KUALA LUMPUR, March 17 — The use of video assistant referees (VAR) was one of the top agendas discussed by Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) president Datuk Hamidin Mohd Amin in his meeting with International Football Federation (Fifa) Referees Committee chairman, Pierluigi Collina at the 73rd Fifa Congress in Kigali, Rwanda yesterday.

MOSCOW, Feb 15 — The revenue of the International Association Football Federation (FIFA) during the 2019-2022 period has amounted to a record-breaking US$7.6 billion due to "an unprecedented investment in football," FIFA said on Tuesday.

REUTERS, Feb 11 — Argentina forward Lionel Messi is on the shortlist for the FIFA Best Male Player award, joined by Paris St Germain team-mate Kylian Mbappe and Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema, football's world governing body announced on Friday.

PETALING JAYA, Feb 7 — Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) president Datuk Hamidin Mohd Amin admitted that it would be tough to fit the Association of South East Asian Nations (Asean) Football Federation (AFF) Cup into the Fifa calendar anytime soon.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 2 — The Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah has congratulated Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) president Datuk Hamidin Mohd Amin on being elected one of the five Asian Football Confederation (AFC) representatives to the Fifa Council for the 2023 - 2027 term.

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BERLIN, Jan 13 — Football governing body FIFA on Thursday revealed the candidates shortlisted for the 2022 The Best, which has Qatar World Cup champion Lionel Messi as favourite to take the men's award.

ISTANBUL, Dec 27 — World football authority FIFA chose, for the first time, a female Palestinian referee to officiate at the upcoming Women's World Cup matches.

ANKARA, Dec 4 — Argentina beat Australia 2-1 on Saturday and will take on the Netherlands in the World Cup quarterfinals, Anadolu Agency (AA) reported.

ANKARA, Dec 4 — The Netherlands defeated the US 3-1 on Saturday to become the first team through to the FIFA World Cup quarterfinals, Anadolu Agency (AA) reported.

DOHA, Nov 20 — The World Cup kicks off in Qatar on Sunday in a high-stakes event for the nation which has faced a barrage of criticism and staked its reputation on delivering a smooth tournament, the first held in the Middle East and most expensive in history.

REUTERS, Nov 4 — Fifa have written to World Cup teams urging them to focus on the soccer in Qatar and not let the sport be dragged into ideological or political "battles".

JAKARTA — The Indonesian Football Association (PSSI) and world soccer governing body Fifa will form a joint taskforce in a bid to improve crowd control and safety measures after a deadly soccer stampede earlier this month, officials said on Thursday.

JAKARTA, Oct 8 — Indonesia will not be sanctioned by FIFA following the October 1 tragedy at Kanjuruhan Stadium, Malang, East Java that claimed 125 lives, including children, said the country’s president Joko Widodo.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 7 — The Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) President Datuk Hamidin Mohd Amin met with the International Federation of Association Football (Fifa) President, Gianni Infantino in Doha last night.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 6 — Malaysia jumped up two rungs in the Fifa rankings to occupy 146th spot in the world following the good performance of the Harimau Malaya (national squad) of late.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 5 — Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) president Datuk Hamidin Mohd Amin has been nominated as a member of the Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) for the selection of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Executive Committee for the 2023-2027 term.

JAKARTA, Oct 3 — FIFA president Gianni Infantino has expressed his sadness over the football tragedy in Indonesia at the Kanjuruhan Stadium, in Malang, East Java, which left 125 people dead.

BEIJING, Aug 16 — The All India Football Federation (AIFF) was suspended with immediate effect due to “undue influence from third parties”, FIFA announced on Monday, reported Xinhua.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 23 — The success of Harimau Malaya in qualifying for the 2023 Asian Cup on merit has aided Malaysia to soar seven rungs to 147th in the latest Federation International Football Association (FIFA) world rankings today.