International Football

Coinciding with the Polish Football Association’s 100th anniversary in 2019, the country is gearing up to host its first-ever FIFA tournament, the FIFA U-20 World Cup, to be played from May 23 to June 15, 2019. With less than six months to go before the big kick-off, FIFA and the Local Organising …

CONCACAF typically does not comment publicly on sanctioning matters, but due to the lack of clarity regarding the state of the process and the unilateral statements from various parties in regard to the Ottawa Fury Football Club (Ottawa Fury) participating in the 2019 season of the United Soccer League (USL), …

COP24 is a two-week conference that has brought together the 197 parties to the UN Climate Change Convention (UNFCCC), as well as activists, non-profits organisations, and the private sector, to define the guidelines to implement the historic 2015 Paris climate action agreement, aimed at limiting global warming to well below …

The 2018 edition of FIFA’s Intermediaries in International Transfers report is now available. The report offers a summary of the involvement of intermediaries in all international transfers completed in FIFA‘s International Transfer Matching System (ITMS) since January 1, 2013. For the first time, the report also includes data on intermediary …

The United Soccer League announced on Wednesday, December 12 it has entered a landmark multi-year partnership with Tickets.com to become the Official Ticketing Provider to the USL Championship and USL League One. The service also becomes the newest member of the USL’s Preferred Supplier Program. “Having Tickets.com as our first …

Following the Draw for the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup in France last Saturday, the group matches for the 24 participating teams have now been confirmed and anticipation for the tournament to kick off is increasing around the globe. FIFA, the Local Organising Committee and Visa, a FIFA Partner since …

With January’s 2019 AFC Asian Cup set to see India return to the Continent’s biggest stage for the first time in eight years, this wasn’t captain Sunil Chhetri simply hoping for safe passage to the United Arab Emirates in time for the tournament. It’s his vision for where his nation’s …

adidas announces the She Breaks Barriers initiative as a continuation of its commitment to remove barriers in sport. Expanding on the #creatorsunite conversation launched in August 2018, this multi-faceted initiative is designed to inspire, enable and support the next generation of female athletes, creators and leaders. To highlight the barriers …