Colombo (News1st) - FIFA announced on Sunday (22) that the Football Federation of Sri Lanka (FFSL) has been suspended until further notice.  According to a circular signed by FIFA Secretary General Fatma Samoura, as per the decision taken by the Bureau of the FIFA Council on 21 January 2023, t...

Colombo (News 1st) - Brazilian soccer star Dani Alves was remanded by a Spanish magistrate on the charge of sexual assault of a woman last month. He has denied the charge. The alleged assault had taken place in a Barcelona discotheque. Alves was arrested last Friday (20th).  Alves' Mexica...

Colombo (News 1st) - Former Paris Saint Germain and Cameroon soccer midfielder Modeste M'Bami, who won an Olympic Gold medal with Cameroon, has died at the age of 40 of a heart attack, the Paris Saint Germain club announced. M'Bami is a legend in Cameroonian football as he scored a ...

Colombo (News 1st) - Argentina beat France 4-2 on penalty kicks to be crowned Football World Champions for the third time after a 3-3 deadlock at the end of extra time at Qatar's Lusail Stadium. Lionel Messi was the hero for the South Americans and was adjudged the Man-of-the-Match. Playing in ...

Colombo (News 1st) - Defending champions France ended the extraordinary run of wildcards Morocco with a 2-0 victory in the 2nd semifinal of the FIFA Wrld Cup on Thursday (15th) at Qatar's Al Bayt Stadium. France will face Argentina in the final on Sunday night. Morocco were the first African te...