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FIFA consider goalline technology
Fri 9th Jul 2010 | FIFA
The strongest indication yet that the refereeing system will change for the next World Cup with goalline technology and extra officials being considered, according to a FIFA executive. Speaking to the...
FIFA President Blatter Apologises to the FA
Wed 30th Jun 2010 | FIFA
FIFA president Sepp Blatter has apologized to the Football Association over England’s disallowed goal against Germany. Blatter also revealed that the rule-making body International Football...
FIFA plan to scrap '6+5 ' rule
Thu 10th Jun 2010 | FIFA
The BBC has reported that FIFA’s plans for a minimum of six "home-grown" players in clubs' starting line-ups may be scrapped . The so-called "6+5" rule had been expected to be brought in by 2012...
PRESIDENT CLINTON HOSTS USA BID BOARD MEMBERS IN EFFORT TO BRING FIFA WORLD CUP TO UNITED STATES IN 2018 OR 2022
Wed 26th May 2010 | FIFA
President William Jefferson Clinton, honorary chairman of the USA Bid Committee, today hosted members of the USA Bid Committee Board of Directors who span the sectors of public service, sports,...
FIFA probes Triesman bribe claim
Tue 18th May 2010 | FIFA
World governing body Fifa is to probe ex-Football Association chairman Lord Triesman's "bribery" comments over the bidding process for the 2018 World Cup. Triesman was caught up in a tabloid sting...
FIFA's tax exemptions for England's World Cup bid
Thu 13th May 2010 | FIFA
FIFA are reported to by expecting substantial tax exemptions from England to host the World Cup in 2018. An article by the BBC reveals the full scale of the remarkable tax concessions that the world...
Beckham to hand over the England 2018 Bid Book
Mon 10th May 2010 | FIFA
David Beckham will front the presentation of England's 2018 World Cup bid book to FIFA in Zurich on Friday according to the BBC. Officials from the 2018 bid are set to confirm on Monday that the...
World Cup tickets go on sale in South African supermarkets
Wed 14th Apr 2010 | FIFA
South African supermarkets and shopping malls will get a boost from Thursday when half a million unsold World Cup tickets will go on sale. Fifa officials are hoping to avoid the "tragic" spectacle of...
FIFA claim Portsmouth situation should be a warning to football!
Thu 25th Feb 2010 | FIFA
FIFA general secretary Jerome Valcke claims the Portsmouth financial crisis stands as a warning to the rest of football. Portsmouth football club are expected to go into administration on Friday to...
FIFA blasts England for World Cup scare mongering
Wed 27th Jan 2010 | FIFA
FIFA have named England and Germany as two of the many culprits that continue to portray South Africa in a negative light ahead of the World Cup. The world governing body have released figures from...
