New Delhi: Starting on its 7-day inspection tour to the 6 host cities of the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup in India, a 21-member strong FIFA and LOC Delegation visited Delhi’s Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium to assess the progress of preparations for the tournament. Present at the event were Jaime Yarza, …
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India is getting ready to host the FIFA U-17 World Cup in October 2017. While most of the infrastructure will be ready before time, a FIFA delegation will visit for another round of inspection next week, tournament Director Javier Ceppi told NNIS.
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Only yesterday it was announced that the India Under-17 national team in preparation for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup would host Mali in Mumbai for a two match series on April 6 and 9, but the matches had to be cancelled today after Mali was suspended by world football …
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With the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup a little over six months away, India is gearing up to host what will be the highest ever international football event on the Indian soil. NNIS spoke with FIFA’s chief commercial officer Philippe Le Floc’h about the tournament and its aim to inspire …
Read More »The curtain yesterday came down on the last of a series of 11 FIFA Executive Summits held in six venues across the world. London provided the setting for this concluding stage, with FIFA President Gianni Infantino and Marco van Basten, FIFA’s Chief Officer for Technical Development, among the speakers. On …
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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 March rankings, India dropped two spots be in 132nd position behind Guyana and ahead of Tajikistan. India have 233 points, 11 points less than last month but …
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FIFA can today announce that two Argentinian football legends, Diego Maradona and Pablo Aimar, will participate in the draw for the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup in South Korea, to be held at the Suwon Artrium on March 15, 2017. Maradona and Aimar are no strangers to the U-20 World …
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The Local Organising Committee (LOC) for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup in India today launched its volunteer programme, providing an opportunity for thousands of Indian and international volunteers to be part of India’s first-ever global football tournament, which will take place across six cities between 6 and 28 October …
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With 108 days to go until the opening match of the FIFA Confederations Cup, ticket sales resumed today, March 1, 2017 at 12:00h CET (14:00 Moscow time) via FIFA.com/tickets. Tickets in all categories – including category 4 tickets, which are reserved exclusively for Russian residents as well as Special Access …
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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 February 2017 rankings, India dropped a spot to be in 130th position behind Suriname and ahead of Dominican Republic. India have 243 points, the same as last …
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