Worldwide

Celebrating the continuous strides made by female athletes, Hyundai Motor Company will sponsor the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup – France, with schemes including vehicle supply, participatory activities and athletes’ biographies. Hyundai Motor, the Official Automotive Partner of FIFA World Cup events since 1999, will sponsor the eighth edition of …

The first-ever memorandum of understanding (MoU) between FIFA and the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) was signed by FIFA President Gianni Infantino and UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka at the FIFA Women’s Football Convention today, June 7 a few hours before …

PUMA pays homage to one of the most iconic football boots of all time by launching the all-new PUMA KING Platinum boot. Celebrating the 1968 edition, the year in which the PUMA KING was first launched, PUMA teamed up with Thierry Henry, one of the most gifted players of his …

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has registered an appeal filed by Chelsea FC against the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA). The appeal is directed against the FIFA Appeal Committee decision dated April 11, 2019 in which Chelsea FC was declared liable for violations of the FIFA Regulations …

The commitment to women’s football is stronger than ever today and has evolved into a truly dual-gender approach to the game. In the 1990s, Nike emerged not only as a global power in the sport, but as a leader in respect and recognition of all footballers. With the signing of …

On the eve of Opening Match of the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2019, delegates from confederations and 211 member associations gathered in Paris today to discuss and debate some of the key priorities for the future development of women’s football, as well as how to further grow, enhance and commercialize …

The 69th FIFA Congress convened today, June 5 in Paris and by acclamation re-elected Gianni Infantino as the President of FIFA until 2023. The ninth president in the history of the organisation was first elected at an Extraordinary Congress in February 2016 and now starts his first full four-year term …

In the dispute between the Fédération de Football des Comores (FFC) and the Confédération Africaine de Football (CAF) over Cameroon’s participation in the African Cup of Nations (CAN), the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has declared the two appeals filed by the FFC inadmissible. The first appeal was filed …

FIFA Referees’ Committee – represented by Collina, Head of FIFA’s Referees Department Massimo Busacca, and Kari Seitz, FIFA’s Senior Manager of Refereeing – announced with regret that experienced Canadian referee Carol Anne Chenard and Chinese assistant referee Yongmei Cui will no longer be able to take part in the Women’s …

German Bundesliga side RB Leipzig today announced that their Sporting Director Ralf Rangnick is leaving to join Red Bull Global with a focus on New York Red Bulls and Red Bull Brasil, while Markus Krösche takes his role at the club. The 38-year-old Markus Krösche arrives from newly-promoted SC Paderborn …