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Organising Committee for FIFA Competitions meets in Zürich!

The Organising Committee (OC) for FIFA Competitions, chaired by Aleksander Ceferin, met at the Home of FIFA in Zurich today. The OC received an update on the advanced stage of preparations for the FIFA Women’s World Cup France 2019 and the FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019, as well as …

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President Praful Patel launches AIFF Strategic Plan 2019-2022!

The All India Football Federation President Mr. Praful Patel launched AIFF’s 2nd Strategic Plan in Mumbai on Saturday, March 2, 2019 along with Theodore Giannikos, FIFA Director, Member Association Services, and Sanjeevan Balasingham, FIFA Director, Member Associations Asia & Oceania. The first copy was handed over to both the FIFA …

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100 days to 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup in France!

The moment has almost arrived. Ever since the curtain fell on the previous tournament in Canada in 2015, the women’s football community has looked forward to one thing and one thing only: the kick-off of the FIFA Women’s World Cup – France 2019. The good news for all concerned is …

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FIFA signs Conotoxia as National Supporter of 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup – Poland!

FIFA has today announced Conotoxia, an expert in currency exchange and money transfer services, as the first Official National Supporter of the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Poland. Conotoxia will engage in a range of on-site and online marketing initiatives and benefit from unique brand exposure before and during …

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The next level of eFootball – FIFA introduces the FIFA eNations Cup!

FIFA will host the inaugural version of the FIFA eNations Cup on April 13/14, 2019, featuring a national team competition on the Road to the FIFA eWorld Cup 2019 for the very first time. The first ever FIFA eNations Cup will be an invite-only exhibition event in 2019 and will …

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iSportconnect Leadership Masterclass will feature insights!

iSportconnect has announced that Luis Vicente, Chief Digital Transformation & Innovation Officer of FIFA, will be a guest speaker at the inaugural Leadership Masterclass on Wednesday, March 6, 2019 at the offices of EY in the City of London. Joining him on the programme will be Charlie Methven, Director and …

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FIFA Women’s World Cup Trophy Tour kicks off in Paris!

Yesterday the global FIFA Women’s World Cup Trophy Tour kicked off in Paris, France, with FIFA Legends Kristine Lilly and Laura Georges sending the trophy off on its whirlwind world tour. Following the launch, the FIFA Women’s World Cup Original Trophy will first travel to Jamaica, Chile and Argentina before …

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FIFA strips Peru of their 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup rights!

The world football governing body FIFA on Friday, February 22 decided to strip the South American nation of Peru of its hosting rights for the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup due to numerous reasons. This is bad news for FIFA especially after the huge success of the last edition, the …

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Chelsea FC & The FA sanctioned by FIFA for international transfers of minors!

The FIFA Disciplinary Committee has sanctioned the English club Chelsea FC and The Football Association for breaches relating to the international transfer and registration of players under the age of 18. Chelsea was found to have breached art. 19 of the Regulations in the case of twenty-nine (29) minor players …

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