The FIFA Council convened today in Shanghai and voted on a number of key steps for the future of international tournaments, including a unanimous decision to appoint China as the host of the first edition of the new FIFA Club World Cup in 2021. The tournament will be played between …
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Following the success of the FIFA U-17 World Cup 2017, the world’s best youth players are due to meet in Brazil for the FIFA U-17 World Cup beginning October 26. As has been the case since the first edition of the tournament in 1985, the FIFA Technical Study Group (TSG) …
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Following FIFA’s inspection and in agreement with the Local Organising Committee, Kaunas, Vilnius and Klaipeda have been confirmed as the Host Cities for the 2020 FIFA Futsal World Cup – Lithuania, the first-ever FIFA competition to be hosted in Lithuania. The tournament will kick off on September 12, 2020 and …
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FIFA president Gianni Infantino alongside FIFA Legends – including Kaka, Laura Georges, Tim Cahill, Marcel Desailly, Samuel Eto’o and Jose Mourinho – visited schoolchildren in Lebanon this weekend to host several interactive sessions to mark the start of the second pilot project for the FIFA Football for Schools programme, which …
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The adjudicatory chamber of the independent Ethics Committee has found Mr Sayed Aghazada, a former General Secretary of the Afghanistan Football Federation (AFF), FIFA standing committee member and AFC Executive Committee member, guilty of various violations of the FIFA Code of Ethics. The investigation into Mr Aghazada concerned the complaints …
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iSportconnect have revealed that Manu Sawhney, CEO of the International Cricket Council, and Christian Volk, Director of eFootball and Gaming for FIFA are the latest speakers to be confirmed for the iSportconnect Dubai Summit on December 5. Manu and Christian join Brett Gosper, CEO of World Rugby, and Alexander Brown, Commissioner of Major League Lacrosse as confirmed speakers for the event in the UAE later this year. With Manu’s addition we are …
Read More »adidas and Electronic Arts today revealed the official match ball for the EA SPORTS FIFA 20 Global Series on The Road to the FIFA eWorld Cup, a first in eSports. The official match ball will debut on the pitch during a competitive event at the FUT Champions Cup Stage I …
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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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