As part of its effort to incorporate Video Assistant Referee (VAR) into its competitions in 2021, CONCACAF has been collaborating with the Costa Rican Football Federation (Fedefutbol) to fully certify the use of VAR. Next week, CONCACAF, with the support of Fedefutbol, will hold its fourth and final phase of …

The Premier League today, March 29 confirmed that between Monday, March 22 and Sunday, March 28, across two rounds of testing, 2.210 players and club staff were tested for COVID-19. Of these, there was one new positive test. Players or club staff who have tested positive will self-isolate for a …

India lost 0-6 to hosts United Arab Emirates in their second International Friendly in Dubai as striker Ali Mabkhout netted a hattrick at the Zabeel Stadium in Dubai on Monday, March 29. Staying true to his words, India head coach Igor Stimac gave game-time to many new faces in the …

The Oceania Football Confederation hosted an internal four-day workshop between March 24-29 at Mount Smart Stadium in Auckland, to review the Football Division’s activities and plan for 2021. OFC General Secretary Franck Castillo and Chief of the Football Division Patrick Jacquemet provided organisational updates, while twelve staff members from various …

A trio from the FA Women’s Super League have returned to Germany women’s squad for the upcoming games at the BRITA-Arena in Wiesbaden against Australia (Saturday, April 10, 16:10 CEST) and Norway (Tuesday, April 13, 16:00 CEST). Ann-Katrin Berger, Melanie Leupolz (both Chelsea FC) and Leonie Maier (Arsenal FC) are …

NEOM has become a new Global Partner of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) from 2021-2024. The agreement encompasses major AFC national team competitions, including but not limited to the AFC Asian Qualifiers – Road to Qatar Final Round featuring the Continent’s top-12 football nations, and Asia’s flagship national team competition …

Bidyashagar Singh scored his 12th goal of the I-League 2020-21 in the D-Day clash against Gokulam Kerala FC on Saturday, March 27, which put TRAU FC in the lead and in pole position for the title. However, the hearts of the Red Pythons and their fans were broken as the …

This is a brief update on a few matters, including the discussions concerning the release of African players from Europe and other countries for the FIFA International week. As you may be aware, after discussions with the French Football Federation and French Government, we eventually made progress and the French …

All Member Associations participating in the 2020 CONCACAF Men’s Olympic Qualifying are following strict health and safety protocols, including COVID-19 testing prior to and during the competition. Ahead of today’s semifinal matches, the delegations of Canada, Honduras, Mexico and USA have conducted their final round of COVID-19 testing for this …

The Shareholders of the English Premier League has agreed that the next campaign, the 2021/22 season, will begin on August 14, 2021 and end on May 22, 2022. The 2021/22 Premier League season will start on Saturday, August 14. The final match round of the campaign will take place on …