Brazil's unusual protests -- and larger lessons from it

An objective observer can indeed see the improvement in all the social parameters in Brazil, but for the citizen the state of infrastructure, public transport, education and health is......

An Olympics without a smile

'As each week brings fresh tales of the woes of Rio on the eve of the Olympics, I wonder whether my friends had a foreboding that the Gods of the Olympics will bring only misfortunes to their......

Stimac sacked after India's exit from WC qualifiers

IMAGE: Igor Stimac attends a press conference ahead of the FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifying round. Photograph: AIFF Media The All India Football Federation sacked senior men's team Head Coach Igor......

FIFA suspends Spain's soccer chief Luis Rubiales over kiss

IMAGE: Luis Rubiales planted a kiss on Spanish national player Jenni Hermoso's lips as Rubiales cupped her face with his hands in post-game celebrations. Photograph: Hannah Mckay/Reuters FIFA......

Kiss scandal: Spain's World Cup winners on strike!

IMAGE: All 23 of the World cup-winning squad including Jenni Hermoso, as well as 32 other squad members, said they would not play internationals while Luis Rubiales remains head of the Royal......

Iraq threatened with expulsion by FIFA

Iraq faces being kicked out of world soccer after its football association was disbanded, the sport's governing body FIFA said on Tuesday. "FIFA has learnt that the Iraqi Olympic Committee......

FIFA Secretary General Jerome Valcke dismissed

FIFA said on Wednesday it had fired Secretary General Jerome Valcke amid alleged corruption involving World Cup ticket sales, one of many scandals surrounding football's governing body. "The FIFA......