FIFA
# fifa - Friday 3 May, 2013
David O’Leary is €4 million richer now
The former Republic of Ireland captain has won his contract dispute with Al Ahli.
# fifa - Tuesday 30 April, 2013
Former FIFA chief Joao Havelange resigns over bribes scandal
But current president Sepp Blatter has been cleared of any wrongdoing.
# fifa - Sunday 28 April, 2013
It’s in the game: 6 of our favourite goals recreated on FIFA
Whoever makes these things are really, really cool.
# fifa - Sunday 21 April, 2013
The 15 best sports video games of all time
Because mashing buttons is much better than real exercise.
# fifa - Saturday 13 April, 2013
The 50 greatest songs you listened to while playing FIFA
You’ve got to hand it to the folks at EA Sports.
# fifa - Thursday 11 April, 2013
Ireland up 1 place in FIFA rankings to 39th, North slump to 119th
Ireland drew with Sweden and Austria last month.
# fifa - Saturday 6 April, 2013
The 5 worst sports video games of all time
Just because you’re a famous basketball player, doesn’t mean you can sell a Kung Fu game
# fifa - Tuesday 2 April, 2013
Hawk-Eye shot down as GoalControl wins FIFA goal-line technology battle
The German system will operate at both the Confederations Cup and World Cup.
# fifa - Sunday 31 March, 2013
Storm brews over South African match-fixing
The country’s sports minister wants an independent inquiry to delve into the FIFA report.
# fifa - Friday 22 March, 2013
FIFA release Goran Pandev’s ballot sheet in bid to prove he voted for del Bosque
The Napoli striker backed up Jose Mourinho’s claims that voting for FIFA Coach of the Year had been rigged against him.
# fifa - Friday 8 March, 2013
FIFA sell Maracana tickets for Confederation Cup, admit ‘there’s no Plan B’
Hey Ronaldo and Bebeto, get the finger(s) out.
# fifa - Tuesday 19 February, 2013
FIFA approves goal-line technology for Brazil 2014
Football’s governing body confirmed the news about next year’s World Cup this afternoon.
# fifa - Friday 15 February, 2013
Biological passports to be in place for World Cup 2014, FIFA says
A delegation from WADA met with football’s governing body yesterday.
# fifa - Sunday 20 January, 2013
Blatter: Clubs involved in racism could be relegated
We’ll believe it when we see it.
# fifa - Wednesday 9 January, 2013
Brazilian prostitutes will take free English language classes ahead of the 2014 World Cup
The Association as Prostitution says it’s as important for prostitutes to learn English as taxi drivers.
# fifa - Monday 7 January, 2013
The world’s greatest — Messi claims record fourth FIFA Ballon d’Or
Lionel Messi saw off Real Madrid rival Cristiano Ronaldo and Barcelona teammate Andres Iniesta to win the prize for a fourth time.
# fifa - Wednesday 19 December, 2012
Rankings slide continues as Ireland drop out of world top 40
Giovanni Trapattoni’s side finish the year on a par with Bolivia and Gabon, according to the latest FIFA update.
World Cup 2014: Brazil to launch major anti-crime operation
The South American country is aiming to curb trafficking along its borders before next summer’s Confederations Cup.
# fifa - Saturday 15 December, 2012
Blatter: ‘Goal-line technology works’
FIFA President makes the comment despite no contentious decision needing to be made during Club World Cup trial.
# fifa - Friday 14 December, 2012
FIFA can’t verify claims over Messi record
Did Zambia’s Godfrey Chitalu score 107 goals in a year? FIFA say they don’t know.
# fifa - Wednesday 12 December, 2012
Sorry, Messi — Chitalu scored 107 goals in a year, claims Zambian FA
True or not, we’d still back Leo to score another 22 goals before the end of the year.
# fifa - Friday 7 December, 2012
Opinion: why goal-line technology isn’t good enough in this day and age
More drastic steps need to be taken in order to make officials’ lives easier, writes Paul Fennessy.
# fifa - Wednesday 5 December, 2012
Ref has ‘final word’ on goal-line technology
The initiative begins this week in Japan, following a surge of calls for it to be introduced in recent years.
# fifa - Tuesday 4 December, 2012
Your definitive proof that Messi is better than Ronaldo pic of the day*
*Apart from in the crucial areas of height and social media presence.
# fifa - Thursday 29 November, 2012
VIDEO: Here are the three ‘most beautiful’ goals scored in 2012*
*According to FIFA’s shortlist for the Puskas Award.
POLL: Who would you like to see win this year’s Ballon d’Or?
The least surprising shortlist of all-time features Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Andres Iniesta.
# fifa - Monday 26 November, 2012
Meet Fuleco, the mascot for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil
He’s an armadillo, apparently.
# fifa - Wednesday 14 November, 2012
FIFA announces 10 Puskas Award nominations for Goal of the Year
Check out the shortlist, which includes unbelievable strikes from Radamel Falcao, Lionel Messi and Neymar.
# fifa - Wednesday 17 October, 2012
Here’s how Trap’s Ireland can finish second and still not reach the playoffs
And also why the emphatic manner of Ireland’s loss to Germany could come back to haunt them.
# fifa - Tuesday 16 October, 2012
Torrential downpour: England and Poland will have to play it again
War… saw, what is it good for? Absolutely nothing.
# fifa - Wednesday 3 October, 2012
EA FIFA soccer videogame scores record launch
More than 66 million online multi-player sessions of the game have already been played.
Ireland down two in latest FIFA rankings
Spain remain the world’s number one side with Germany in second ahead of their trip to Dublin next week.
# fifa - Tuesday 2 October, 2012
FIFA suspend Bin Hammam aide for failure to cooperate with investigation
Najeeb Chirakal has been punished for his behaviour by world football’s governing body.
# fifa - Sunday 30 September, 2012
Mission to Moscow: FIFA announce 2018 World Cup venues
Next job is finding Ekaterinburg on the map.
# fifa - Saturday 29 September, 2012
Blatter tells FIFA advisers to curb criticism
FIFA’s anti-corruption advisers should not target FIFA executive committee says Blatter
# fifa - Thursday 27 September, 2012
FAI to receive $500,000 FIFA grant for Abbotstown project
The Government will also provide €500,000 for the National Sports Campus in Dublin.
VIDEO: Top Russian match abandoned after crowd violence
Police said that 20 fans were arrested before Wednesday’s cup match between Dinamo Moscow and Torpedo Moscow
# fifa - Wednesday 19 September, 2012
Meet the World Cup 2014 mascot, an ‘environmentally important’ armadillo
He’s no Goleo or Ciao but this as-yet-unnamed dude might grow on us.
# fifa - Tuesday 18 September, 2012
The 5 at 5: Tuesday
5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…
# fifa - Sunday 26 August, 2012
FIFA to re-examine 2018 and 2022 World Cup winning bids
Germany’s successful 2006 World Cup bid will also be reassessed.
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