The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Lausanne, Switzerland has issued its decision in the arbitration procedure between Club Atlético de Madrid SAD and the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) regarding the decision rendered by the FIFA Appeal Committee (FIFA AC) dated April 8, 2016 in which 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 June rankings, India retained their 100th position along with Nicaragua Kazakhstan behind Zambia, but ahead of Guinea-Bissau. India have 331 points, the same number of points as …
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Vivo was presented today as FIFA’s official smartphone sponsor under a sponsorship agreement that will run until 2022 and include the next editions of the FIFA World Cup’s in 2018 and 2022. The announcement was made today in Beijing at the historical and iconic Imperial Ancestral Temple in the presence …
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FIFA will continue the testing of video assistant technology during the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup Korea Republic (20 May – 11 June), the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup Russia (17 June – 02 July) and the 2017 FIFA Club World Cup UAE (6 – 16 December). The use of video …
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FIFA and Russian company Megalicense Entertainment have signed an agreement for Megalicense to manage the retail and licensing programme of the FIFA Confederations Cup 2017 and the 2018 FIFA World Cup. The programme includes the production of official licensed products and the opening of official fan shops in the host …
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FIFA’s 211 member associations assembled today, May 10 in Manama, Bahrain for the 67th FIFA Congress. The organisation’s supreme body made a few important decisions to validate reports on FIFA’s activities in 2016 and, more importantly, to agree on key steps for the future of the organisation. This included the …
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The FIFA Council convened today, May 9 in Manama, Bahrain to discuss a number of key topics, some of which will be voted on by the 67th FIFA Congress on Thursday, May 11. FIFA’s strategic body passed important decisions related to the future of FIFA’s competitions, particularly the FIFA World …
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World football governing body FIFA yesterday, May 7 announced Qatar Airways as an Official Partner and the Official Airline of FIFA as part of a sponsorship package lasting until 2022. Upcoming events sponsored by Qatar Airways will include the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup, the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, …
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The FIFA Appeal Committee has upheld the appeal lodged by the Argentinian Football Association, on behalf of the player Lionel Messi, against the decision taken by the FIFA Disciplinary Committee, lifting the sanctions imposed on him as a result. Following a hearing which took place in Zurich on May 4, 2017, the …
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FIFA President Gianni Infantino has congratulated Aizawl FC who were recently-crowned India’s I-League 2016/17 champions. In a letter to All India Football Federation (AIFF) president Praful Patel, Infantino mentioned: “It gives me great pleasure to send my warmest congratulations to Aizawl FC for their first ever league title.” In the …
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