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Negeri Sembilan Menteri Besar Datuk Ismail Lasim has assumed the role of Negeri Sembilan Football Club chairman, bringing decades of football experience to the position following the resignation of his predecessor.
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South Korea's football association has apologised after allegations it provided sexual services to foreign referees over a decade ago during international match visits, adding to mounting scrutiny of the organisation.
Jordan's national team and staff have received eight months of overdue prize money for reaching the 2025 Arab Cup final, following public allegations that FIFA had withheld funds as leverage.
South Korean police have raided the football association as part of an investigation into Hong Myung-bo's appointment as national team coach, with authorities examining allegations of obstructed business operations in the wake of the squad's underwhelming World Cup showing.
FIFA President Gianni Infantino has withdrawn a divisive plan to sell 20% stakes in World Cup operations to private investors, following coordinated opposition from UEFA and other confederations. The reversal threatens his previously assured path to re-election in March.
FIFA President Gianni Infantino has abandoned a controversial plan to sell more than 20% of a US$20 billion World Cup subsidiary to private investors, citing irreconcilable divisions within the football community.
Andrea Pirlo's appointment as Italy head coach has stalled after his commercial ties to a Russian betting company provoked resistance from Italian politicians and football officials concerned about diplomatic implications.
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Former Socceroos captain Paul Wade has disclosed a diagnosis of probable chronic traumatic encephalopathy, becoming one of Australia's most prominent footballers to publicly acknowledge the degenerative brain condition linked to heading.
FIFA chief Gianni Infantino has consolidated power despite multiple controversies surrounding the 2026 World Cup, including disputed player eligibility decisions and high ticket prices, as the tournament generates record revenues exceeding $9 billion.
UK lawmakers have written to FIFA demanding the same disciplinary leniency given to striker Folarin Balogun be extended to defender Jarell Quansah, as questions mount over whether political interference shaped the World Cup governing body's decisions.
Chung Mong-gyu, president of South Korea's football association, has resigned following the national team's early World Cup elimination. The move comes amid scrutiny over his controversial hiring of coach Hong Myung-bo and governance irregularities.
FIFA has suspended a one-match ban on US striker Folarin Balogun, permitting him to play in Monday's World Cup round-of-16 tie against Belgium in Seattle. The Royal Belgian Football Association protested the decision as contradicting established tournament rules.