As part of its efforts to protect the fans and prevent unauthorised ticket resales for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, FIFA filed a criminal complaint on June 4, 2018 based on a breach of the law on unfair competition against viagogo AG with the public prosecutor’s office in …
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After a thorough assessment of the respective bid books and visits to the relevant member associations, the 2026 Bid Evaluation Task Force had yesterday, June 1 confirmed that, in line with the Bidding Regulations, the following bids have achieved the required score and will be submitted to the FIFA Council: …
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As part of its commitment to drive global football development and further strengthen and enhance ties with confederations and member associations, FIFA has announced the official opening of a new Regional Development Office in the Caribbean to help support football development activities across the region. Located in Christ Church, Barbados, …
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Due to allegations of match fixing, the FIFA Referees Committee has deroastered Saudi Arabian referee Fahad Al Mirdasi from the list of 2018 FIFA World Cup tournament officials. In a statement, the world football governing body said, with reference to the current situation of the Saudi referee Mr. Fahad Al …
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The Best FIFA Football Awards – a star-studded night celebrating football’s greatest – will return to London on September 24, 2018. Legends of the game from across the world will gather later this year in the iconic city for the third edition of the prestigious event. The awards return to …
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Today, May 29, FIFA launched a complaints mechanism for human rights defenders and media representatives who consider their rights to have been violated while performing work related to FIFA’s activities. The mechanism is complemented by a detailed statement, specifying the commitment outlined in paragraph 11 of FIFA’s Human Rights Policy …
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Today FIFA and Electronic Arts Inc. (EA) announced that London will host the FIFA eWorld Cup Grand Final 2018, virtual football’s equivalent of the FIFA World Cup from August 2-4. The FIFA eWorld Cup is where the dreams of millions of FIFA players become the reality of one champion. At …
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Following the publication of the McLaren reports, FIFA launched investigations into possible anti-doping rule violations by football players, prioritising high-level players against whom a suspicion had been raised, in particular those who might participate in the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. FIFA can today confirm that the investigations concerning …
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The FIFA Appeal Committee has taken the following decision on the appeal lodged by Worawi Makudi, the former President of the Football Association of Thailand. The FIFA Appeal Committee has partially confirmed the decision taken by the adjudicatory chamber of the independent Ethics Committee on 10 October 2016, reducing the …
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Following approval by the IFAB for the use of small handheld technologies on the bench, FIFA is set to offer all the teams at the 2018 FIFA World Cup a technical set-up for match analysts and coaching team to interact. Each team will be offered two devices: one for the …
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