FIFA Football News
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Africa football rankings released on Wednesday by world governing body FIFA (Africa ranking, world ranking):
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African kings Egypt make world top 10
Newly crowned African champions Egypt were the biggest climbers in the FIFA world rankings published on Wednesday, leaping 14 places to 10th after their third straight Africa Cup of Nations triumph.
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Barcelona's Messi named World Player of the Year
Barcelona and Argentina striker Lionel Messi was crowned World Player of the Year by world football's ruling body FIFA on Monday.
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Barcelona's Messi named World Player of the Year
Barcelona and Argentina striker Lionel Messi was named World Player of the Year by world football's ruling body FIFA on Monday.
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World Footballers of the Year winners
A list of FIFA World footballer of the Year winners following Barcelona and Argentina star Lionel Messi's award on Monday:
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Marta wins fourth consecutive FIFA award
Brazilian women's football star Marta won the FIFA world player of the year award for the fourth consecutive year here on Monday.
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Miraculous Messi in line for FIFA honour
Barcelona's Argentine superstar Lionel Messi is the hot favourite to win the FIFA World Player of the Year award, which will be announced by world football's governing body in Zurich on Monday.
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Final 2009 African football rankings released Wednesday by world governing body FIFA (African ranking, world ranking):
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Real and Barca sweep FIFA world player nominees
Spanish giants Barcelona and Real Madrid have swept the list of five nominees for the 2009 FIFA World Player of the Year award.
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African football rankings released on Friday by world governing body FIFA (African ranking, world ranking):
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Spain go top in FIFA's world rankings
European champions Spain replaced Brazil as the world number one team in FIFA's world rankings, published Friday.
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Messi favourite for FIFA award
Six Spaniards have been named in the 23-strong shortlist for the FIFA World Player of the Year award.
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Anti-doping passport will take time, says Blatter
FIFA president Sepp Blatter said Thursday that the introduction of a biological passport to stamp out doping in football would take time.
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FIFA to examine anti-doping passport with WADA
FIFA president Sepp Blatter said that football's governing body would discuss its plans to introduce biological passports for players with anti-doping chiefs on Thursday.
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Blatter to contest another FIFA election
FIFA president Sepp Blatter told Tuesday's Gazzetta dello Sport that he wants to continue beyond the end of his term in office in 2011.
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Blatter wants U-20 World Cup participation compulsory
World football chief Sepp Blatter said Friday he regretted that many top clubs in Europe had not systematically freed their younger stars to compete in the Under-20 World Cup for their national teams.
- Brazil stay top of FIFA rankings
- FIFA Africa rankings
- Hosts Nigeria handed tough FIFA Under-17 World Cup draw
- World champions Italy slide as Brazil stay top of world
- Brazil back on top of the world
- Despite unrest, FIFA adamant over under-17 World Cup
- FIFA will keep looking at player imports, explore age limits
- Foreign player quota difficult issue for FIFA Congress
- FIFA makes draw for 2010 World Cup playoffs
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