As one of the world's most ­populous countries still grapples with the most popular sport in the world, FIFA President ­Gianni Infantino said he believes in the potential for China to claim its place ...

ZURICH – FIFA has signed its first World Cup sponsor since 2013, agreeing to a four-tournament deal with a Chinese conglomerate that has links to Sepp Blatter. FIFA says the deal with property and ...

GENEVA (AP) — FIFA finally announced a first sponsor for its revamped Club World Cup on Wednesday in a deal that will brand video review checks at the tournament in the United States next year.

Last week, FIFA called a pair of Spanish officials into a meeting–one from the Spanish government and one from the Royal Spanish Football Federation (known as RFEF)–to address suspicions of the ...

Zhou Tong of Auckland City (2nd right) interacts with Thomas Muller of Bayern Munich during their FIFA Club World Cup 2025 group C match at TQL Stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio, June 15, 2025.

SEOUL, South Korea — The lifetime ban on former South Korean international Son Jun-ho, imposed in China last year after charges of match-fixing, has not been extended to the rest of the world. The ...

The Chinese national under-20 team fell short of qualifying for the FIFA U-20 World Cup after conceding a 95th-minute goal to Saudi Arabia that resulted in a 1-0 quarterfinals defeat in the U-20 Asian ...

MOSCOW, Russia (Reuters) - The FIFA corruption scandal might at one stage have put off some potential western sponsors, but the plethora of Chinese companies backing this World Cup are by no means ...

ZURICH (AP) — FIFA has turned to China yet again to find a sponsor for the World Cup in Russia. FIFA says dairy producer Mengniu Group signed for the 2018 tournament, joining Chinese brands Hisense ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about China's international tourism. This article is more than 10 years old. With the FIFA World Cup underway in Brazil, a ...

While The Chinese Super League doesn’t make the headlines it used to during the peak of its transfer boon that saw multiple world class players make big-money moves to the league in unprecedented ...