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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Earlier in the day, the latest FIFA ‘Coca Cola’ Men’s World Ranking were released by the world football governing body and in the May rankings, India remain in 97th position behind Palestine, but ahead of Armenia; while Germany stay top. India have 354 points, the same as last month and …
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With just one month to go to the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, the FIFA’s Deputy Secretary General (Football) and legendary Croatian player Zvonimir Boban shared his memories and insights from playing at the showpiece event, as well as how VAR is set to benefit referees, teams and fans …
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The Ministry of Communications and Mass Media of the Russian Federation has reported that the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin received a FAN ID of the 2018 FIFA World Cup. The official ceremony took place in the FAN ID Distribution Center in the Sochi Olympic Park. During the …
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FIFA can today confirm that the Russian Football Union has been sanctioned with a fine of CHF 30,000 for discriminatory chants by fans during the international friendly match between Russia and France played in Saint Petersburg on March 27, 2018. Following a thorough investigation including the review of video evidence, …
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Following the proposal put forward at the FIFA Council meeting in Bogota, FIFA today, April 30 met with confederations to continue discussions and dialogue related to the revamped FIFA Club World Cup and the creation of a new Nations League. Taking place at the Home of FIFA in Zurich, today’s …
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This week, as part of its activities to expand its digital presence in China, FIFA is opening an official FIFA WeChat account and a microsite in Mandarin, FIFAofficial.cn, as well as launching a special online campaign, FIFA World Cup Wish. The aim of these activations is for FIFA to deepen …
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