Following the invitation to all member associations (MAs) to express their interest in hosting the final competition of the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup, FIFA has received a total of four expressions from (in alphabetical order by country): The Royal Belgian Football Association, the Royal Netherlands Football Association and the …
Read More »Germany to face Ukraine, Poland & Colombia in June friendlies!
The Germany national team will play three international games in June 2023, with the 1.000th international match taking place on June 12 in the form of a charity game against Ukraine at the wohninvest WESERSTADION. On June 16, Germany will come up against Poland in Warsaw, before facing Colombia on …
Read More »USA & Mexico launch bid to host 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup!
The U.S. Soccer Federation and the Mexican Football Federation have informed FIFA of their intention to submit a bid to co-host the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup. FIFA set a date of April 19, 2023, for member associations to submit their expressions of interest to host the world’s largest women’s …
Read More »US Soccer & SPORTFIVE launch partnership!
The U.S. Soccer Federation and leading global sports marketing agency SPORTFIVE have reached a multiyear partnership to help U.S. Soccer grow its media presence around the world. As part of the partnership, SPORTFIVE will look secure international media distribution deals across television and digital platforms for U.S. Soccer’s teams and …
Read More »Fiji & New Zealand discover their opponents at 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup!
The draw has been made in Zurich for next month’s 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Argentina. The OFC (Oceania Football Confederation) qualifiers New Zealand and Fiji have been drawn in Group A and B respectively. New Zealand will face hosts Argentina, Uzbekistan and Guatemala in Group A while Fiji …
Read More »CONCACAF teams learn group stage fate for FIFA U-20 World Cup!
This Friday the Draw for the 2023 FIFA Under-20 Men’s World Cup in Argentina took place in Zurich where the four participating teams from CONCACAF — United States, Dominican Republic, Honduras and Guatemala — learned their group stage fate. 2022 CONCACAF Men’s Under-20 Championship winners United States were drawn into …
Read More »African quartet handed interesting 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup draw!
Africa’s contingent at this year’s FIFA U-20 World Cup in Argentina has been handed interesting groups with Nigeria pitted against Brazil and Italy while Tunisia will face England. The biennial global youth tournament returns with scintillating matchups following a four-year absence due to the Coronavirus pandemic. The tournament will take …
Read More »Canadian Premier League announces downward player movement pilot project!
The Canadian Premier League today announced a pilot project that will allow its players to earn competitive minutes in League1 Canada competitions, or other designated lower divisions across the country, while signed to a CPL roster. The pilot project, approved by Canada Soccer, allows all eight of the CPL’s member …
Read More »CONCACAF announces details for 2023 CONCACAF Caribbean Club Competitions!
CONCACAF has today confirmed important details for the Confederation’s two Caribbean club competitions taking place in 2023, the CONCACAF Caribbean Club Shield and the new CONCACAF Caribbean Cup. Both competitions are part of CONCACAF’s new club ecosystem announced in September 2021 and serve as qualifiers for Confederation-wide competitions. “The ongoing …
Read More »2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup match schedule & host cities announced!
The draw for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup – Argentina took place in Zurich at the Home of FIFA on Friday, April 21, setting the stage for next month’s grand showcase of football’s future stars. “Dear football fans, dear friends, queridos amigos, it gives me great, great pleasure to …
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