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  • Saturday, 14 May, 2022
    Scoreboard
    Naomi Osaka’s big step into the unknown Premium content

    Plus, Fifa’s gaming gamble, Saudi Arabia’s golf fight, and more.

  • Tuesday, 10 May, 2022
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    Electronic Arts and Fifa end video games partnership after 30 years

    Two groups had been in negotiations over value of brand of football governing body

  • Wednesday, 20 April, 2022
    Sport
    Tennis divided as Wimbledon bans stars from Russia and Belarus

    ATP and WTA criticise All England Club for blocking players from Grand Slam tournament over Ukraine

  • Tuesday, 22 March, 2022
    FIFA World Cup
    Fifa adds Crypto.com as football World Cup sponsor

    Deal underscores growing ties between sport and digital assets

  • Tuesday, 8 March, 2022
    Football
    Russia lodges appeal over Uefa and Fifa bans

    Football federation seeks to overturn suspensions through Court of Arbitration for Sport

  • Monday, 28 February, 2022
    Russia
    Fifa and Uefa suspend Russia from global football

    Rival teams had threatened to boycott World Cup fixtures in response to invasion of Ukraine

  • Saturday, 20 November, 2021
    Scoreboard
    EA’s battle over Fifa’s name Premium content

    Plus, LA’s Staples Center becomes the Crypto.com Arena, and more

  • Friday, 19 November, 2021
    Electronic Arts Inc
    EA and Fifa’s 30-year video game union at risk in battle over name

    Bitter dispute highlights tensions as top footballers and clubs seek greater share from franchise’s huge success

  • Tuesday, 2 November, 2021
    Blatter and Platini face fraud charges in Fifa corruption probe

    Former heads of world and European football indicted by Swiss authorities over $2m payment

  • Sunday, 24 October, 2021
    European Super League
    Super League clubs accuse Uefa and Fifa of breaking EU competition rules

    Real Madrid, Barcelona and Juventus take legal action to overthrow ‘monopoly’

  • Saturday, 18 September, 2021
    Scoreboard
    Will Fifa force through a biennial World Cup? Premium content

    Plus, how the rise of US sports betting created a NFL data rights war, Michael Holding drops the mic, and more

  • Saturday, 11 September, 2021
    The Big Read
    The battle to control football: Fifa versus Uefa

    The plan to hold the World Cup every two years is part of a struggle over whether the big clubs or national teams will be pre-eminent

  • Wednesday, 5 May, 2021
    Swiss prosecutor in Fifa probe ordered to step down

    Criminal court rules investigation into Gianni Infantino and Swiss attorney-general Michael Lauber was tainted by bias

  • Tuesday, 16 March, 2021
    FT MagazineDave Lee
    Football video game addicts try to kick the habit

    ‘Fifa Ultimate Team’ players know they are being drawn in by algorithms designed to provide bursts of satisfaction

  • Saturday, 20 February, 2021
    Scoreboard
    Scoreboard: 10 takeaways from the FT Business of Football Summit Premium content

    Cash-burning clubs under fire, TV media rights deflation, Zaha won’t take the knee, and all the news from this year’s conference.

  • Thursday, 21 January, 2021
    Football
    Fifa moves to block ‘super league’ with international player ban

    Documents reveal 15 clubs to be offered €350m each to join tournament that aims to replace Europe’s Champions League

  • Tuesday, 22 December, 2020
    Fifa files criminal complaint over world football museum

    Sport’s governing body alleges its ex-president Sepp Blatter part of mismanagement of $563m project

  • Monday, 9 November, 2020
    European banks
    Julius Baer earmarks $80m to settle Fifa corruption case

    Swiss private bank seeks to draw a line under money-laundering scandals

  • Friday, 9 October, 2020
    Football
    Football clubs slash transfer cash in era of Covid and empty stadiums

    Global spending on new soccer signings falls almost a third, dropping below $5bn for first time since 2016

  • Wednesday, 16 September, 2020
    Julius Baer Gruppe AG
    Julius Baer in talks to settle Fifa corruption case with US authorities

    ‘Advanced discussions’ with Department of Justice may result in payment of tens of millions of dollars

  • Friday, 3 July, 2020
    Fifa chief and Swiss federal prosecutor face investigation

    Government appoints special prosecutor to examine case against Gianni Infantino and Michael Lauber

  • Sunday, 5 April, 2020
    News in-depthThe Big Read
    Can the sports industry survive the coronavirus shutdown?

    With events cancelled or postponed, revenue streams are drying up. Executives believe wider disruption lies ahead

  • Friday, 27 March, 2020
    Football
    Fifa looks to extend footballers’ contracts in coronavirus shutdown

    Sport’s governing body also considers shifting dates of transfer windows

  • Friday, 20 March, 2020
    #techFT
    This sporting virtual life

    Streamers throttle video over virus, Crispr’s faster test, Nokia’s 5G phone

  • Tuesday, 3 March, 2020
    LexFootball
    Fifa/Club World Cup: Gianni comes lately to a crowded field Premium content

    Infantino is likely to revise his numbers down yet again

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