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15 match officials from Asia have been selected to officiate the Men’s and Women’s 2020 Tokyo Olympics football tournaments. Referees Chris Beath and Kate Jacewicz, along with assistant referees Ashley Beecham and Shchetinin Anton, have been named from Australia. Jordan’s Adham Makhadmeh will be joined by compatriots Mohammad Alkalaf and …

The FIFA Referees Committee has appointed 99 match officials (25 referees, 50 assistant referees, 20 video match officials and four support referees) from 51 countries to officiate the Olympic Football Tournaments Tokyo 2020. The women’s tournament opens on July 21, 2021 with Great Britain facing Chile at the Sapporo Dome, …

The Olympic Football Tournaments draws, held today at the Home of FIFA in Zurich, revealed the path to glory for the national teams that will be bidding for gold in the men’s and women’s competitions respectively. Host Japan were drawn into Groups A and E: the women begin their campaign …

Stefan Kuntz’s side could face a tough draw for the Olympics on Wednesday, April 21 morning in Zurich. The Germany U-21s will be seeded in Pot 2, leaving them with a potential worst-case scenario in Japan of Brazil, U-23 African champions Egypt and Australia. Teams were assigned to the four …

The 28 teams that have qualified for the Olympic football tournaments will discover their first opponents in the draw, to be held on April 21 at 10:00 CET, at the Home of FIFA in Zurich. Hosts Japan will take the lead spot in Group A (men’s) and Group E (women’s), …

All Member Associations participating in the 2020 CONCACAF Men’s Olympic Qualifying are following strict health and safety protocols, including COVID-19 testing prior to and during the competition. Ahead of today’s semifinal matches, the delegations of Canada, Honduras, Mexico and USA have conducted their final round of COVID-19 testing for this …

All Member Associations participating in the 2020 CONCACAF Men’s Olympic Qualifying are following strict health and safety protocols, including COVID-19 testing prior to and during the competition. Ahead of today’s Group B matches, the delegations of Canada, El Salvador, Honduras and Haiti have conducted COVID-19 testing and there are no …

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 …

All Member Associations participating in the 2020 CONCACAF Men’s Olympic Qualifying are following strict health and safety protocols, including COVID-19 testing prior to and during the competition. Ahead of today’s Group A matches, the delegations of Mexico, USA, Costa Rica and the Dominican Republic, and all match officials, have conducted …

All Member Associations participating in the 2020 CONCACAF Men’s Olympic Qualifying are following strict health and safety protocols, including COVID-19 testing prior to and during the competition. Ahead of today’s Group B matches, the delegations of Canada, El Salvador and Honduras, and all match officials have conducted COVID-19 testing and …