Costa Rica recovered from an early deficit to defeat Honduras 3-1 in the 2023-24 CONCACAF Nations League Play-In match on Saturday evening at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas. With the victory, Costa Rica have qualified for the CONMEBOL Copa America 2024. It was a dynamite start in an atmosphere that …
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A promising future for women’s football unfolds as CONCACAF launches the transformative Bigger Game program at the Costa Rican Football Federation (FCRF). The initiative seeks to bolster the forthcoming 2024 Women’s Gold Cup by fostering football festivals for girls throughout the region. The launch comprised an enriching workshop for budding …
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The FIFA Disciplinary Committee has imposed a 12-month period of ineligibility on the Costa Rican player Orlando Moisés Galo Calderón after he tested positive for clostebol (which is included in the WADA Prohibited List 2022 under S1.1 Anabolic Androgenic Steroids) on the occasion of an out-of-competition test in September 2022 …
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The Football Business Academy and Santos de Guápiles have entered into an agreement that will see the global leader in football business education and the Costa Rican professional football club collaborate. “We are happy to welcome Santos de Guápiles into our network and continue growing our collaborations in Central America. …
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FIFA President Gianni Infantino has reminded delegates attending the fourth FIFA Compliance Summit in Costa Rica of the need to “go beyond best practice and look at compliance in a different way”. Delivering his address by video message, the FIFA President requested that good governance remains a core topic across …
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New Balance has unveiled the new Costa Rica 2022 home and away kits as the nation prepares for a busy winter of football. The home kit will see Los Ticos step out in their iconic, vivid red jersey, with the away kit coming in a clean, bright white. Integrated into …
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In May 2022, FIFA launched the second edition of its Coach Mentorship Programme where 20 women from across the globe will be mentored by 20 of the game’s most accomplished coaches. The accomplished mentor list includes two FIFA Women’s World Cup winning coaches and the current Women’s Olympic Football Gold …
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The host nation of the 2022 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup – Costa Rica has seized the moment to launch Football for Schools, the FIFA programme that uses football as a social development tool within the school curriculum of the countries that implement it. The official ceremony took place at …
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FIFA+ to broadcast all matches of the 2022 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup for free in over 100 territories, giving fans across the world access to new depths of the women’s game; The tournament will be live for fans in trophy hopeful nations Brazil, Germany, Ghana and Nigeria, and in …
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The 10th edition of the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup will kick off in Costa Rica on August 10, 2022. The biennial competition returns for the first time since France 2018 due to the global pandemic. Last time out Japan were crowned champions, becoming only the fourth nation to win …
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