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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

          In pictures: Brazil players to watch out for at Rio 2016 and Russia 2018

          In pictures: Brazil players to watch out for at Rio 2016 and Russia 2018

          SportJuly 13, 2014
          Just when we thought we knew all about the talent available to international football, Colombia's James Rodriguez emerged. Toshifumi Kitamura / AFP

          World Cup 2014: Things we thought we knew

          SportJuly 13, 2014
          Fred, centre, had a poor game against Germany in the World Cup semi-finals. Fabrice Coffrini / AFP

          Right, said Fred: Criticised striker quits Brazil internationals

          SportJuly 13, 2014
          Alexis Sanchez was in excellent form for Chile at the Fifa World Cup. Martin Bernetti / AFP

          Arsene Wenger excited to have Alexis Sanchez at Arsenal

          SportJuly 11, 2014
          Argentina fans are in Brazil in their thousands to support their team. Dean Mouhtaropoulos / Getty Images

          World Cup Diary, Day 28: Nothing like life on a bus for some Argentine fans

          FootballJuly 11, 2014
          Miroslav Klose has scored twice at the 2014 World Cup finals. Adrian Dennis / AFP
          The NationalJuly 11, 2014
          Algeria's goalkeeper Rais M'Bolhi, right, and defender Aïssa Mandi, on the ground, after Germany scored their winning second goal on June 30. Kirsty Wigglesworth / AP

          The politics of football in the Middle East

          July 10, 2014
          Luis Suarez has been denied an appeal of his ban from Fifa, leaving only the Court of Arbitration for Sport as the Uruguayan's last line of overturning the ban. Emmanuel Dunand / AFP

          Luis Suarez loses appeal against biting ban

          SportJuly 10, 2014
          Brazil’s head coach Luiz Felipe Scolari leads player Oscar off the pitch after the World Cup 2014 semi-final match between Brazil and Germany at the Estadio Mineirao in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. EPA/Andreas Geber

          World Cup loss ‘worst moment of my life’, Scolari says after crushing Brazil defeat

          SportJuly 09, 2014
          A mock poster of Pele in the style of a Panini sticker. Gary Meenaghan / The National

          Pele, Ronaldo, Blatter: Meet the poster boys Brazilians love to hate

          FootballJuly 09, 2014

          Fifa suspend Nigeria Football Federation on ‘government interference’

          SportJuly 09, 2014
          Bobby Charlton, right, scored twice for England during their semi-final win against Portugal in 1966. AP Photo

          Five great Fifa World Cup semi-finals

          FootballJuly 08, 2014
          Brazil captain Thiago Silva receives a yellow card in Brazil's quarter-final victory over Colombia at the 2014 World Cup on July 4, 2014. Fabrice Coffrini / AFP

          Brazil lobby Fifa to lift Thiago Silva suspension for semi-final

          FootballJuly 07, 2014
          Nigeria's football team pose for a squad photo during World Cup qualifying on November 16, 2013. Sunday Alamba / AP

          Nigeria face ban after government defies Fifa

          FootballJuly 07, 2014
          Neymar shown before being transported to his home from the Brazil team training centre on Saturday. Ricardo Stuckert / AFP / July 5, 2014

          Defiant Neymar urges Brazil on: ‘My dream is not over. It was interrupted’

          FootballJuly 06, 2014
          Colombia's Juan Zuniga knees Neymar of Brazil in the back on Friday night, fracturing a vertebra in his back and ending his chances of playing again at the 2014 World Cup. Jamie McDonald / Getty Images / July 4, 2014

          Fifa exploring Zuniga discipline for Neymar injury

          FootballJuly 05, 2014
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