Saikou, a teenage migrant worker at the 2022 World Cup, reflects on his experience in Qatar and calls out Fifa’s leadership.
Fifa's favourite pop singer Shakira stands to make a small fortune from her new World Cup official anthem despite pledges that all proceeds of "Dai Dai" would go to the Fifa Global Citizen Education Fund. English superstar Ed Sheeran will be another beneficiary of the initiative.
Mel Brennan witnessed firsthand how those entrusted with the world's game betrayed it, leaving him to wonder: what is football really for?
Regulators in several countries immediately moved to block ADI Predictstreet, Fifa’s $150m prediction market sponsor, for operating illegally on the very day it went live.
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Eagle Football’s collapse exposes the systemic risks of private credit in European football. Is Chelsea next in line?
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The chaotic implosion of John Textor’s Eagle Football Group is a warning sign of the growing dangers of the sport’s infiltration by the shadowy world of private credit.
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Fifa’s Code of Ethics prohibits active participants in football from taking money from gambling-related activities, but that rule doesn’t seem to apply to new Real Madrid manager José Mourinho, the current “brand ambassador” of two major sports betting companies.
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In an interview with Timo Furuholm, Finnish parliamentarian and former footballer, Josimar explores why so many players lean right-wing and discusses the upcoming World Cup.
The global governing body preaches global unity, yet it consistently ignores and...
A mobile app bearing the name and logo of Fifa’s new “prediction market partner” ADI Predictstreet has finally landed in the Google Play store. What it leads to is an illegal online casino.
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The press remains one of the last checks on Fifa’s power. Gianni Infantino and his media office are cracking down on it.
