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FIFA World Cup Trophy Tour by Coca-Cola resumes!

The second and final leg of this year’s FIFA World Cup Trophy Tour by Coca-Cola kicked off today in Seoul, South Korea, following a send-off event at the Home of FIFA in Zurich starring 2002 FIFA World Cup winner Gilberto Silva. The spellbinding journey – which, for the first time, …

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Information on the AIFF General Body Elections 2022!

The All India Football Federation (AIFF) has released further information on the upcoming AIFF General Body Elections 2022 after the Supreme Court heard the case against the federation on Monday on August 22, 2022. Below are the details information on the schedule of the elections and the latest Supreme Court …

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Workshop takes FIFA Coach Mentorship to the next level!

In May 2022, FIFA launched the second edition of its Coach Mentorship Programme where 20 women from across the globe will be mentored by 20 of the game’s most accomplished coaches. The accomplished mentor list includes two FIFA Women’s World Cup winning coaches and the current Women’s Olympic Football Gold …

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AIFF requests FIFA to reconsider suspension!

The All India Football Federation’s Acting General Secretary. Sunando Dhar has requested FIFA Secretary General Fatma Samoura to “reconsider their decision of suspending the AIFF”. In a letter to the FIFA Secretary General, Mr. Dhar, while providing an update on the litigation before the Supreme Court of India mentioned: “It …

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Mirror Now VIDEO: Supreme Court bans own committee appointed to handle AIFF!

The Supreme Court has banned its own committee appointed to handle the affairs of the All India Football Federation. This comes after FIFA banned India and led to a huge uproar across the country. Now the top court has stepped in and has also changed the rules of the election.

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NDTV VIDEO: Supreme Court scraps COA running AIFF, elections soon!

The Supreme Court today scrapped the Committee of Administrators (CoA) – the panel it appointed last year to run the All India Football Federation (AIFF) – and directed that the day-to-day management of the Indian football body be looked after by the AIFF administration led by the acting General Secretary …

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Supreme Court removes COA, hands AIFF day to day affairs back to federation management!

The Supreme Court of India on Monday, August 22 upon the request of the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports once more looked into the case against the All India Football Federation (AIFF) following the ban by FIFA, which resulted in India losing the right to host the 2022 FIFA …

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NewsLaundry VIDEO: Why did FIFA ban India’s AIFF?

FIFA, world football’s governing body, has banned the All India Football Federation, jeopardising the careers of footballers in the country. Most immediately, the ban has led to India losing its host status for this autumn’s FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup and cost Indian football teams participation in international competitions. But …

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Sports Ministry requests FIFA and AFC to let Indian club sides play AFC tournaments!

In keeping with its athlete-first approach, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has reached out to both global football governing body FIFA and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) to allow Indian club sides, Sree Gokulam Kerala FC and ATK Mohun Bagan, compete in the tournaments as scheduled. Before the FIFA …

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FIFA Football For Schools programme launches in Costa Rica amid FIFA World Cup fever!

The host nation of the 2022 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup – Costa Rica has seized the moment to launch Football for Schools, the FIFA programme that uses football as a social development tool within the school curriculum of the countries that implement it. The official ceremony took place at …

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