By James M. Dorsey The Palestine Football Association (PFA), in a first testing of Palestine’s ability to fight its battle with Israel in...

By James M. Dorsey Asian Football Confederation (AFC) president Sheikh Salman Bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa’s candidacy for the presidency of...

By James M. Dorsey Embattled FIFA president Sepp Blatter unwittingly put his finger on two fundamental issues that underlie a corruption...

Soccer's global corruption crackdown: should the AFC worry? The continent's governing body will not escape scrutiny, with the resignation...

Source Phillip Schmidli, Getty Images By James M. Dorsey Embattled FIFA president Sepp Blatter has spun the world soccer body’s crisis as...

By James M. Dorsey Qatar’s 2022 World Cup is promising to be a rare example of a mega sporting event that leaves a legacy of social,...

Can FIFA’s Blatter prevent Israel’s suspension from international soccer? Analysis: New front emerges in the diplomatic battle as...

By James M. Dorsey A promise by Qatari labour and social affairs minister Abdullah Saleh Mubarak al-Khulaifi to reform the Gulf state’s...

By James M. Dorsey A senior executive of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) allegedly requested in 2012 at least one of his...

Where’s this coming from, why now? Explosive ‘tamper or hide’ AFC probe video surfaces By Haresh Deol KUALA LUMPUR — The general...

Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah By James M. Dorsey Presidential elections and tournament hosting in the world of soccer appear to be...

Blatter meets Sheikh Tamim By James M. Dorsey A warning by world soccer body FIFA president Sepp Blatter following talks this weekend...

By James M. Dorsey Campaigning for re-election, world soccer body FIFA president Sepp Blatter seems never to miss an opportunity to miss...

Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa and Prince Ali Bin Al-Hussein By James M. Dorsey FIFA Vice President and Asian Football...

Mohammed Bin Hammam and Jack Warner By James M. Dorsey Media reports of questionable payments by a company owned by banned former world...

By James M. Dorsey A recent visit by world soccer body FIFA president Sepp Blatter to the Middle East spotlighted the group’s role as a...

February 08, 2011 FIFA President Sepp Blatter has effectively conceded a round in his increasingly bitter dispute with Football...