International Football

AFC Grassroots Charter welcomes FA Thailand as newest Silver level member!

The Football Association of Thailand (FA Thailand) became the latest Member Association (MA) to be endorsed with a Silver level membership under the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Grassroots Charter on November 11, 2022. The AFC Grassroots panel members, Cheri Stewart and Anders Krystad were pleased to note the efforts made …

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Oceania’s OFC referees gain invaluable VAR experience!

Fourteen Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) officials took the opportunity to upskill in Sydney on November 25/26. Football Federation Australia facilitated a VAR course for them, designed to show how the video assistant referee system works. The course was run by Mathew Cheeseman, Edward Lennie and Renae Coghill of the FFA. …

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Macron is the new technical partner of Widzew Lodz!

The list of clubs in Poland’s top division choosing Macron is growing. The latest addition is Widzew Łódź. Starting next season, the Macron Hero will appear on the shirts of Widzew Łódź, the club from the town of Łódź in central Poland. The agreement will last until 2027. Widzew Łódź …

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Wolverhampton Wanderers head to India!

Russell Jones took Wolverhampton Wanderers to India last month to celebrate 30 years of the Premier League and deliver a series of club-driven projects across Mumbai. Wolves’ general manager for marketing and commercial growth Jones was joined by club mascot Wolfie in Mumbai, taking part in a series of events …

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Starting in 2023 LaLiga will give fans the opportunity to own all goal-scoring balls!

LaLiga will be the first competition in the world to make official goal-scoring balls available to fans, thanks to an innovative agreement with Gol-Ball. After the World Cup, on January 8, 2023, the unique offering will change the relationship between football lovers, their favorite clubs, and their most celebrated players. …

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UEFA’s CFCB First Chamber opens investigation into Juventus FC!

The CFCB First Chamber will cooperate with national authorities and focus on the alleged financial violations that were recently made public. The CFCB First Chamber has on Thursday, December 1 opened a formal investigation into Juventus FC for potential breaches of the Club Licensing and Financial Fair Play regulations. The …

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FIFA World Cup delivering record-breaking TV audience numbers!

2022 FIFA World Cup – Qatar is continuing to engage TV audiences around the world with record-breaking numbers across multiple markets. In Japan, the group game between Japan and Costa Rica on Sunday, November 27drew an average audience of 36.37 million viewers. This surpassed the audience of their incredible comeback …

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ECA launch new Club Talent & Mentoring Programme with The FBA as delivery partner!

The Football Business Academy (FBA) and European Club Association (ECA) expand their partnership by collaborating on a newly created programme that officially started on November 30. The Club Talent & Mentoring Programme (CTMP) seeks to provide the opportunity for young and talented club professionals at manager level or equivalent to …

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