The world’s top football clubs will learn their group-stage opponents for the first 32-team FIFA Club World Cup during a highly anticipated draw on December 5 in Miami. Questions remain around the competition’s commercial details, with only one sponsor confirmed so far — Chinese electronics company Hisense — and no broadcasting partners announced yet. EDITOR’S … Read more
FIFA President Gianni Infantino has extended his congratulations to Shehu Dikko on his recent appointment as chairman of the National Sports Commission (NSC). Dikko, a member of FIFA’s Stakeholders Committee, received confirmation for the role last week. EDITOR’S PICKS ‘I Feel Sorry For Joshua’ After Knockout Loss To Dubois – Fury EPL: What We’re Lacking … Read more
Bright Osayi-Samuel and two Fenerbahce players will face disciplinary action from the Turkish Football Federation after an altercation with Trabzonspor fans. FIFA president Gianni Infantino condemned the violence as “absolutely unacceptable”. Trabzonspor’s previous instances of violence include attacks on referees, among others. Eko Hot Blog reports that Bright Osayi-Samuel, a Nigerian international, is among three … Read more
Despite the criticisms that followed Gianni Infantino as FIFA President, the 52-year-old Swiss lawyer earns a second chance as FIFA President again. The reports comes following an election that presented Infantino as the only candidate to run for the position. Infantino has already served more than the usual statutes of FIFA, however the FIFA president … Read more
Several European captains have reversed their decision to wear the “One Love” armbands at the World Cup. Eko Hot Blog reports that the captains of several European countries will not wear the “One Love” armbands at the World Cup in Qatar due to the danger of receiving yellow cards. EDITOR’S PICKS World Cup 2022: Qatar … Read more
President Buhari has met with the FIFA and CAF Presidents in Abuja. EKOHOTBLOG reports that President Muhammadu Buhari, on Thursday, received the FIFA President, Gianni Infantino, and his African counterpart, Dr. Patrice Motsepe. This was disclosed via a statement by the Special Adviser to President Buhari on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, on Thursday. The … Read more
FIFA has been accused of attempting to railroad the plans without any proper consultation of football stakeholders. Former Arsenal boss, Arsene Wenger has recruited John Terry and Michael Owen into FIFA’s heavy artillery in the battle to force through a World Cup every two Years, The Sun UK reports. Terry and Owen are among a … Read more
11TH DECEMBER, 2020 Fifa President, Gianni Infantino has been heavily criticized over allegations of “unfair management” by a Swiss Prosecutor, Stefan Kellar, for using a private jet, funded by the body, to fly between Suriname and Switzerland in 2017. On July 30, this latest accusation comes after a procedure was opened on July 30 against … Read more