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          Fifa

          Latest news and updates about football's world governing body, responsible for organising the World Cup and the Club World Cup

          Fans watch the Japan-Colombia 2014 World Cup match on Tuesday at the Fifa Fan Fest on Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Mario Tana / Getty Images / June 24, 2014

          World Cup Diary Day 14: No ticket? Go to the Fifa Fan Fest

          SportJune 25, 2014
          A supporter holds a placard urging Rolling Stone singer Mick Jagger to support Holland, persumably so they lose to Mexico on June 29. AFP Photo / Fabrice Coffrini

          Brazil mocks Mick Jagger as World Cup jinx

          June 25, 2014
          Luis Suarez gestures and puts his hand to his mouth after clashing with Italy's Giorgio Chiellini on Tuesday at the 2014 World Cup. It appeared that during a corner Luis Suarez jumped into Chiellini and, coming down, bit him on the shoulder. Javier Soriano / AFP / June 24, 2014

          Luis Suarez: Taking another bite into ‘any spirit of decency’

          FootballJune 25, 2014
          Joseph Yobo of Nigeria and Lionel Messi of Argentina will square off in their final Group F match at the 2014 World Cup on Wednseday, June 25, 2014. Pedro Ugarte / Glyn Kirk / AFP

          Nigeria v Argentina preview: Yobo says Messi ‘only human’

          FootballJune 25, 2014
          Luis Suarez reacts after his clash with Giorgio Chiellini on Tuesday in which he appeared to bite the Italian at the 2014 World Cup. Tony Gentile / Reuters / June 24, 2014

          Fifa ‘cannot anticipate’ Luis Suarez bite outcome

          FootballJune 25, 2014
          Ottmar Hitzfeld conducts a Switzerland training session on Tuesday ahead of their Wednesday match with Honduras at the 2014 World Cup. Anne-Christine Poujoulat / AFP / June 24, 2014

          Honduras v Switzerland preview: Ottmar Hitzfeld’s men eye second-round passage

          FootballJune 25, 2014
          Jackson Martinez celebrates scoring his second goal against Japan on Tuesday night at the 2014 World Cup. Felipe Dana / AP / June 24, 2014

          Jackson Martinez fires Colombia into last-16

          SportJune 25, 2014
          Giorgio Chiellini shows off his shoulder as he appeals to officials after claiming he was bitten by Luis Suarez on Tuesday at the 2014 World Cup. Tony Gentile / Reuters / June 24, 2014

          Giorgio Chiellini on Luis Suarez bite: ‘He bit me, it’s clear, I still have the mark’

          SportJune 25, 2014
          Alberto Zaccheroni watches a Japan training session on Monday ahead of their Tuesday match with Colombia at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. Shuji Kajiyama / AP / June 23, 2014

          Japan v Colombia preview: Zaccheroni must send attack, then hope

          FootballJune 24, 2014
          Luis Suarez holds his teeth after apparently biting Giorgio Chiellini in Uruguay's 1-0 win over Italy on Tuesday at the 2014 World Cup in Natal, Brazil. Yves Herman / Reuters / June 24, 2014

          By the skin of their teeth: Luis Suarez and Diego Godin help Uruguay advance

          SportJune 24, 2014
          Victoria Azarenka shown at the 2014 Wimbledon Championships on Monday. Max Rossi / Reuters / June 23, 2014

          Azarenka loves Messi ; Luck could decide if Nigeria or Iran progress; Ivory Coast’s incentive to players

          SportJune 24, 2014
          Yaya Toure says he had to be with his Manchester City teammates to celebrate the Premier League title win while his brother was on his death bed. Jon Super / AP Photo

          Yaya Toure claims Manchester City denied him time to see dying brother

          SportJune 24, 2014
          Asamoah Gyan, the Ghana and Al Ain forward, is the first UAE league player to perform at such a high level. Laurence Griffiths / Getty Images

          Emirati players can emulate Al Ain’s Asamoah Gyan

          SportJune 23, 2014
          Asamoah Gyan celebrates scoring Ghana's second goal in a 2-2 draw with Germany on Saturday at the 2014 World Cup in Fortaleza, Brazil. Laurence Griffiths / Getty Images / June 21, 2014

          Asamoah Gyan finds optimism in draw: ‘We saw the real Ghana’

          SportJune 22, 2014
          Emirati Matar Al Jabri is photographed with his camel Shaheen after it chooses Portugal as a winner at his camel farm in Al Marmoum in Dubai on June 8, 2014. Sarah Dea / The National

          Paul the Octopus a hard act to follow; Maradona being Maradona; Ronaldo congratulates Klose

          SportJune 22, 2014
          Olivier Giroud and Karim Benzema shown during Franc'es 5-2 win over Switzerland on Friday at the 2014 World Cup in Salvador, Brazil. David Vincent / AP / June 20, 2014

          Giroud and Benzema pairing pays off as five-star France rout Switzerland

          SportJune 21, 2014
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