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Gianni Infantino calls crisis meeting as criticism mounts

August 4, 2026 admin 0 Comments AFC, Arsene Wenger, Carlos Cordeiro, CONCACAF, Donald Trump, FFE, FIFA, FIFA crisis, FIFA crisis meeting, FIFA Forward Enterprise, FIFA governance, FIFA leadership challenge, FIFA news, FIFA politics, FIFA Presiden, FIFA Presidential election, FIFA private equity, football governance, Football news, Gianni Infantino, international football, international football news, International Soccer, International soccer news, Mattias Grafstrom, Prince Ali, Prince Ali bin Al Hussein, Rabat crisis meeting, Soccer, Soccer news, UEFA, World Cup, World Cup news, World Cup private investment

Under-pressure FIFA president Gianni Infantino will hold a crisis meeting with senior staff in Morocco on Wednesday. Senior staff have been asked to attend the meeting in Rabat after the pressure on the Swiss ramped up on Tuesday. Infantino is now set for crunch talks on Wednesday with senior FIFA staff after he was forced to withdraw his plan to create FIFA Forward Enterprise (FFE), a company to run the commercial and operational aspects of FIFA’s tournaments.

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Zinedine Zidane named France head coach

July 28, 2026 admin 0 Comments FFF, France appoint Zidane, France appoint Zinedine Zidane, France Football Federation, France soccer, France soccer news, French football, French football news, French national, French national team, French soccer, French soccer news, international football, international football news, International games, International Soccer, International soccer news, Les Bleus, Philippe Diallo, Soccer, Soccer news, Zinedine Zidane, Zinedine Zidane manager

Former Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane has been confirmed as the head coach of the France national team. Didier Deschamps, France’s longest-serving manager, ended his 14-year stint in charge after the nation’s semi-final exit to Spain at the 2026 World Cup. Zidane, a World Cup winner with France in 1998, has been out of management since leaving Real Madrid for a second time as head coach in 2021.

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Africa Cup of Nations 2025 Match Report Soccer

Hosts Morocco kick off Africa Cup of Nations with win over Comoros

December 21, 2025 admin 0 Comments 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON, AFCON opener, Africa Cup of Nations, Africa Cup of Nations 2025, Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2025, Africa Cup of Nations results, African football, African football news, Ayoub El Kaabi, Brahim Díaz, Comoros, Football news, group stage, hosts victory, international football, International Soccer, International soccer news, Jean-Jacques Ndala, Match report, Moroccan soccer, Moroccan soccer news, Morocco, Morocco soccer, Morocco soccer news, Morocco v Comoros, Morocco win, opening match, Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat, Soccer, Soccer news, Soufiane Rahimi, Stefano Cusin, TotalEnergies AFCON 2025, TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations 2025, tournament hosts, Walid Regragui

Africa Cup of Nations 2025 hosts Morocco began their campaign to win a second continental title with a somewhat nervy win over Comoros in the tournament opener in rainy Rabat. The Atlas Lions spurned a glorious chance to take an 11th-minute lead but broke the deadlock in the second half through Brahim Diaz and an acrobatic finish from Ayoub El Kaabi.

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Brazil sack head coach Dorival Júnior

March 29, 2025 admin 0 Comments Argentina 4-1 Brazil, Argentina v Brazil, Brazil, Brazil sack Dorival Júnior, Brazil sack head coach Dorival Júnior, Brazil sack manager Dorival Júnior, Brazil soccer, Brazil soccer news, Brazilian national team, Brazilian soccer, Brazilian soccer news, CONMEBOL, Dorival Jr, Dorival Júnior, Dorival Júnior Brazil, International Soccer, International soccer news, Selecao, Soccer, Soccer news, South American football, South American soccer

Brazil coach Dorival Junior was fired on Friday after 14 months amid poor results and disappointing performances from the national team. Junior’s sacking by Brazilian Football Confederation president Ednaldo Rodrigues came three days after a 4-1 defeat to bitter rival Argentina in Buenos Aires, Brazil’s heaviest defeat in a World Cup qualifier.

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Match Report Nations League Soccer

Ireland survive scare dismissing Bulgaria to retain League B status

March 23, 2025 admin 0 Comments Adam Idah, Aviva, Aviva Stadium, Bulgaria, Bulgaria 1-2 Ireland, Bulgaria 1-2 Republic of Ireland, Bulgaria soccer, Bulgaria v Ireland, Bulgaria v Republic of Ireland, Bulgarian soccer, Bulgarian soccer news, Evan Ferguson, FAI, Football Association of Ireland, football match analysis, Halil Meler, Halil Umut Meler, Heimir Hallgrímsson, Heimir Hallgrímsson Ireland, Heimir Hallgrímsson Republic of Ireland, Ilian Iliev, Ilian Iliev Bulgaria, international football, international football news, International Soccer, International soccer news, Ireland, Ireland football team, Ireland soccer, Ireland soccer news, Ireland v Bulgaria, Irish football, Irish soccer, Irish soccer news, Irish soccer team, Irish soccer team news, Match highlights, Match report, Nations League, Nations League draw, Nations League match report, Nations League news, Nations League play-off, Nations League relegation, Nations League standings, Nations Leagues, Republic of Ireland, Republic of Ireland 2-1 Bulgaria, Republic of Ireland football, Republic of Ireland soccer, Republic of Ireland v Bulgaria, Soccer, Soccer news, The Aviva, UEFA, UEFA Nations League, UEFA Nations League 2024, UEFA Nations League 2025, UEFA Nations League B, UEFA Nations League B/C relegation/promotion play-off, UEFA Nations League group stage., UEFA Nations League news, UEFA Nations League Play-off, UEFA Nations League report, Valentin Antov

Evan Ferguson scored his first goal since November as the Republic of Ireland preserved their Nations League B status with a 4-2 aggregate victory over Bulgaria. Adam Idah struck after coming off the bench to secure a 2-1 play-off second-leg win in Dublin to give the fans something to celebrate after Valentin Antov had given the visitors a shock lead.

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