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FIFA Chief Competitions & Events Officer Colin Smith and Local Organising Committee CEO Alexey Sorokin discussed the operational aspects of the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup so far yesterday and were followed by FIFA Head of Refereeing Massimo Busacca, who offered insight on one of the milestone features of the 2017 …

Nike Tiempo boots, much like the professional players who wear them, have a reputation for making the exceptional look easy. “It all starts with premium leather, but with Tiempo Legend 7, we’ve integrated Nike Flyknit for a more dynamic fit and improved lockdown,” says Nike Football Designer Vianney de Montgolfier. The …

The first participants of the third edition of the Football for Hope Forum have arrived in Kazan, Russia. From June 26 to 28, representatives of community, football and international organisations will meet to discuss the challenges, needs and realities for development through football on the ground and explore the contribution …

Earlier in the day, the latest FIFA Women’s World Ranking were released by the world football governing body and in the second rankings of 2017, India dropped four spots to be in 60th position jointly with Northern Ireland behind Turkey and ahead of Venezuela. India have 1404 points, the same …

Today’s players are not good at one thing. They are good at a lot of things. With that in mind we set out to design something that would deliver the needs of all players into one boot. To begin with PUMA consulted Antoine Griezmann, youth academy players and football obsessed …

The newly implemented Video Assistant Referee (VAR) has taken crucial decisions in the first two days of the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup in Russia. Every one of the three matches played so far has had the involvement of the Video Assistant Referee (VAR). Be it in the Portugal vs Mexico …