International Football

FIFA & DFB discuss the need to protect & enhance commercial value of women’s football!

FIFA and the German Football Association (DFB) have met to talk about the increasing investments being made in women’s football and the need to protect and enhance its commercial value to reflect the growth being seen in the game. Fatma Samoura, the FIFA Secretary General, participated in the discussions at …

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Join the PUMA RE:FIBRE campaign by recycling old garments & reduce waste!

Manchester City and PUMA are excited to announce this season’s RE:FIBRE campaign where we encourage fans to donate their old garments which will be recycled by PUMA to help reduce waste. One way in which fans can recycle garments is by joining the club at City Square on Sunday, May …

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New dates confirmed for OFC Beach Soccer Nations Cup in Tahiti!

The OFC Beach Soccer Nations Cup scheduled from June 19-24 in Papeete, Tahiti, has been postponed. The tournament has been rescheduled for August 21-26 at the same venue. The Federation Tahitienne de Football (FTF) has been working with the local government department managing the Beach Soccer pitch to upgrade the …

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CAF prepares Referees ahead of crucial CAF Champions League & CAF Confederation Cup quarterfinals!

With the upcoming knockout phase of CAF Interclub Competitions: the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League and TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup, CAF has gone an extra mile to equip referees ahead of the crucial weekends. From Friday, April 14 until next week Tuesday, April 18 CAF will hold Elite Referees’ course in …

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Ecuador supporting women’s youth football all the way!

Quito, the capital of Ecuador, was the setting for the country’s first U-15 women’s football festival at the start of April. Organised by the Ecuadorian Football Association (FEF) and Fundación de las Américas (FUDELA), the event was supported by FIFA through the Women’s Football Campaign, one of its eight women’s …

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New York City FC select architect, contractor for new Queens-based stadium!

New York City FC have selected HOK as the architect and Turner Construction Company as the general contractor to build their soccer-specific stadium that’s set to debut in the 2027 MLS season, the club announced Friday. The 25,000-seat stadium, to be built in Queens’ Willets Point community, was announced last …

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Pontus Jansson to leave Brentford FC for Malmo FF!

Pontus Jansson will leave Brentford FC at the end of his contract this summer to join Swedish side Malmö FF. The return to his boyhood club will conclude Jansson’s four-year association with the Bees, the crowning moment of which came when he lifted the Sky Bet Championship Play-Off final trophy …

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Canadian Premier League hires Costa Smyrniotis as Executive Vice President – Soccer!

The Canadian Premier League (CPL) have announced the appointment of Costa Smyrniotis to the role of Executive Vice President, Soccer. Smyrniotis joins the Commissioner’s Office as a proven Canadian executive with nearly two decades of experience contributing to the growth of soccer in Canada. He brings with him a deep …

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Introducing Nike’s 2023 New Zealand Women’s national team kits & collections!

Nike is matching the energy in her game with the company’s most comprehensive women’s football collection in its history. Backed by Nike’s largest ever investment in women-specific research, Nike designers developed new performance to lifestyle designs for the summer’s biggest sport moment — all tuned to the unique needs of …

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Adjudicatory chamber of the independent Ethics Committee sanctions Bangladesh’s Abu Nayeem Shohag!

The adjudicatory chamber of the independent Ethics Committee has sanctioned Abu Nayeem Shohag, General Secretary of the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) and former member of the FIFA Dispute Resolution Chamber. Mr Shohag has been issued with a two-year ban from taking part in all football-related activities and ordered to pay …

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