FIFA ASEAN Cup rights: Is $3M worth the price?
World 14:34 13/08/2026The broadcasting landscape in Southeast Asia is facing a high-stakes stand-off. FIFA’s reported asking price of US$3 million for the broadcasting rights to the 2026 FIFA ASEAN Cup has caught local networks off guard.
Why does SE Asia fight for homegrown ASEAN Cup, in face of FIFA-ruled alternative?
In-Depth 14:42 12/08/2026Why is Southeast Asia still obsessed with its 'homegrown' football tournament, the ASEAN Cup, now in its 30th edition, while remaining skeptical of a global giant's intervention like the FIFA ASEAN Cup?
Infantino denies allegations of affair, favouritism while at UEFA: report
World 10:17 09/08/2026FIFA president Gianni Infantino, who has endured a week of scathing criticism revolving around the now shelved private investment plan, has been accused by a British newspaper of paying off an alleged lover while at UEFA.
Infantino's FIFA future in jeopardy after private equity gamble backfires
World 08:57 02/08/2026FIFA president Gianni Infantino, hitherto untouchable at the helm of soccer's global governing body, suffered a crushing blow on Friday when his bold reach for private equity riches was brought to an end in the face of a ferocious backlash.
FIFA scraps World Cup sell-off plan after resistance from members
World 12:50 01/08/2026FIFA President Gianni Infantino said on Friday that world soccer's governing body had scrapped plans to sell a stake in the World Cup to private investors after widespread backlash.
UEFA to boycott World Cup and FIFA tournaments over stake sale plans
World 15:51 31/07/2026European soccer's governing body UEFA and its 55 member nations on Thursday voted to boycott all FIFA tournaments in what could be a knockout blow to the global soccer organisation's proposal to sell a stake in the World Cup to external investors.
Vingroup names 135,000-seat Hanoi stadium after EV brand VinFast
Vietnam News 13:18 31/07/2026Vietnamese conglomerate Vingroup announced Thursday evening that its massive 135,000-seat stadium currently under construction in southern Hanoi will be officially named after its electric vehicle brand, VinFast.
FIFA chief Infantino defends visa handling, ticket prices on eve of World Cup
World 16:03 11/06/2026MEXICO CITY - FIFA President Gianni Infantino defended the way soccer's governing body had handled visa issues ahead of the World Cup, saying on Wednesday that it was working to find solutions but could not override government decisions.
FIFA bans vuvuzelas from World Cup stadiums
World 10:30 05/06/2026Soccer fans looking to bring the party to World Cup games will have to go without vuvuzelas, with FIFA banning the plastic horns from venues in the U.S., Canada and Mexico in its stadium code of conduct.
Authorities warn of World Cup ticket, merchandise scams
World 14:06 04/06/2026Fraudsters are exploiting interest in the 2026 World Cup with a barrage of scams, as authorities and researchers caution against fake websites impersonating FIFA's official online presence to sell phantom tickets.
FIFA orders partial stadium closure for Mexico's friendly against Ghana
World 14:33 23/05/2026FIFA has ordered the partial closure of Puebla's Cuauhtemoc Stadium for Friday's friendly between Mexico and Ghana after discriminatory chants were heard during Mexico matches, the Mexican Football Federation (FMF) said.
Infantino defends World Cup ticket prices
World 17:17 06/05/2026FIFA president Gianni Infantino on Tuesday defended World Cup ticket prices, insisting that football's global governing body was obliged to take advantage of US laws that allow tickets to be resold for thousands of dollars above face value.
