The Bolivian Football Association (FBF) has been sanctioned for fielding an ineligible player in the preliminary competition matches for the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia played between Bolivia and Peru on September 1, 2016 and between Chile and Bolivia on September 6, 2016. Both matches are declared to be forfeited …
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Who will be The Best? FIFA has today announced the names of the candidates competing for the title of The Best FIFA Men’s Player 2016. The winner will be crowned at The Best FIFA Football Awards™ ceremony in Zurich on January 9, 2017. A shortlist of 23 candidates has been …
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FIFA can today confirm sanctions imposed on several football associations for incidents during recent 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches, including the discriminatory and severe unsporting conduct of spectators as well as religious manifestations. Following match reports and, in some instances, additional evidence generated by the Anti-Discrimination Monitoring System, FIFA …
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Who is The Best female player of 2016? Ten women have been shortlisted as candidates for The Best FIFA Women’s Player 2016 by experts from the Committee for Women’s Football and the FIFA Women’s World Cup. The winner will be crowned at The Best FIFA Football Awards ceremony in Zurich …
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Ten head coaches have been shortlisted by experts from the FIFA Football Committee for The Best FIFA Men’s Coach 2016. The candidates, in alphabetical order, are: Chris Coleman (Wales/Welsh national team), Didier Deschamps (France/French national team), Pep Guardiola (Spain/FC Bayern Munich/Manchester City), Jürgen Klopp (Germany/Liverpool), Luis Enrique (Spain/FC Barcelona), Mauricio …
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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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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 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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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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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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