In his address to the Finland Football Association (SPL-FBF) Congress over the weekend, Olli Rehn, who was confirmed recently to lead the FIFA COVID-19 Relief Plan steering committee, outlined FIFA’s response to the pandemic and stressed the major reforms implemented by the organisation in the field of financial management, ethics …
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Asian Football Confederation (AFC) President Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa participated in a series of video conference meetings, organised by FIFA for the five AFC regions in Asia, which were also attended by FIFA President Gianni Infantino, to discuss the possible ways to strengthen cooperation to further develop the …
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FIFA acknowledges the decision of the Swiss Special Federal Public Prosecutor in opening an investigation regarding the meetings involving the FIFA President Gianni Infantino and the Swiss Attorney General Michael Lauber. FIFA, including the FIFA President, remains at the disposal of the Swiss authorities and will, as we have always …
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FIFA’s groundbreaking COVID-19 Relief Plan reached a major milestone as the Bureau of the FIFA Council approved the plan’s regulations. Under the terms of the COVID-19 Relief Plan, USD 1.5 billion is being made available to support all 211 FIFA member associations and the six confederations to assist in the alleviation of the financial impact of …
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The adjudicatory chamber of the independent Ethics Committee has found Mr Manuel Nascimento, President of the Bissau-Guinean Football Association (FFGB), responsible for having breached his duty to protect the physical and mental integrity of others, in violation of the FIFA Code of Ethics. The investigation into Mr Nascimento concerned his …
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The two-day online FIFA MA course organised by the All India Football Federation for Assistant Referees ended on Friday, July 24, 2020. Fifty Assistant Referees including two female officials attended the course. Farkhad Abdullaev from Uzbekistan was as the course instructor and new amendments in the laws of the game, …
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The All India Football Federation organised an online FIFA MA course for Referees from Tuesday, July 21 to Wednesday, July 22. Fifty referees attended the course. Farkhad Abdullaev from Uzbekistan was appointed as the course instructor for the same. New amendments in the laws of the game, handball interpretations, penalty …
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The three-window transfer ban of former I-League champions Punjab FC for non-payment of dues to North Macedonian footballer Hristijan Denkovski has been lifted by football governing body FIFA. Punjab FC, now owned by RoundGlass Sports, was handed a three-window transfer ban by FIFA’s Dispute Resolution Chamber after it failed to …
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The All India Football Federation organised an online FIFA MA course for Referee Assessors from Tuesday, July 14 to Thursday, July 16. 48 officials, including three women Referee Assessors, attended the course. Mr. Farkhad Abdullaev from Uzbekistan was appointed as the course instructor for the same. New amendments in the …
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Following the decision taken on May 8, 2020 to give competitions scheduled to be completed in 2020 the option of allowing teams to use up to five substitutes, The IFAB Board of Directors had agreed to review whether to extend this option further. On the basis of this in-depth review, …
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