FIFA Secretary General Fatma Samoura will leave her role at the end of the year after seven years in which she played a pivotal role in transforming the organisation, restoring its credibility and breaking down barriers. “It was the best decision of my life to join FIFA,” says FIFA Secretary …
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FIFA and the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) have agreed to extend their existing media rights partnership, ensuring that the upcoming 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup – Australia & New Zealand will be broadcast on the EBU’s free-to-air linear TV network across 34 European territories, whilst also making a substantial additional …
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FIFA and CONCACAF have agreed to take their cooperation to the next level by promoting and marketing all major upcoming official CONCACAF national team competitions together with the 2026 FIFA World Cup. This ground-breaking initiative will provide brands and prospective partners with a unique opportunity to truly impact the global …
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FIFA has awarded free-to-air rights to next month’s FIFA Women’s World Cup in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand to the Pacific Cooperation Broadcasting Limited (PCBL). The deal means that PCBL will distribute the tournament to 24 free-to-air broadcasters in the Pacific islands and will ensure that at least one match …
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FIFA launched an Invitation To Tender (ITT) in Israel today for the sale of media rights to the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The 2026 FIFA World Cup will be the 23rd edition of the tournament and the first to be jointly hosted across three countries: the United States of America, …
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On Monday, June 12, 2023, French amateur club SC Malesherbois became the first recipient of a payment processed by the FIFA Clearing House (FCH), the licensed institution established by FIFA to centralise and automate financial flows between clubs related to training rewards and to promote financial transparency and integrity within …
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FIFA Secretary General Fatma Samoura has concluded a busy visit to New Caledonia and Vanuatu ahead of the upcoming FIFA Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. The Secretary General conducted a two-day visit to French-speaking New Caledonia on Sunday, following a first stop in Vanuatu. The Francophone nation …
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At the end of last week, all eyes were on Nairobi’s Kasarani Annex Stadium as the Football Kenya Federation (FKF) and FIFA launched the country’s Women’s Football Campaign (WFC). It kicked off with a vibrant two-day tournament in which teams from primary schools from all over Nairobi participated. The main …
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FIFA Secretary General Fatma Samoura has completed the first leg of a visit to the South Pacific, with Vanuatu being the first stop. The FIFA delegation, including FIFA Council member and New Zealand Football President Johanna Wood, and Chief Women’s Football Officer Sarai Bareman visited local players and dignitaries to …
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The 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup – Australia & New Zealand is on track to become the most attended standalone women’s sporting event in history, with over 1 million tickets now sold for next month’s highly anticipated tournament. FIFA President, Gianni Infantino, revealed that 1,032,884 tickets have now been sold …
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