On his arrival in Kolkata, FIFA president Gianni Infantino said into the XtraTime mike that India is a football country now after the successful conduct of the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup.
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FIFA has decided to suspend the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) with immediate effect in accordance with the decision of the Bureau of the FIFA Council dated 10 October 2017 on account of undue third-party interference. The Bureau took this decision as a result of the fact that the PFF offices …
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The FIFA Disciplinary Committee has sanctioned the Equatorial Guinea Football Association with expulsion from the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup in France (in the event of their qualification) and a fine of CHF 100,000 for fielding ineligible players during the preliminary competition of the Women’s Olympic Football Tournament Rio 2016 …
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Prior to kick-start the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup in India, the pinnacle body of World Football has given a ‘first of its kind’ opportunity to 16 Indian match officials. The 16 AIFF match officials comprising of 8 referees and 8 assistant referees are given a lifetime opportunity to train …
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Soccerex have announced that during the Asian Forum in Doha, Qatar, December 4-5, a conference panel featuring legal experts with extensive FIFA and Asian Football Confederation (AFC) experience will debate ‘The Governance of Football in Asia’. The speakers will include former AFC Head of Sports Legal Services, Disciplinary and Governance …
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FIFPro, the worldwide players’ union, and FIFA have today announced the final 55-player shortlist for the FIFA FIFPro World11 2017 (see list below). The FIFA FIFPro World11 is decided by the players, for the players. It involves votes from around 25,000 professional footballers from 75 different countries. They each select …
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The FIFA and AFC delegates paid a visit yesterday to the three Kolkata giants – East Bengal club, Mohammedan Sporting Club and Mohun Bagan AC, and they were accompanied by I-League CEO Sunando Dhar and FSDL representative Chirag Tanna.
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FIFA and AFC officials visited the Mohammedan Sporting Club tent on Thursday, September 14 where they held a meeting with club officials to discuss how there can be one league in India next year. The two-member delegation comprising of FIFA Consultant Nic Coward and Head of AFC-UEFA Affairs Alex Phillips …
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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 September rankings, India dropped 10 places to be in 107th position behind Niger, but ahead of Mozambique. India have 341 points, the same number of points like …
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Before meeting with the representatives of the world football governing body FIFA and the Asian Football Confederation in Kolkata, the Indian Football Association (IFA) Secretary Utpal Ganguly spoke to XtraTime and said their main agenda would be to see the interest of the Kolkata giants are taken care off whenever …
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