DUBLIN (Reuters) - Up to 200 Irish fans protested at the French embassy in Dublin on Saturday to demand a replay of Wednesday's ...
Ireland on Saturday conceded defeat in its bid to have a controversial World Cup play-off against France replayed. Irish football chiefs had appealed ...
PARIS (Reuters) - The French Football Federation (FFF) has ruled out a replay of their controversial World Cup playoff against Ireland, saying on Friday world governing body FIFA's decision that the result should stand was final. "The decision by FIFA is final ...
Irish football chiefs renewed Friday an appeal for FIFA to order a handball-marred World Cup playoff with France to be replayed, after Thierry Henry said a re-match would be the "fairest solution." The Football Association of Ireland "called on the French Football ...
World football's governing body FIFA on Friday announced its decision to suspend the Iraqi Football Association (IFA) until further notice "because of government interference". "In accordance with FIFA statutes, the clubs and representative teams of Iraq are no longer permitted to take ...
Football's world ruling body FIFA on Friday officially turned down a request from the Irish football authorities to stage a replay of their controversial World Cup playoff defeat to France. Backed by Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen, the Football Association of Ireland ...
Football's world ruling body FIFA on Friday officially turned down a request from the Irish football authorities to stage a replay of their controversial World Cup playoff defeat to France. A statement on FIFA's website said: "FIFA has today, 20 November 2009, ...
FIFA have turned down a request from the Irish football authorities to stage a replay of their controversial World Cup playoff defeat to France, according to a report Friday. France qualified for the 2010 World Cup by winning the two-leg tie 2-1 ...
BERNE (Reuters) - Asian champions Iraq have been suspended from international soccer because of political interference in the country's Football Association, world governing body FIFA said on Friday. It is Iraq's second ban in 18 months, the previous having lasted just three ...
FIFA suspends Iraq from world soccer after missed deadline to restore national body FIFA suspended Iraq from soccer because of political interference in the national federation. Soccer's world governing body says it is "unacceptable" for Iraq's Olympic committee to disband the federation ...
BERNE (Reuters) - Asian champions Iraq have been suspended from international football because of political interference in the country's FA, FIFA said Friday. "The FIFA Emergency Committee has...decided to suspend the Iraqi Football Association (IFA) due to governmental interference," the world governing ...
FIFA has opened disciplinary proceedings against Egypt following the violence before their World Cup qualifier with Algeria in Cairo last week, world football's governing body said. "According to the official reports received by FIFA, on 12 November, there were incidents affecting the ...
