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, 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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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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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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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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FIFA has regretfully withdrawn Peru’s hosting rights to the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup following extensive discussions between FIFA and the Peruvian Football Federation (FPF).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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FIFA President Gianni Infantino has congratulated South American football for its achievements on and off the pitch in his address to the 76th CONMEBOL Congress, held at the CONMEBOL headquarters in Luque on the outskirts of Asunción. The FIFA President also praised CONMEBOL for the work it has done over …
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FIFA President Gianni Infantino congratulated the Paraguayan Football Association (APF) on a “magnificent project” as he took part in a ceremony to celebrate the start of work on a state-of-the-art training centre for the country’s youth teams. Gianni Infantino accompanied CONMEBOL President Alejandro Domínguez and APF President Robert Harrison on …
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Earlier this week, March 29, 2023; the FIFA Disciplinary Committee announced a decision to extend the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) sanctions, relating to Fabio Paratici, worldwide. This decision was taken in advance of Fabio Paratici’s Appeal hearing against the FIGC sanctions on April 19, 2023, the result of which would …
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The Argentinian Football Association (AFA) has made an official bid to host the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup after FIFA withdrew Indonesia’s right to stage the tournament. “There have been other countries that have expressed an interest, but in terms of a formal proposal and all the government assurances that …
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