Regulations adopted by the FIFA Council in December 2022 following an extensive consultation process with all key international football stakeholders. New rules will guarantee minimum professional and ethical standards for the occupation of football agent, including a mandatory licensing system. Initiative is part of FIFA’s efforts to modernise the football …
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FIFA President Gianni Infantino paid his final respects to Pelé when he attended a memorial for the legendary Brazilian at the Vila Belmiro stadium, home of Santos FC. The FIFA President was accompanied by Ednaldo Rodrigues, President of the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF), and Alejandro Domínguez, President of CONMEBOL and …
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Qualifying for the last four in the 2022 SAFF Women’s Championship; collaborating with FIFA to host workshops; nine teams playing in the national women’s league. Development of the women’s game has indeed picked up pace over the past year in the Kingdom of Bhutan. Particularly, the recent FIFA/BFF (Bhutan Football …
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If 2022 rounded off with exceptional drama as Argentina were crowned champions after the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar that was watched by a record global audience, 2023 promises to offer every bit as much intrigue and excitement. Kicking off the 2023 FIFA event calendar is the 2022 FIFA …
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FIFA FORWARD 3.0 will be launched in January 2023, providing a more comprehensive funding and support of football development projects across the world than ever before. Two successful iterations of the programme have been completed since its inception in 2016 with over 2.8 billion USD committed to a diverse array …
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FIFA in solidarity with the family and friends of the late Brazilian football legend Pele has called upon all competition organisers across the world to hold a minute of silence ahead of every football match this upcoming weekend and the week thereafter. The flags at FIFA headquarters will be flown …
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For everyone who loves the beautiful game, this is the day we never wanted to come. The day we lost Pelé. “O Rei” was unique in so many ways. He was the only player to have won the FIFA World Cup three times and his skill and imagination were incomparable. …
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They called him ‘The King’, and his face is one of the most recognisable in world football. The man in question is, of course, Pele, who was once named by FIFA as the greatest player of the 20th century. The legendary Brazilian passed away on December 29, 2022. Pele’s star …
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2022 ended with a spectacular final at the 2022 FIFA World Cup – Qatar, as Argentina were crowned champions. Women’s football also enjoyed a banner year, with two major youth tournaments held – the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in India and the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in Costa …
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The multi-stakeholder Integrity Task Force established by FIFA to monitor all matches played during the 2022 FIFA World Cup for match-manipulation incidents and integrity-related issues successfully completed its work on December 22, 2022. No cases were identified. As part of its work, the Task Force analysed monitoring reports of legal …
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