The FIFA Appeal Committee has dismissed the appeal lodged by the club Atletico Madrid of the Spanish LaLiga in a case concerning the player Kieran Trippier. As a consequence, the decision of the FIFA Disciplinary Committee passed on December 23, 2020 is confirmed, extending sanctions imposed on the player by …
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FIFA has opened two invitations to tender (ITT) simultaneously for the media rights to the 2022 FIFA World Cup and the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup, FIFA’s flagship men’s and women’s competitions, in Italy. The first ITT is for the media rights to the 2022 FIFA World Cup. The second …
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FIFA has today announced the launch of FIFA Sound, a new entertainment strategy designed to create innovative and meaningful connections between football fans, music enthusiasts, players, artists, and the game and songs they all love. “FIFA’s vision is to make football truly global, accessible and inclusive. The crossover between football …
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FIFA has today confirmed that it will trial additional permanent substitutions for cases of actual or suspected concussion at the FIFA Club World Cup, which is due to take place in Qatar from February 1-11, 2021, thus becoming the first international competition to test the procedure. Following FIFA’s input and extensive …
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FIFA has awarded the exclusive rights to the 2026 FIFA World Cup to broadcasters in each of the Nordic territories: DR and TV2 in Denmark, YLE and MTV in Finland, TV2 and NRK in Norway, and SVT and TV4 in Sweden. The deals complete FIFA’s current sales cycle in the …
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The Bureau of the FIFA Council had taken jus before Christmas the following decisions concerning the governance of two member associations. Normalisation committee appointed for the Ivorian Football Association (FIF) The Bureau of the FIFA Council has decided to appoint a normalisation committee for FIF pursuant to art. 8 par. …
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The Bureau of the FIFA Council has today taken several important decisions concerning upcoming FIFA competitions. Following the amazing success of the 2019 edition, the decision was taken last year to expand the FIFA Women’s World Cup to 32 teams and thus continue to foster the growth of women’s football. …
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FIFA has lodged a criminal complaint with Zurich’s cantonal prosecutor as evidence of suspected criminal mismanagement by FIFA’s former management and companies appointed by them in relation to the ‘Haus zur Enge’ has surfaced following an investigation by external experts. The complaint identifies the direct involvement of former FIFA President …
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In accordance with the Bureau of the FIFA Council decision to extend the mandate of the Egyptian Football Association (EFA) normalisation committee until January 31, 2021 and to reduce its composition to three members, FIFA has today appointed the following members to said committee: Ahmed Mohamed Megahed Osman (chairman); Mohamed …
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Earlier today the latest FIFA Women’s World Ranking were released by the world football governing body and in the fourth rankings of 2020, India gain two spots in 53rd position alongside South Africa behind Croatia, but ahead of Venezuela. India have 1432 points, the same as in the last quarter …
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