Taking into consideration the existing travel and quarantine restrictions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic across the Continent and following a process of close consultation with Asia’s Member Associations, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and FIFA have jointly agreed to postpone the majority of the upcoming Asian Qualifiers for the 2022 …
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FIFA has announced today the appointment of two Chief Operating Officers (COOs) in Australia and New Zealand respectively for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup. Following their initial appointment last year to lead the FIFA Women’s World Cup office in their respective host countries, Jane Fernandez has now been named …
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The most recent board meeting of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 LLC (Q22) was held on Thursday, February 11, prior to the FIFA Club World Cup Qatar 2020™ final between Bayern Munich and Tigres UANL at Education City Stadium. It was held via videoconference due to the ongoing COVID-19 …
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Robert Lewandowski of FC Bayern München was confirmed as the best player at the 2020 FIFA Club World Cup in Qatar after the official awards were announced. Robert Lewandowski won the adidas Golden Ball which is awarded to the best player by the FIFA Technical Study Group (TSG). Andre Pierre …
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Uruguayan referee Esteban Ostojich will officiate the Final of the 2020 FIFA Club World Cup – Qatar between FC Bayern München and Tigres UANL at Education City Stadium in Doha on Thursday, February 11 at 21:00 (local time). Nicolas Taran and Richard Trinidad from Uruguay will be the assistant referees …
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Therabody®, the global innovator of wellness technology, has today announced a partnership with Manchester City, Melbourne City, Sichuan Jiuniu FC and Mumbai City FC and will become the Official Recovery Partner of the respective Clubs, providing best-in-class recovery equipment to their network of teams. The new partnership, which will see …
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The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has today announced that C More will be their new media partner in Sweden and Finland broadcasting the AFC competitions in the period from 2021 to 2024. The deal includes all major AFC national team and club competitions, including but not limited to the AFC …
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The Asian Football Confederation’s (AFC) independent Entry Control Body has withdrawn the licence of Shandong Luneng FC (CHN) to participate in the AFC Champions League 2021 pursuant to Articles 7.3.4 and 7.3.5 of the AFC Club Licensing Regulations (Edition 2016) (read together with Article 4.1.4 of the Procedural Rules Governing …
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After a delayed flight from Berlin forced FC Bayern München to spend the night in the German capital in a place and fly via Munich, UEFA Champions League winners arrived in Doha on Saturday, February 6 ahead of their 2020 FIFA Club World Cup – Qatar semifinal clash against Egyptian …
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Asian Football Confederation (AFC) President Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa has sent his condolences to the Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran (FFIRI) and to the family and loved ones of former IR Iran international Ali Ansarian who passed away at the age of 43 on Wednesday after being …
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