FIFA today announced that The Best FIFA Football Awards 2020 will take place on December 17, 2020. This year, it has been clearer than ever that nothing is more important than health. The protagonists of the game have taken on greater responsibility, not just as players, but also as role …
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The finalists for The Best FIFA Football Awards 2020, world football’s premium awards event, were announced today during an online media event with FIFA Legends Hope Powell, Christie Pearce Rampone, Gilberto Silva and Pablo Aimar. The shortlisted candidates for The Best FIFA Football Awards™ 2020 are (in alphabetical order): The …
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Football’s response to COVID-19, the international match calendar and future competitions were among the topics covered as FIFA President Gianni Infantino spoke via video link to the 30th Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Congress. “We have shown strength, unity and solidarity, and this was the only way to cope with COVID, …
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FIFA and the world of the football has learned today with much sadness and emotion the terrible news of the passing of Paolo Rossi at the age of 64 years. Football loses another true legend, a symbol, and another great footballer, who made the generation dream and rejoice, especially in …
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FIFA and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) have joined forces yesterday, International Anti-Corruption Day, for a new campaign encouraging football to speak out against match-fixing and to raise awareness about FIFA’s confidential reporting platforms. Against the backdrop of the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on …
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Europe’s national teams now know their route to the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar following the draw for the preliminary competition, held today in Zurich. All teams within a group will play each other twice in a home-and-away format between March and November 2021. The ten group winners will …
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Recognising the vital contribution that volunteers make to football and FIFA tournaments, and to mark International Volunteer Day, FIFA has today, December 5 announced the launch of a brand-new global volunteer programme, aimed at harnessing the passion for and interest in football around the world. Aligned with FIFA’s overall vision …
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The FIFA Council has passed landmark reforms to better protect female players and football coaches, and approved several additional measures in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The meeting, which was held via videoconference, opened with the members observing a minute’s silence in honour of Diego Maradona, who died on November …
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The Bureau of the FIFA Council has decided on November 30, 2020 to extend the mandate of the Egyptian Football Association (EFA) normalisation committee, which was due to expire on November 30, 2020 until January 31, 2021. The decision was taken with the primary objective of allowing the normalisation committee …
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FIFA’s Secretary General Fatma Samoura took part in the closing session of the World Football Summit Live today in a wide ranging discussion that covered disruption, wokeness and the impact of the FIFA Covid-19 Relief Plan on global football. In an interview led by South African broadcaster Carol Tshabalala, Fatma …
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