The World Health Organization (WHO) and football’s world governing body, FIFA, today agreed a four-year collaboration to promote healthy lifestyles through football globally. WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and FIFA President Gianni Infantino signed the memorandum of understanding at WHO’s Geneva-based headquarters. “WHO is excited to be working with …
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The first-ever FIFA Capacity Building Workshop for State Associations, organized by the AIFF, came to an end on Friday, September 27. The two-day workshop featured participants from 10 state associations, all of whom unanimously gave a big thumbs-up to the event. Subrata Dutta, Chairman of the Indian Football Association (West …
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FIFA has been disappointed to see a number of reports in the media questioning the integrity of the voting process for The Best FIFA Football Awards. As per FIFA these reports are unfair and misleading. The voting procedure for each of the awards is supervised and monitored by an independent …
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FIFA Women’s Football Regional Consultant Belinda Wilson feels the 2020 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup – India will “galvanize the whole country, not just on the women’s game, but also on the men’s.” In an exclusive interaction with AIFF Media, she spoke at length about “consistency achieved in regards to …
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The two-day FIFA Capacity Building Workshop for State Associations (India) kicked-off in Dwarka, New Delhi on Thursday, September 26. The workshop is being attended by representatives of 10 State Associations including Presidents/General Secretaries/Chairmans, and State Development Managers. The Capacity Building programme which falls under FIFA Forward was launched in 2018. …
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As part of the ongoing process to reform the transfer system, and after a continuous consultation period, FIFA’s Football Stakeholders Committee today endorsed a series of key steps to protect the integrity of the system and prevent abuses. In particular, the committee recommended the introduction of a cap on agents’ …
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The 16 participating nations at the upcoming 2019 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in Paraguay now know what their group stage journeys will look like, following Friday’s final draw at the CONMEBOL Convention Centre in Asuncion. Drawn into Group A, the hosts Paraguay will play Japan in their tournament opener at 09:00pm local …
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After yesterday’s announcement of the inaugural candidates for the FIFA FIFPro Women’s World 11, FIFPro and FIFA have today revealed the 55 names in contention for the FIFA FIFPro Men’s World11 2019. The World11 is decided by the players, for the players and involves votes from thousands of professional footballers …
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FIFA is delighted to announce the three finalists of the FIFA Diversity Award 2019. Through their community-based projects, Fútbol Más Foundation, PlayOnside and Watoto Wasoka have all championed diversity, fought discrimination and promoted integration through football. “Now in its fourth year, the FIFA Diversity Award continues to be a platform …
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History has been made today as the 55 names for the inaugural FIFA FIFPro Women’s World11 have been revealed. The World11 is decided by the players, for the players and involves votes from thousands of professional footballers from across the globe, with each player selecting one goalkeeper, four defenders, three …
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