“I really wanted to continue playing football but I did not have the opportunity to. That’s how I discovered and got into freestyle football.” From spending hours learning new tricks at her home in Calicut to being invited to showcase her skills at the FIFA World Cup in Qatar, Hadiya …
Read More »FIFA launches new Technical Leadership Diploma!
FIFA’s new Technical Leadership Diploma, which aims to become the “globally recognised qualification” for technical leaders working in the game, has been launched in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Twenty-five participants from member associations and confederations across the globe came together at the Brazilian FA (CBF) Training Centre for the first …
Read More »Karim Bellarabi to leave Bayer Leverkusen at end of season!
A Werkself legend is calling it a day. At the end of the current 2022/23 season, Karim Bellarabi will end his playing career in Germany and hanging up his Bayer 04 Leverkusen shirt after twelve eventful seasons. “It was a really incredible time for me. I’ve experienced great things and …
Read More »Bayern Munich to face Manchester City & Liverpool FC on 2023 Asia Tour!
The second stop of this year’s Audi Summer Tour will see FC Bayern Munich head to Singapore, as was announced at a press conference there today with Giovane Elber. Germany’s record champions will face Liverpool FC as part of the Singapore Trophy, presented by Audi, on August 2. The opponents …
Read More »AFC plays part in combating corruption by hosting UNODC Workshop!
Solidarity in the fight against a common scourge was on display over the past two days in Kuala Lumpur at the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) House for the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Workshop on Safeguarding Sport from Corruption. The AFC, which signed an important Memorandum of …
Read More »FIFA Football for Schools arrives in Chad!
After recently visiting Asia (Uzbekistan), then stopping off in Europe (Latvia), Football for School is back in the Mother Continent. Chad has become the 18th African country, and the first member of UNAF (the North African Football Union) to benefit from this ground-breaking programme, which aims to make the game …
Read More »Kickstart FC leave it late against HOPS FC to book IWL semifinal berth!
At the TransStadia on Tuesday morning, Kickstart FC banked on Kioko Elizabeth Katungwa’s injury-time strike to defeat HOPS FC 2-1. The team from Bengaluru began the proceedings with a solid display of attacking football. They took the lead in the 17th minute, courtesy of Kaviya Pakkirisamy’s right-footed strike from the …
Read More »Macron is the new technical partner of Brazil’s CBF Referees!
Referees from the world’s most successful Football Federation will be sporting the Macron Hero logo as of this year. The partnership agreement with the Confederação Brasileira de Futebol is now official. In its position as Referee Match Kit Supplier, Macron will be kitting out all the referees engaged in the …
Read More »Sethu FC score big win against East Bengal FC!
Former IWL champions Sethu FC from Madurai made easy work of East Bengal FC as they registered a dominant 9-0 win in the quarterfinal held at the Shahibaug Police Stadium in Ahmedabad on Tuesday evening. The team from Tamil Nadu looked sharp in the attack right from the first whistle. …
Read More »CONCACAF launches new ranking system for region’s clubs & leagues!
CONCACAF has announced the launch of an innovative new ranking system for clubs and leagues in the region. The new rankings will be an important part of the Confederation’s revamped club ecosystem and will be key a factor in determining draw seedings for official CONCACAF club competitions beginning with the …
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