The FIFA Appeal Committee has confirmed the decision taken by the adjudicatory chamber of the independent Ethics Committee to ban Mr Marco Polo Del Nero (the former President of the Brazilian Football Association (CBF)) for life from all football-related activities (administrative, sports or any other) at national and international level, …
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With less than two weeks until the opening match of the FIFA Women’s World Cup France 2019 and preparations for the tournament entering their final stages, the final squad lists for the 24 participating teams have now been announced. A total of 552 players have been called up by the …
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To coincide with the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup in France, the FIFA World Football Museum in Zurich is holding a special exhibition. “Heroes: Centuries of Women’s Football” opens on June 7, the day of the tournament’s opening match, and will run until July 28. Opening times will be 10:00 …
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Following an invitation to all member associations (MAs) to express their interest in submitting a bid to host the 2021 FIFA U-20 World Cup, eight member associations have responded before the deadline of May 21, 2019. While three MAs have expressed their interest in bidding individually, the remaining five wish …
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France is gearing up to host a ground-breaking edition of the FIFA Women’s World Cup with a starting list of teams which includes, among others, the current top ten of the FIFA/Coca-Cola Women’s World Ranking as well as four newcomers, Chile, Jamaica, Scotland and South Africa. FIFA has gathered a …
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The All India Football Federation condoles the death of former FIFA referee Shivappa Shetty who passed away earlier today, May 19, 2019 morning. He was 86. Shivappa is survived by his wife, his two sons, and a daughter. He was hospitalised on Saturday evening on signs of food poisoning, and …
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The FIFA Disciplinary Committee has sanctioned Belgian club RSC Anderlecht and the Belgian Football Association for breaches relating to the international transfer and registration of players under the age of 18. RSC Anderlecht was found to have breached, amongst others, article 19 of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and …
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The Hyundai Motor Company, the official automotive partner of the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Poland, will supply a large vehicle fleet for this prestigious international football competition for players aged under 20, facilitating event logistics and offering an instrumental service to global sports diplomacy. The company will provide …
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FIFA has launched the bidding process for the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2021. An overview document containing the key information has been shared with all of FIFA’s member associations, which will have until June 5, 2019 to declare their interest in hosting the tournament by submitting the completed and …
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The Chairman of the FIFA Disciplinary Committee has today, May 10 decided to extend the sanctions imposed by the Italian Football Association (FIGC) on the intermediaries Carmine and Vincenzo Raiola to have worldwide effect. Carmine ‘Mino’ Raiola is suspended for a period of three months and Vincenzo Raiola for a …
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