Hosts Paraguay will play Japan in the opening match of the 2019 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup following the draw for the tournament. 

Jailed former FIFA vice-president Juan Ángel Napout has been banned for life for his role in the widespread corruption scandal.

A football agent has been arrested in Monaco, following an inquiry in Belgium into alleged fraud involving the transfer of players.

Human rights groups have criticised FIFA for failing to end Iran's ban on women entering stadiums after the suicide of a female football fan.

Caster Semenya has clarified she has not retired from athletics, despite signing for South African football club JVW.

The South African Football Association (SAFA) has released its men's team from international duty after Madagascar became the latest team to pull out of a friendly against the nation following xenophobic attacks in the country.

Jamaica's women's football team are refusing to play until they have been paid, following their participation at the FIFA Women’s World Cup in France.

The official emblem of the 2022 FIFA World Cup was unveiled today, as world football's governing body and host country Qatar reached another major milestone on the road to the event.

Eight FIFA member associations have confirmed their participation in the bidding process for the 2023 Women’s World Cup, with Belgium and Bolivia dropping out.

FIFA has announced that Simon Thomas, a former UEFA Champions League marketing executive, is joining the organisation as its new chief commercial officer.

Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and Virgil Van Dijk have been named as finalists for the Best FIFA Men’s Player award in the annual Best FIFA Football Awards™.

Spain's Felix Sanchez has been named as the coach for the Qatari national Olympic football team.

Former South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) President Nicolás Leoz, a key suspect in the FIFA corruption scandal investigated by the United States Department of Justice, has died at the age of 90.

Iran will reportedly allow women to watch a 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying match in October, ending a ban which has been in place since the 1979 Islamic Revolution.