Having left the UK in the very early hours of Sunday morning, the Chelsea FC travelling party for the 2021 FIFA Club World Cup has arrived in Abu Dhabi. A total of 23 players has made the journey, with Edouard Mendy due to join up later. He competes in the …
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FIFA President Gianni Infantino participated in meetings where CAF presented its plans for the revamp of continental club competitions to the African federations and some of the continent’s top clubs. Mr Infantino is in Cameroon as the CAF Africa Cup of Nations draws to a close this weekend and took …
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FIFA has launched an innovative FIFA Talent Development Scheme (TDS), offering bespoke assistance to member associations (MAs) to help them achieve their full potential and continuing the measures taken to reduce the disparity in the level of football between different regions of the world. TDS is part of FIFA’s collaborative …
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A 5-2 victory for RFU over Japan in the final was the culmination of a fantastic tournament which saw a number of records broken, providing FIFA’s Technical Study Group (TSG) with plenty to analyse. Led by FIFA Beach Soccer technical experts Claude Barrabe and Matteo Marrucci, along with FIFA goalkeeping …
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International football has returned to Baghdad after eight years as the Iraqi Football Association (IFA) ushers in a new era under the leadership of former international defender Adnan Dirjal who was recently elected as its President. In a hugely significant moment for the IFA, the Iraqi men’s national team beat …
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As part of its robust consultation process concerning the FIFA Football Agent Regulations, FIFA held a two-day meeting with agent associations from all around the world in Montevideo. During the meeting, FIFA’s representatives discussed key points in relation to the current draft regulations with organisations representing agents from the Americas, …
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Tests run by FIFA at the 2021 FIFA Arab Cup at the end of 2021 indicate that limb-tracking data could provide ground-breaking insights and new applications for coaches, medical staff and fans alongside its pivotal role in semi-automated offside technology. FIFA is currently exploring the potential of limb-tracking technology, which …
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From the streets to the world’s biggest stadiums, PUMA has today unveiled the Origin pack featuring eye-catching special editions of the ULTRA 1.3 and the FUTURE Z 1.2. The pack celebrates the origin stories of the next-generation PUMA gamechangers. For many young hopefuls growing up playing on the parks and …
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The 35 participants in The Next 90 educational programme gathered on Tuesday for the first online session in a course that will run for the next ten months. The programme began with a welcome speech from FIFA President Gianni Infantino. “Thank you for being here with us, for embracing this …
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The devastating impacts of this month’s natural disaster in Tonga has resulted in Tonga withdrawing from taking part in the 2022 FIFA World Cup – Oceania’s OFC preliminary competition. The large volcanic eruption and tsunami which struck on January 15 has caused widespread damage across much of Tonga and impacted …
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