September 7 – FIFA has released plans for its new-look World Cup fan park – FIFA Fan Festival – that will rolled at Qatar 2022 in Al Bidda Park, Doha, and in 2023 at venues across Australia and New Zealand.
September 2 – A former Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) official has been banned for five years by FIFA and fined CHF20,000 for sexually harassing three female referees.
By Andrew Warshaw
September 1 – Chile’s protracted appeal over whether Ecuador should be kicked out of the World Cup finals for fielding an ineligible player has taken a significant twist with FIFA now agreeing to hear the case in mid-September.
August 30 – Spain defeated Japan 3-1 to win the U-20 Women’s World Cup with Salma Paralluelo’s brace powering the Europeans to the title.
August 26 – FIFA is set to lift the suspension of India and reinstate the country as hosts of October’s U-17 Women’s World Cup.
August 26 – In a repeat of the 2018 final, Japan and Spain will compete for the U20 Women’s World Cup crown on Sunday after Brazil and the Netherlands fell in the last four of the tournament.
By Paul Nicholson
August 23 – The Chilean FA have expressed increasing concern over FIFA’s delay in ruling on their appeal over whether Ecuador should be expelled from the 2022 World Cup for fielding an ineligible player.
August 23 – A Qatar 2022 news item and with all the concerns around accommodation, at a quick glance and it could almost read Airbnb. It isn’t, in fact it is Arhbo, the new single from the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ Official Soundtrack.
August 22 – Brazil, Spain, Japan and the Netherlands have all booked their spots for the semi-finals of the U-20 Women’s World Cup in Costa Rica after dramatic and often tense last-eight encounters.
August 22 – Seen alongside Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud, FIFA president Gianni Infantino attended the heavyweight boxing fight between Oleksandr Usyk and Anthony Joshua in Jeddah, at the weekend, further reinforcing ties between the FIFA President and Saudi Arabia.
August 19 – Brazil and Spain have progressed to the last eight of the U-20 Women’s World Cup, but tournament favourites Germany and USA exited the competition in the group phase.
August 17 – In the wake of India’s ban from the game, the country’s Supreme Court has adjourned the AIFF case to next week with the government and FIFA holding further talks as the Indians bid to retain the U-17 World Cup hosting rights.
August 17 – The Official Emblem of the U-20 World Cup Indonesia 2023 has been launched, coinciding with the country’s independence day.
August 17 –Salvadoran football is in crisis with FIFA having appointed a normalisation committee to run the administration of the Salvadoran Football Association (FESFUT) after government intervention removed president Hugo Carillio and the entire FESFUT executive committee.
By Samindra Kunti
August 16 – FIFA has banned India from the game with immediate effect over third-party interference, stripping the country of the hosting rights for October’s U-17 Women’s World Cup.