The FIFA World Cup is the pinnacle of international football as countries dream of competing in it. However, not every country gets a chance to take part — not just because of tough qualification but also due to FIFA bans. Over the years, FIFA has barred several countries from the tournament. Recently, Pakistan and Congo…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that Vinicius Junior has been crowned The Best FIFA men’s player of the year. The Brazilian picked up the individual honour ahead of Rodri, Jude Bellingham and other players during the award ceremony held in Doha on Monday night. Rodri had beaten Vinicius to the 2024 Ballon d’Or prize in October. The…
World football’s governing body FIFA on Thursday gave no verdict either way on a Palestinian request to suspend Israel, but instead launched an investigation into allegations of discrimination. At FIFA’s congress in Bangkok in May, the Palestinian Football Association (PFA) called for its Israeli counterpart to be suspended and for Israeli teams to be banned…
Argentina goalkeeper, Martinez was found to have violated FIFA’s code of conduct when holding a replica of the Copa America trophy to his groin after the World Cup qualifier win over Chile on September 5. It is not the first time Martinez has performed such an action having also done it with the Golden Glove…