FIFA and EA SPORTS have unveiled today the FIFA 19 Global Series Rankings – a new, dedicated world rankings platform for eFootball. With more than 20 million players across 60 nations having participated in last season’s EA SPORTS FIFA Global Series, players and fans will now be able to monitor …
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The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Competitions Committee has recommended that the AFC U-16 and U-19 competitions become U-17 and U-20 competitions from 2022 to ensure Asian teams are competitive in FIFA tournaments. At their meeting in Muscat on Monday, Oman under the chairmanship of Saoud Al Mohannadi, the committee heard …
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Cristiano Ronaldo and French pair Kylian Mbappé and Antoine Griezmann will fight it out for the Best Player Award when the 10th edition of the Globe Soccer Awards is staged at Dubai’s Madinat Jumeirah on January 3, 2019. The Juventus icon and the two FIFA World Cup-winning French stars lead …
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Spanish LaLiga giants Real Madrid and China CITIC Bank have announced a collaboration agreement which will give rise to the China CITIC Bank Real Madrid credit card. The presentation event was attended by Real Madrid’s Director of Institutional Relations, Emilio Butragueño, the club’s ambassador Roberto Carlos, and vice-president of China …
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Passionate fans and amateur footballers around the UAE are getting a taste of the AFC Asian Cup action ahead of the competition in January thanks to the popular Community Tournaments programme, which has attracted more than 1,200 participants and 96 teams for matches taking place across the four host cities …
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I just love to watch the 442oons and their funny take on football and its matches! In the 442oons of the day its a parody of the potential conspiracy behind the injuries of Paris Saint-Germain duo of Neymar and Kylian Mbappe for their national teams.
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FIFA, the International Centre for Sport Studies (CIES) and the University of the West Indies (UWI) have announced a new strategic partnership today and launched the Football Executive Programme – a new professional development course designed to further enhance football administration across the Caribbean region. Building on FIFA’s commitment to …
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The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) today announced that the Estadio Nacional, in San Jose, Costa Rica will host a CONCACAF Gold Cup doubleheader, featuring the home nation, on Sunday, June 16, 2019. This will be the first time in the tournament’s 15 editions that …
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International brands, companies and federations from the sports business world came together in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Monday, November 26 to discuss the latest industry topics and trends at iSportconnect’s Dubai Summit. In association with PwC Middle East, the invitation-only event in the Persian Gulf took place at …
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Eintracht Frankfurt is driving their internationalisation strategies forward with the launch of a wholly-owned subsidiary in China. The subsidiary named Eintracht Frankfurt Football (Beijing) Co., Ltd. aims to serve the Chinese football market with German know how. The form of company chosen by Eintracht is termed WFOE (Wholly Foreign-Owned Enterprise) …
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