Fans have been greatly missed at Premier League matches and therefore the Premier League welcome the Prime Minister’s announcement yesterday regarding the return of supporters for the first time since March 2020, albeit at small numbers. The Premier League’s ambition remains to work with Government to increase attendance to more …
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As part of CONCACAF’s protocols to resume the 2020 Scotiabank CONCACAF League (SCL), extensive Covid-19 testing is carried out on each club’s players and traveling staff, and all match officials, prior to each match. CS Herediano (CRC) vs Real Esteli FC (NCA) In the case of the SCL Round of 16 match between …
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Winners from Denmark, Georgia, Germany, Italy and Poland have been honoured in the 2020 UEFA Grassroots Awards. The awards recognise leaders, clubs and projects throughout Europe for their outstanding commitment and contribution to grassroots football, celebrating some unsung heroes at the bedrock of the game. “Grassroots football is crucial to …
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The success of the inaugural Just Play Cup in Fiji has organisers already looking ahead to the wider implementation of the pilot project in 2021. The Just Play Cup is a tournament-type programme which runs alongside the Just Play Programme incorporating a traditional football model alongside social components, providing players …
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Asian Football Confederation (AFC) President Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa has sent his condolences to the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) and to the family and loved ones of former Bangladesh international Badal Roy who passed away at the age of 62 after bravely battling cancer. Regarded as one of …
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The All India Football Federation (AIFF) and Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB) joined hands to organise a four-session online coaching course for women coaches as part of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the two federations. 27 AFC ‘A’, ‘B’ & AFC/AIFF ‘C’ category women coaches have been selected for …
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Germany suffered their heaviest competitive defeat in a 6-0 hammering at the hands of Spain in their UEFA Nations League Group A4 clash, missing out on the chance to compete in the Finals. Joachim Löw’s men crumbled amid an onslaught from La Roja in Seville as Ferran Torres notched a …
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The adjudicatory chamber of the FIFA independent Ethics Committee has declared Mr. Ahmad Ahmad, President of the Confederation Africaine de Football (CAF), and Vice-President of FIFA, responsible for having acted in violation of the FIFA Code of ethics. Consequently, the adjudicatory chamber banned him from all football-related activities (administrative, sports …
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The Premier League today, November 23 confirmed that between Monday, November 16 and Sunday, November 22, 1.530 players and club staff were tested for COVID-19. Of these, eight have tested positive. Players or club staff who have tested positive will self-isolate for a period of 10 days. The Premier League …
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UEFA chose to honour Jessy Surmava with its Best Grassroots Leader award for his vision and determination in establishing a football school in Martvili, a small town in Samegrelo province in western Georgia. Surmava began planning his town’s first-ever football school in 2011 with the goal of increasing participation in …
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