FIFA wants Iran to fulfill World Cup schedule and won’t act on a Palestinian complaint about Israel

In a statement Thursday that did not mention Iran, FIFA president Gianni Infantino says soccer has a key role to “promote peace.” ...

Asian Cup hosting bids for 2031, 2035 scrapped to meet FIFA changes to soccer calendar

Asia’s soccer body has halted bidding to host its men’s Asian Cup in 2031 and 2035. The Asian Football Confederation tells member federations it was asked by FIFA to move the tournaments to ...