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It was a night at Wembley that many supporters have become accustomed to witnessing: a dull performance, mixed with wretched, yet cautious tactics, and underachieving Premier League stars — this is England’s national team in a nutshell.

FIFA has been left with a huge challenge following Brazilian delays in building stadiums for the 2014 World Cup, secretary general Jerome Valcke said Saturday.

Z - Football's world governing body FIFA on Saturday officially authorised the wearing of head covers for religious purposes during matches."It was decided that female players can cover their heads to play," said FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke at a m...

Brazil still has a lot of work to do to finish stadiums and other infrastructure in time for the World Cup and needs to up its game in the 111 days before the kick off, FIFA's Jerome Valck...

Rio De Janeiro - More than two months after extending a deadline for all 12 World Cup stadiums to be ready, FIFA is Tuesday set to reveal if Curitiba will be retained as a venue for the June event in Brazil.The coaches of the 32 qualifying nations are gathering from Tu...

- FIFA president Sepp Blatter has given the strongest hint yet that he is ready to stand for a fifth term, telling Swiss public radio he would not say no if member associations asked him to stand.

Geneva - The value of the international player transfer market jumped by 41 percent to $3.7 billion (2.7bn euros) last year, driven by a four-percent rise in the volume of sales, FIFA said on Wednesday.

Rio De Janeiro - Curitiba risks being dropped as a venue for this year's World Cup finals if work on the stadium there fails to make significant progress, FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke said on Tuesday.

The world football governing body has slapped the Hong Kong Football Association a fine of HK$256,000 for alleged racist behavior by some fans during a match against the Philippine Azkals at the Mong Kok Stadium in Hong Kong last year.

Z - Cristiano Ronaldo ended the four-year dominance of Lionel Messi when he was awarded the 2013 FIFA Ballon d'Or in Zurich on Monday.