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FIFA President opens fourth FIFA Compliance Summit!

FIFA President Gianni Infantino has reminded delegates attending the fourth FIFA Compliance Summit in Costa Rica of the need to “go beyond best practice and look at compliance in a different way”. Delivering his address by video message, the FIFA President requested that good governance remains a core topic across …

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2022 FIFA World Cup players to access data insights through app!

In line with the FIFA President’s Vision 2020-2023 to harness technology to further improve football, players at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar will be able to get insights into their on-field performance through the FIFA Player App. FIFA has developed the FIFA Player App, based on input from …

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Bembem Devi: 2022 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup will be the perfect springboard for a constructive cultural change!

Oinam Bembem Devi, former midfielder of the Indian Women’s football team, has been one of the foremost advocates of women’s football in India for a number of years and she expressed her jubilation about the tournament. The Padma Shri recipient buoyantly expressed her thoughts about the tournament saying, “I am …

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A new name on the trophy: What are the chances of a team winning their first FIFA World Cup?

Argentina. Brazil. England. France. Germany. Italy. Spain. Uruguay. These are the eight teams that have won a FIFA World Cup in the 88-year history of the competition. Across 21 tournaments, these are the names that have etched themselves into football immortality. Of those teams, two have only won it once, …

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Honduras player Wisdom Niayitey Quaye July suspended on grounds of doping!

The player Wisdom Niayitey Quaye July has been suspended for a period of 18 months due to an anti-doping rule violation. Mr Quaye July, a 24-year-old player from Honduras, tested positive for clostebol following a qualifying match for the 2022 FIFA World Cup – Qatar played on February 2, 2022. …

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FIFA joins debate at DFB congress on human rights!

With 61 days to go until the 2022 FIFA World Cup kicks off, the German Football Association (DFB) has hosted a congress with representatives from the worlds of sport and civil society to discuss the situation of human rights in Qatar. Opened by DFB President Bernd Neuendorf at the new …

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