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VISA celebrates Women at the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup!

Visa is the presenting sponsor of the Player of the Match for the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup in France celebrating women soccer players. Soccer fans worldwide will have the opportunity to vote on FIFA.com for their favourite player for each of the 52 matches during the tournament. Players can …

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Worldwide suspensions of intermediaries Carmine & Vincenzo Raiola lifted!

On April 17, 2019, the Committee of Sports Agents of the Italian Football Association (FIGC) suspended the intermediary Carmine Raiola for a period of three months and the intermediary Vincenzo Raiola for a period of two months. On May 10, 2019, the chairman of the FIFA Disciplinary Committee decided to …

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Zvonimir Boban leaving FIFA to become AC Milan’s Chief Football Officer!

FIFA Deputy Secretary General (Football) Zvonimir Boban has decided to join AC Milan as the club’s Chief Football Officer and will therefore leave FIFA in the coming days. The 50-year-old Croatian has been working as FIFA’s Deputy Secretary General (Football) and as an advisor to the FIFA President on strategic …

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“The Women’s Game” exhibition in Paris by the FIFA World Football Museum & Hyundai!

During the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup in France, the FIFA World Football Museum is staging an exhibition on the history of women’s football presented by FIFA Partner Hyundai. The exhibition, entitled “The Women’s Game”, can be visited at the Jardin Nelson Mandela in Les Halles, Paris, from June 15 …

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FIFA World Rankings: India in 101st position, Belgium stay No. 1!

Earlier in the day, the latest FIFA ‘Coca Cola’ Men’s World Ranking were released by the world football governing body and in the June rankings, India stayed as 101st position behind Palestine, but ahead of Haiti; while 2018 FIFA World Cup semifinalists Belgium stays No. 1. India have 1219 points, …

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CAS registers an appeal by agent Mino Raiola, urgent request for stay granted!

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has registered an urgent appeal filed by the football intermediary, Carmine “Mino” Raiola, against the decision taken by the FIFA Appeal Committee on May 28, 2019 (the Challenged Decision) which confirmed a previous decision of the FIFA Disciplinary Committee. In such decision, a …

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Our Game just Works – UX ACCURO 3 boots by UMBRO!

At UMBRO they like their innovation straightforward and real, so you know when they tell you a boot is engineered for control, they’re not playing games. If you have lots of touches on the ball, cover great distances and want ultimate control as well as great comfort then they’ve got …

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2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup surpasses one million ticket milestone!

Four days after the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup kicked off in style, the tournament has reached an important milestone with over one million tickets having now been allocated to fans worldwide. As the first-ever FIFA Women’s World Cup featuring single-venue matches in a 24-team format, 14 out of the …

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Adjudicatory chamber of the independent Ethics Committee sanctions Keramuudin Karim of Afghanistan!

The adjudicatory chamber of the independent Ethics Committee has found Mr Keramuudin Karim, former President of the Afghanistan Football Federation (AFF) and former FIFA Standing Committee member, guilty of having abused his position and sexually abused various female players, in violation of the FIFA Code of Ethics. The investigation into …

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FIFA launches new Digital platforms on Douyin & Toutiao to expand digital presence in China!

FIFA has extended its digital outreach in China by launching official accounts on popular digital platforms Douyin and Toutiao. Building on FIFA’s existing presence in the country with Weibo, FIFA will now be able to offer more content to fans across China through the two platforms and will expand its …

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