The Bureau of the FIFA Council took the following decisions concerning the governance of two member associations. Suspension of the Chadian Football Association The Bureau of the FIFA Council decided to suspend the Chadian Football Association (FTFA) with immediate effect due to government interference. The suspension was prompted by the …
Read More »
On April 6, the United Nations celebrates the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace, recognising the role that sport and physical activity plays in communities and in people’s lives across the world. The occasion holds special resonance this year as the world seeks to recover from the devastation …
Read More »
A momentous OFC-FIFA Guardians Safeguarding in Football Orientation Webinar has successfully concluded with participants from nine OFC Member Associations, OFC staff and FIFA Development Office – Oceania all participating. The virtual webinar was staged in four parts where key speakers Kathryn Leslie, FIFA’s Head of Safeguarding and Child Protection, Gloria …
Read More »
FIFA president Gianni Infantino has addressed the G20 Anti-Corruption Working Group on the last day of its videoconference summit. Invited to speak on the fight against corruption in sport, President Infantino shared the lessons that the new FIFA has learned through its post-2016 reforms, as well as from the corruption …
Read More »
The 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup took an important and exciting step today with the announcement of the 9 Host Cities and 10 stadiums in Australia and New Zealand that will host matches during the tournament. With just over two years to go until some of the best players in …
Read More »
FIFA has confirmed that the host cities for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand will be announced on Wednesday, March 31. Following an eight-month review process involving each of the 12 candidate host cities and 13 stadiums, FIFA is set to announce which cities will …
Read More »
This is a brief update on a few matters, including the discussions concerning the release of African players from Europe and other countries for the FIFA International week. As you may be aware, after discussions with the French Football Federation and French Government, we eventually made progress and the French …
Read More »
I just love to watch the 442oons and their funny take on football and its matches! In the 442oons x OneFootball special is a parody about Erling Haaland, Kylian Mbappe and Leo Messi tapped-up on International duty.
Read More »
The adjudicatory chamber of the independent Ethics Committee has found Joseph S. Blatter, former FIFA President, and Jérôme Valcke, former FIFA Secretary General, guilty of various violations of the FIFA Code of Ethics (FCE). The investigations into Messrs Blatter and Valcke covered various charges, in particular concerning bonus payments in …
Read More »
FIFA has announced the appointment of Kenny Jean-Marie as its new Chief Member Associations Officer. Kenny Jean-Marie joined FIFA in 2020 as Director of Member Associations Services, with responsibility for overseeing services to strengthen the development of FIFA’s 211 member associations through the Forward Programme. He notably worked closely with …
Read More »
Arunava about Football A look at football & the world through my eyes!