In Chinese tradition, the Lantern Festival marks the final day of traditional New Year celebrations. This year, the festival also coincided with the start of a new chapter for football in Macau. Director of FIFA Member Associations, Asia & Oceania, Sanjeevan Balasingam and Regional Office Development Manager, Lavin Vignesh visited …
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The roads leading to FIFA World Cup competitions are long and winding for both teams and referees alike, especially when the competitions in question are held on the other side of the world. Launched in 2020, the Road to Australia and New Zealand project set out a road map for …
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As part of the recently signed agreement between FIFA and the International Council for Arbitration for Sport (ICAS) for the 2023-2026, FIFA and the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) have established a specific legal aid fund for football (the FIFA-CAS Football Legal Aid Fund – FLAF), in order to …
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FIFA has today published the 2022 edition of the Global Transfer Report, according to which an all-time record of 71,002 transfers across borders were made in 2022, with 21,764 involving professionals (men and women) plus 49,238 amateurs. There were 20,209 international transfers in men’s professional football in 2022, representing an …
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Kolkata giants East Bengal FC have announced that world governing body FIFA have lifted the transfer ban on the club. East Bengal FC in a statement said, Emami East Bengal FC would like to announce that the transfer ban imposed on the Club has been lifted by FIFA after the …
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Kolkata giants East Bengal FC have announced that world governing body FIFA have lifted the transfer ban on the club. East Bengal FC in a statement said, Emami East Bengal FC would like to announce that the transfer ban imposed on the Club has been lifted by FIFA after the …
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FIFA has launched FIFA Digital Skills, an educational programme designed to develop the expertise of professionals in the global football community on all things digital, through a dedicated e-learning platform and a series of live masterclasses. As administrative and business activities continue to develop due to emerging technologies, the programme …
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For Thai football, the past week was especially eventful. The national men’s team won a record seventh title at the 2022 AFF Championship and FIFA President Gianni Infantino paid a visit to the Land of Smiles, during which he inspected projects and facilities supported by FIFA’s Forward program. Furthermore, a …
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FIFA and Shinai Sports have announced a new partnership that will see the platform acquire exclusive digital media rights in China to the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup. During the tournament, which will be co-hosted by Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand across nine cities, the platforms of Shinai Sports, such …
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World football governing body FIFA have announced the suspension of the Football Federation of Sri Lanka (FFSL). FIFA in an official statement said: We hereby inform you that, as a result of the decision taken by the Bureau of the FIFA Council on 21 January 2023, the FFSL has been …
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