The Premier League and Fanatics Collectibles have today announced a landmark multi-year trading-card partnership. Fanatics Collectibles will become the exclusive provider of Premier League trading cards, trading card games and stickers from June 2025. Fans of the Premier League, the world’s most watched football league, will be able to collect …
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Following four seasons with Chelsea FC, Thiago Silva will depart after the final game of the Premier League season against AFC Bournemouth at Stamford Bridge and re-join Brazilian club Fluminense. Chelsea FC have agreed with Thiago that he can join up early with his new teammates after signing a two-year …
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The Confédération Africaine de Football (“CAF”) today signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (“MoU”) with Africa’s leading higher learning institution, the University of Cape Town (“UCT”) in Cairo, Egypt. The agreement between the two Organizations will see the University of Cape Town provide bespoke courses and programmes as an Africa …
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Motherwell Football Club, based in North Lanarkshire in Scotland, was formed back in 1886 after local sides Alpha FC and Glencairn merged following a meeting between the two clubs in a Merry Street pub. 130 years later it would become the first Scottish club to be owned by its own …
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The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has recognised the continued efforts of the Lebanese Football Association (LFA) in football development with the renewal of their AFC Grassroot Charter Bronze membership. First granted membership in December 2018, the LFA is one of 41 members of the AFC Grassroots Charter, which is a …
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Uncertainty around Air Vanuatu’s flight schedules has forced OFC to move Group B fixtures in next month’s OFC Men’s Nations Cup 2024 from Luganville on the island of Santo in Vanuatu, to Fiji’s capital Suva. The tournament is scheduled to take place from June 15-30. The Vanuatu Football Federation (VFF) …
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César Luis Menotti, who passed away on May 5, 2024 at the age of 85, led Argentina as coach to their first FIFA World Cup title in 1978 and was widely admired for the way his teams played. Nicknamed El Flaco (“The Slim One”), Menotti marked a turning point in …
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The CAF Department of Safety and Security met on Wednesday, 07 May 2024, with the National Safety and Security Officers from the 54 CAF Member Associations to discuss Safe Stadium initiative during African football events. The aim of the meeting was to standardize match safety and security practices and enhance …
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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 it’s a look at Manchester United with a special titled ‘Let’s all laugh at Man United’.
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Following a thorough assessment of each bid, including inspection visits to the bidding countries, today FIFA published the Bid Evaluation Report in respect of the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2027. Based on the findings of the report approved by the Bid Evaluation Task Force, the following two bids have met …
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