Tag Archives: FIFA Football for Schools

Southeast Asia is not only one of the most populace regions in the world, but it boasts its own special fervour for the world game. One only needs to see the packed stadiums and wildly colourful crowds at the biennial AFF Championship to understand there is something special bubbling along …

Be it football or in broader society, Singapore’s output has long been greater than the sum of its parts. The city-state located at the bottom tip of Malay Peninsula has managed to achieve great things despite limited landmass and resources. Planning and execution are the two bookends of that success, …

During the launch festival for the Football for Schools Programme in Ecuador, a ten-year-old boy approached the instructor, Orly Salas, and told him he was tired. He had just participated in six of the nine on-pitch activity stations and explained that, because he rarely exercised, he was feeling the pace …

Launched in 2019 by FIFA and UNESCO, the Football for Schools programme strives to make the sport more accessible to girls and boys around the world by incorporating football activities into the education system. In pursuing FIFA President Gianni Infantino’s Vision 2020-2023 to make the game truly global, the programme …

For Thai football, the past week was especially eventful. The national men’s team won a record seventh title at the 2022 AFF Championship and FIFA President Gianni Infantino paid a visit to the Land of Smiles, during which he inspected projects and facilities supported by FIFA’s Forward program. Furthermore, a …

Designed to make football more accessible to youngsters by incorporating football activities into the education system, Football For Schools aims to promote the development and empowerment of close to 700 million children around the world. That represents a vast undertaking, but F4S spares no effort in its work. In fact, …

Football is growing in India, and Grassroots is a key area that can ensure further development in the long run. The All India Football Federation, in it’s effort to broad base the game across the country is meticulously planning the Grassroots activities for the future, and the Football for Schools …

On behalf of FIFA, President Gianni Infantino has co-signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Education, Skill Development and Entrepreneurship of the Republic of India, and the All India Football Federation (AIFF) to launch Football for Schools across India, with the goal of reaching 25 million schoolchildren …

Indonesia, with a population of over 270 million, are never short of football passion. Big strides have been made in Indonesia over recent years under the guidance of the Football Association of Indonesia (PSSI) and with the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Indonesia kicking off in just over six …