Sheikh Salman wins AFC presidential election

Sheikh Salman Bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa will run Asian football for the next two years after the Bahraini won a three-way election for the presidency of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) on......

FIFA candidate and AFC head Salman signs amended human rights pledge

FIFA presidential candidate Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa has signed an amended version of an Amnesty International pledge to end human rights abuses and corruption in the sport should he......

Wife of jailed Bahraini footballer begs Thai PM for his release

'He would go back to face imprisonment, torture and possible death. Please help my husband. I don't want to lose him.' IMAGE: Bahraini footballer Hakeem Al Araibi was convicted of vandalising a......

Why tainted Blatter won't back any candidate in FIFA presidential election

‘Four of the five candidates have spoken to me. I cannot take sides’ IMAGE: Joseph S. Blatter attends a press conference as reaction to his banishment for eight years by the FIFA......

Check out new FIFA boss's first official act

Blatter absent as Infantino opens FIFA museum IMAGE: Gianni Infantino, left, at the FIFA new museum . Photographer: FIFA/Facebook Gianni Infantino opened FIFA's new museum in his first official......