Candid Football Conversations returns with me, Arunava Chaudhuri, giving my thoughts on the confirmation of Brazil’s Selecao playing an international friendly against India’s Blue Tigers in Kolkata on October 3. This will be one of the biggest matches ever on Indian soil!
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We (FIFA) have heard the feedback provided by the respective confederations in relation to the proposed establishment of FIFA Forward Enterprise (FFE) and would like to address the issues that have surfaced since the initial media reporting on Tuesday. We respect the feedback and concern aired in public and reaffirm …
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The Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) notes that FIFA has commenced a consultation process with its Member Associations and the FIFA Council regarding the proposed FIFA Forward Enterprise initiative. The proposal will be considered by the OFC Executive Committee at its upcoming meeting in August. OFC invites its Member Associations to …
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UEFA and its 55 member associations stand as one. We unanimously and unequivocally reject FIFA’s proposal to transfer ownership interests in the World Cup and other FIFA competitions to private investors. The World Cup cannot be treated as an investment product. It is one of football’s greatest sporting legacies. It …
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The All India Football Federation (AIFF) is proud to announce that the Brazil senior men’s national team will play an international friendly match against India on October 3, 2026, in Kolkata. Brazil, five-time world champions, are the most successful men’s national team in football. India will host the Seleção at …
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The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Executive Committee officially ratified a series of major hosting and regulatory decisions, including the confirmation of Japan as the host of the 2028 edition of the AFC U23 Asian Cup™, which will serve as Asia’s qualifiers for the Los Angeles 2028 Summer Olympics. Japan secured …
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Candid Football Conversations returns with me, Arunava Chaudhuri, giving my thoughts on India drawn to face Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore in the inaugural FIFA ASEAN Cup 2026, while Pakistan will also play as a replacement for China.
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The Confederation Africaine de Football (“CAF“) received correspondence today from FIFA on the proposed FIFA Forward Enterprise initiative, in accordance with the consultation process that is currently underway with FIFA Member Associations and the FIFA Council. As part of this consultation process, the CAF President, Dr Patrice Motsepe, will host …
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The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has noted FIFA’s announcement concerning the proposed establishment of FIFA Forward Enterprise (FFE). The AFC was not consulted on the proposal and is disappointed that a matter of such significance entered the public domain before the AFC family had been afforded the opportunity to examine …
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Candid Football Conversations returns with me, Arunava Chaudhuri, giving my thoughts on legendary Zinedine Zidane having been named as the new head coach of France’s Equipe Tricolore.
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