Fifa have granted the French side's appeal and the Hammers have now submitted the necessary information. Said Benrahma will join Lyon after his transfer was delayed due to an admin error Benrahma is expected to seal his transfer in the next few hours. The Algerian winger was set to sign for his new club on deadline day - only for the deal to seemingly collapse at the last minute. Lyon had do...Full Story »

ALESSIA RUSSO and Ella Toone both rocked see-through outfits at Fifa's The Best awards on Monday night. The England duo stunned on the green carpet as the Lionesses dominated the Fifpro Women's World XI at the glitzy bash. Russo and Toone were pictured in striking black outfits at The Apollo Theatre. Arsenal forward Russo wore her hair in a bun as she posed in a glittering all-in-one dress....Full Story »

Lionel Messi has once again been crowned 'The Best' in soccer after being announced as the winner of the FIFA best men's player award at The Best FIFA Football Awards held in London on Monday. Messi won the trophy after clinching the Ligue 1 title with PSG and the Leagues Cup with Inter Miami. But it was certainly an unexpected award for the 36-year-old, who was not present to collect it, as ...Full Story »

Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag could face a lose-lose scenario if he wants to keep Andre Onana during the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. Onana risks punishment if he snubs Cameroon duty in the new year in favour of attempting to correct his erratic start to life at Old Trafford. The 27-year-old has endured a mixed opening four months to his United career after replacing long-term No 1 Davi...Full Story »

ANDRE ONANA could be banned from playing for Manchester United because of a little-known Fifa rule. The United No1 is expected to travel to the Africa Cup of Nations with Cameroon in January. Andre Onana could be banned from playing for Manchester United if he refuses to go to Afcon Credit: Getty He retired from international duty after quitting the team during the World Cup last year, but ha...Full Story »

Manchester United are confident they have not broken any FIFA rules by forcing Jadon Sancho to train alone following a bust-up with Erik ten Hag. Sancho publicly slammed his manager and it sparked a series of events that has left Sancho banned from first-team training. However, the winger has also been exiled from all first-team related activities - including the dressing room and the canteen...Full Story »

But it wasn’t. That distinction went to a kiss on the lips. A simple smacker delivered by an ageing former footballer to the Spanish No 6. Luis Rubiales showed no respect to Spain's World Cup winners - he must step down Credit: Reuters Fifa must step in if Rubiales fails to acknowledge his kiss was invasive and unwanted Credit: Not known, clear with picture desk Society seems far more &...Full Story »

Argentina and Paris St-Germain forward Lionel Messi has been named Player of the Year at the 2022 Best FIFA Awards. The 35-year-old beat French forwards Kylian Mbappe and Karim Benzema to the prize. Messi helped Argentina win the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, scoring 27 goals in 49 games for club and country in 2021-22. Messi, who won the FIFA Best award for a second time, said: "It's amazing. I...Full Story »

Ivana Knoll wants to be a FIFA ambassador Ivana Knoll - who was branded as the 'World Cup's sexiest fan' - has revealed she would like to work for FIFA after snubbing OnlyFans. The Croatian bombshell stole the show under the winter sun - and she has continued to make headlines after jetting home. Ivana has now revealed she is eyeing up a role as a FIFA ambassador for the 2026 World Cup - in th...Full Story »

Julian Araujo missed out on a deadline-day move to Barcelona but the Catalans are still hoping to find a way to secure the LA Galaxy defender. WHAT HAPPENED? Barcelona director of football Mateu Alemany has said the club are still hopeful of signing Araujo after failing to complete a January move because the club filed the paperwork 18 seconds too late. FIFA subsequently confirmed the transfe...Full Story »

Julian Araujo's big move to Barcelona has fallen through after FIFA ruled that the paperwork to finalize the transfer was submitted too late. Araujo misses out on dream move FIFA reject appeal Defender will remain with Galaxy WHAT HAPPENED? FIFA confirmed on the news on Friday, with Barcelona director of football Mateu Alemany saying a system error caused the club to miss the deadline by...Full Story »

Chelsea striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang cannot move to Barcelona, it has been revealed. Aubameyang is eager to return to Barca after leaving in August. However, the veteran is being blocked by FIFA from making the move to the Nou Camp. Aubameyang had turned out for Barca before leaving for Chelsea and cannot turn out for a third team - even it means returning to the Blaugrana. As such, t...Full Story »

World Cup finalists Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe featured on FIFA's Best Men's Player shortlist, but there was no room for Cristiano Ronaldo. The recent Al-Nassr signing did not feature in FIFA's list of 14 players who are up for the award, which takes a look back at the best performers from the previous calendar year. 2022 witnessed a number of memorable moments at club and international le...Full Story »

Lisandro Martinez and Cristian Romero celebrated winning the FIFA World Cup, by playing video games at 6 am, after a night they'll no doubt never forget. It was no surprise on Sunday that the Argentinians were in a partying mood, after Gonzalo Montiel's penalty secured their third World Cup win. Sergio Aguero managed to make it onto the pitch to celebrate with his good mate Lionel Messi, eve...Full Story »

Emi Martinez celebrated his Golden Glove award by pretending to hump it in front of FIFA officials. The Argentina goalkeeper was in a celebratory mood after not only being being handed the prize for the best shot stopper, but also winning the World Cup after making a crucial save in the penalty shootout victory against France. And he couldn't contain his emotions, performing an X-rated gesture...Full Story »

FIFA have reportedly ordered to Belgium remove the word 'love' from the collar of their away strip just days before their World Cup campaign gets underway. It is the second demand that football’s governing body have made today after they threatened team captains with bookings if they choose to wear the OneLove armband in protest at Qatar’s human rights record. Belgium will play the...Full Story »

Netherlands coach Louis van Gaal said questions must be asked over whether FIFA has behaved correctly in the row over anti-discrimination armbands at the World Cup in Qatar.The Dutch, who opened their Group A campaign with a 2-0 victory over African champions Senegal, were one of seven European nations who dropped plans to wear the rainbow-coloured ‘OneLove’ bands after FIFA threaten...Full Story »

Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi are on the same team but unfortunatelly for fans that have dreamed for it to be on the field, this time both superstars are collaborating with Louis Vuitton on a marketing campaing ahead of the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup. Piers Morgan to Ronaldo imagine the WC final and it’s between Portugal & Argentina:“You score 2 and Messi scores 2 and ...Full Story »

FIFA president Gianni Infantino has been slammed for his shocking "I feel African, gay, disabled and migrant worker" speech. The chief of the game's governing body hit back at criticism of Qatar from European nations in a press conference on the eve of the World Cup. Both the event and FIFA have been attacked in the build-up to the tournament for the decision to host it in Qatar, where the righ...Full Story »

German football association (DFB) president Bernd Neuendorf has criticised FIFA for its attempts to restrict national teams' political activities when it comes to human rights. Speaking at Germany's first news conference in Qatar ahead of the World Cup, Neuendorf said on Friday he was particularly annoyed by FIFA president Gianni Infantino's letter two weeks ago urging teams to "focus on the fo...Full Story »