Charismatic veteran coach Marcelo Bielsa is on the brink of guiding a third team to World Cup qualification as Uruguay take on Peru on Thursday needing only a draw to secure their ticket to next year's North American extravaganza.
Hugo Ekitike missed out on a place in the France squad named Wednesday for the start of their 2026 World Cup qualifying campaign, but coach Didier Deschamps did hand a first senior call-up to highly-rated Monaco winger Maghnes Akliouche.
India could be banned from world football for the second time in three years after FIFA and the Asian governing body demanded it implement a new constitution by October 30 or risk suspension.
Brazil coach Carlo Ancelotti did not recall Neymar and spared Vinicius Junior for World Cup qualifiers against Chile and Bolivia next month with Lucas Paqueta returning to the national team.
Bashundhara Kings refused to release their players for the ongoing national team camp ahead of Bangladesh鈥檚 two FIFA international friendly matches against Nepal, citing injury concerns and their pre-season preparation...
Leicester City midfielder Hamza Choudhury has been included in the Bangladesh national football team鈥檚 camp for their two FIFA international friendly matches against Nepal, scheduled to be held in Kathmandu on September 6 and 9...
Bangladesh women鈥檚 football team made a historic leap in the latest FIFA Women鈥檚 World Ranking, climbing 24 places to reach 104th 鈥� the highest jump by any nation this month.
Former Bashundhara Kings coach Valeriu Tita has filed a complaint with FIFA against his former employers concerning unpaid salaries, bonuses, and flight tickets...
World football governing body FIFA lifted the transfer ban on Bangladesh Premier League outfit Fakirerpool Young Men's Club as the club confirmed it on Wednesday.
Las Vegas will play host to the 2026 World Cup draw on December 5, according to multiple reports on Tuesday.
Top footballers are afraid to speak out against playing too many matches for fear of the impact it could have on their careers, the general secretary of global players' union FIFPro said on Friday.
Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter once called India a 鈥榮leeping giant鈥� of football, but the sport is mired in fresh crisis in the country and faces problems from the top down to grassroots.
World football governing body FIFA handed a transfer ban on Bangladesh Premier League outfit Fakirerpool Young Men's Club for the forthcoming season for failing to clear last season鈥檚 wages to their Uzbek midfielder Sardor Jakhonov.
For Chelsea, victory in Sunday's Club World Cup decider completed a fine first season under Enzo Maresca, and also finally brought the curtain down on a marathon campaign that they must hope does not catch up with them down the line.
Donald Trump experienced the agony and the ecstasy of football on Sunday as he was booed at the final of the FIFA Club World Cup -- even as he joined in some high-spirited celebrations with champions Chelsea.
Chelsea coach Enzo Maresca insisted winning the Club World Cup meant as much as winning the Champions League after his side beat Paris Saint-Germain 3-0 in the final of the first edition of FIFA's new competition on Sunday.
The first edition of the expanded Club World Cup wraps up this weekend with FIFA president Gianni Infantino already hailing it as a huge success while the world of football faces up to the idea that an imperfect tournament is here to stay.
Donald Trump will on Sunday showcase his unexpected attachment to a sport in which 鈥楢merica First鈥� remains a dream, for now.
FIFA president Gianni Infantino triumphantly declared the Club World Cup to be 鈥榯he most successful club competition in the world鈥� Saturday ahead of this weekend's final between Paris Saint-Germain and Chelsea.
Bangladesh have slipped one step down to 184th in the latest FIFA ranking published on Thursday. World champions Argentina retained their top position in the ranking.
FIFA has opened an office inside Trump Tower in New York City as it steps up preparations for the 2026 World Cup in North America, world football's governing body announced.
Chelsea coach Enzo Maresca hailed Joao Pedro and expressed his delight at reaching the Club World Cup final after the new signing's double strike secured a 2-0 win over Fluminense in the last four on Tuesday.
New signing Joao Pedro scored twice on his first start as Chelsea eased to a 2-0 win over Fluminense on Tuesday to seal a spot in the final of the Club World Cup.
Paris Saint-Germain reached the Club World Cup semi-finals as Desire Doue and Ousmane Dembele goals earned the nine-man European champions a 2-0 win over Bayern Munich in a gripping battle on Saturday.
Saudi Arabia's Al Hilal bowed out of the Club World Cup on Friday, after a 2-1 defeat to Fluminense, but after an unexpected run to the last eight they have left their mark on the global stage.
Substitute Hercules struck a 70th-minute winner as Brazil's Fluminense defeated Saudi Arabia's Al Hilal 2-1 on Friday to reach the semi-finals of the Club World Cup.
A late own-goal by goalkeeper Weverton took Chelsea through to the Club World Cup semi-finals on Friday as the Premier League side edged Palmeiras of Brazil 2-1 in a last-eight tie that had been lit up by a moment of magic from young star Estevao Willian.
After securing their place in the AFC Women鈥檚 Asian Cup for the first time, the Bangladesh national team, who are two-time SAFF champions, now have the opportunity to aim higher by qualifying for the FIFA World Cup 2027 and the Olympics 2028...
Former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger, FIFA's Chief of Global Football Development, says the Club World Cup has shown that the ability of teams in the final third remains the biggest gap between European clubs and those from the rest of the world.
New Brazil coach Carlo Ancelotti considers Neymar 鈥榓 very important player鈥� and has urged the injury-prone star 鈥榯o prepare well鈥� for the 2026 World Cup.
