Fifa’s disciplinary rules have changed: What clubs, players and agents need to know now Sport Business Amendments to Fifa’s Disciplinary Code from January 2027 have attracted attention, but most of the changes have already been binding for almost six months. The May 2026 edition of the Code introduced changes affecting clubs, players, agents and their advisers, while January will introduce further changes around domestic enforcement. The immediate exposure Deadlines are one [...]
Royal Antwerp: Legal bid to torch football’s homegrown quotas suffers shock defeat Sport Business A bid to rip up European football’s rules on homegrown player quotas – likened to the landmark Bosman ruling – has been dismissed in a surprise move by a Belgian court. The case, brought by Royal Antwerp and former player Lior Refaelov, had been expected to be upheld after the European Court of Justice gave [...]
Fifa boss Infantino’s re-election bid boosted as Asian chiefs complete spectacular climbdown Sport Business Asian football chiefs have U-turned and backed Fifa president Gianni Infantino for re-election just weeks after accusing him of “a fundamental breach of trust”. The move is another nail in the coffin of the bid to oust Infantino over his secret World Cup sell-off plan and leaves European governing body Uefa increasingly isolated in opposition. [...]
IOC’s abdication over Russia is causing much angst as clock ticks down to LA28 Olympics October 22, 2026 It’s baffling that sport’s global leaders are still prevaricating over Russia as the LA28 Olympics and Paralympics draw ever nearer, says Ed Warner. To Brentford FC’s Gtech Community Stadium last week for the second outing of The NEDwork, a gathering of chairs and non-executive directors from across Great Britain’s Olympic and Paralympic governing bodies. Russia’s [...]
Visa, Coca-Cola, Adidas and other Fifa sponsors criticised for silence on crisis October 20, 2026 Fifa sponsors including Visa, Coca-Cola and Adidas “cannot afford to be bystanders” while another crisis grips football’s governing body, says a leading sports integrity advisor. Commercial partners have been conspicuous by their silence since Fifa president Gianni Infantino’s plan to sell stakes in its World Cup business plunged the organisation into civil war more than [...]
Fifa still refusing to share World Cup sell-off papers, says FA chair October 15, 2026 Football Association chair Debbie Hewitt says the Fifa Council is still being denied full transparency over Gianni Infantino’s aborted World Cup sell-off plan. Infantino apologised to the Council today as it met for the first time since controversy erupted over Fifa Forward Enterprise (FFE), a new private company Infantino lined up investors for without telling [...]
Netflix makes first major entry into live men’s football with World Cup deal October 13, 2026 Netflix has made its first major entry into live men’s football by snapping up exclusive rights to the 2030 World Cup in Spain, home of the co-hosts and holders. The agreement builds on the global streaming giant’s deal with Fifa for the exclusive rights in North America to show the next two editions of the [...]
Arab nations rally behind Infantino, leaving Uefa isolated in bid to oust Fifa president October 2, 2026 Fifa president Gianni Infantino has received a major boost to his hopes of re-election after the Union of Arab Football Associations (UAFA) gave him its firm backing. The move, announced by UAFA following a meeting of its directors this week, is significant as it further weakens the coalition of Europe, North America and the Caribbean, [...]
PFA boss Molango hints at footballer strike if Fifa competition expansion persists September 29, 2026 Footballers could take “radical” steps such as strike action as a result of Fifa’s expansion of the World Cup and Club World Cup, players union boss Maheta Molango has warned. Molango added that players felt deceived by Fifa president Gianni Infantino presenting an increase in teams and games as “football uniting the world” when there [...]
Premier League sets 100-day ultimatum for Fifa governance reform September 25, 2026 Football’s four most powerful leagues have joined forces to call for Fifa to commit to reform, regardless of whether Gianni Infantino remains president. The Premier League and its counterparts in Germany, Spain and Italy – the Bundesliga, LaLiga and Serie A – want whoever wins next year’s presidential election to “convene an independently chaired Governance [...]