The International Football Association Board (IFAB) in a strategy document which has been made public suggest radical reforms to the beautiful game of football to tackle “on-field issues” and form part of what it calls its “Play Fair strategy”. The ideas have three main aims, improving player behaviour and increasing …
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Off the back of the success of the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup in South Korea, and with the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup in India on the horizon, FIFA has launched the bidding process for the next editions of both of its men’s youth competitions – to be staged …
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On Thursday, June 15, The International Football Association Board (IFAB) and world football governing body FIFA formally launched the new play fair! initiative as part of a strategy focusing on improving fairness and the image of the game. After the important decision at the last Annual General Meeting on March …
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In consultation with FIFA, the Executive Committee of the French Football Association (FFF) has selected the nine Host Cities that will stage the matches of the next 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup. The Host Cities are: Grenoble, Le Havre, Lyon, Montpellier, Nice, Paris, Reims, Rennes and Valenciennes. FFF President Noël Le …
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The FIFA Technical Study Group (TSG), which analyses matches at international tournaments and highlights the latest trends in the game, will be made up of the following renowned football experts for the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup in Russia! Gabriel Calderon: former Argentina international who played at the 1982 and 1990 …
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For the first time in an official tournament, FIFA will use a three-step procedure in case of discriminatory incidents and also deploy anti-discrimination observers at all matches of the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup. With this three-step procedure, referees will have the authority to first stop the match and request a …
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2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup in South Korea concluded with Venezuela and England locking horns in the final, both looking to become world champions in the age group for the very first time. Eventually, only one could receive the honour, and it was England who succeeded, courtesy a first half …
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FIFA has granted the Russian media rights for the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup to the 2SPORT2 consortium (representing Channel One, RTR and Match TV), which will ensure comprehensive TV, internet, mobile and radio coverage of the competition. In line with FIFA’s aims to reach the widest possible audience and to …
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As in previous years, the FIFA Quality Programme will be represented at the 2017 International Trade Fair for Amenity Areas, Sports and Pool Facilities (FSB) by a team armed with a whole wealth of information about football turf. The FSB provides the programme team and their co-exhibitors World Rugby and …
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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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