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FIFA and WHO mark two-year anniversary of MoU!

During the most challenging period for global health in living memory, FIFA and the World Health Organization (WHO) today mark the two-year anniversary of a strategic collaboration aimed at promoting and protecting the physical and mental health of people worldwide. The signing of a four-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in …

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UEFA & 10 Women Leagues joint statement on the impact of a biennial FIFA World Cup on Women’s Football!

The proposed plans by FIFA to stage both the men’s and women’s World Cup tournaments every two years will have profoundly detrimental sporting, economic, societal and many other impacts that will fundamentally alter the course and development of the women’s game. The fast-paced nature of the (so far) very selective …

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FIFA welcomes UK government’s decision to allow fully vaccinated players to travel!

FIFA welcomes the UK government’s decision to allow fully vaccinated players the opportunity to represent their countries in the upcoming qualifying matches for the 2022 FIFA World Cup and return from a red-list country to bespoke quarantine conditions. We have worked closely with the UK government, Football Association and Premier …

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FIFA statement on alleged NWSL sexual harassment cases!

FIFA is deeply concerned by the recent reports in the US made by several players. Due to the severity and seriousness of the allegations being made by players, we can confirm that FIFA’s judicial bodies are actively looking into the matter and have opened a preliminary investigation. As part of …

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FIFA Football Tribunal set to enter into operation!

The ongoing reform of the football regulatory framework will reach a new milestone when the FIFA Football Tribunal, whose creation was approved at the 71st FIFA Congress, became operational on October 1, 2021. The FIFA Football Tribunal consolidates the existing FIFA decision-making bodies into a single umbrella body and further …

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FIFA extends mandate of normalisation committee in Pakistan!

The Bureau of the FIFA Council has today decided to extend the mandate of the normalisation committee of the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF), which was due to expire on September 30, 2021, until December 31, 2021. The Bureau took note that the normalisation committee had been diligently monitoring the situation …

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Future of football: The most inclusive and thorough consultation process that football has ever seen!

FIFA President Gianni Infantino has stated that FIFA is undertaking the “most inclusive and thorough consultation process that the world of football has ever seen on a global basis” during the first FIFA member associations online summit to address the need for reforms to the current international match calendars (IMC) …

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