On May 23/24, Soccerex, the global leader for the business of football, concluded its two-day event in front of a packed house at the Mission Hills Haikou Movie Town in Hainan, China. The event marked the second year in a row Soccerex came to China, building on the success of …
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UEFA and the world of football are mourning the death at the age of 89 years of Lennart Johansson, the Swede who was UEFA President for 17 years, from 1990 to 2007. During his term of office, the face of the European game changed completely, in sporting and commercial terms. …
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Having lost the opening encounter against hosts Russia 1-3, the India U19 National Team didn’t kick-off their Granatkin Memorial Tournament campaign in a positive way. One day before hitting the pitch against Moldova, who shared the spoils with Bulgaria in the other encounter of Group A, India coach Floyd Pinto …
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For the first time in a UEFA National Team competition, Video Assistant Referees (VAR) will be used at the upcoming UEFA Nations League finals in Portugal. The coaches of the four finalist teams received a briefing and share their views on the benefits of VAR. After successful technological testing and …
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Minutes after India’s 1-3 loss to Curacao in the opener of the King’s Cup in Buriram, Thailand, Indian National Team coach Igor Stimac mentioned “we were today very much like the weather”. “I think, today we were very much like the weather. At one time the sun was shining, while …
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The 69th FIFA Congress convened today, June 5 in Paris and by acclamation re-elected Gianni Infantino as the President of FIFA until 2023. The ninth president in the history of the organisation was first elected at an Extraordinary Congress in February 2016 and now starts his first full four-year term …
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It was new coach Igor Stimac’s first match since his appointment. It was the day where he handed International debuts to six players, including an 18-year old Amarjit Singh, India’s U-17 World Cup captain. It was also the day when Sunil Chhetri played his 108th international match, thus becoming India’s …
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The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) today announced a strategic plan to grow and increase participation in the women’s game across its 41 Member Associations. The framework was presented to the Member Associations by CONCACAF Head of Women’s Football Karina LeBlanc, following the 25th Extraordinary …
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The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Member Associations have elected today, June 4 the chairpersons, deputy chairpersons and members of the AFC’s judicial bodies – AFC Disciplinary and Ethics Committee, AFC Entry Control Body and the AFC Appeal Committee – at the AFC Extraordinary Congress in Paris, France. All members will …
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In the dispute between the Fédération de Football des Comores (FFC) and the Confédération Africaine de Football (CAF) over Cameroon’s participation in the African Cup of Nations (CAN), the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has declared the two appeals filed by the FFC inadmissible. The first appeal was filed …
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