trump has taken to his beloved Twitter account to support his nation’s joint bid for the 2026 World Cup...
27th April 2018 5:04 PM
THE US, Canada and Mexico have submitted a joint bid for the 2026 World Cup, but FIFA - and disgraced former boss Sepp...
17th March 2018 7:03 PM
FIFA turned heads with its controversial decision to expand the World Cup from 2026, and now the game’s roof body has more...
23rd Feb. 2018 9:02 AM
A-League clubs have warned FIFA Australia’s football is at risk of an “impending catastrophic collapse” unless a damaging...
22nd Feb. 2018 10:02 AM
A MUM has been left distressed a few weeks before Christmas after her teenage son accidentally spent her entire month’s...
19th Dec. 2017 8:12 AM
The threat of FIFA taking over the running of Australian football has been put on hold after the world governing body...
07th Dec. 2017 4:12 PM
REAL Madrid dominates awards night, with Zinedine Zidane winning coach of the year.
24th Oct. 2017 10:10 AM
MELBOURNE Victory chairman Anthony Di Pietro says it will be embarrassing if FIFA is forced to overthrow Football...
04th Oct. 2017 4:10 PM
THE first leg of Australia's World Cup qualifier with Syria will be played in Malaysia, it has finally been confirmed.
14th Sept. 2017 11:09 AM
The future of Australian football lies in the hands of FIFA.
11th Aug. 2017 12:08 PM
PRINCE William and former British Prime Minister David Cameron have been dragged into a FIFA corruption scandal.
28th June 2017 11:06 AM
FFA chairman Steven Lowy insists that today's FIFA are "very different” from the organisation that oversaw...
26th June 2017 8:06 AM
All regions will have their Cup slots increased when the tournament expands to 48 teams in 2026.
31st March 2017 12:03 PM
SOCCER: The Fenech Football Academy is coming to town.
27th Jan. 2017 5:01 PM
On face value an extra 16 teams at the FIFA World Cup looks great, but it really isn't.
23rd Jan. 2017 1:01 PM
I just wonder if part of the job description at FIFA is to see how far you can get with birdbrain schemes.
21st Jan. 2017 5:01 AM
