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Best FIFA Football Awards 2020 - FIFA has revealed the candidates shortlisted for seven of the individual trophies that will be presented at The Best FIFA Football Awards™ ceremony on 17 December 2020. Two expert panels – one for women’s football and one for men’s football – have selected the candidates for each category....

Russia have been banned from all sport including the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has imposed a four-year ban on Eastern Europe nations the latest and severest punishment yet connected to a yearslong cheating scheme that has devastated global sport. WADA's executive...

Russia 2018: Spain are in danger of being thrown out of the World Cup on Friday over alleged government interference in its football association. Fifa wrote to the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) warning it would be in breach of the world governing body’s statutes if the Consejo Superior de...

Ballon d'Or 2017: Portuguese Captain, and Real Madrid's super star, Cristiano Ronaldo has claimed a fifth Ballon d'Or award to bring him level with Messi's record tally. Ronaldo, who was tipped to win this year's award after leading Real Madrid to a second consecutive Champions league victory last June has...

Former FIFA president, Jose Sepp Blatter has denied allegations leveled against him by US women’s goalkeeper Hope Solo that he had grabbed her backside, describing the claim as “absurd and ridiculous”. The US soccer star made the allegation during an interview with Portuguese newspaper, Expresso. She revealed the former FIFA...