 | All of these awards are the prizes for something special, says Lewandowski on spectalur seasonIn early online voting for the Ballon d’Or award, Lewandowski was already ahead of Lionel Messi and trailing only six-time winner Cristiano Ronaldo. |
 | FIFA bans Haitian soccer president Yves Jean-Bart for life over sexual abuse chargesThe FIFA ethics committee found Jean-Bart guilty of 'having abused his position and sexually harassed and abused various female players, including minors' and also fined USD 1.1 million. |
 | FIFA awards ceremony to be virtual event on December 17 in view of COVID-19The Best FIFA Football Awards was intended as a gala event in September in Milan until the coronavirus pandemic forced its cancellation. |
 | New FIFA rules to protect female players' maternity rightsThe governing body of soccer is preparing to mandate clubs to allow at least 14 weeks of maternity leave paid at a minimum two-thirds of a player’s full salary. |
 | Anirudh Thapa 'dreams' of watching Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo play in 2022 FIFA World CupAnirudh Thapa does not want to miss the chance to watch Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo play live on the sport's grandest stage. |
 | Ecuador routs Colombia 6-1 in FIFA World Cup qualifyingColombia managed to score from the spot with James Rodríguez at the end of the first half, giving some hope to the visitors. |
| COVID-19 impact: FIFA cancels U-17 women's World Cup in India, allots 2022 editionThe FIFA also announced that the Club World Cup 2020, scheduled to be held in Qatar in December, will be postponed to February 1 to 11 next year. |
 | Leverkusen's Exequiel Palacios injures back playing for ArgentinaPalacios was taken off after being hit in the back by a knee from Paraguay forward Angel Romero as the pair competed for a high ball on Thursday. The World Cup qualifier finished 1-1. |
 | Greg Clarke quits as FIFA Vice President over discriminatory commentsClarke resigned the FIFA VP post after being forced out of the English Football Association hours after his discriminatory remarks on race, sexuality and gender at a parliamentary meeting. |
 | 2020 World Cup qualifier: India's postponed matches to be played in March and June next yearThe Indian team was to play against Qatar on October 8 in Bhubaneshwar but the match was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| Swiss bank set to pay USD 79 million in FIFA corruption settlementsThe bank has cooperated with American authorities since 2015, when a sprawling investigation of corruption in international soccer was unsealed. |
| FIFA aims to regulate football agents, shine light on feesFIFA wants to curb excess among agents who took $653 million in commissions in 2019 when the transfer market was worth around $8 billion. |
 | Never expected to lead India in 2017 FIFA U-17 WC: Amarjit SinghAmarjit and his cousin Jeakson have already written their names in the history books, having represented the country in the 2017 U-17 World Cup. |
 | Qatari organisers hoping more Indian eyeballs during 2022 FIFA World Cup than 2018 editionQatar will become the first country in the Middle East to host the mega sporting event, which will kick off from November 21, 2022. |
| UEFA warns against 'boring' FIFA-linked Euro super leagueFIFA did not push back on a Sky News report that it was developing plans for an 18-team annual European Premier League. |
