Ex-IOC official Carrard to head FIFA reform task force

Francois Carrard. Photograph: John Kolesidis/Reuters Scandal-plagued FIFA have turned to the man who helped the International Olympic Committee (IOC) out of their corruption crisis, appointing......

It's all about game day at Women's World Cup

‘The hype after the first 24, 48 hours of all that has settled down and we're able to just focus on the game and task at hand’ Canada's Alysha Chapman gets to the ball. Photograph: Tom......

Women try to settle turf war lawsuit against FIFA

Players filed a lawsuit against football's governing body and the Canadian Soccer Association last year Proposal to play all but the semi-final, third-place and final matches on artificial turf......

FIFA Women's WC: Opens with brilliance, blowouts and mismatches

China's goalkeeper Wang Fei makes a save on a shot against Canada's Christine Sinclair during the FIFA Women's World Cup. Photograph: Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images The Women's World Cup stopped to......

Canada, US will not support Blatter for FIFA presidency

FIFA President Joseph 'Sepp' Blatter. Photograph: Philipp Schmidli/Getty Images Canada, which is hosting the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, will not support incumbent Sepp Blatter in Friday's......