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FIFA’s women’s development work delivering dividends in Uganda!

At the top end of the pyramid, 2022 proved to be a breakthrough year for women’s football in Uganda. The national team were crowned East Africa queens with victory in the CECAFA Women’s Championship and, soon after, the Crested Cranes participated among the continent’s elite in their first CAF Africa …

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South American Technical Directors develop leadership skills at FIFA seminar!

Technical Directors and their assistants came together to review and enhance their leadership skills at a three-day FIFA seminar between March 29-31 in Montevideo, Uruguay. The seminar followed on from similar events held in Honduras, Ghana, England and the Philippines. Representatives from all 10 South American member associations were joined …

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FIFA Foundation Community Programme announces support for 114 organisations in 2023!

To commemorate the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace, the FIFA Foundation has today confirmed the 114 not-for-profit organisations from 54 countries that will benefit from financial support under its Community Programme in 2023. The FIFA Foundation Community Programme seeks to support local projects that use the power …

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FIFA & Football Association of Indonesia hold further discussions!

FIFA President Gianni Infantino has met with Football Association of Indonesia (PSSI) President Erick Thohir in Paris to discuss the next steps of the transformation of Indonesian football as a follow-up to their meeting in Qatar last week. President Thohir used the opportunity to present the first draft of the …

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Gianni Infantino congratulates Aleksander Ceferin on re-election as UEFA President!

Gianni Infantino, in his address to the 47th UEFA Congress in Lisbon, has congratulated Aleksander Čeferin on being re-elected as UEFA President and said that FIFA’s relationship with UEFA and European member associations could be described in two words: congratulations and collaboration. “Congratulations to the UEFA President, Aleksander, for his …

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Twelve ASEAN member FAs gather in Vietnam for FIFA Forward 3.0 workshop!

Representatives of FIFA’s twelve ASEAN Member Associations (MA) gathered in Ho Chi Minh City last week for a regional FIFA Forward 3.0 workshop, the latest in a global series. “As part of our cross-Divisional approach, we invited our colleagues from the FIFA Member Associations Division, Women´s Football, Integrity, Global Football …

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Blue Stars/FIFA Youth Cup 2023: Teams and groups confirmed!

The teams and groups for the Blue Stars/FIFA Youth Cup 2023 have been confirmed, with a host of exciting encounters lined up for the Zurich tournament, which is set to take place May 17/18. The competition’s first-round format sees the teams split into two four-team groups in both male and …

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Decisions Passed by the Adjudicatory Chamber of the Independent Ethics Committee!

The adjudicatory chamber of the independent Ethics Committee has sanctioned Mr Manuel Francisco Antonio Burga Seoane, the former President of the Peruvian Football Association and a former member of both the CONMEBOL Executive Committee and the FIFA Development Committee. In particular, Mr Burga Seoane has been issued with a lifetime …

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Peru withdrawn as host of 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup!

FIFA has regretfully withdrawn Peru’s hosting rights to the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup following extensive discussions between FIFA and the Peruvian Football Federation (FPF). The tournament remains scheduled to take place from November 10 to December 2, 2023, but the Bureau of the FIFA Council will now designate a …

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