FIFA Secretary General Fatma Samoura has completed the first leg of a visit to the South Pacific, with Vanuatu being the first stop. The FIFA delegation, including FIFA Council member and New Zealand Football President Johanna Wood, and Chief Women’s Football Officer Sarai Bareman visited local players and dignitaries to …
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The 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup – Australia & New Zealand is on track to become the most attended standalone women’s sporting event in history, with over 1 million tickets now sold for next month’s highly anticipated tournament. FIFA President, Gianni Infantino, revealed that 1,032,884 tickets have now been sold …
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The member associations of Mauritania, Malawi and Djibouti have been selected for a new programme in Africa to set up inclusive football academies that will also teach youngsters, girls in particular, how to prepare for life outside the four lines of the pitch. The programme, run by FIFA and the …
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Earlier today the latest FIFA Women’s World Ranking were released by the world football governing body and in the second rankings of 2023, India move up a spot to 60th position behind Croatia, but ahead of Iran. India have 1,414 points, 22 points more than in the last quarter and …
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AB InBev, the world’s leading brewer, has extended its nearly 40-year partnership with FIFA as the official beer sponsor of the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup and the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The two tournaments will make history with notable firsts, providing AB InBev and its leading brands with new …
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The Financial Governance Workshop for Oceanian MAs kicked was successfully delivered in Noumea, New Caledonia, led by Christoph Suppiger, Head of MA Finance Services, and MA Finance Services Manager, Leonard Gruter. They were aptly supported by Elena Galluccio of Control Risk, who is one of the external audit firms engaged …
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Speaking at a hearing of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), members of FIFA’s senior management team have restated the global governing body of football’s stance in calling for a multi-sport, multi-stakeholder international solution. The hearing, which took place at Portcullis House in Westminster, UK, followed an …
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Palestine has joined the growing band of FIFA member associations to have taken up the suggestion of FIFA President Gianni Infantino to name a pitch in honour of the late Brazilian legend Pelé. A pitch in the town of Al-Khader near Bethlehem in the West Bank will now be known …
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“We need you to lead us to where you think we need to go, rather than where we think we want to take you.” As opening lines to a four-day FIFA workshop go, Belinda Wilson, Senior Technical Development Manager in FIFA Women’s Football Development team could not have issued a …
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OFC Women’s Football Manager Emma Evans made the long journey last week to Lisbon, Portugal, where she was an important part of FIFA’s Coach Mentorship Programme. The programme saw 39 men and women from around the world gather at the Portugal Football Federation’s Cidade do Futebol, the second physical workshop …
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