Infantino says FIFA is ‘in its most solid financial position ever’, hence financial award rise of World Cup by 15 per cent
The meeting also confirmed an amendment to the regulations for the 2026 World Cup in Canada, Mexico and the United States under which single yellow cards in the final competition will be cancelled after the group stage and again after the quarterfinals.
Expansion, investment and reform: FIFA’s decade of transformation includes VAR and increase of World Cup teams to 48
According to FIFA, the FIFA Forward programme has contributed over $5 billion to football development since 2016 – a sevenfold increase compared to the pre-2016 period.
World football transfers hit record high with 86,158 international players switching clubs
A record-breaking 86,158 international player transfers were completed in 2025 in both men’s and women’s professional, as well as amateur football, FIFA announced. Clubs’ spending on transfer fees also broke the record with $13.11 billion, over 50 per cent above those of 2024.
Senegal face ban from 2026 World Cup Finals in US after the chaos in AFCON final
New Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) champions may face stiffer penalties – including being sanctioned from participating in this year World Cup in the United States Canada and Australia – for what Fifa President Gianni Infantino condemned as “unacceptable” scenes that plagued the tournament in Moroccan capital, Rabat, on Sunday....
