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FIFA World Rankings: India move to 148th, 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 four places to 148th position behind Yemen and ahead of Afghanistan. India have 205 points, five more than last month and also gain a …

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Independent FIFA Ethics Committee bans Jeffrey Webb for life!

The adjudicatory chamber of the FIFA Ethics Committee chaired by Hans-Joachim Eckert has banned Jeffrey Webb, former President of CONCACAF, Vice-President of FIFA and President of the Cayman Islands Football Association, for life from all football-related activities on a national and international level. The ban comes into force immediately. The …

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Independent FIFA Ethics Committee opens formal proceedings against Joseph Blatter, Jérôme Valcke & Markus Kattner!

The deputy chairman of the investigatory chamber of the FIFA Ethics Committee, Djimbaraye Bourngar, has opened formal proceedings against Joseph Blatter, former President of FIFA; Jérôme Valcke, former Secretary General of FIFA; and Markus Kattner, formerActing Secretary General and Director of Finance & Corporate Services. The investigatory chamber will investigate …

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FIFA rejects appeals of Atletico Madrid & Real Madrid in relation to transfers of minors!

The FIFA Appeal Committee has decided to reject the appeals lodged by Spanish clubs Atlético de Madrid and Real Madrid and to confirm in their entirety the decisions rendered by the FIFA Disciplinary Committee in the respective cases relating to the protection of minors. As such, both clubs are to …

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Independent FIFA Ethics Committee opens proceedings against Germany’s Helmut Sandrock!

The adjudicatory chamber of the independent FIFA Ethics Committee, under its deputy chairman Alan Sullivan, has opened formal adjudicatory proceedings against Helmut Sandrock, former general secretary of the German Football Association (DFB) and tournament director of the Local Organising Committee (LOC) for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, based on the …

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FIFA Youth Coaching Course starts in Kolkata!

The All India Football Federation is conducting another FIFA Youth Coaching Course, this time in Kolkata. The course kicked off yesterday, September 5 at the Howrah Municipal Stadium in Kolkata and it’ll continue until Friday, September 9. Frederick Roy Millar, a veteran coach from the UK, is the course instructor …

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Compensation Sub-Committee agrees compensation of FIFA President and Secretary General!

The FIFA Compensation Sub-Committee and the FIFA President have agreed that the FIFA President’s gross basic salary will be CHF 1.5 million per year plus benefits. The Sub-Committee and the FIFA Secretary General also agreed that the Secretary General’s gross basic salary will be CHF 1.3 million plus benefits. The …

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Integrity in footballs governing bodies to be discussed at Soccerex Global Convention!

Head of Disciplinary and Integrity of UEFA, Emilio Garcia, leading sports lawyer, Daniel Cravo, CAS Arbitrator Ricardo de Buen and CEO and Founder of Vega Swiss Asset Management and former Swiss international, Ramon Vega will be analysing the standards of governance in modern football administration at the Soccerex Global Convention, …

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FIFA Advanced Youth Coaching Course kicks-off in Pune!

The All India Football Federation in association with world football governing body FIFA is organising a FIFA Advanced Youth Coaching Course at the DSK Dream City Football Fields, Loni in Pune. Desmond Curry from the UK is the Instructor of the course. The five-day Course which will deal at the …

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Will FIFA & AFC intervene in AIFF/IMG-Reliance’s Indian Football future plans?

Some I-League clubs, who are against the future roadmap of Indian football, are hoping that world football governing body FIFA and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) will intervene in their favour when the final structure of top level professional football in India is decided. But the question is what is …

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