International Football

AFC establishes Entry Control Body for its Asian competitions!

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) on Friday, December 23 confirmed the establishment of an independent Entry Control Body (ECB) to rule on the eligibility for entering AFC competitions. The new judicial body will have five members and will be chaired by Liu Chi from China. Its formation supports the key …

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FIFA Women’s World Rankings: India finish 2016 as 54th, USA remain top!

Earlier in the day, the latest FIFA Women’s World Ranking were released by the world football governing body and in the final rankings of 2016, India gained three spots to be in 54th position behind Croatia and ahead of Israel. India have 1412 points, the same as last month and …

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Adjudicatory chamber of the independent FIFA Ethics Committee opens proceedings against Amos Adamu!

The adjudicatory chamber of the independent Ethics Committee, chaired by Hans-Joachim Eckert, has opened formal adjudicatory proceedings against Amos Adamu, former president of the West African Football Union and former member of the CAF and FIFA Executive Committees, based on the final report submitted by the investigatory chamber. The investigations …

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FIFA World Rankings: India finish 2016 as 135th, Argentina remain top!

Earlier in the day, the latest FIFA ‘Coca Cola’ Men’s World Ranking were released by the world football governing body and in the final rankings of 2016, India gained two spots to be in joint 135th position with Sudan behind Vietnam and ahead of El Salvador. India have 217 points, …

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Naturally 7 & Julian Perretta to perform at The Best FIFA Football Awards ceremony!

Vocal play’ pioneers Naturally 7 and English singer-songwriter Julian Perretta are to perform at The Best FIFA Football Awards ceremony on January 9, 2017, entertaining guests at the Zurich TPC studios and those following the event around the world. Americans Naturally 7 are architects of a style which involves no …

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Russian Host Cities gear up for the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup!

The host cities of the upcoming 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup are getting ready for next year’s “Tournament of Champions” with a unique campaign being rolled out in Kazan, Moscow, Saint Petersburg and Sochi. Information about the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup, for which the best national teams in each continent are …

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AFC President lauds Kashima & Asian teams for world-class achievements in 2016!

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) President Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa has hailed Asia’s teams and players for their remarkable achievements in 2016, which culminated in Kashima Antlers becoming the first-ever Asian club to appear in the FIFA Club World Cup Final on Sunday, December 18. Kashima Antlers produced …

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FIFA imposed sanctions on Real Madrid reduced by CAS!

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has issued its decision in the arbitration procedure between Real Madrid CF and world football governing body FIFA. The appeal of the Spanish club has been partially upheld. As a consequence, the decision rendered by the FIFA Appeal Committee (FIFA AC) on April …

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