On account of the spread of COVID-19, numerous international bodies and public health authorities have advised against the organisation of international events. Concerns over the health and well-being of participants, as well as travel restrictions in many countries, have resulted in the cancellation or postponement of many such events in …
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Following consultation with Asia’s member associations, FIFA and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) have agreed to postpone the upcoming Asian qualifiers for the 2022 FIFA World Cup – Qatar as follows: Matches originally scheduled to take place during the international window of March 23-31, 2020 and June 1-9, 2020 are …
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After hanging up her boots at the age of 28, former Germany international Josephine Henning has now turned her attention to the creative arts. One of her works has just gone on display in Zurich: the “Meant to Bond” sculpture fashioned by the Olympic gold medallist and European champion is …
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The KNVB campus played host to a two-day VAR technology test event under the umbrella of FIFA and its new working group for innovation excellence. In line with recent vision of FIFA President Gianni Infantino topics including more affordable VAR systems were presented and discussed as part of the roadmap to 2022. …
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In a unique moment in the history of Indian football, three generations of Indian women footballers gathered at the Benaulim Grounds in Goa today to celebrate International Women’s Day on March 8. In an event organised by the Local Organising Committee for the 2020 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup – …
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FIFA and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) met at the Home of FIFA in Zurich to discuss football activities in Asia. For both FIFA and the AFC, the well-being and health of all individuals involved in football matches remains the highest priority, and as such, a formal proposal to postpone …
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FIFA has taken note of the decision of the European Court of Human Rights to reject the appeal of Michel Platini, which the Court considered to be manifestly ill-founded. This judgment is in line with the decision of FIFA’s Ethics Committee, which was confirmed by the Court of Arbitration for …
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The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) officials will meet with FIFA this week to discuss the status of the 2022 FIFA World Cup and 2023 AFC Asian Cup – Asian Qualifiers scheduled for March and June 2020. Due to the heightened health concerns and ever extending travel restrictions around the spreading …
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The International Football Association Board (The IFAB) at its 134th Annual General Meeting (AGM), held in Belfast, Northern Ireland agreed to draw up protocols to be used in trials for substitutions in cases of concussion. Following feedback from the recent meeting of the Concussion Expert Group (CEG), The IFAB also …
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Meeting today in Zurich, the FIFA Football Stakeholders Committee took further steps to reform the transfer system with the establishment of a new system for training rewards and with the confirmation that, as of July 2020, limits on player loans will be introduced. The committee, which includes representatives from clubs, …
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