Brazil to host 2027 Women’s World Cup after seeing off European bid
Brazil was declared the host of the 2027 Women’s World Cup at the Fifa Congress, beating the joint bid of Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany
January 2024
English football has no plans for forfeits over racist abuse despite Infantino plea
English football has no plans to upgrade protocols dealing with racist abuse, despite Fifa’s president calling for an automatic forfeit of games by teams whose fans cause an abandonment with racist behaviour
December 2023
The Guardian view on the Qatar World Cup one year on: a shadowed legacy
Editorial: Impressive rhetoric and limited reform did not change the game for vulnerable and exploited migrant workers
November 2023
Meet the AI-created football expert aiming to teach Infantino a lesson
Inside football
Clownish populist Infantino is complicit in Saudi Arabia’s colonisation of football
Jonathan Wilson
October 2023
Saudi Arabia’s clear path to World Cup shows power of Fifa and Infantino
Infantino welcomes ‘full and clear victory’ as case against him is closed
September 2023
Infantino congratulates Malian football federation president despite arrest
Gianni Infantino has congratulated Mamatou Touré on re-election as president of the Malian football federation despite being accused of embezzling public funds
August 2023
Brief letters
Women beat men in World Cup punditry
Lionesses, feeling let down by men? Don’t worry, Gianni Infantino will explain how to fight those battles
Marina Hyde
Australian police rejected Fifa requests for Gianni Infantino to be escorted during World Cup travel
Women’s World Cup: NZ refused request for police escort for Fifa president Gianni Infantino
July 2023
Inside football
Does football need Fifa? Breakaway threat may test Infantino’s grip on global game
Jonathan Wilson
Leader of the game’s world governing body would be forced to rethink chasing votes and cash if Uefa and Conmebol unite
May 2023
Rights and freedom
World Cup security guards still jailed in Qatar after dispute over unpaid wages
Workers at World Cup 2022 venues fired as tournament ended and allegedly jailed or deported after trying to claim unpaid wages
Fifa unveils 2026 World Cup logo – video
Fifa unveiled the logo for the 2026 World Cup in Los Angeles which will be co-hosted across the U.S., Mexico and Canada, including the Los Angeles area’s SoFi Stadium.
Sportblog
Fifa may talk tough but it has paved the way by undervaluing women’s football
Suzanne Wrack
'We’ll simply not sell': Fifa threatens broadcast blackout in Europe for Women's World Cup – video
Fifa threatens Women’s World Cup broadcast blackout in Europe
March 2023
Fifa agrees to pay clubs extra £119m to release players for men’s World Cup
Sportblog
In this golden age for football, the threat of overkill looms ever larger
