The Official Poster for the 2022 FIFA World Cup – Qatar was unveiled during a special event at Hamad International Airport in Doha. For the first time, a series of posters has been developed for the tournament – all designed by Qatari female artist, Bouthayna Al Muftah. The main poster …
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FIFA president Gianni Infantino has congratulated all 32 nations on their qualification for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. President Infantino was on hand in Doha this week for the two intercontinental play-offs and the completion of qualifiers for Qatar 2022. The 32-strong field was finalised on Tuesday with …
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FIFA and the Local Organising Committee (LOC) of the 2022 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup – India have officially announced the schedule for the biennial youth tournament and Bhubaneswar is set to host India’s group stage matches beginning October 11, while Goa has been awarded both semifinals. Meanwhile, the showpiece …
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The FIFA Disciplinary Committee has imposed an 18-month period of ineligibility on the Ivorian player Sylvain Gbohouo after he tested positive for the substance trimetazidine (which is included in the WADA Prohibited List 2021 under the S4.4 Metabolic Modulators class) following a 2022 FIFA World Cup – Qatar qualifying match …
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At its 136th Annual General Meeting (AGM) held in Doha, Qatar, The IFAB ratified the changes and clarifications to the Laws of the Game 2022/23 which will come into effect on July 1, 2022. The AGM, chaired by FIFA President Gianni Infantino and attended by representatives from FIFA, The FA, …
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Sheikh Hamad Al Thani, President of the Qatar Stars League (QSL), and Gianni Infantino, President of FIFA, have announced a strategic partnership designed to raise standards of professional club management and administration across all QSL first and second division clubs. The partnership was sealed by both Presidents signing a Memorandum …
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In 2020 the entire world went into a COVID-19 pandemic lockdown. Many football tournaments, including FIFA’s, went on hiatus. This meant that 200 official footballs due to be used during matches, and 2,000 mini football for promotional purposes, remained unused. In 2021, FIFA, with sustainability in mind, was looking for …
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The FIFA Disciplinary Committee has rendered its decision in relation to the potential ineligibility of the player Byron David Castillo Segura with regard to his participation in eight qualifying matches of the national team of the Ecuadorian Football Association (FEF) in the preliminary competition of the FIFA World Cup Qatar …
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Four Technical Directors from the Oceania region were selected to participate in the FIFA Standard Course for OFC and CAF in Cairo, Egypt between May 31 – June 2. Tahiri Elikana (Cook Islands), Timo Jankowski (Fiji), Paul Isorua (Papua New Guinea) and Moses Toata (Solomon Islands) spent three days in …
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FIFA has today launched an invitation to tender (ITT) in the United Kingdom for the sale of media rights to the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup. Since its inception in 1991, the FIFA Women’s World Cup has grown exponentially to become the most-watched single-sport event for women globally. The most …
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