Football Briefs: Everton sack Allardyce as manager

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field IMAGE: Sam Allardyce leaves his family home in Bolton, England. Photograph: Dave Thompson/Getty Images Everton sacked manager Sam......

FIFA bans Thailand's Makudi for three months

Former FIFA executive committee member Worawi Makudi was banned again on Monday for failing to respect an earlier suspension imposed during an investigation over alleged misconduct, soccer's......

German great Beckenbauer under FIFA ethics investigation

German football great Franz Beckenbauer on Wednesday became the latest FIFA official named as under investigation, along with FIFA vice-president Angel Maria Villar and several other former......

Sheikh Salman wins AFC presidential election

Sheikh Salman Bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa will run Asian football for the next two years after the Bahraini won a three-way election for the presidency of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) on......

Voting for soccer WC hosts: How does it work?

FIFA will choose the host nations for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups on Thursday. Following is a Q+A examining how the process will work. WHO IS BIDDING? There are four bids for the 2018 World Cup......