Council of Europe Secretary General Thørbjorn Jagland and FIFA President Gianni Infantino have signed a Memorandum of Understanding at the Palais de l’Europe in Strasbourg to strengthen the co-operation between the two institutions and further develop synergies and partnerships in areas of shared interest. This landmark agreement focuses on four …
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Today FIFA launched its first-ever global strategy for women’s football which charts the course for how FIFA will work with confederations and Member Associations (MAs), clubs and players, the media, fans and other stakeholders to realise the full potential that exists within the women’s game. FIFA strongly believes that women’s …
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FIFA and Electronic Arts Inc. have announced the tournament schedule for this season’s EA SPORTS FIFA 19 Global Series, mapping out the Road to the FIFA eWorld Cup 2019. Building on success of last season and the significant and growing global interest in competitive FIFA gaming, this season’s tournament ecosystem …
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The Bureau of the FIFA Council decided on Friday, October 5 to suspend the Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA) with immediate effect due to government interference. This decision comes after a recent letter from FIFA to the Minister of Sports of Sierra Leone to express grave concern about the removal …
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At the end of the first-ever VAR Instructor course put on by FIFA in Madrid this past week, legendary referee and current Chairman of FIFA’s Refereeing Committee Pierluigi Collina spoke with FIFA.com about the importance of the event, the state of VAR and where the technology might go in the …
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A FIFA Goalkeeping Course, that started on October 2 and will go on till October 6, 2018, is taking place at the LNIPE Campus in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh. Jose Marcelino Carpio from the Philippines is the Instructor for the course which has 26 goalkeeper coaches attending. The list of participants …
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The Organising Committee (OC) for FIFA Competitions, chaired by Aleksander Ceferin, met at the Home of FIFA in Zurich today, with the upcoming FIFA Women’s World Cup at the core of the discussions. One of the topics on the agenda was a proposal to increase the prize money for the …
Read More »Yesterday, September 27 at the United Nations in New York FIFA Secretary General Fatma Samba Samoura Diouf was conferred with the African Renaissance & Diaspora Network’s (ARDN) first ever Award for Sport. The award recognises the Senegalese native’s commitment and dedication to the development of humanitarian causes and her championing …
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Earlier in the day, the latest quarterly FIFA Women’s World Ranking were released by the world football governing body and in the third rankings of 2018, India gained a spot to be in 59th position behind Iran and ahead of Turkey. India have 1409 points, the same as last month …
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Meeting yesterday, September 24 in London, the FIFA Football Stakeholders Committee gave its backing to a groundbreaking reform package of the transfer system. Representatives from clubs (ECA), leagues (the World Leagues Forum), players (FIFPro) as well as member associations, confederations and the FIFA administration validated a set of recommendations to …
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