The adjudicatory chamber of the Independent Ethics Committee has found Mooketsi Kgotlele, former General Secretary of the Botswana Football Association (BFA), guilty of having accepted bribes in relation to the manipulation of international matches in violation of the FIFA Code of Ethics. The formal ethics proceedings against Mr Kgotlele were …
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On July 22, 2019, a total of six I-League clubs in Mohun Bagan AC, Quess East Bengal FC, Churchill Brothers, Minerva Punjab FC, Aizawl FC and Gokulam Kerala FC send a letter seeking help regarding the ongoing Indian Football scenario to the FIFA president Gianni Infantino. In this letter the …
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Last June, the President of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) Ahmad Ahmad announced that he had called on FIFA President Gianni Infantino to create an unprecedented partnership between FIFA and CAF that would allow the continuation of reforms aimed at modernising the governing body of African football. Today, at …
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The All India Football Federation alongwith the Kerala Football Association organized a FIFA MA course for Referees and Assistant Referees that was held at Kochi from July 5 to 9, 2019. 67 Referees and Assistant Referees attended the course and were educated and updated on the Laws Of The Game. …
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With 204 member associations still in the race for a berth at the 2022 FIFA World Cup – Qatar, AFC House in Kuala Lumpur is set to take centre stage on July 17, 2019, when 40 Asian member associations will learn their fate during the draw for the second round of …
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The draw for the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup finals took place at the Home of FIFA in Zurich this Thursday, July 11, revealing the fate of the 24 teams taking part in the tournament. Fate decreed that hosts Brazil and Canada would contest the opening game on Saturday, October …
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A few days after French referee Stephanie Frappart blew the final whistle at the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup in France, FIFA reflected with satisfaction on the performance of the referees and how the implementation of Video assistant referee (VAR) had contributed to the resounding success of refereeing at the …
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While the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup in France concluded in style in Lyon on July 7, the tournament will once again take centre stage in Milan on September 22, with the hosting of the first-ever FIFA Football Conference aimed at analysing the women’s showpiece. Technical directors and women’s national …
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The Estádio Bezerrão in Brasília (Gama) will make football history on October 26 when it hosts the opening match of the FIFA U-17 World Cup, the first-ever edition of this prestigious tournament to be staged in Brazil. The competition has previously served as a springboard for an array of world …
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After almost 15 years without any major changes to its Disciplinary Code, FIFA´s new vision has now been reflected in the 2019 edition. The new code has been developed in consultation with the six confederations and other key football stakeholders. It is better structured, clearer, more concise (down from 147 …
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