The India U-16 National Team’s first friendly match against United Arab Emirates U-16s at the UAE FA Stadium in Dubai ended in a 3-0 win for the hosts on Thursday, January 21. Goals from Youseef Balushi, Mohammed Al-Maamari, and Mohamed Abdelsalam Issa sealed the deal for the home side. It …
Read More »Statement by FIFA & its six confederations on breakaway competitions!
In light of recent media speculation about the creation of a closed European ‘Super League’ by some European clubs, FIFA and the six confederations (AFC, CAF, Concacaf, CONMEBOL, OFC and UEFA) once again would like to reiterate and strongly emphasise that such a competition would not be recognised by either …
Read More »Visa Presale for 2020 FIFA Club World Cup – Qatar tickets extended!
Following the success of the exclusive Visa Presale for the 2020 FIFA Club World Cup – Qatar presented by Alibaba Cloud, which was due to conclude today at 12:00 AST / 10:00 CET, FIFA has now extended the sales period for Visa customers. Fans will now have an extended and …
Read More »LaLiga named Best competition of 2020 in China!
LaLiga has received the award for the “Best competition of 2020” in the prizes awarded by the Sina Weibo platform, the Chinese equivalent of Twitter, and the specialized medium ScoreSport (Qiduoduo). The Spanish competition has been chosen after weighing up the votes of experts (50%), fans (25%) and analyzing the …
Read More »New composition of Pakistan FF normalisation committee confirmed!
Following the decision of the Bureau of the FIFA Council to extend the mandate of the normalisation committee of the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) until June 30, 2021, FIFA and the AFC have decided to replace three of the four members. The decision follows the resignation of the previous PFF …
Read More »Draw lays out path to FIFA Club World Cup glory!
Today’s draw at the Home of FIFA in Zurich mapped out the road to global glory for the six clubs competing in the 2020 FIFA Club World Cup – Qatar. Tigres UANL and Ulsan Hyundai FC will face each other in the first game scheduled for February 4 at 17:00 …
Read More »AFC announces media rights deal with D-Smart in Turkey!
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has today announced that D-Smart will be their new media partner in Turkey 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 Asian Qualifiers – …
Read More »Visa Presale offers exclusive chance to purchase 2020 FIFA Club World Cup – Qatar tickets!
Starting today, January 18, 2021, at 12:00 AST / 10:00 CET, Visa cardholders in Qatar have the chance to purchase tickets during exclusive Visa Presale for the 2020 FIFA Club World Cup – Qatar presented by Alibaba Cloud. Fans have an exclusive opportunity to secure match tickets on FIFA.com/tickets by …
Read More »Qatar’s Education City & Ahmad Bin Ali stadiums to host 2020 FIFA Club World Cup!
Following confirmation that, in light of the COVID-19 pandemic and related quarantine measures required by the New Zealand authorities, Auckland City FC will be unable to participate in the 2020 FIFA Club World Cup, FIFA has adapted the competition’s match schedule. The competition format remains unchanged, with the opening match …
Read More »VIDEO: Nepal skipper Kiran Limbu: Playing I-League is the next level for us!
The RoundGlass Punjab FC squad boasts of a number of accomplished names, one of them being 30-year-old goalkeeper Kiran Kumar Limbu, who is the skipper of the Nepal senior national team and has plenty of I-League experience under his belt, which includes lifting the trophy in the 2017-18 season. In …
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