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Premier League Shareholders today, December 17 met for the final time this year to discuss a number of topics. With player welfare the Premier League’s priority, clubs agreed in principle to introduce additional permanent concussion substitutions following approval of the trial by the International Football Association Board (IFAB) yesterday. The …

The Best FIFA Football Awards 2020 ceremony, held as a virtual event from the Home of FIFA in Zurich, crowned two household names, Lucy Bronze and Robert Lewandowski, as the game’s outstanding players on the women’s and men’s side respectively. Poland and FC Bayern München striker Lewandowski was named The …

FIFA has revealed the candidates shortlisted for seven of the individual trophies that will be presented at The Best FIFA Football Awards ceremony on December 17, 2020. Two expert panels – one for women’s football and one for men’s football – have selected the candidates for each category. The nominees …

When football’s greatest stars receive The Best FIFA Football Awards™ 2020 on Thursday, December 17 for their performances during this year, they will be introduced by a pair of world-class hosts: Reshmin Chowdhury and Ruud Gullit. The Best FIFA Football Awards 2020 ceremony will be held as a virtual TV …

The Bureau of the FIFA Council (the Bureau) has today decided to appoint a normalisation committee for the Haitian Football Association (FHF) in accordance with art. 8 par. 2 of the FIFA Statutes. The decision follows the recent opening of various ethics investigations against the FHF President, Yves Jean-Bart, as …

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 …

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 …

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, …

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 …

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 …