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Who will be The Best FIFA Women’s Coach 2016?

Experts from the Committee for Women’s Football and the FIFA Women’s World Cup have shortlisted ten head coaches in women’s football as candidates for The Best FIFA Women’s Coach 2016. The candidates, in alphabetical order, are: Philippe Bergeroo (France/French national team), Jill Ellis (USA/US national team), John Herdman (England/Canadian national …

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2016 U-20 Women’s World Cup in Papua New Guinea match tickets go on sale!

Match tickets to attend matches at the the first ever FIFA tournament to be held in Papua New Guinea are now on sale! The Local Organising Committee is delighted to offer affordable ticket prices to all domestic and international football fans who wish to attend the biggest sporting event that …

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Who is The Best? The Best FIFA Football Awards to crown The Best of 2016!

Who is The Best? The world will find out in Zurich on January 9, 2017. The Best FIFA Football Awards, the inaugural edition of the FIFA awards for football excellence, will be the definitive accolade to celebrate the greatest performers of 2016. The Best FIFA Football Awards will not only …

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FIFA suspends the Guatemala Football Association!

As per the decision of the FIFA Emergency Committee (now the Bureau of the FIFA Council) taken on December 18, 2015, a normalisation committee was set up for the Guatemalan Football Association (FEDEFUT), whose tasks were to run the daily business of FEDEFUT, to revise the FEDEFUT statutes in order …

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FIFA delegation confirm Navi Mumbai as 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup venue!

A 23-member delegation comprising experts from FIFA and LOC visited the D.Y. Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai earlier today. Deeming the preparations to be satisfactory, they ratified Navi Mumbai as a venue city for next year’s 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup in India. “Credit goes to the DY Patil group, …

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FIFA World Rankings: India move to 137th – best ranking in six years, Argentina remain top!

Earlier in the day, the latest FIFA ‘Coca Cola’ Men’s World Ranking were released by the world football governing body and in it India moved up 11 places to 137th position behind Vietnam and ahead of Burundi. India have 230 points, 25 more than last month and also gain four …

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FIFA delegation confirm Kochi as 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup venue!

A 23-member delegation comprising experts from FIFA and LOC visited the Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium in Kochi earlier today. Deeming the preparations to be satisfactory, they ratified it as a venue for next year’s 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup in India. “We are happy to announce Kochi as a venue …

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FIFA Monitoring Committee on Israel-Palestine makes progress!

Tokyo Sexwale, chairman of the FIFA Monitoring Committee Israel-Palestine, provided members of the FIFA Council with a comprehensive update on the progress of his committee. The Council was encouraged by the chairman’s update and urged all parties involved to come to the crucial meeting of the Monitoring Committee, due to …

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FIFA Council discusses vision for the future of football!

The FIFA Council held its second meeting in its new composition at the Home of FIFA in Zurich this week. Over two days (October 13/14) the Council discussed a series of issues relating to the 2026 FIFA World Cup bidding process, women’s competitions, the FIFA Football Awards 2016, the venue …

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FIFA President Infantino unveils “FIFA 2.0: The Vision for the Future”!

FIFA President Gianni Infantino yesterday unveiled “FIFA 2.0: The Vision for the Future” – the first time in FIFA’s history that it has published a roadmap for how to most effectively grow the game, enhance the football experience for fans and players and build a stronger institution. “We live in …

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