The three nominees for the inaugural FIFA Fan Award have been revealed, and voting to decide the winner has now opened. The remarkable fan moments, chosen by a star-studded panel comprising Gabriel Batistuta, Zvonimir Boban, Marta and Vladimir Petkovic, are outstanding celebratory gestures from three very different settings. Supporters from …
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The adjudicatory chamber of the independent Ethics Committee chaired by Hans‑Joachim Eckert has banned Mr Kirsten Nematandani, former president of the South African Football Association (SAFA), Mr Jonathan Musavengana, former official of the Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA), and Mr Banna Tchanile, former coach of the Togo national team, from all …
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The All India Football Federation organised FIFA Women’s Youth Course under the AIFF’s initiative to extend the horizons of Women’s Football in India kicked-off in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh on Monday, December 5. 19 Women AIFF ‘D’ License Coaches are participating in the Course which is slated to conclude on Friday, …
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The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has dismissed the appeal of Joseph S. Blatter. As a consequence, the decision rendered by the FIFA Appeal Committee (FIFA AC) on February 16, 2016 remains in force and Mr Blatter remains banned from taking part in any football-related activity at national and …
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Who will be The Best? FIFA has today announced the final contenders for The Best FIFA Football Awards. The winners will be crowned in Zurich on January 9, 2017. The three nominees for The Best FIFA Men’s Player 2016, in alphabetical order, are: Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal/Real Madrid), Antoine Griezmann (France/Atlético …
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FIFPro, the worldwide players’ union, and FIFA have today announced the final 55-player shortlist for the FIFA FIFPro World11 2016. The FIFA FIFPro World11 is decided by the players, for the players. It involves votes from more than 25,000 professional footballers from about 75 different countries. They each select one …
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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 it India stay in 137th position behind Madagascar and ahead of El Salvador. India have 217 points, 13 less than last month and they also stay in 22nd …
Read More »England international, three-time FIFA Women’s World Cup participant and FIFA Legend Alex Scott has spent the past few days in Papua New Guinea as an ambassador for the #ENDViolence campaign, an initiative aimed at ending violence towards women and children in the region. During her time in Papua New Guinea …
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Who is The Best? Who scored the best goal of the year? The race to determine the winner of the FIFA Puskás Award 2016 has started today, November 21, 2016, on FIFA.com. Football fans across the world can decide which of the ten goals chosen by FIFA and selected Football …
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World football governing body FIFA has announced the match officials who will be in charge at the 2016 FIFA Club World Cup in Japan. Six referee trios, one from each confederation, will officiate the matches. Additionally, FIFA selected six referees to conduct some tests as video assistant referees (VARs) throughout …
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