EUROPE’S main leagues will refuse to accept plans to expand the 2022 World Cup to a 48-team competition. Fifa President Gianni Infantino is believed to be the mastermind of the controversial idea that was raised for the first time by South American football chiefs last week. Infantino feels Fifa undersold many of the global TV […]
GIANNI INFANTINO has expressed his delight after Fifa approved of the use of VAR in this summer’s World Cup in Russia. A Fifa ruling in Colombia on Friday approved of the decision, after the International Football Association Board reached a unanimous decision to introduce the technology earlier this month. Having been trialled in the Club […]
CANADA, Mexico and the USA have officially submitted their joint bid to host the World Cup in 2026. A decision will be made by FIFA on June 13, with Morocco also in the running. US Soccer president Carlos Cordeiro tweeted: “The United Bid of Canada, Mexico and the USA to host the 2026 FIFA World […]
EA SPORTS have revealed fans will get a first glimpse of FIFA 19 at the EA Play event in June. EA Play, a three day event taking place between June 9-11 at the Hollywood Palladium, allows fans to come and play upcoming EA games before they’re released. Although FIFA isn’t specifically mentioned, the company confirmed “new […]
TICKETS for England’s World Cup matches are being sold for up to £5,500 — 34 times their face value. Organisers Fifa have allocated hundreds of thousands of seats for this summer’s finals in Russia in the first and second waves of sales. But they are already finding their way on to secondary selling sites despite […]