The Irish Times

Qatar final date would allow St Stephen’s Day fixtures

Fifa confirms emirate’s national day of December 18th World Cup 2022 final date

Fri Mar 20 2015 - 01:00

Fifa may have to agree to a shortened 2022 World Cup

World Cup task force due to meet in Doha tomorrow with Fifa under pressure to make concessions

Mon Feb 23 2015 - 18:42

Queen Elizabeth honours boxer Paddy Barnes with MBE

Matt Baggott and Mary Peters make New Year’s Honours List for achievements

Tue Dec 30 2014 - 22:30

Sepp Blatter rules out revisiting World Cup vote

Fifa agrees to publish Garcia into 2018 and 2022 bidding process ‘where legally possible’

Fri Dec 19 2014 - 13:39

Fifa vote on publication of Garcia report could be tight affair

Move to vote in favour of the release of a redacted version grows after resignation

Thu Dec 18 2014 - 15:21

FAI silent on legal threat over John Delaney’s IRA ballad

Uncertainty remains over who instructed London firm to contact major newspapers

Wed Nov 26 2014 - 00:15

Fifa to ban third-party ownership of players

Sepp Blatter also rejects calls to publish report into World Cup corruption

Fri Sept 26 2014 - 15:50

Red-faced Fifa chiefs to hand back gifts

Officials in cluding Northern Ireland’s Jim Boyce received Swiss watches worth €21,000

Fri Sept 19 2014 - 11:46

Pressure grows on Fifa to rerun World Cup 2022 vote

Investigation into leaked documents leads to recommendation of revote on Qatar

Mon Jun 02 2014 - 01:00

Michel Platini wants Fifa investigation ‘to continue to the very end’

Uefa boss would ‘condemn’ attempts to derail ethics chief’s investigation World Cup bids

Tue Mar 25 2014 - 15:50

Uefa to investigate Pellegrini comments

Manchester City manager highly critical of referee after 2-0 defeat to Barcelona

Thu Feb 20 2014 - 16:04

2022 World Cup will not be staged in summer, says Valcke

Fifa say their general secretary was giving his personal opinion in interview

Wed Jan 08 2014 - 12:03

IOC warns Fifa against Winter Olympic clash

Uefa backs seasonal switch for Qatar World Cup in 2022 but exact months up for debate

Thu Sept 19 2013 - 16:56