Former international referee Björn Kuipers has been appointed by the UEFA Executive Committee as one of the five UEFA Refereeing Officers. He replaces current UEFA Refereeing Officer Marc Batta (France), who is standing down at the end of November after eleven years of excellent service supporting and developing young international …
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The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) reinforced its commitment to further develop women match officials by organising a Women’s Video Match Officials (VMO) course in the United Arab Emirates from October 23 to November 1, 2021. The 10-day course, which was also aimed at preparing the VMOs for the 2022 AFC …
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Another top European football club joins the ‘Macron family’. We are talking about CSKA Sofia, the most successful club in Bulgarian football, who will be wearing a kit bearing the Macron Hero brand starting from next season, 2022/23. The partnership foresees the development of new kit for the club’s staff …
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Uzbekistan’s FC Bunyodkor and Gokulam Kerala FC of India will be aiming to sign off their AFC Women’s Club Championship 2021 campaign in style when they clash at the Aqaba Development Corporate Stadium, Jordan on Saturday. Both teams are out of title contention, with Bunyodkor having three points while Gokulam …
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Indian Women’s Team defender Nganbam Sweety Devi feels that the team needs to be strong mentally and play as a unit against stronger opposition like Brazil, Chile, and Venezuela, whom the side is set to face later this month. In a Live interview on AIFF TV on Thursday, November 11, …
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The European Parliament’s (EP) Committee on Culture and Education has published a report recalling “the need to regulate the activities of agents” and acknowledging the importance of the “recent reforms in the football transfer market”. While urging “the relevant sports authorities to ensure the prompt implementation of these reforms”, the …
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Julian Draxler, Leon Goretzka, Manuel Neuer, Marco Reus and Antonio Rüdiger will not travel to Armenia for Germany’s final 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifier on Sunday (18:00 CET). Julian Draxler was left out of Germany’s matchday squad for the 9-0 win against Liechtenstein due to muscle issues. Leon Goretzka suffered …
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The close relationship between UEFA and its home town of Nyon in western Switzerland is underpinned by grassroots support given to the local sports community through the Foundation for the Development of Sport in Nyon. The foundation, entirely financed by UEFA, has awarded grants for 2021 totalling 166,500 Swiss francs …
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Odisha FC have announced Staffordshire University as its new Education and Community Partner. The University, which for over 100 years, has been making a positive difference to careers and industry in the United Kingdom, will look to work in collaboration with Odisha’s Colleges, and Universities to provide educational content virtually …
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Bembem Devi, the first woman footballer to have received the prestigious Padma Shri Award, feels the current crop of the Indian Senior Women’s National Team is “extremely lucky” to get a chance to play against Brazil in the forthcoming International tournament in Manaus. “Brazil are ranked 7th in the world. …
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