FIFA Secretary General Fatma Samoura will leave her role at the end of the year after seven years in which she played a pivotal role in transforming the organisation, restoring its credibility and breaking down barriers. “It was the best decision of my life to join FIFA,” says FIFA Secretary …
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Over 1.2 million people came together to Move For The Planet, a new global initiative by adidas that harnessed the collective activity of sporting communities across the world. Over 173 million active minutes were tracked overall across countries in the adidas Running app with adidas pledging to donate €1 to …
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FIFA and the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) have agreed to extend their existing media rights partnership, ensuring that the upcoming 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup – Australia & New Zealand will be broadcast on the EBU’s free-to-air linear TV network across 34 European territories, whilst also making a substantial additional …
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FIFA and CONCACAF have agreed to take their cooperation to the next level by promoting and marketing all major upcoming official CONCACAF national team competitions together with the 2026 FIFA World Cup. This ground-breaking initiative will provide brands and prospective partners with a unique opportunity to truly impact the global …
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FIFA launched an Invitation To Tender (ITT) in Israel today for the sale of media rights to the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The 2026 FIFA World Cup will be the 23rd edition of the tournament and the first to be jointly hosted across three countries: the United States of America, …
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On Monday, June 12, 2023, French amateur club SC Malesherbois became the first recipient of a payment processed by the FIFA Clearing House (FCH), the licensed institution established by FIFA to centralise and automate financial flows between clubs related to training rewards and to promote financial transparency and integrity within …
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This year’s FC Bayern World Squad has attracted almost 6,000 applications, twice as many as the previous year and almost ten times as many as the inaugural season. The initiative, jointly organised by the German record champions and their partner Volkswagen, has more than established itself as a springboard for …
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FIFA President Gianni Infantino poured praise on Argentina for the country’s hosting of the FIFA Under-20 World Cup after witnessing Uruguay defeat Italy in Sunday’s final at the Estadio La Plata. Welcomed by Argentinian Football Association (AFA) President Claudio Tapia upon his arrival in the South American nation, Mr. Infantino …
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The 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup – Australia & New Zealand is on track to become the most attended standalone women’s sporting event in history, with over 1 million tickets now sold for next month’s highly anticipated tournament. FIFA President, Gianni Infantino, revealed that 1,032,884 tickets have now been sold …
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Earlier today the latest FIFA Women’s World Ranking were released by the world football governing body and in the second rankings of 2023, India move up a spot to 60th position behind Croatia, but ahead of Iran. India have 1,414 points, 22 points more than in the last quarter and …
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