International Football

FIFA & European Parliament to team up to address social issues through football!

FIFA President Gianni Infantino and European Parliament (EP) President David Sassoli have agreed to organising a joint event next year with the objective to address critical social issues via football following a fruitful meeting held today in Brussels. “We started a path at FIFA some years ago to invest football …

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2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers: Draws in South America & Africa to be held!

With 136 out of 900 matches of the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers having already been played, the national teams in South America and Africa can now look forward to learning their fate as both CONMEBOL and CAF get set to stage their draws on the road to Qatar. The …

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Professional Football Report 2019: 91% of member associations implementing club licensing!

A total of 3,425 professional clubs around the world, top-tier competitions in 205 countries and 91% of member associations with a licensing system in place (which represents an increase of 13 percentage points since the last such survey): these are some of the standout stats from FIFA’s Professional Football Report …

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Macron announce partnership with Incheon United FC!

Italian kit maker Macron has announced a new technical partnership with Incheon United FC, a club based in Incheon that plays in the K- League 1, the top flight of South Korean Football. Founded in 2003, the club is a “community–club”, runners–up of the Korean FA Cup in 2015. The …

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Kylian Mbappe’s first Nike collection rooted in Bondy!

Kylian Mbappé’s explosive rise from Parisian schoolboy to global star is chronicled in his first Nike collection, crowned by the launch of his own Mercurial Superfly 7. In addition to the boots, the collection includes an Air Max 98, a Nike FC jersey, hoodie, T-shirt, hip pack, cap and a …

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FIFA Club World Cup Fan Zone to be held at Doha Sports Park on December 9-21!

Fans are invited to enjoy music and live entertainment at the FIFA Club World Cup Fan Zone at Doha Sports Park, located next to the Doha Golf Club on December 9-21. It will be free to enter the outdoor festival of football, which aims to gather thousands of fans from …

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Afghanistan FF receives AFC Grassroots Charter Bronze Membership!

Afghanistan Football Federation’s (AFF) dedication to the development of grassroots football in the country has earned it the AFC Grassroots Charter Bronze Membership. The Grassroots Charter is a development tool for Member Associations (MA) to raise the quality of their grassroots programmes. It identifies 20 performance categories such as grassroots …

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