The Argentinian Football Association have confirmed that the country will host the 2011 Copa America.

According to the AFA’s official website the announcement was made in the CONMEBOL extraordinary congress in Nassau, where the FIFA Executive Committee also announced the 12 cities that will host the 2014 FIFA World Cup™ in Brazil.

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At its meeting in Nassau (Bahamas) on 2 June 2009, which was opened by FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter and chaired by FIFA Executive Committee member Mohamed bin Hammam, the FIFA Goal Bureau approved 26 new Goal projects and one new Goal Football project (see list below).

This brings the total number of projects approved since the launch of the Goal Programme in 1999 to 393.

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European soccer officials will abstain if a vote is taken by the sport’s worldwide body this week to restrict teams to a maximum of five foreign players in starting lineups.

FIFA president Sepp Blatter backs the plan, which is supported by many of his organization’s members and could drastically change the makeup of many of the world’s best-known clubs, such as ones in the English Premier League.

The European Union, however, insists such a rule discriminates on the grounds of nationality. And that disagreement Read the full story

As part of the ‘Win in India with India’ programme launched by FIFA President Sepp Blatter in 2007, football’s world governing body has sanctioned 10 international standard artificial turf fields to the All India Football Federation (AIFF).

“We have suggested to FIFA to install the fields in different parts of the country. One of the proposed places is Goa,” AIFF general secretary, Alberto Colaco, wrote in a recent communique to the Goa Football Association (GFA), the Read the full story

A major issue to finalise at the FIFA Executive Committee (Ex-Co) meeting in Nassau, Bahamas from 30-31 May was the official host cities for the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™.

From an original list of 17 candidates, the 12 final host cities were announced on Sunday in a press conference following the second day of the Ex-Co meeting in the Caribbean. “The interest in Brazil was huge, and it was a very difficult decision to choose just 12 venues from the initial list of 17,” said FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter. “We want to Read the full story

Billionaire football chief Frank Lowy has taken his luxury yacht to the Bahamas to lobby for support from FIFA’s executive for Australia’s bid to stage the 2018 or 2022 World Cups, reports said on Saturday.

The Football Federation Australia (FFA) chairman, listed as the country’s second-richest man, has reportedly dug into his own deep pockets to boost the nation’s chances to host the football showpiece. England are favourites to win the 2018 hosting rights, but Australia, who successfully staged the 2000 Sydney Olympics, are also seen as strong Read the full story

The Fifa president, Sepp Blatter, has officially approved the deal for exclusively English football teams to represent Great Britain at the London 2012 Olympics.

The four home nations had written to Fifa detailing their agreement for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland to take no part in the Olympics but allowing England to represent Team GB.

The deal was presented to Fifa’s executive committee meeting in Nassau today and afterwards Blatter said all parties Read the full story

The Asian Football Confederation said on Monday that its flagship club competition, the AFC Champions League, attracted more than one million spectators during the group stages – a new record.

A total of 1,037,702 fans packed stadiums across Asia to watch 94 group phase encounters as 32 teams slugged it out to make the round of 16. This year’s milestone overhauled the numbers achieved in the five previous editions of the competition.

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Tasmanian Premier David Bartlett is standing by his plan to re-think the State’s $15m sponsorship of Hawthorn Football Cub, despite the club’s threats of retaliation.

Mr Bartlett said it was unreasonable for the Hawks to expect Tasmania to “roll over and have its tummy tickled” instead of opening up the deal to other clubs and pushing for a better deal.

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FIFA’s ruling committee will decide this weekend which 12 cities in Brazil will host matches at the 2014 World Cup, football’s governing body said Monday.

The 24-man Executive Committee must choose from 17 candidate cities at a May 30-31 meeting in Nassau, Bahamas, that sets the stage for FIFA’s annual Congress next week.

The panel will also hear progress reports from organizers of the eight-nation Confederations Cup—a test event for the Read the full story