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FIFA seeks business partner for transfer market claims

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FIFA bans African official for 10 years for finance offenses

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FIFA bans Botswana official for life for taking bribes

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In this photo made available by shows the 2019 graduation class of the FIFA Master course run by the International Centre for Sports Studies (CIES) at the University of Neuchatel, Switzerland, in on July 12, 2019. It’s the Swiss finishing school that has prepared hundreds of post-graduate students to lead, manage and litigate world sports. Graduates have later headed campaigns to host soccer’s World Cup, run Olympic sports federations, and prosecuted landmark cases in international sports law. (CIES via AP)

FIFA-backed students sent out to help run world sports

By GRAHAM DUNBAR - Associated Press

FILE - In this Thursday, March 16, 2017 file photo, Newly appointed president of the African soccer confederation Ahmad of Madagascar, attends the general assembly of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Sport's highest court will rule this month on how to resolve the chaotic African Champions League final. The Court of Arbitration for Sport says it set a July 31, 2019 deadline for a final decision after both clubs appealed to be awarded the title. The second-leg game between Wydad Casablanca of Morocco and Esperance of Tunisia on May 31 was annulled in a dispute provoked by a video review failure. The controversy is part of a wider crisis for CAF and its president, Ahmad of Madagascar, who has been accused of misconduct by senior administrators who were fired in recent weeks and have filed complaints to FIFA's ethics committee. (AP Photo, File)

Infantino rejects Blatter’s criticism of African cleanup

By GERALD IMRAY - Associated Press

In this Tuesday, July 16, 2019, photo, North Koreans hold cards to make an image depicting a worker and a farmer during a mass game performance of &quot;The Land of the People&quot; at the May Day Stadium in Pyongyang, North Korea. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)

North and South Korea to meet in 2022 World Cup qualifiers

By GRAHAM DUNBAR - Associated Press

FIFA gets tougher on racism in disciplinary code update

By GRAHAM DUNBAR - Associated Press

Senegal's Sadio Mane looks out before the African Cup of Nations group D soccer match between Kenya and Senegal in 30 June Stadium in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, July 1, 2019. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

African Cup talking points? Madagascar magic, Mane and VAR

By GERALD IMRAY - Associated Press

United States' Megan Rapinoe holds the trophy celebrating at the end of the Women's World Cup final soccer match between US and The Netherlands at the Stade de Lyon in Decines, outside Lyon, France, Sunday, July 7, 2019. The US defeated the Netherlands 2-0. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

Rapinoe fuses politics, pay and tech with World Cup win

By ROB HARRIS - Associated Press

United States' Megan Rapinoe attends a press conference at the Stade de Lyon, outside Lyon, France, Saturday, July 6, 2019. US will face Netherlands in a Women's World Cup final match Sunday in Lyon. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)

On the eve of the World Cup final, Rapinoe calls out FIFA

By ANNE M. PETERSON - Associated Press

Netherlands' Jackie Groenen celebrates after scoring during the Women's World Cup semifinal soccer match between the Netherlands and Sweden, at the Stade de Lyon outside Lyon, France, Wednesday, July 3, 2019. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

FIFA looks to expand Women’s World Cup from 24 to 32 teams

By ROB HARRIS - Associated Press

Former FIFA official fights life ban for bribery in court

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Kelly Lindsey, coach of the Afghanistan women's soccer team, poses after a news conference in Lyon, France on Wednesday, July 3, 2019. Kelly Lindsey is &quot;disgusted&quot; with Gianni Infantino over the handling of sexual abuse cases and calls on the FIFA president to resign. (AP Photo/Rob Harris)

FIFA: Afghanistan coach’s Infantino criticism ‘unjustified’

By ROB HARRIS - Associated Press

United States' Megan Rapinoe warms up before the Women's World Cup semifinal soccer match between England and the United States, at the Stade de Lyon outside Lyon, France, Tuesday, July 2, 2019. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco) **FILE**

The final insult: Women’s World Cup competes with Copa America, CONCACAF

By Ronald Blum - Associated Press

FIFA President Gianni Infantino watches a Copa America Group A soccer match between Brazil and Peru at the Arena Corinthians in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Saturday, June 22, 2019. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)

Afghan coach ‘disgusted’ by Infantino, wants FIFA head to go

By ROB HARRIS - Associated Press

Referee Melissa Borjas, center, consults with VAR after awarding a penalty to the Dutch team during the Women's World Cup round of 16 soccer match between the Netherlands and Japan at the Roazhon Park, in Rennes, France, Tuesday, June 25, 2019. Lieke Martens scored from the spot and the Netherlands won the match 2-1. (AP Photo/David Vincent)

Video review creates drama at Women’s World Cup

By ANNE M. PETERSON - Associated Press

Cameroon's Ajara Nchout, left, and Cameroon head coach Alain Djeumfa react after a VAR decision that ruled out Cameroon's Ajara Nchout's goal for offside during the Women's World Cup round of 16 soccer match between England and Cameroon at the Stade du Hainaut stadium in Valenciennes, France, Sunday, June 23, 2019. (AP Photo/Michel Spingler)

Cameroonians moving close to coaches forced stewards’ action

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Argentina's Florencia Bonsegundo, left, shoots a penalty kick to score an equaliser goal during the Women's World Cup Group D soccer match between Scotland and Argentina at Parc des Princes in Paris, France, Wednesday, June 19, 2019. Bonsegundo scored in the extra time and the match ended in a 3-3 draw. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

FIFA makes penalty shootout rule change during World Cup

By ROB HARRIS - Associated Press

Spectators follow the Women's World Cup Group F soccer match between Sweden and Thailand at the Stade de Nice in Nice, France, Sunday, June 16, 2019. (AP Photo/Claude Paris)

No sold out games in Women’s World Cup round of 16

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US fans wait for the start of the Women's World Cup Group F soccer match between Sweden and the United States at Stade Océane, in Le Havre, France, Thursday, June 20, 2019. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

City of Light could use some sparkle for Women’s World Cup

By RONALD BLUM - Associated Press