The Supreme Court today scrapped the Committee of Administrators (CoA) – the panel it appointed last year to run the All India Football Federation (AIFF) – and directed that the day-to-day management of the Indian football body be looked after by the AIFF administration led by the acting General Secretary …
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The Supreme Court of India on Monday, August 22 upon the request of the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports once more looked into the case against the All India Football Federation (AIFF) following the ban by FIFA, which resulted in India losing the right to host the 2022 FIFA …
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FIFA, world football’s governing body, has banned the All India Football Federation, jeopardising the careers of footballers in the country. Most immediately, the ban has led to India losing its host status for this autumn’s FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup and cost Indian football teams participation in international competitions. But …
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In keeping with its athlete-first approach, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has reached out to both global football governing body FIFA and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) to allow Indian club sides, Sree Gokulam Kerala FC and ATK Mohun Bagan, compete in the tournaments as scheduled. Before the FIFA …
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The host nation of the 2022 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup – Costa Rica has seized the moment to launch Football for Schools, the FIFA programme that uses football as a social development tool within the school curriculum of the countries that implement it. The official ceremony took place at …
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With less than 100 days to go until the start of the greatest show on Earth, a total of 2.45 million tickets have now been sold. The first FIFA World Cup to be held in the Middle East and Arab world will kick off on November 20, bringing fans from …
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The women’s team of Gokulam Kerala FC is “stranded” in Tashkent after FIFA’s suspension of the All India Football Federation (AIFF) meant they were barred from playing in the AFC Women’s Club Championship, the team said on Twitter. The club appealed to India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi and sports minister …
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The Official Emblem represents the vibrancy of Indonesia and its awakening passion for the beautiful game; The launch on FIFA+ coincides with Indonesia’s August 17 Independence Day celebrations. The Official Emblem of the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup – Indonesia has been unveiled on FIFA+, just over nine months before …
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Mountainous terrain and a small population make the task of developing football a challenging one in Bhutan. But the tiny Himalayan country – thanks in part to strong support through a series of FIFA Forward projects – is now making significant progress. In May the BFF (Bhutan Football Federation) celebrated …
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I explain on CCN-News18 my understanding of FIFA’s suspension of the All India Football Federation and India. World governing body FIFA has suspended the All India Football Federation over ‘undue influence from third parties’. Earlier, the Bureau of the FIFA Council has unanimously decided to suspend the All India Football …
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