FIFA President Gianni Infantino praised the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and the AFC President Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa on the progress of Asian football and the Continent’s contribution to the world game. Attending the AFC Executive Committee meeting in Bangkok, the FIFA President said, “I feel it is …
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FIFA President Gianni Infantino expressed his “deepest condolences,” on the death of former AIFF President Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi who passed away on November 20 after a prolonged illness. In a letter to AIFF President Praful Patel, Infantino wrote: “On behalf of FIFA and the worldwide family of football, I wish …
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During his career, Pierluigi Collina officiated so diligently and competently that he was voted the world’s best referee for six consecutive years between 1998 and 2003. The Italian redefined the role and became the first star referee. Collina set great store by working hard and meticulously preparing himself for games. …
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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 November rankings, India stay 105th position behind Georgia, but ahead of Nicaragua; while Germany stay top. India have 320 points, the same like than last month but …
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The Human Rights Advisory Board, which was created in early 2017 to provide independent advice on FIFA’s human rights responsibilities, published its first report today. In their report, the expert group of eight representatives from the UN System, civil society, trade unions and FIFA sponsors discusses FIFA’s work on human …
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FIFA and FIFPro have today concluded a wide-ranging six-year cooperation agreement to strengthen relationships between the two organisations and improve the governance of professional football worldwide. Additionally, an accord has been reached between FIFA, FIFPro, the European Club Association and the World Leagues Forum under the umbrella of FIFA’s newly …
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As I had written a few days ago here on the blog (After Delhi High Court verdict, could AIFF (India) be suspended by FIFA?), I felt and feel that the Delhi High Court judgement could put India and the All India Football Federation in a spot and force world governing …
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On November 1, 2017, former Swiss international goalkeeper Pascal Zuberbuhler took up a part-time role as a goalkeeper specialist at FIFA, where he will oversee the education of goalkeepers around the globe. The 46-year-old’s main duties at world football’s governing body will include the further development of goalkeeper training and …
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FIFA Secretary General Fatma Samoura awarded the trophy of the FIFA Diversity Award 2017 to Soccer Without Borders, an organisation using football as the key tool to build the confidence and assist with the integration of young refugees in places like the United States and Uganda. The American-based institution was …
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FIFA has reached an agreement with China Central Television (CCTV) to grant CCTV the exclusive media rights in China for the 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cups™ as well as all of its other major international competitions until 2022, including the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2019™. With this agreement, CCTV …
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