FIFA says no to female playing in men&#39;s soccer
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MEXICO CITY Soccer&#39;s world governing body says a men&#39;s professional team in Mexico can&#39;t sign a female player. FIFA says, &quot;There must be a clear separation between men&#39;s and women&#39;s football.
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The Premier League rules out using foreign referees to officiate in high-profile top-flight matches.
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Sport: Fifa under fire after late postponement of two games in China.
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The Football Association have refused to respond to comments made by FIFA chief Sepp Blatter that Tim Cahill should not have been sent off for his bare-chested goal celebration.
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FIFA will back Arsenal&#39;s players if they decide to walk off the pitch in the event they receive racist abuse during this week&#39;s Champions League game.
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FIFA banned Algeria's Abdelmalek Cherrad on Tuesday for four matches for insulting a referee during an African World Cup qualifying match against Gabon.
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European soccer&#39;s ruling body today delayed a plan to force clubs to rear more players from their own countries after the European Union said the proposal may be illegal.
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Fifa must drop its proposal to limit the number of foreigners fielded by European clubs, warns G14 chairman David Dein.
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ZURICH (Deutsche Welle) - Germany has been chosen to host the women's World Cup in 2011. Sepp Blatter, the president of soccer's world governing body, FIFA, made the announcement following a meeting of the executive committee in Zurich. Canada was the only other bidder.  Blatter also announced that Brazil had been chosen to host the men's World Cup in 2014. Brazil was the sole candidate after Colombia withdrew its bid earlier this year. Brazil last hosted the World Cup in 1950.
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Sepp Blatter, the president of football's world governing body FIFA, said on Thursday that plans to stage English Premier League (EPL) games overseas will never happen.
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A senior Spanish government official has asked organisers of the Madrid Masters tennis tournament to stop using models as ball-girls.
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Fifa unanimously agrees to drop the World Cup rotation from 2018.
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Mia Hamm, who is to women's soccer  what Pele was to the men's game, retired from competition  Wednesday, having inspired a generation of young girls while  leading the United States to Olympic and World Cup titles.
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Jessica Rostedt, right, of the US fights for the ball with Zurine Gil Garacia of Spain during the first half of their U-19 Women&#39;s World Cup Championship match at Surakul Stadium in Phuket, southern Thailand, Thursday, Nov. 18, 2004.
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Norwegian soccer champions Rosenborg Trondheim are violating sex equality laws by barring female journalists from the changing room, Norway's gender equality watchdog says.
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FIFA today demanded an explanation from the Spanish football federation for the racist abuse aimed at England players. Sepp Blatter, president of the gameâs world
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** FILE ** Mexico&#39;s Maribel Dominguez speaks during a press conference in Mexico City, in this Dec. 15, 2004 file photo. Soccer&#39;s world governing body FIFA has rejected a request to sign the female player