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Brazil’s sports minister has rejected criticisms of the country’s preparations for this month’s hosting of the FIFA Confederations Cup.

Ali Sabbagh, a Lebanese football referee who fixed matches for free sexual services, was sentenced to six months in jail for corruption in Singapore

Russian president Vladimir Putin has signed off a law granting powers to FIFA to stop commerce in areas around venues for the event.

UEFA general secretary Gianni Infantino has today added pressure on FIFA’s decision to host football’s 2022 World Cup in the Qatari summer.

Egyptian club Zamalek has urged its national football association to file a complaint with FIFA about board member age restrictions imposed by its government.

FIFA president Sepp Blatter has defended the football governing body’s executive committee decision to delay proposals of age limits for members, following last week’s Congress in Mauritius.

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has rejected French club Nantes and its player Ismael Bangoura’s appeal over a transfer dispute.

FIFA member associations have approved the anti-racism and discrimination resolutions proposed by the football governing body’s newly-formed task force during its Congress held in Mauritius.

FIFA has today announced the appointment of Lydia Nsekera to its executive committee, the first woman to do so in the football governing body’s history.

The Qatar 2022 supreme committee has appointed design consultants AECOM and project managers KEO for the Al Wakrah Stadium to be used in the FIFA World Cup.

UEFA president Michel Platini has expressed his frustration at the removal of age limit proposals from today’s FIFA Congress agenda, and suggests its president Sepp Blatter is to blame for the decision.

Several trade unions will be protesting at the FIFA Congress tomorrow in Mauritius, in response to the football governing body awarding the 2022 World Cup to Qatar.

FIFA’s executive committee has dropped proposals to implement age limits for its members from a reform package that is due to be discussed at its annual congress on Friday.

FIFA president Sepp Blatter has stated the proposed introduction of age limits for FIFA officials could be considered as a form of discrimination, as world football’s governing body prepares to vote on the final set of proposals in its two-year governance reform process.

Russian Premier League club Zenit St. Petersburg will open its new football stadium on schedule, as the vice-governor responsible for construction denies claims that the venue’s completion will be delayed by two years.

Bundesliga CEO Christian Seifert has criticised football’s governing body FIFA for being “politically driven” in awarding the 2022 World Cup to Qatar, according to Associated Press.