FIFA and RISE Worldwide have announced the launch of Captain Fantastic, their second collaborative docu-series for FIFA+, the global football body’s exclusive digital streaming platform. Captain Fantastic chronicles the life of India’s talismanic captain who’s been a legendary footballer and also one of the world’s top international goalscorers – Sunil …
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After the success of the first-ever FIFAe Finals 2022 this summer, FIFAe has announced the return of the pinnacle events in summer 2023. More nations, clubs and players than ever before are expected to enrol in the FIFAe competitions – which will start at the end of September 2022 – …
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Members from FIFA were welcomed to the OFC Home of Football in Auckland to deliver a FIFA Football for Schools Programme regional workshop between September 28-30. FIFA Council Member Johanna Wood, FIFA Regional Development Manager David Firisua and FIFA Football for Schools staff Alexandre Gros, Alexandra Huete, Antonio Buenaño were …
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The 2022 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup is the start of widespread support for women’s football in India. Bhaichung Bhutia has a message for the fans ahead of the 2022 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup, so hear him out and buy your tickets from fifa.com/tickets
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The FIFA-AFC delegation, currently in India on a three-day visit to have dialogues with different stakeholders on development and way forward for Indian football, had yet another hectic day on Thursday, September 29, 2022. On the concluding day of the visit on Friday, September 30, 2022, the delegation is set …
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A major milestone in the build-up to the 2022 FIFA Women’s World Cup – Australia & New Zealand has been reached with FIFA announcing that ticket packages for fans will go on sale next week (October 6) at FIFA.com/tickets . The first-ever co-hosted women’s tournament will kick off on July …
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The Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has praised football’s ability to bring people together during a question-and-answer session on the opening day of the WTO Public Forum alongside the FIFA President Gianni Infantino. The encounter, at the WTO headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, took place after FIFA …
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A delegation from FIFA and AFC met with the top officials of the All India Football Federation and representatives from its various State FAs and other stakeholders on Wednesday, September 28, 2022, in New Delhi. The delegation consisting of Nodar Akhalkatsi, Director, Strategic Projects & MA Governance, FIFA, Sarah Solemale, …
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FIFA has joined forces with the World Trade Organization (WTO) to look at ways of using football to promote economic inclusion, particularly in the developing world. The partnership is spelled out in a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed by FIFA President Gianni Infantino and WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala where the …
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UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) President Federico Villegas and FIFA President Gianni Infantino discussed various human rights-related matters and their relation to football and society in a meeting hosted by the HRC President at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland. The two presidents focused the discussions on the role …
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