FIFA President Gianni Infantino says the organisation is "certainly not" planning to take football out of the Olympics and remains "a proud part of the Olympic Movement", despite the potential for its flagship men's World Cup to clash with the Summer Games should it be staged every two years.

The FIFA Council has approved a global summit on the international calendar - and principally the proposal to stage World Cups every two years - on December 20.

A joint bid between the United Kingdom and Ireland to stage the 2030 FIFA World Cup is not "up in smoke", it has been claimed, despite England's recent punishment over the "horrific" fan disorder at this year's UEFA European Championship final.

FIFA is expecting "a lot more" cases of sexual abuse in women’s football to come out after the recent revelation of scandals in Australia, the United States and Venezuela.

Marla Messing, who helped Los Angeles secure the hosting rights for the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games, has been named interim chief executive of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) after the former leadership was toppled by a sexual misconduct scandal in the league.

Despite Jill Ellis' clear advocacy for a biennial FIFA Women's World Cup, the leader of the governing body's Technical Advisory Group (TAG) remains adamant that it is not inevitable.

England have been ordered to play their next UEFA match behind closed doors following crowd trouble before and during the Euro 2020 final against Italy at Wembley Stadium in London.

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Women's Football Committee has praised member associations for successfully organising the resumption of the AFC Women's Asian Cup India 2022 Qualifiers, especially considering the challenges posed by COVID-19.

Four Nordic countries have joined forces to launch a bid to host the 2025 UEFA Women's European Championship.

FIFA has worked with the Qatari Government to evacuate "almost 100 members of the football family from Afghanistan, including female players," it has claimed.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has expressed concerns over FIFA's plans to hold biennial World Cups as it calls for further discussion on the controversial move.

UEFA is to investigate an allegation of racist abuse aimed at Manchester United and Sweden's Anthony Elanga during this week's Under-21 European Championship qualifier in Italy, while Polish Football Association (PZPN) President Cezary Kulesza has said it will complain to FIFA over claims of racism made against its defender Kamil Glik during last month's match against England.

FIFA's controversial proposal to stage a biennial World Cup could be blocked by opponents from Europe and South America, regardless of a crucial vote that could be held as soon as December.

The Danish Sports Minister Ane Halsboe-Jørgensen has confirmed the country will participate at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar having qualified this week, despite concerns over the host nation's treatment of migrant workers.