Romanian FA is first to join FIFA Collect’s NFT platform
June 10 – The Romanian Football Federation (FRF) is the first national association to sign a partnership agreement with Modex and FIFA Collect platform.
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Amnesty calls on FIFA to be robust in its human rights risk evaluation for 2030 and 2034 World Cup host awards
June 6 – Amnesty International has demanded that FIFA assess human rights risks before awarding World Cups, with the world governing body set to award the 2034 tournament to Saudi Arabia later this year.
FIFA rules Emilio Nsue was never eligible for Equatorial Guinea and takes away 2026 WC qualifying wins
June 4 – FIFA has ruled that Emilio Nsue, the top scorer at the Africa Cup of Nations this year, was never eligible to play for Equatorial Guinea throughout his 11-year international career.
FIFA boosts well-being provisions for professional female players
June 3 – FIFA has moved to further protect the well-being of female football players and coaches by implementing changes to the Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players (RSTP).
PFA warns FIFA players may strike unless overloaded international calendar is reviewed
May 31 – Whilst Fifpro and the World Leagues Association (WLA) have threatened legal action over the overloaded international calendar and its affect of players’ health, FIFA has now been warned by the Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA) in England that players could even go on strike.
FIFA faces losing control of transfer markets as lawyer crisis reaches tipping point
May 30 – With FIFA struggling to convince its lawyers to move from Zurich to Miami – less than 25 out of 120 are reportedly crossing the Atlantic – an even bigger problem is threatening FIFA’s legal credibility with the Summer transfer window that opens June 14.
FIFA statement on UEC reflects an uneasy balance of power
May 29 – In an unusual statement on Tuesday, FIFA reaffirmed their relationship with the European Club Association (ECA) downplaying a meeting with the Union of European Clubs (UEC).
FIFA’s lawyers abandon ship as move to Miami encounters heavy seas
May 23 – The transfer of FIFA’s legal department in its entirety to the world governing body’s new offices in Coral Gables in Miami is proving a disaster with reports that only 20 to 25 of the roughly 120 legal executives will complete the move.
Trio of European legal eagles urge FIFA to set up Saudi monitoring group ahead of 2034
May 23 – FIFA have been urged by a group of international lawyers to properly scrutinise Saudi Arabia’s human rights record before allowing the kingdom to host the 2034 World Cup.
Infantino snubs the world’s media, refusing to hold a post-Congress press conference
By Samindra Kunti in Bangkok
May 20 – On Friday, following the conclusion of the Congress, FIFA president Gianni Infantino refused to stage a press conference, further souring his relationship with the press.
Bangkok sketch: Infantino’s iron fist of democracy and the new FIFA currency of unity
May 17 – FIFA president Gianni Infantino opened the 74th FIFA Congress in Bangkok, Thailand, with a call for unity. It was a rhetorical moment, as the Congress proved as it rattled through agenda point after agenda point with very little debate and a button pushing membership pressing yes to everything on the electronic voting system that was put before them.
Infantino prevents FIFA membership from voting on Palestine motion to ban Israel
By Samindra Kunti in Bangkok
May 17 – FIFA will commission a ‘legal assessment’ of the conflict in the Middle East by a panel of ‘independent’ experts after the Palestinian FA (PFA) demanded sanctions be taken against the Israeli FA (IFA) at FIFA’s 74th Annual Congress in Bangkok, Thailand.
Infantino sends Fifpro and WLA packing with message they have no place at his top table
May 17 – FIFA president Gianni Infantino has dismissed the threat of legal challenge from Fifpro and the World Leagues Association (WLA) over the overloaded match calendar and the introduction of the expanded 32-team Club World Cup in 2025 as ‘futile’.
FIFA awards hosting of the 2027 Women’s World Cup to Brazil
May 17 – Confederation of Brazilian Football (CBF) president Ednaldo Rodrigues has called the choice of Brazil as host for the 2027 Women’s World Cup a “victory for the women’s game’.
FIFA’s legends unveil five-pillar anti-racism programme
May 17 – FIFA unveiled a five ‘pillar’ initiative to combat racism in football at its Congress in Bangkok, Thailand. FIFA said the recommendations will be mandated across all 211 of its member federations.