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  Platini answers Blatter barb over Euro 2020 plan

  Michel Platini has answered FIFA President Sepp Blatter's barbs over UEFA's plan to host the 2020 European Championship in 13 countries. Blatter used ... 

• Webb urges FIFA to give CONCACAF more influence

  The CONCACAF region that includes the United States wants a bigger say in the decision-making at the heart of FIFA. Jeffrey Webb, president of ... 

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  Blatter: FIFA 'totally' trusts WCup host Brazil

  Despite fears Brazil won't be ready to host the 2014 World Cup, FIFA President Sepp Blatter isn't worried. "Don't be afraid. It's all a question of ... 

• FIFA fears abuse of anti-inflammatory medicine

  The abuse of anti-inflammatory medicine by football players is a bigger problem facing the sport than doping, FIFA medical chief Michel D'Hooghe said ... 

• Decision time looms in politics of FIFA reform

  In a conclave at FIFA headquarters this week, a group of football leaders will work secretively over two days in their first session of 2013. 

• FIFA medical chief against summer 2022 World Cup

  FIFA's medical chief is against holding the 2022 World Cup in the summer heat of the desert nation Qatar. Michel D'Hooghe added a strong voice on ... 

• FIFA medical chief against summer 2020 World Cup

  FIFA's medical chief says he is against organizing the 2020 World Cup in the summer heat of the desert nation Qatar. Michel D'Hooghe's opinion on ... 

• FIFA warns Guatemala over match-fixing ruling

  FIFA has threatened the Guatemala Football Association with suspension after a sports court there ordered lifetime bans overturned for three players ... 

• Blatter critical of Platini's Euro 2020 plans

  FIFA President Sepp Blatter has criticized plans for the 2020 European Championship to be played in 13 countries, saying the tournament will lack ... 

• Boateng to take part in UN anti-racism event

  AC Milan player Kevin-Prince Boateng, who led teammates off the field to protest being abused by fans in January, will take part in a United Nations ... 

• Nantes transfer ban put on hold until CAS ruling

  The transfer ban imposed by FIFA on eight-time French champion Nantes has been suspended until a formal ruling by the Court of Arbitration for Sport. 

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  FIFA suspends executive during ethics probe

  The fallout from the Mohamed bin Hammam corruption scandal in world football led to FIFA suspending another leading Asian member of its executive ... 

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  FIFA hopeful urges video replay use for referees

  Referees should be allowed to consult video replays and football needs to accept the "inevitable" use of technology, according to FIFA presidential ... 

• Goal wrongly disallowed in Edinburgh derby in SPL

  Hibernian was denied a clear winner on Sunday when a free kick went over the line but a goal was not given in the Edinburgh derby against Hearts that ... 

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  Debate rages over referee's red card to Nani

  Cuneyt Cakir's decision to give a red card to Manchester United winger Nani is already being written into Champions League lore as the game-changer ... 

• CAS rules Anouma out of African football election

  FIFA executive committee member Jacques Anouma was barred from being a candidate to lead African football on Tuesday, losing his legal challenge to ... 

• Hungary appeals order to play in empty stadium

  Hungary's Football Association has asked sport's highest court to quash FIFA's order to play a World Cup qualifier in an empty stadium because of ... 

• CAS strips Sudan of World Cup qualifier win

  Sudan lost top spot in its 2014 World Cup qualifying group on Monday after sport's highest court stripped the country of its victory against Zambia ... 

• Football offside rule changed to reduce confusion

  Football's rule-makers have sought to clarify one of the game's most misinterpreted laws — offside — in a bid to reduce widespread uncertainty for ... 

• FIFA anti-racism chief says victims not supported

  FIFA's new anti-racism chief plans to talk with high-profile offenders on the pitch as he sets about formulating tougher sanctions after claiming the ... 

• FIFA open to Qatar 2022 World Cup moving to winter

  FIFA conceded for the first time Saturday that the 2022 World Cup in Qatar could be moved to winter if medical evidence showed that playing in the ... 

• Ageless Giggs set to rack up another milestone

  Exactly 22 years ago on Saturday, a lithe 17-year-old wearing a baggy shirt and hitched-up shorts ran on as a substitute at Old Trafford to make his ... 

• Blatter to set up anti-racism body, meet Boateng

  FIFA President Sepp Blatter announced plans for a task force to tackle racism in football on Friday, and said he will hold talks with a player who ... 

• FIFA to allow fans to see goal-line tech decisions

  FIFA is willing to allow goal-line technology decisions to be shown to fans on big screens in stadiums and television viewers. In a document to be ... 

• FIFA bans Peru's Sanchez for 2 years for doping

  FIFA suspended Joel Sanchez for two years on Friday after the Peru midfielder tested positive for a banned substance at a 2014 World Cup qualifier.