Recognising the vital contribution that volunteers make to football and FIFA tournaments, and to mark International Volunteer Day, FIFA has today, December 5 announced the launch of a brand-new global volunteer programme, aimed at harnessing the passion for and interest in football around the world. Aligned with FIFA’s overall vision …
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The FIFA Council has passed landmark reforms to better protect female players and football coaches, and approved several additional measures in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The meeting, which was held via videoconference, opened with the members observing a minute’s silence in honour of Diego Maradona, who died on November …
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The Bureau of the FIFA Council has decided on November 30, 2020 to extend the mandate of the Egyptian Football Association (EFA) normalisation committee, which was due to expire on November 30, 2020 until January 31, 2021. The decision was taken with the primary objective of allowing the normalisation committee …
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In the latest BIGinSports podcast, Patric Hoch and Arunava Chaudhuri in the eighth episode do a round-up of international sports in November 2020. Listen to the BIGinSports podcast in German under: Rund um die Sportwelt, November 2020! Es geht weiter mit dem November 2020. Dabei geht es um: die Nations …
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FIFA’s Secretary General Fatma Samoura took part in the closing session of the World Football Summit Live today in a wide ranging discussion that covered disruption, wokeness and the impact of the FIFA Covid-19 Relief Plan on global football. In an interview led by South African broadcaster Carol Tshabalala, Fatma …
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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 its the Frontmen XI series where the footballers create vaccines to cure COVID-19. So how do they do?
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As excitement mounts ahead of the UEFA preliminary draw for the 2022 FIFA World Cup that is due to take place on December 7 at 18:00 CET as a virtual event in Zurich, Belgium were today confirmed as the top-seeded team in Pot 1 following the publication of the FIFA/Coca-Cola …
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Diego Maradona is the greatest footballer of all times, says Indian football legend Bhaichung Bhutia to India Today TV. Also see what India Today’s Boria Majumdar has to say about the legend Diego Maradona.
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Earlier today, the latest FIFA ‘Coca Cola’ Men’s World Ranking were released by the world football governing body and in the November rankings, India gained four spots to joint 104th position with Kenya behind Trinidad & Tobago, but ahead of Mozambique; while 2018 FIFA World Cup semifinalists Belgium stays No. …
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Diego Maradona – the “King of Football”, the legend. How can someone describe him with one word or just an adjective? After representing my country for so many years and playing for so many clubs over the course of my career, I am still in awe of this maestro. His …
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Arunava about Football A look at football & the world through my eyes!