International Football

FIFA to trial concussion substitutes at FIFA Club World Cup!

FIFA has today confirmed that it will trial additional permanent substitutions for cases of actual or suspected concussion at the FIFA Club World Cup, which is due to take place in Qatar from February 1-11, 2021, thus becoming the first international competition to test the procedure. Following FIFA’s input and extensive …

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Six FC Dallas youngsters head to Bayern Munich for training experience!

Ahead of the 2021 MLS season, six Homegrown Players from FC Dallas will join Bayern Munich for a three-week training period at the German Bundesliga club that runs from January 6-29. The group is comprised of defender Justin Che; midfielders Edwin Cerrillo, Brandon Servania and Thomas Roberts; and forwards Ricardo …

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League Cup final forces Premier League to reschedule Man City & Spurs matches!

Two Premier League fixtures that were due to be played on the weekend of April 24 will be rescheduled due to the EFL Cup final. Tottenham Hotspur were due to visit Fulham FC, while Manchester City were set to host Southampton FC. But both matches will now be rearranged as …

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2026 FIFA World Cup media rights awarded in the Nordic territories!

FIFA has awarded the exclusive rights to the 2026 FIFA World Cup to broadcasters in each of the Nordic territories: DR and TV2 in Denmark, YLE and MTV in Finland, TV2 and NRK in Norway, and SVT and TV4 in Sweden. The deals complete FIFA’s current sales cycle in the …

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India’s first individual Olympic gold medallist set to speak at Global Sports Week Paris!

Abhinav Bindra, India’s first individual Olympic gold medallist and a successful entrepreneur, has been confirmed as a speaker at Global Sports Week Paris. He will be joining a highly prestigious international line-up of speakers gathering from February 1-5, 2021 at what is billed as the ‘rendez-vous of the year’ for …

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Examination of candidatures for the CAF Presidency & Executive Committee!

The Governance Committee of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) met in Cairo on January 5/6, 2021, convened by its President Michel Kizito Brizoua-Bi, to carry out the eligibility checks of candidates for the positions of CAF President and members of CAF Executive Committee. Five candidatures officially stood for CAF Presidency …

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Dates for 2023 AFC Asian Cup in China confirmed!

The upcoming edition of Asia’s flagship national team competition, the 2023 AFC Asian Cup – China, will take place from June 16 to July 16, 2023, across ten cities after the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and the Local Organising Committee (LOC) confirmed the decision today. The 18th edition of the …

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Leaders in Sport restructures their leadership!

Leaders in Sport (“Leaders”), the premium conference and content platform for senior executives in global sport, announced today that Jimmy Worrall, founder and CEO, has been appointed to an executive advisory role as Chair of the company. Co-Founder, Simon Lau, has been appointed Vice Chair. In their new roles, Jimmy …

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