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Women’s football on the menu for concluding day of Fatma Samoura’s visit to Senegal!

Fatma Samoura ended a four-day visit to Senegal on Friday 24 March. Once again, the development of women’s football in Senegal was at the heart of discussions at a seminar which concluded her stay. Accompanied by a FIFA delegation consisting of Sarai Bareman, FIFA Chief Women’s Football Officer, and staff …

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FIFA & Weird Genius tease electrifying Official Song ahead of 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup – Indonesia!

The countdown to the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup – Indonesia is now well and truly under way as Indonesian electronic trio Weird Genius, exciting Indonesian singers Lyodra, Tiara Andini, Ziva Magnolya and FIFA today unveiled a preview of Glorious, the Official Song that will provide the perfect audio backdrop …

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FIFA Women’s World Rankings: India stay 61st, USA retain top spot!

Earlier today the latest FIFA Women’s World Ranking were released by the world football governing body and in the first rankings of 2023, India stay in 61st position behind Greece, but ahead of Bosnia and Herzegovina. India have 1,391 points, 14 points less as in the last quarter and moves …

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FIFA’s Fatma Samoura & Senegalese football look to the future in Dakar!

After a busy first two days on an official visit to her native Senegal, FIFA Secretary General Fatma Samoura and a FIFA delegation devoted today on March 23, 2023 to two important pillars for the future of Senegalese football: infrastructure, with the laying of the foundation stone for the Demba …

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FIFA starts bidding process for 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup!

FIFA launched the most robust and comprehensive bidding process in the history of the FIFA Women’s World Cup today, with the Congress expected to appoint, for the first time ever, the host(s) of the 2027 edition on May 17, 2024. The process for the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup maintains …

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FIFA Ethics Committee provisionally suspends coach in Congo DR!

At the beginning of November 2022, serious allegations related to the sexual abuse of minors in the Congo DR Football Association (FECOFA) were made on several media platforms. In particular, various football coaches of different regions and leagues in Congo DR were accused of having abused minor players. Consequently, the …

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Women’s football at the heart of Fatma Samoura’s visit to Senegal!

FIFA Secretary General Fatma Samoura began a four-day visit to her home country Senegal on Tuesday, March 21, 2023. A reception at the office of his Excellency the Minster of Sport Mr. Yankhoba Diatara was first on her agenda, before a visit to the Senegal Football Federation’s new headquarters where …

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FIFA marks International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination!

Today marks the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, with this year’s focus being on the urgency of combatting racism, and racial discrimination, 75 years after the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). The UDHR states that everyone is entitled to all rights and freedoms, …

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FIFA files appeal to Swiss Federal Tribunal against CAS award in proceedings involving Yves Jean-Bart!

On February 14, 2023, FIFA was notified the award issued by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), annulling the lifetime ban from football-related activities that had been imposed by the Adjudicatory Chamber of the FIFA Ethics Committee against Mr. Yves Jean-Bart, the former president of the Haitian Football Federation, …

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