While conflicts rage around the world, FIFA’s president made a plea for football to be a force for unity. Gianni Infantino spoke Friday (May. 17) at the opening of the body’s Congress in Bangkok, Thailand. “We are saying football unites the world. But we all know as well that today we are living in a very aggressive world, in a… Read More

Brazil will host the 2027 Women’s World Cup after a vote of FIFA’s full membership chose the South American bid over a joint proposal from Belgium, Netherlands and Germany. The FIFA Congress on Friday voted 119-78 for Brazil in the reduced field of two candidates to host the 2027 tournament after a joint bid by the United States and Mexico… Read More

A reset of Africa’s relations with Europe is the only future in sight, Senegal’s Prime minister predicted Thursday (May 16). Ousmane Sonko pointed to a decisive context which requires a change in historical patterns. The leader of the PASTEF political party held a conference on the future of Africa-Europe ties. He hosted leftwing politican Jean-Luc Mélenchon who is a former… Read More

At least eight worshippers were killed and 16 others injured early Wednesday morning after a man attacked a mosque with a locally made explosive in northern Nigeria’s Kano state, resulting in a fire outbreak, the police said. The suspect, a 38-year-old local resident, confessed that he attacked the mosque in Kano’s remote Gadan village “purely in hostility following (a) prolonged… Read More

In preparation for the 74th FIFA Congress, FIFA President Gianni Infantino participated in a friendly football match with former legends of the game in Bangkok, Thailand, on Thursday. Infantino led the FIFA team, while iconic players such as Luis Figo, Cafu, El-Hadji Diouf, Emmanuel Adebayor, Andriy Shevchenko, and Clarence Seedorf represented their respective confederations. After the match, Emmanuel Adebayor, former… Read More