Human Rights Watch has called for FIFA and Qatar to improve the country's compensation to "abused" migrant workers and their families.

The opening match of the FIFA World Cup in Qatar later this year, has been moved forward by a day, with the hosts now set to begin the tournament when they play Ecuador.

The start of the FIFA World Cup is set to be brought forward by a day, allowing Qatar to play Ecuador in the first match and continuing a tradition of the host nation playing in the curtain-raiser.

Twenty years ago, pretty much to the day, I embarked on a pre-season fact-finding mission to the Premier League’s two Merseyside clubs, Liverpool and Everton.

The remaining tickets for the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup are to go back on sale on Tuesday (July 5) now that qualification for the competition has finished.

A new independent report published by FIFA has highlighted the growing levels of targeted hate speech on social media during international football tournaments, in the build-up to the Qatar 2022 World Cup.

Australia's journey to qualifying for its fifth consecutive FIFA World Cup appearance, when they beat Peru on penalties in an inter-continental playoff in Doha, will long live in the memory of anyone who saw it thanks to the unique dancing display put on by substitute goalkeeper Andrew Redmayne.

The official posters for the 2022 FIFA World Cup have been launched during a special event at Hamad International Airport in Doha.

Australia qualified for the FIFA World Cup thanks to a penalty shootout win versus Peru, with dancing goalkeeper Andrew Redmayne saving the decisive spot kick.

The final two teams competing at the 2022 FIFA World Cup will be confirmed this week as Qatar plays host to two inter-confederation playoff matches. 

The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) has noted positive changes made to Qatar's workers rights with the nation less than six months away from hosting the FIFA World Cup.

With all due deference to my Welsh friends, I was rooting for Ukraine to defeat Wales last weekend and qualify for the football World Cup.

With Qatar set to host the FIFA World Cup later this year, the country’s National Olympic Committee has hosted a volunteer promotional workshop at its headquarters.

It cannot be just me who feels a touch disconcerted at the way globalisation - be it of money-flows or pathogens - has disrupted the time-honoured certainties of the international sports framework.

The Football Union of Russia (RFU) has lodged a complaint to FIFA over the shirts worn by Ukraine in yesterday's men's World Cup qualifying playoff final defeat to Wales, relating to the inclusion of Crimea on an outline of the country's borders.