Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1249 EAT on Monday 3 August 2026 The Football Association of Wales has announced it will withdraw its support for FIFA President Gianni Infantino’s bid for re-election to a new four-year term from 2027 to 2031, following the collapse of his controversial plan to sell a stake in…
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FIFA Introduces New Yellow Card Rule to Reduce Player Suspensions Ahead of World Cup
Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1426 EAT on Wednesday 29 April 2026 FIFA has approved a rule change for the World Cup aimed at reducing suspensions in the knockout stages, with yellow card records set to be wiped at key points in the tournament. Under the revised regulations, single yellow cards will be…
Paris to host UEFA Champions League final stripped from Saint Petersburg Russia
Updated at 1404 EAT on February 25th 2022. The UEFA Executive Committee today held an extraordinary meeting following the grave escalation of the security situation in Europe. The UEFA Executive Committee decided to relocate the final of the 2021/22 UEFA Men’s Champions League from Saint Petersburg to Stade de France in Saint-Denis. The game will…
Chad allowed back into international competition.
Last updated at 0758 EAT on 13 October 2021 by Faith Barbara Namagembe. #hicginewsagencysport. Chad have been readmitted to international football after Fifa ended a suspension, originally handed out for governmental interference in football, that had lasted six months. Football’s world governing body body banned Chad after the country’s minister of youth and sports dissolved the Country’s Football…
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