Beach soccer has reached a new level of development in Samoa, as they hosted their first-ever FIFA Beach Soccer Coaching Course earlier this month. The five-day course saw 25 participants combine at the Federation Football Samoa (FFS) headquarters in Tauanaimato, Apia. It was facilitated by American-based FIFA instructor Ramon Raya, …
Read More »AIFF & FAO felicitate FIFA Secretary General Fatma Samoura in Bhubaneswar!
FIFA Secretary General Fatma Samoura was on Tuesday, October 11, 2022, felicitated by the All India Football Federation and the Football Association of Odisha in Bhubaneswar. AIFF President Kalyan Chaubey, Secretary General Dr Shaji Prabhakaran, Treasurer Kipa Ajay, FAO Secretary Asirbad Behera, along with members of the AIFF’s Executive Committee …
Read More »2022 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in India to support Mental Health Awareness!
Monday, October 10, marked World Mental Health Day. Through FIFA’s ongoing #ReachOut campaign, which was designed to raise awareness of mental health conditions and the importance of a campaign designed to raise awareness of the symptoms of mental health conditions, encourage people to seek help when they need it, and …
Read More »FIFA distributes more than USD 200m to clubs across the world!
As part of its commitment to recognise the contribution that football clubs make to the successful staging of the FIFA World Cup, today FIFA started the application process for its Club Benefits Programme that will see USD 209 million distributed to clubs across the world. This initiative already saw 416 …
Read More »Draw for the Play-Off Tournament for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup to take place on October 14!
FIFA has announced today that the Draw for the first-ever Play-Off Tournament for the FIFA Women’s World Cup will take place on Friday, October 14 at 12:00 CET. The Draw for the Play-Off Tournament for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup will be streamed live on FIFA+ and will confirm …
Read More »FIFA & AIFF launch Football for Schools as Government of India pledges active support!
The FIFA, in partnership with the AIFF, and the support of the Government of India, launched the Football for Schools project, which is aimed at broad-basing the beautiful game across the country. In a meet with the local media in New Delhi on Monday, October 10, 2022, FIFA Secretary General …
Read More »Asian Teams at Qatar 2022: What to expect!
The FIFA World Cup is back in Asia with Qatar set to host the 22nd edition of the global showpiece that unites the football world. The gulf nation will be representing the Arab world while also making their first ever appearance at the World Cup finals. Alongside them will be …
Read More »Tonga experiences first international futsal referees’ course!
Twenty-five Tongan referees had the opportunity to upskill at their latest FIFA MA Futsal Referees Course, the first-ever done in person by a FIFA Futsal Referees Instructor. Ken Wallace, who is based in New Zealand, travelled to Nuku’alofa, Tonga to facilitate the course between September 26-30. Wallace was assisted by …
Read More »FIFA Women’s Football Strategy celebrates four-year anniversary!
On October 9, 2018 the FIFA Women’s Football Strategy was established with the aim of charting the course for how FIFA would work alongside confederations, member associations, clubs, players, the media, fans and other stakeholders to maximise the potential of women’s football. What has happened in the four years since …
Read More »FIFA & CBF join forces to upskill youth coaches in Cuba!
Havana provided the setting for a coach instructors’ course organised as part of the collaboration agreement between the Cuban Football Association (AFC) and the Brazilian Football Association (CBF) aimed at allowing the participating coaches to deliver the C Licence in Cuba. The course brought the curtain down on the partnership …
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