Coca-Cola and VISA have become the first two of FIFA’s main sponsors to speak out on the conditions facing migrant workers in Qatar in response to a campaign launched by opposition group New FIFA Now this week.

A compression wear brand telling Adidas what to do? Surely not…

FIFA President Sepp Blatter claims he is “confident” a resolution will be reached between the Israel Football Association (IFA) and the Palestine Football Association (PFA) ahead of their Congress in Zurich next week after meeting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu today. 

Sport, as well as the Tories, got a surprise result in the British General Election. The new team moving into the Whitehall locker room at the Department of Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has a heartening game-changing look about it.

FIFA reform group New FIFA Now have today called on companies who sponsor football’s governing body to challenge human rights issues facing migrant workers at World Cup construction sites being built for the 2022 tournament in Qatar. 

Former FIFA Executive Committee member Reynald Temarii has been banned from all football-related activity for eight years for accepting money from ex-Asian Football Confederation (AFC) President Mohammed Bin Hammam, the sport’s governing body has announced in a further embarrassment related to the 2022 World Cup bid process.

It is often said that actions speak louder than words.

The phrase seems extremely apt when it comes to FIFA’s approach to dealing with the problem of discrimination and racism at football matches. Granted, tackling the problem is no quick fix and naturally it would be difficult for FIFA to police crowds at matches across the world. However, I can’t help be feel they should be doing more to tackle the problem.

FIFA are set to provide additional support to Russia to tackle the country’s problems with racism ahead of the 2018 World Cup and claim they hope the tournament will have a “positive impact” on the country.

Talks between the Palestine Football Association (PFA) and the Israeli Football Association (IFA) appear to have been unsuccessful after PFA President Jibril Rajoub refused to drop their proposal to have the IFA suspended from FIFA.

In the FIFA Presidential "race", Sepp says he doesn’t need a manifesto…

FIFA’s director of communications and public affairs Walter De Gregorio has launched a scathing attack on German broadcaster ARD’s documentary into alleged corruption surrounding the 2018 and 2022 World Cups, branding it as “astonishing” and claiming it “distorted facts”.

Qatar's Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy, the body behind the 2022 World Cup, have dismissed claims a German film crew were arrested and detained because they were filming a documentary about the conditions of migrant workers and alleged corruption.

Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein has dismissed reports he is about to drop out of the contest to become the next FIFA President, insisting he will “continue the race until the end”.

FIFA will consider whether to suspend Israel from world football prior to holding its Presidential elections later this month.

Remember the date: April 30 may well turn out to be a more significant day for the medium-to-long-term future of FIFA than May 29.

That might seem a strange claim, given that the latter is the date of the FIFA Presidential election to determine the occupant of the second-most powerful post in sport for the next four years.