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FIFA President Gianni Infantino meets the media at the FIFA World Cup closing press conference in Doha, Qatar, Friday, Dec. 16, 2022.. An advertising regulator says FIFA made false claims about last year's World Cup in Qatar being carbon neutral. The Swiss Commission for Fairness says FIFA was “not able to provide proof that the claims were accurate.” (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, File)

FIFA delays campaign and vote to pick men’s 2030 World Cup hosts; women’s 2027 vote set for Bangkok

By Graham Dunbar - Associated Press

FILE - Real Madrid players celebrate with the trophy after winning the FIFA Club World Cup final match against Al Hilal at Prince Moulay Abdellah stadium in Rabat, Morocco, Saturday, Feb. 11, 2023. The United States will host the Club World Cup in 2025, the first time the FIFA tournament will have 32 teams. Real Madrid, Manchester City and Chelsea already earned places as recent Champions League winners for the expanded tournament lineup that is set to test stadiums and operations one year before the 2026 World Cup. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez, File)

United States picked to host 2025 Club World Cup, an expanded soccer tournament with 32 teams

By Graham Dunbar - Associated Press

Brazil's Vinicius Junior kneels before an international friendly soccer match between Brazil and Guinea at the RCDE Stadium in Barcelona, Spain, Saturday, June 17, 2023. (AP Photo/Joan Monfort)

Soccer faces wave of racial and offensive abuse incidents amid FIFA pledge to stop games

By GRAHAM DUNBAR - Associated Press

Brazil's Vinicius Junior kneels before an international friendly soccer match between Brazil and Guinea at the RCDE Stadium in Barcelona, Spain, Saturday, June 17, 2023. (AP Photo/Joan Monfort)

AI used to track, identify ‘abusive,’ ‘discriminatory’ World Cup fans

By Graham Dunbar - Associated Press

Soccer players’ union looks to hold FIFA accountable for player payments

By Anne M. Peterson - Associated Press

FIFA says Vinicius Junior will help tackle racism in revived task force

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FIFA makes European TV deal for Women’s World Cup, ends standoff with broadcasters

By Graham Dunbar - Associated Press

French soccer player Benoit Badiashile attends a press conference of the French national soccer team at Clairefontaine training center, south of Paris, France, on Sept. 19, 2022. FIFA has sent a $172,400 payment to a French amateur club on Monday, June 12, 2023, from the transfer this year of its former youth player Benoit Badiashile to Chelsea. It was first money processed by a new FIFA finance department trying to make the transfer market more transparent. (AP Photo/Francois Mori) **FILE**

FIFA makes 1st payment from finance house aiming to help small clubs, clean up transfer market

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FIFA President Gianni Infantino meets the media at the FIFA World Cup closing press conference in Doha, Qatar, Friday, Dec. 16, 2022.. An advertising regulator says FIFA made false claims about last year's World Cup in Qatar being carbon neutral. The Swiss Commission for Fairness says FIFA was “not able to provide proof that the claims were accurate.” (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, File)

Budweiser brewer renews with FIFA to 2026 despite World Cup stadium beer ban in Qatar

By Graham Dunbar - Associated Press

A general view of the stadium prior to the start of the World Cup group C soccer match between Argentina and Saudi Arabia at the Lusail Stadium in Lusail, Qatar, Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2022. An advertising regulator says FIFA made false claims about last year's World Cup in Qatar being carbon neutral. The Swiss Commission for Fairness says FIFA was “not able to provide proof that the claims were accurate.” (AP Photo/Luca Bruno, File)

FIFA made false claims about ‘carbon-neutral’ World Cup in Qatar, Swiss regulator says

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Porto's Sergio Oliveira, center left, and Otavio, center right, talk with teammate Moussa Marega, center, as he tries leaves the pitch after hearing racist chants during a Portuguese league soccer match between Vitoria SC and FC Porto in Guimaraes, Portugal on Sunday, Feb. 16, 2020. Porto forward Moussa Marega had been racially abused by Vitoria fans who threw seats at him after he scored and pointed to his skin. When Marega, who was born in France but plays for Mali's national team, carried one of the seats above his head in defiance the referee gave him a yellow card. He then tried to walk off as teammates physically kept him on the field. (AP Photo)

Soccer authorities move toward tougher sanctions for racial abuse over last decade

By Graham Dunbar - Associated Press

This Dec. 2, 2015 file photo shows the FIFA Headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland. A FIFA fund to compensate for unpaid wages helped 225 players in the latest round of payments. The governing body of soccer says 61 were with clubs in Portugal and 50 in Greece. The $16 million FIFA Fund for Football Players was created in 2020 with the FIFPRO player union. (Walter Bieri/Keystone via AP, File)

FIFA fund for unpaid wages helps 225 players at clubs around the world

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England players celebrate after defeating Brazil 4-2 in a penalty shootout at the end of the Women's Finalissima soccer match between England and Brazil at Wembley stadium in London, Thursday, April 6, 2023. The match had ended tied 1-1. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

FIFA warns Europe of Women’s World Cup broadcast blackout

By Graham Dunbar - Associated Press

Arsenal's Thomas Partey, right, fights for the ball with Manchester City's Erling Haaland during the English Premier League soccer match between Manchester City and Arsenal at Etihad stadium in Manchester, England, Wednesday, April 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Dave Thompson)

Nearly half fail new FIFA test to get player agent license

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In this photo released by the Press and Media Bureau of the Indonesian Presidential Palace, Indonesian President Joko Widodo delivers his statement at Merdeka Palace in Jakarta, Indonesia, Tuesday, March 28, 2023. Widodo said Tuesday that his administration is trying to save the FIFA Under-20 World Cup following the cancelation of the official draw for group assignments in the youth soccer tournament, after regional governors and protesters demanded Israel's team be excluded. (Indonesian Presidential Palace via AP)

Indonesia stripped of hosting Under-20 World Cup by FIFA

By Graham Dunbar - Associated Press

Protesters march during a protest in Jakarta, Indonesia, Monday, March 20, 2023. Hundreds of conservative Muslims have marched to the streets Monday in Indonesia's capital to protest against the Israeli team's participation in the FIFA World Cup Under-20 in Indonesia.(AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)

Indonesia’s stance on Israel overshadows world soccer event

By Niniek Karmini - Associated Press

FIFA president Gianni Infantino is seen on video screens as he speaks at the 73rd FIFA Congress, held in Kigali, Rwanda Thursday, March 16, 2023. Infantino was re-elected by acclaim to another four-year term on Thursday after suggesting the financial results under his leadership would keep an industry CEO in the job for life. (AP Photo)

FIFA sets May 2024 date to pick 2027 Women’s World Cup host

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Spain's Alexia Putellas receives the Best FIFA Women's player award from FIFA president Gianni Infantino during the ceremony of the Best FIFA Football Awards in Paris, France, Monday, Feb. 27, 2023. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

Women’s World Cup prize money gets big FIFA raise to $150M

By Graham Dunbar - Associated Press

FIFA president Gianni Infantino poses on the green carpet before the ceremony of the Best FIFA Football Awards in Paris, France, Monday, Feb. 27, 2023. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

FIFA expands 2026 World Cup again to create 104-game program

By Graham Dunbar - Associated Press

FIFA President Gianni Infantino, left, and Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani leave the stage before the 2022 soccer World Cup draw at the Doha Exhibition and Convention Center in Doha, Qatar, on April 1, 2022. A spying operation on behalf of World Cup host Qatar bugged a 2017 hotel meeting between Infantino and Switzerland’s then-attorney general during an investigation of soccer officials, Swiss daily Neue Zürcher Zeitung reported Sunday March 12, 2023. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar, File)

Report: Qatar spied on Swiss prosecutor, FIFA boss meeting

By Graham Dunbar - Associated Press