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22 Oct 2024 · 20:54 Townpress Sports
Royal AM May Face Expulsion Over Unpaid Debts

Royal AM may face expulsion from the Betway Premiership if they fail to settle their debt and pay Serbian striker Samir Nurkovic the money owed to him.

by Staff Writer
16 Apr 2019 · 06:15 Africa
Soccer whistleblower fired after exposing corrupt official

JOHANNESBURG - African soccer’s ruling body has fired a senior official after he made corruption accusations against the organisation’s president in a potential blow to FIFA’s efforts to…

by Staff Writer
16 Jun 2018 · 09:10 Townpress Sports
World Cup TV rights complaint provokes new Gulf Arab row

Soccer’s governing body FIFA on Friday accused television channel BeoutQ, which is widely available in Saudi Arabia, of illegally broadcasting the opening games of the World Cup.

by Staff Writer
13 Dec 2017 · 11:51 Townpress Sports
Super Eagles docked points unaffected for World Cup

Nigeria, who had already qualified for the finals, drew 1-1 but FIFA awarded the match to Algeria by a 3-0 scoreline after the Super Eagles fielded the ineligible…

by Staff Writer
2 Nov 2017 · 08:21 Community
Danny Jordaan denies rape accusation

JOHANNESBURG - Danny Jordaan, the central figure in South Africa’s staging of the 2010 soccer World Cup, on Wednesday denied allegations that he raped former African National Congress…

by Staff Writer
5 May 2017 · 06:29 Townpress Sports
India breaks into FIFA top 100 after 21 years

NEW DELHI - The Indian men's football team on Thursday climbed to the 100th spot in the latest FIFA world rankings, their best rating in more than two…

by Staff Writer
11 Jan 2017 · 01:12 Townpress Sports
FIFA agrees to expand World Cup to 48 teams

ZURICH - Soccer's governing body, FIFA, voted on Tuesday to expand the World Cup to 48 teams from its current 32, brushing aside concerns that the expansion would…

by Staff Writer