The FIFA Club World Cup 2025 promises to start a new chapter in football history when the top teams from all around the world gather for a really worldwide tournament unlike any other. Comprising 32 teams from six continents, this expanded edition—which is scheduled for June and July 2025—will be the first of its kind. Coordinated by the United States, …

Malaysia – The Malaysian Football League (M-League) has announced that teams will no longer be permitted to postpone matches if their players or officials have been proven Covid-19 positive. According to MFL CEO Stuart Ramalingam, this is part of a new standard operating procedure (SOP) designed to guarantee the seamless operation of M-League 2022. He added the MFL has postponed …

ASEAN – On the 2nd of March, sixty participants from ASEAN Member States convened electronically for the ASEAN-FIFA Webinar: Universal Design for Football Stadia and Sports Facilities, which included a mix of FIFA member associations, government officials, and sports practitioners. The webinar served as a forum for promoting accessible access for handicapped persons to football stadiums and sports facilities, as …

Malaysia – In principle, the government has agreed to allow Radio Televisyen Malaysia (RTM) to negotiate with the agent chosen by FIFA to gain broadcasting rights for the 2022 World Cup. Tan Sri Annuar Musa, Minister of Communications and Multimedia, said the outcome of the negotiations will be known shortly. “InsyaAllah, we need a little more time to finalize it …

Datuk Seri Ahmad Faizal Azumu, Minister of Youth and Sports, apologized to all Malaysians for a remark he made in a viral video yesterday regarding “adding” teams to the Super League next season. He also apologized to Datuk Hamidin Mohd Amin, president of the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM), and Stuart Ramalingam, secretary-general of the FAM, for mentioning their names …

The Kelantan Football Association (Kafa) has asked for a postponement of the penalty levied by the world governing body Fifa with respect to the payment of RM629,620.28 in wage arrears to the former importer Casio Francisco De Jesus. Kafa Action Committee Chairman Ahmad Muzakkir Hamid stated that they had lodged an appeal with the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) …

Having international standard match facilities, become a provision for South Sumatera that expressed its readiness to host the FIFA U-20 World Cup. Aside form that, that province also had experience in hosting various international sports championships. This was stated by South Sumatera Governor Herman Deru stated in Palembang, on Wednesday. “The Government of South Sumatera was committed and ready to …