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FIFA has charged World Cup host Russia Tuesday with fan racism following chants aimed at black French players last month. The charges came less than two months before the World Cup tournament begins.

Sunil Gulati may be stepping down as the president of the U.S. Soccer Federation in February, but that doesn’t mean he will not be a major player in the sport for many years to come.

The host country got a favorable draw, but it will be up to other teams, and to FIFA, to make the best of the situation if the Russians go out early.

World football’s governing body FIFA has slapped Ghanaian match referee Joseph Odartei Lamptey with a life ban after finding the official guilty of manipulating the outcome of a World Cup qualifying match.

The FIFA Confederations Cup Russia 2017 will take place from June 17 to July 2 in four cities – Moscow, St. Petersburg, Sochi and Kazan.

Swiss prosecutors have told the BBC they are investigating German football legend Franz Beckenbauer as part of a corruption probe.

Maybe soccer isn’t Brazil’s thing?

Lawyers retained by Fifa say contracted payments to the three former officials appear to break Swiss law