Alphonso Davies was appointed as a UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador on Wednesday, March 24. The United Nations Refugee Agency has protected people from all over the world who are forced to flee from conflict or persecution for over 70 years. The Canada and FC Bayern defender is the first football player …
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FIFA has today launched an invitation to tender (ITT) in Greece for the media rights to the 2022 FIFA World Cup – Qatar, FIFA’s flagship men’s competition. The 2022 FIFA World Cup will be the 22nd edition of the competition and a unique event, as the first FIFA World Cup …
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FIFA has announced the appointment of Kenny Jean-Marie as its new Chief Member Associations Officer. Kenny Jean-Marie joined FIFA in 2020 as Director of Member Associations Services, with responsibility for overseeing services to strengthen the development of FIFA’s 211 member associations through the Forward Programme. He notably worked closely with …
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The Home of FIFA in Zurich will host the draws for the Olympic Football Tournaments on April 21 at 10:00 CET. The countdown to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games is on again. The COVID-19 pandemic may have forced the postponement of the Games until 2021, but enthusiasm and excitement for …
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Meeting by videoconference, today the FIFA Council conferred to the FIFA Congress the decision to award FIFA Women’s World Cup hosting rights. Until now, the decision has been taken by the FIFA Council, most recently in June 2020 when the hosting rights for the 2023 edition were awarded to Australia …
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Sports company PUMA has today launched the Neymar Jr. Creativity collection featuring the ground-breaking new FUTURE Z 1.1 Creativity football boot alongside bespoke Neymar Jr. jersey, shorts, training accessories and off-pitch apparel. The FUTURE Z 1.1 Creativity pays tribute to the game’s most exciting players, the creative mavericks who stand …
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German women’s football icons Julia Simic (AC Milan), Lina Magull (FC Bayern Munich) and Laura Vetterlein (West Ham United) have launched a new platform called “Play For Her” on various social media channels to help women’s footballers and to inspire them with their very own experiences at the highest level. …
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FIFA, in collaboration with the United Nations on Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), has today launched the Global Integrity Programme – a comprehensive international programme aimed at providing all 211 member associations with enhanced knowledge and tools to fight and prevent match manipulation. In line with FIFA’s overall vision of making football …
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FIFA has confirmed that Véron Mosengo-Omba will leave his role as Chief Officer of the FIFA member associations (MAs) division with immediate effect to take on the position of CAF General Secretary. Mr Mosengo-Omba initially joined FIFA in 2016 as Chief Member Associations Officer with responsibility for Africa and the …
Read More »Everyone knows about soccer, regardless of age, social status or position in society. The history of the origin of soccer stretches back to ancient times. Many people believe that this game was invented in England, but this is not entirely true. About the history of world soccer from antiquity to …
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