Africa Qualifying Groups for World Cup 2018

African qualifying groups for the 2018 world cup in Russia has been released. Here's the full list:
Group A:
Democratic Republic of Congo
Guinea
Libya
Tunisia
Group B:
Algeria
Cameroon
Nigeria
Zambia
Group C:
Gabon
Ivory Coast
Mali
Morocco
Group D:
Burkina Faso
Cape Verde Islands
Senegal
South Africa
Group E:
Congo
Ghana
Egypt
Uganda
Qualifying matches start in October and will be played through until November 2017.

Suspended Fifa president was 'close to dying'

Former FIFA president, Sepp Blatter, who was hospitalzied for stress, during his recent health scare, he admitted that it was more serious than reported. Blatter revealed to Swiss TV channel, RTS; “Yes, I was very close, but luckily I never became unconscious in the 48 hours where I was really between the angels who were singing and the devil who was lighting the fire. It was the angels who sang. I was close to dying. At some stage the body says ‘no, enough is enough’.”

FIFA Releases Final List For Presidential Election

The official statement from FIFA’s official press release reads.
“On 9 November 2015, the AD-hoc Electoral Committee declared five candidates eligible to stand for election to the office of FIFA President. The election will take place at the Extraordinary FIFA Congress in Zurich on 26 February 2016.
The candidates admitted and declared are:
HRH Prince Ali Al Hussein
Sheikh Salman Bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa
Jérôme Champagne
Gianni Infantino
Tokyo Sexwale
“The decisions of the Ad-hoc Electoral Committee on the eligibility of candidates may be appealed at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Lausanne. The committee will continue to supervise the electoral process to ensure that each candidate complies with all applicable FIFA regulations and provisions leading up to and during the Extraordinary FIFA Congress in February.”

FIFA suspends Sepp Blatter for 90 days

FIFA ethics committee has suspended its president Sepp Blatter for 90 days. Head of the committee, Klaus Stoehlker, who has advised Blatter in the past, says the committee made the ruling pending further investigations by the Swiss attorney general following accusations of corruption. He described it as a “pending” verdict, and said no negative finding had been made against the head of world football’s governing body. The announcement comes just hours after Blatter criticized the criminal investigation against him in Switzerland, describing it as “outrageous”. He also defended his decision to remain as head of the football organising body and not step down immediately, as worldwide sponsors have urged. The 90-day suspension is the longest FIFA’s ethics committee can hand down while they carry out their investigation. Last month, the Swiss attorney general announced that Blatter will face charges of “criminal mismanagement” and “misappropriation.” Among the charges is an allegation that Blatter gave a “disloyal payment” to UEFA president Michel Platini totaling 2 million francs ($2. 1 million ). That payment is alleged to have been made three months before Platini announced he would not run against Blather in the 2011 FIFA presidential election .

FIFA Ballon d’Or 2015 Nominees

Germany: Toni Kroos (Bayern), Thomas Muller (Bayern), Manuel Neuer (Bayern)
England: Harry Kane (Tottenham), Wayne Rooney (United)
Argentina: Sergio Aguero (City), Javier Mascherano (Barcelona), Lionel Messi (Barcelona), Nicolas Otamendi (Valencia- City), Javier Pastore (PSG), Carlos Tevez (Juventus-Boca)
Australia: Massimo Luongo (Qpr)
Austria: David Alaba (Bayern)
Belgium: Thibaut Courtois (Chelsea), Kevin De Bruyne, Eden Hazard (Chelsea) (Wolfsburg-Man City)
Brazil: Philippe Coutinho (Liverpool),
Neymar (Barcelona), Willian (Chelsea)
Chile: Claudio Bravo (Barcelona), Gary Medel (Inter), Alexis Sanchez (Arsenal), Eduardo Vargas (Qpr-Hoffenheim), Vidal (Juventus-Bayern)
Colombia: Carlos Bacca (FC Sevilla Milan), Jackson Martinez (Puerto Atletico), David Ospina (Arsenal), James Rodriguez (Real)
South Korea: Son Heung-min (Leverkusen- Tottenham)
Ivory Coast: Wilfried Bony (Swansea City), Yaya Toure (City)
Croatia: Luka Modric (Real), Ivan Rakitic (Barcelona)
Spain: Diego Costa (Chelsea), David De Gea (United), Andres Iniesta (Barcelona), Alvaro Morata (Juventus), Sergio Ramos (Real)
France: Karim Benzema (Real), Antoine Griezmann (Atletico), Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon), Paul Pogba (Juventus) Ghana: Christian Atsu (Everton Bournemouth), André Ayew (Marseille-Swansea)
Japan: Shinji Okazaki (Leicester)
Italy: Giorgio Chiellini (Juventus), Andrea Pirlo (Juventus-New York)
Mexico: Giovanni Dos Santos (Villarreal-LA Galaxy), Andres Guardado (Psv)
Netherlands: Memphis Depay (Psv-United), Arjen Robben (Bayern)
Wales: Gareth Bale (Real)
Peru: Paolo Guerrero (Corinthians-Flamengo)
Poland: Robert Lewandowski (Bayern)
Portugal: Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid)
Sweden: Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Psg)
Uruguay: Edinson Cavani (PSG), Carlos Andres Sanchez (River), Luis Suarez (Barcelona)

Meet the 14 men involved in FIFA corruption scandal

On Wednesday, May 27, 2015 about seven cabinet members of the World football governing body (FIFA) were arrested over bribery allegations of World Cup tournaments biding, amounting to at least $100m for over 25 years. See the full list and details of the FIFA cabinet involved in the corruption scandal.

Neymar unveiled as the new face of Police’s Optical range glasses

Brazil and Barcelona star, Neymar has taken his fashion brand to the highest level as he has been unveiled as the new face of the 2015
edition of Police’s Optical range eyewears.

Ronaldo wins 2014 Fifa Ballon d'Or

Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo picks up the FIFA Ballon
d'Or award from FIFA president Sepp Blatter. He took home the FIFA Ballon d’Or award for the second successive year on Monday. The
Portugal captain beat Barcelona forward Lionel Messi and Bayern Munich goalkeeper Manuel Neuer to the award. It is his third time of winning the award. Full Awards List
FIFA Ballon d’Or: Cristiano Ronaldo
FIFA Women’s Player of the Year: Nadine Kessler
Men’s Coach of the Year: Joachim Low
Women’s Coach of the Year: Ralf Kellermann
Puskas Award: James Rodriguez
FIFA FIFPro World XI:
Manuel Neuer
Philipp Lahm
Sergio Ramos
David Luiz
Thiago Silva
Angel di Maria
Toni Kroos
Andres Iniesta
Cristiano Ronaldo
Lionel Messi
Arjen Robben