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The annual FIFA congress of member nations next month will debate whether to impose age and term limits on candidates for positions at soccer's governing body.

FIFA is looking to approve tougher sanctions for racist abuse at its congress of 209 soccer nations.

Former Brazil great Romario says he is gathering signatures among other members of the country's congress to investigate alleged corruption at the nation's soccer federation.

FIFA president Sepp Blatter has asked German soccer great Franz Beckenbauer to find an alternative to penalty-kick shootouts.

Sepp Blatter said Tuesday he expects the FIFA Congress of world soccer nations to be a lot calmer than the last one.

Tackling corruption in soccer will again top FIFA's agenda when the 208 members meet this week for a congress that will also see the first woman appointed to the governing body's executive committee.

Brazil's senate wants to discuss a contentious World Cup bill with FIFA President Sepp Blatter instead of Secretary General Jerome Valcke, who last month caused a spat with the government after crudely complaining about the country's slow preparations.

FIFA is pleased that Brazil's lower house of Congress passed a bill giving soccer's governing body the guarantees it wants to organize the 2014 World Cup.

Turkey's prime minister says individuals rather than clubs should be punished for match-fixing.

FIFA president Sepp Blatter promised on Thursday that soccer's world governing body will pay to insure players on international duty, in a move expected to satisfy Europe's top clubs.

Kind words were all it took to get FIFA and Brazil back on the same page.

Brazil's sports minister says the government remains committed to approving the sale of alcohol inside World Cup stadiums even though Congress is divided on the issue.

Voting on a bill regulating the World Cup has been delayed again as Brazil's Congress remains divided over the sale of alcohol inside stadiums.

Banned FIFA executive Mohamed bin Hammam is hanging on to the Asian Football Confederation presidency by a thread after the regional body opted against convening an extraordinary congress to replace him before May.

Brazilian lawmakers plan to limit the powers of FIFA and IOC over projects related to the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympics.

Brazil's lawmakers have approved changes that could reduce the amount of bureaucracy stalling construction work for the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympics.