The planet’s top players, coaches, fans, goals, and acts of fair play will be recognised in London, England when the eighth edition of The Best FIFA Football Awards are held in one of the world’s most passionate football cities. On Monday, January 15, 2024 members of the global football family …
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The seven contenders for the 2023 FIFA Club World Cup – Saudi Arabia have named their 23-man squads for the tournament. The tournament is set to kick off on December 12 with Al-Ittihad facing Auckland City, leading up to the final on December 22. Rodri, Bernardo Silva, Julian Alvarez and …
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FIFA President Gianni Infantino has completed his first trip to Guam where he visited the Guam Football Association (GFA), met with government officials and participated in a 8v8 football match featuring GFA and FIFA representatives. The trip began with a meeting with Acting Governor of Guam, Joshua Tenorio and First …
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FIFA President Gianni Infantino praised Indonesia for the country’s hosting of the FIFA U-17 World Cup after witnessing Germany defeat France in the final at Manahan Stadium in Surakarta. Germany claimed their first-ever U-17 title in front of 13,037 spectators with Mr Infantino in attendance to present the trophy to …
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Every moment of every match at the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup was watched live, in person, by a member of the FIFA Technical Study Group (TSG). The TSG’s responsibilities include identifying and analysing technical, tactical, and physical trends as they emerge, nominating the Player of the Match for each …
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FIFA Secretary General Fatma Samoura has attended the kick-off ceremony of the FIFA Football for Schools (F4S) programme in Laos, and hailed the efforts of the Lao Football Federation (LFF) to bring girls and women into the game. The FIFA Football for Schools programme was launched in 2019 with the …
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Gianni Infantino has stressed the need for broadcasters to pay a fair price for the commercial rights to women’s football, encouraging delegates at the 91st General Assembly of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) to come together with FIFA to continually boost the women’s game. “The real message is to help …
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FIFA Secretary General Fatma Samoura has praised the work of the Bhutan Football Federation (BFF) for their efforts – with support from the FIFA Forward programme – in developing the beautiful game in the Himalayan kingdom. Introduced in 2016, the FIFA Forward programme provides FIFA’s 211 Member Associations with funding …
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When Indonesia was announced as hosts of the FIFA U-17 World Cup, Erick Thohir, President of the Football Association of Indonesia (PSSI), saw it as the perfect opportunity to help grow the sport in Indonesia. The event is the first FIFA tournament held in Indonesia and the first time that …
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The President of Mauritania, Mohamed Ould Ghazouani, has visited the Mauritanian Football Association (FFRIM) headquarters to view the numerous FIFA Forward-funded projects on site. President Ghazouani visited the FFRIM facility in the capital, Nouakchott, where USD 11.1 million in FIFA Forward funds have been used to radically revamp and develop …
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