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FIFA President Gianni Infantino was in Paris on Friday, April 8 to sign an agreement between world football’s governing body and France. The objective of the agreement is to consolidate football’s place on the school curriculum. Infantino was hosted by Jean-Michel Blanquer, France’s Minister for National Education, Youth Affairs and …

A further 140 players are due to be compensated from the FIFA Fund for Football Players following a decision taken by the FIFA-FIFPRO Steering Committee in line with the programme’s protocol. Created in 2020 to provide financial assistance to players who have neither been paid nor have the chance of …

Member Associations from across Oceania joined integrity experts from FIFA and United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) this week for the opening of the latest edition of the FIFA Global Integrity Programme. In line with FIFA’s overall vision of making football truly global and its ongoing commitment to …

Under one month to go until the 2022 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Official Draw on May 5; Costa Rican stars Shirley Cruz and Paulo César Wanchope confirmed as draw assistants; Future superstars of the women’s game to compete for glory in Costa Rica from August 10 to 28, 2022. …

FIFA has announced that it will launch an Invitation To Tender (ITT) on April 11, 2022 for the sale of media rights to the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup in selected territories in Europe and Central Asia. Interested parties will be invited to make an offer on one or more …

A brand-new postgraduate course in football medicine will launch this September through a unique collaboration between world football’s governing body and the University of Bath. The applied MSc in Football Medicine in association with FIFA, which is a part-time distance-learning course aimed at already-qualified doctors, will draw on the university’s …

FIFA have announced the appointment of Gelson Fernandes as Director Member Associations Africa. Former Swiss international midfielder Fernandes will take up the new role on August 1, 2022, with responsibility for overseeing services to strengthen the development of the African member associations through the Forward Programme. The 35-year-old with Cabo …

.A second Random Selection Draw sales period for the 2022 FIFA World Cup – Qatar opened today, April 5 at 11:00 CET via FIFA.com/tickets. With the Final Draw completed, fans can now see who their team will face in the Group Stage and place their requests for their preferred opening …

FIFA President Gianni Infantino expressed his wishes to former Indian Women’s Team captain and ‘Durga of Indian Football’ Oinam Bembem Devi, on the latter’s birthday; Bembem celebrated her 42nd birthday on Monday, April 4. In a letter to AIFF, the FIFA President expressed his admiration and gratitude to Bembem for …

Coach education is a key part of improving the standard of football around the world and, with this in mind, Senegal recently hosted the latest edition of the FIFA Coach Educators’ Development Programme. The four-day course, held at the former Portuguese trading post of Saly on the coast south of …