COVID-19 is caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus and has been categorized as a pandemic by the World Health Organization. The global pandemic has affected all aspects of life, including the beautiful game. The majority of football competitions around the world were put on hold to reduce the risk of spreading …
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FIFA President Gianni Infantino has received confirmation today, October 27 that he has tested positive for Coronavirus. The FIFA President, who has reported mild symptoms, has immediately placed himself in self-isolation and will remain in quarantine at least for ten days. All people who came into contact with the FIFA …
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FIFA welcomes the decision of the Trinidad and Tobago Court of Appeal, which ruled that the former leadership of the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) had acted unlawfully by appealing to a local court to contest the appointment of a normalisation committee for the TTFA. Among other relevant legal …
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Brazilian and world football legend Pele, the only player to have won the FIFA World Cup three times, celebrates his 80th birthday today. To mark the occasion, FIFA is publishing exclusive content on its digital platforms, including a special video programme which is available on FIFA.com and via FIFA’s YouTube channel. Football …
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With 2022 FIFA World Cup preliminary-competition action already under way in Africa, Asia and South America, UEFA’s 55 member associations are eagerly looking ahead to the start of their own race to reach Qatar 2022, with 13 berths available. Their anticipation will be heightened on December 7, when the preliminary …
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A four-day-long online FIFA Futsal Referee Instructor course organised by the All India Football Federation concluded on Saturday, October 17. 36 instructors from 20 states across the country attended the course. Two candidates from Mizoram – Lalbiakdika Ngente, Bungkawn and VL Rinpuia, Durtlang Leitan took part in the course. Seyed …
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Constructive discussions and recommendations concluded today’s second meeting of the Concussion Expert Group (CEG), consisting of medical concussion experts, team doctors, player representatives, coaches, competition organisers and refereeing and Laws of the Game experts. The meeting was chaired by Jonathan Ford, the Chief Executive of the Football Association of Wales …
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A four-day-long online FIFA Futsal Referee Instructor course organised by the All India Football Federation concluded on Saturday, October 17. 36 instructors from 20 states across the country attended the course. Seyed Moosavi from Iran was the course instructor and the rules of futsal, differences between futsal and football rules …
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Following the decision in June to award Australia and New Zealand the right to host the next FIFA Women’s World Cup in 2023, the process to select the Host Cities for the tournament took its first steps today with confirmation that virtual workshops between FIFA and the 12 candidate cities …
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The Belgium, German and Dutch football federations join forces to take a shot at hosting the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup, the world’s biggest women’s sporting event. The three nations, represented by Peter Bossaert (general-secretary RBFA), Heike Ullrich (deputy general-secretary DFB) and Gijs de Jong (general-secretary KNVB), have a clear …
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