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Lionel Messi has been crowned the FIFA Player of the Year for 2023, leaving football fans and pundits in disbelief as Erling Haaland’s exceptional season seemingly went unnoticed. The decision has sparked a wave of outrage on social media, with many dubbing it the “biggest robbery in the history of …

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Tuesday said the Football Union of Russia (FUR) had withdrawn its appeal against football’s world governing body Fifa as well as the Polish, Swedish and Czech Republic Football Associations. Fifa and European governing body Uefa decided together that all Russian teams, whether …

Information reaching GhArticles.com from GOAL.com can reveals that Callum Hudson-Odoi is contemplating switching from England to Ghana. On March 29, Ghana defeated Nigeria in two legs to qualify for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. The 21-year-old hasn’t played for Gareth Southgate’s Three Lions in almost two years, and he’s rejected …

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has granted a one match approval for Baba Yara Sports Stadium in Kumasi to host the World Cup Qatar 2022 play-off match between Ghana and Nigeria. The approval comes after a CAF Licensing Inspector visited the Baba Yara Sports Stadium last Sunday to inspect …

Russian football clubs and national teams have been suspended from all competitions by Fifa and Uefa after the country’s invasion of Ukraine. The world and European football governing bodies said they would be banned “until further notice”. It means the Russian men’s team will not play their World Cup play-off …

FIFA has slapped the Zimbabwean and Kenyan football federations with suspensions due to government interference. Zimbabwe was banned after its government-run Sports and Recreation Commission refused to relinquish control of the Zimbabwe Football Association and reinstate the federation’s leadership. ZIFA officials were removed from office in November on allegations of …

Information reaching GhArticles.com indicates that embattled Man United forward, Mason Greenwood has been removed by EA Sports from the latest update on FIFA 22. In a report filed by Manchester Evening News, the latest database update, which was released on all platforms including PlayStation, Xbox and PC on Tuesday, February 1, …

Bayern Munich and Poland striker Robert Lewandowski were named 2021 Best Fifa Men’s Player of the Year, while Manchester United’s Cristiano Ronaldo landed the special award. Lewandowski, 33, claimed the prize for the second consecutive year after scoring 69 goals. He won ahead of Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah and Paris St-Germain’s …

Africa Cup of Nations title hopefuls Ivory Coast were dealt a blow on the eve of their first game at the tournament as first-choice goalkeeper Sylvain Gbohouo was ruled out for doping. The Ivorian Football Federation revealed news of the FIFA-imposed ban on Tuesday, 24 hours before the Elephants play …

African football boss Patrice Motsepe dispels rumours over Cup of Nations. African football chief Patrice Motsepe confirmed on Tuesday that the Africa Cup of Nations (AfCon) will go ahead as planned in Cameroon next month despite the Omicron-variant led surge in Covid-19 cases. “I am going to watch, on the …