The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has confirmed its support for biennial FIFA World Cups at the organisation’s Extraordinary General Assembly, as FIFA President Gianni Infantino suggested opponents to the proposal are afraid of losing their position at the top of the sport.

It is well over a century since Rudyard Kipling wrote The Islanders. It was a poem which spoke of "flannelled fools at the wicket or the muddied oafs at the goals".

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) is expected to confirm its support of FIFA’s proposed plans for biennial World Cups at an Extraordinary General Assembly in Cairo.

Qatar is "taking real steps" to improve human rights and workers’ welfare, according to FIFA President Gianni Infantino. 

FIFA has decided to ditch the two-legged format for the intercontinental playoffs in favour of single games as nations battle to secure the final spots at next year’s World Cup.

In a year from now, all eyes will be on Qatar for the FIFA World Cup. Never before has the final tournament begun as late in the calendar year.

FIFA has been urged to deliver "meaningful action" by the family of a former media manager for the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup following his arrest.

The line-up for the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup has begun to take shape with 12 nations having booked their places alongside the host nation for next year’s 32-team tournament.

I had intended to write a column in praise of the Danish football team and the remarkable results they have achieved since Christian Eriksen’s dramatic on-field collapse in the European Championship match against Finland last June.

Germany have been forced to make late changes to their squad for FIFA World Cup qualifiers, after Niklas Süle’s positive test for COVID-19 led to a further four players being required to isolate.

Every country should boycott the 2022 FIFA World Cup because of corruption in the process which led to Qatar being awarded the right to host the event, according to the head of the Norwegian financial crime unit.

The South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) has said its 10 members would refuse to play in a biennial FIFA World Cup as it reiterated its opposition to the proposal.

FIFA's Canadian vice-president and President of the Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) Victor Montagliani led a visit of a delegation from football's governing body to Houston as the American city bids to host matches at the men's 2026 FIFA World Cup.

Holding the men's FIFA World Cup every two years "cannot be accepted" because of the impact on the club game, the body representing Europe's leagues has claimed.