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Wednesday, January 28, 2026
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Topic: FIFA

Indian football is staving off ‘permanent paralysis’ & the game clock is ticking

Tackled by delays, Indian Super League (ISL) 2025-26 season is now set to begin on 14 February. Stakeholders say it does not take away from assessment that Indian football is at an ‘all-time low’.

Will changing coach be enough for Indian football? Kalyan Chaubey-led AIFF has much to do on & off field

Croatian Igor Stimac had acrimonious exit after a 5-yr tenure. AIFF's internecine battles with graft charges against federation head, a dip in form of squad make it a daunting task.

Brazil declared host of 2027 Women’s World Cup at annual FIFA Congress

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Brazil was declared the host of the 2027 Women's World Cup after receiving most votes in a ballot by the FIFA Congress on Friday, beating the joint bid of Belgium, Netherlands and

Afghanistan stuns India in FIFA World Cup Qualifiers match

The loss of three points in this match has left India with only four points from four matches in the four-team Round 2 group. Qatar leads the group with 9 points.

Court rules UEFA and FIFA breached EU law in Super League football case

The EU's top court said that FIFA and UEFA abused their dominant position by forbidding clubs to compete in a European Super League.

Angry Pakistani football fans are telling federation how to broadcast FIFA World Cup qualifier

Pakistan’s past record only magnifies the significance of the FIFA qualifier with Cambodia. Victory would be nothing short of an historic feat.

Luis Rubiales to Maradona & a Medellín murder: The long list of football scandals

Spanish football federation chief Luis Rubiales stoked controversy by kissing Spanish midfielder Jenni Hermoso without consent after the women's team won the World Cup.

FIFA president says Luis Rubiales kiss ‘spoiled’ Spain’s celebrations at Women’s World Cup

FIFA has opened disciplinary proceedings against Spanish football chief Rubiales & suspended him for 3 months after kissing player Jenni Hermoso during the trophy presentation ceremony.

Klopp urges FIFA to look into Saudi transfer deadline, dismisses reports of signing Mbappe

Premier League’s transfer window closes on 1 Sept, the deadline for most of Europe’s top leagues, but Saudi Pro League clubs can sign players until 20 Sept.

Soccer agents lose appeal against FIFA’s transfer commission cap, licencing examinations

FIFA wants to limit agents to taking a maximum 3% commission for any transfer of more than $200,000 and 5% for deals less than $200,000.

On Camera

Why sharp selloff in Japanese bonds has a message for India’s budget

Although its overall GDP will soon be bigger than Japan’s, on a per-capita basis India is still 12 times poorer.

India’s looking at 14 million metric tonnes of e-waste by 2030, recycling can’t keep up—NITI Aayog

Country's used lithium-ion battery problem is also set to grow sharply in next decade. India 3rd largest e-waste producer with 7% global share but currently recycles only about 10% of it.

Indian Army ties up with US drone company that made its name in the Ukraine conflict

Shield AI will provide V-BAT vertical takeoff & landing drones along with licences for software, which will be integrated into aircraft and made available to select Indian partners.

Non-alignment is coming back in a new avatar: Trump-peedit alliance

No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.