Last Updated: Tuesday, October 8, 2013, 09:17
FIFA Secretary General Jerome Valcke kept the heat on Brazil on Monday, saying his visits to World Cup venues were a means of keeping up the "pressure" for the country to be ready for next June.
Last Updated: Saturday, April 6, 2013, 22:10
Football`s world governing body FIFA said no match-fixing was found in the 2014 World Cup qualifiers, with more than 500 matches played so far.
Last Updated: Tuesday, April 2, 2013, 18:05
Injury-ravaged midfielder Paulo Henrique Ganso has said he was driven by a desire to earn an international recall for Brazil`s 2014 World Cup campaign on home soil.
Last Updated: Sunday, October 14, 2012, 14:47
Toronto Soccer`s governing body has said the three Cuban soccer players who disappeared before a World Cup qualifier against Canada have defected.
Last Updated: Wednesday, July 4, 2012, 21:57
Zambian football`s governing body has said world governing body FIFA will adjudicate over its protest on Sudan`s fielding an ineligible player in a 2014 World Cup qualifier earlier this month.
Last Updated: Wednesday, June 20, 2012, 15:39
FIFA will invest USD20 million in green initiatives as part of its sustainability strategy for the 2014 World Cup.
Last Updated: Wednesday, March 7, 2012, 09:50
Sepp Blatter and Brazil`s sports minister pledged to mend relations on Tuesday after the FIFA president personally apologised for disparaging remarks made by a top official about the country`s slow progress in preparing for the 2014 World Cup.
Last Updated: Friday, September 23, 2011, 15:57
Iraq will have to play all their home qualifiers for the 2014 World Cup and next year`s London Olympics at a neutral venue due to fears over security.
Last Updated: Friday, September 9, 2011, 10:55
Australia will face Malaysia for the first time in almost 20 years when they host the Asian nation in a friendly in Canberra next month.
Last Updated: Thursday, July 28, 2011, 09:04
The 2014 World Cup finals in Brazil will start on June 12 with the final on July 13, FIFA`s secretary general Jerome Valcke said.
Last Updated: Wednesday, June 29, 2011, 19:55
Palestine beat Afghanistan while the Philippines snatched an away draw at Sri Lanka as Asian qualifying for the 2014 World Cup got underway on Wednesday.
Last Updated: Friday, June 24, 2011, 19:31
FIFA Secretary General Jerome Valcke on Friday issued a scathing assessment of Brazil`s 2014 World Cup preparations, saying the future hosts still lacked stadia, airports and transportation.
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