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Mamelodi Sundowns: How African clubs have fared in the FIFA Intercontinental Cup

Mamelodi Sundowns will represent Africa in the FIFA Intercontinental Cup this year as they prepare to host Asian champions Al Ahli of Saudi Arabia in the second round in Pretoria on Saturday.

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Pressure on FIFA mounts as Greek FA, German icon Bierhoff back push for reform

Greek Football Association president Makis Gagatsis and former Germany national team director ⁠Oliver Bierhoff on Tuesday backed UEFA's push for change in FIFA's leadership, underscoring a united European front in opposition to FIFA president ‌Gianni Infantino.

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FIFPRO Europe demands further FIFA reform after Infantino's failed investment proposal

European soccer players' union FIFPRO Europe demanded reforms to FIFA's decision-making structures on Monday, arguing ⁠that the world body's now-abandoned investment proposal exposed dangerous flaws in how global football is governed.

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Black Princesses eliminated from U-20 World Cup after heavy defeat to France

Ghana’s Black Princesses have been eliminated from the 2026 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup after suffering a 4-0 defeat to France in their final Group C game.

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Danish FA chair blasts FIFA: 'Impossible to get questions answered'

Chairman of the Danish FA, Jesper Moller, has tried in vain to get answers from FIFA to several critical questions.

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Morocco prime minister hits out at federation over 2030 World Cup final claim

Morocco's prime minister hit out at his country's ⁠top soccer official after the federation president boldly declared that the 2030 World ‌Cup final will be played in Casablanca, despite FIFA ‌not having made that decision yet.

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Charles Sampson praises Black Princesses' character after South Korea win

Black Princesses head coach Charles Sampson has praised the character of his team after Ghana bounced back from their opening-day defeat to beat South Korea 3-1 at the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup.

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French football federation withdraws Infantino support, joins European revolt

France will not support the candidacy of Gianni Infantino, who is running for a new term as FIFA president in March 2027, the French Football Federation (FFF) announced on Thursday.

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Coach Sampson demands stronger response after Black Princesses lose to Ecuador

Black Princesses head coach Charles Sampson has called for a stronger response from his players after Ghana suffered a 3-0 defeat to Ecuador in their opening game of the 2026 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in Poland.

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Laudrup hits out at Danish FA: 'What was explanation for failed World Cup qualification?"

Danish football legend Michael Laudrup says that the Danish FA has failed to properly explain the reason for the failure to qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

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Belgium withholding support for Infantino until FIFA explain Balogun decision

Belgium will not support Gianni Infantino's bid for another term as FIFA president ⁠unless it receives satisfactory answers over the handling of the Folarin Balogun red-card case at the World Cup and ‌other governance concerns, the country's football federation (RBFA) said on Monday.

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FIFA president Gianni Infantino confirms re-election bid for 2027 race

FIFA President Gianni Infantino has confirmed that he will run for re-election in 2027, despite the recent backlash and dropping support.

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Under-fire FIFA president to attend Under-20 Women's World Cup opener in Katowice

FIFA ⁠President Gianni Infantino will attend the opening match of ‌the Under-20 Women's World Cup in ‌Katowice on Saturday, the first ‌tournament organised by world soccer's ‌ruling body since his abandoned ‌proposal to sell a stake in the World Cup.

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Bafana Bafana secure third match in next FIFA window against African giants

South Africa have lined up a friendly international against Egypt in Cairo on October 4, an old foe against whom they have enjoyed good success in the past.

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Nordic FAs aim write European Union to seek intervention in FIFA governance crsis

The football associations of Finland, Sweden and Denmark have written to European Commissioner ⁠for Sport Glenn Micallef seeking a meeting over concerns about governance at FIFA, sources with direct knowledge of the matter said ‌on Wednesday.

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EXCLUSIVE: Ricardo Gareca on coaching Peru and the 'dream' of working at Independiente

A World Cup coach and a legend in Peru for taking the national team to its highest ever FIFA ranking, Ricardo Gareca spoke exclusively with Flashscore about his future and his perspective on Peruvian players.

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Official: New Zealand World Cup ace McCowatt joins Danish champions

Callum McCowatt who starred for New Zealand at the FIFA World Cup will join Danish champions AGF from Silkeborg IF on a four-year contract.

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Dutch FA calls for Infantino exit & complete FIFA reform, offers to host global summit

The Dutch football association (KNVB) said it wants to host an international summit in Amsterdam to ⁠completely overhaul FIFA, calling for President Gianni Infantino to be replaced by 2027 as part of sweeping reforms to world ‌football's governing body.

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UEFA provisionally suspends FIFA boycott threat after Forward Enterprise ‌abandoned

UEFA said on Thursday it had ⁠provisionally suspended plans to withdraw European teams from FIFA competitions after ‌world football's governing body confirmed its ‌controversial FIFA Forward Enterprise project ‌had been permanently abandoned.

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UEFA asks US court for FIFA documents ahead of complaint against Gianni Infantino

UEFA has asked a U.S. federal court for permission to obtain testimony and documents from FIFA entities ⁠in Florida for use in a planned criminal complaint in Switzerland against FIFA President Gianni Infantino, according to a court filing.

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Saudi Arabia throw support behind Infantino as criticism continues

Saudi Arabia, the hosts of the 2034 men's World Cup, threw their its ⁠support behind FIFA chief Gianni Infantino on Thursday as he continues to face criticism over the collapse of the ‌governing body's controversial FIFA Forward Enterprise proposal.

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Who stands in the way of Mamelodi Sundowns and a meeting with Paris St-Germain?

Mamelodi Sundowns will face Saudi Arabian side Al Ahli in the FIFA African-Asian-Pacific Cup at Loftus Versfeld Stadium on September 19 as they look to progress to the next stage of the FIFA Intercontinental Cup.

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UEFA set to lift threat of FIFA boycott as Italy withdraws support for Infantino

UEFA is set to drop its threat to boycott FIFA tournaments after receiving assurances that plans ⁠to sell stakes in the World Cup and other major competitions will not be revived, sources aware of the discussions told Reuters ‌on Wednesday, as Italy withdrew support for FIFA President Gianni Infantino.

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Gianni Infantino has no future at FIFA, insists European Leagues President

Gianni Infantino cannot have a future at FIFA, European Leagues President Claudius Schafer said, stressing the importance of reforming world soccer's governing body and the responsibilities of its president.