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WTO Director-General praises football’s ability to connect people & create solidarity!

The Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has praised football’s ability to bring people together during a question-and-answer session on the opening day of the WTO Public Forum alongside the FIFA President Gianni Infantino. The encounter, at the WTO headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, took place after FIFA …

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FIFA joins forces with WTO to further economic inclusion!

FIFA has joined forces with the World Trade Organization (WTO) to look at ways of using football to promote economic inclusion, particularly in the developing world. The partnership is spelled out in a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed by FIFA President Gianni Infantino and WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala where the …

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DFL Statement on WTO report concerning the protection of intellectual property rights!

In light of the report published today (June 16, 2020) by the World Trade Organization (WTO), the DFL Deutsche Fußball Liga welcomes the WTO’s clear stance on piracy and intellectual property rights protection. The DFL will not tolerate the violation of our, and our partners’, intellectual property rights. With our …

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