The European Leagues General Assembly took place this Thursday, 17November in Porto, co-hosted by Liga Portugal. The meeting was attended by member leagues from across Europe, including football stakeholders representing National Associations, clubs, players and fans. The General Assembly endorsed the membership applications of three new professional football leagues from …
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FIFA+, the official digital destination of football fandom that launched earlier this year, is now set to redefine the way in which fans – all over the world – enjoy the FIFA World Cup, as it rolls out its full tournament offering in 11 languages ahead of kick off on …
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CAF has released the Best XI of the 2022 Women’s Champions League following the successful conclusion of the epic second edition of the tournament in Morocco. The list of the players as compiled by members of CAF’s Technical Study Group (TSG) underlines the top performers in each position over the …
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Arsenal FC have announced that Edu Gaspar has been appointed as Arsenal FC’s first-ever Sporting Director. Edu’s promotion sees him assume over-arching responsibility for all the Academy activities, in addition to his existing responsibilities across men’s and women’s football. Arsenal FC chief executive Vinai Venkatesham said, “We are delighted that …
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After months and days of discussions on the matter, FIFA and the LOC today, November 18 announced that there would be no alcoholic beer sales around stadiums at the 2022 FIFA World Cup. The FIFA statement reads: Following discussions between host country authorities and FIFA, a decision has been made …
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The OFC’s commitment to women’s football took another step last night, with the launch of the Gender Equality Playbook. An event held on Auckland’s Viaduct saw the Playbook officially shown to the public after months of research and authorship. The Playbook is an eight-chapter resource, complete with gender equality checklists, …
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This week, UEFA Assist and its team of development experts celebrate five years of contributing to the growth of the game outside of Europe. Assist’s first programmes kicked off back in November 2017 to provide UEFA’s sister confederations – AFC, CAF, CONCACAF, CONMEBOL and OFC – with knowledge-sharing and development …
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FIFA and the World Health Organization (WHO) in partnership with the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH), Qatar and the Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy (SC) launched the #BringTheMoves challenge, encouraging players at the 2022 FIFA World Cup to meet the celebration challenges presented to them on social media by …
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What would the greatest all-time Nike Football line-up look like, past, present, and future? How would some of the legends of the game stack up against the icons of today or athletes of tomorrow? Ronaldinho against Mbappe? Or 1998 Ronaldo against 2002 Ronaldo? Alex Morgan and Edgar Davids on the …
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The future of goalkeeping in Oceania is in increasingly safe hands as the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) and New Zealand Football (NZF) recently ran a coaching course attended by participants from across the region. Prospective coaches across six different Member Associations took part in the OFC/NZF Goalkeeper C course over …
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