Earlier today the latest FIFA Women’s World Ranking were released by the world football governing body and in the first rankings of 2022, India dropped four spots to 59th position behind Panama, but ahead of Croatia. India have 1417 points, 11 less than last quarter and the drop into 12th …
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As part of FIFA’s Women’s Football Development Programme for 2020-2023, the Nicaraguan Football Federation’s Diriamba talent school hosted a training course for women’s football managers and administrators from March 16-18. Thirty-one people took part in the workshop, which was delivered in person by FIFA expert instructors Elieth Artavia and Andrea …
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Following the successful completion of the random selection draw period of the first sales phase, FIFA is offering fans an additional opportunity to secure their tickets ahead of the Final Draw for the 2022 FIFA World Cup – Qatar. The remaining tickets from this phase – following the payment period …
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As the biggest milestone ahead of football’s flagship event fast approaches, the procedures for the Final Draw for the 2022 FIFA World Cup – Qatar are now available. Fans and teams will find out their paths to possible glory on April 1 from 19:00 (local time), at the Doha Exhibition …
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The President of the Appeals Arbitration Division of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has rejected the request filed by the Football Union of Russia (FUR) to stay, for the duration of the CAS proceedings, the execution of the FIFA Council’s decision to suspend all Russian teams and clubs …
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Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, FIFA has been closely monitoring the situation in order to remain in the best possible position to assist Ukrainian clubs and players in any way, including by adopting temporary amendments to its regulations. On 7 March 2022, the Bureau of the FIFA Council decided to …
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The FIFA President today, March 15 met with the Qatar Minister of Labour, Dr. Ali bin Samikh Al Marri in Doha. With the 2022 FIFA World Cup – Qatar kicking off in just over 250 days, the discussions focused on the important progress achieved in the area of workers welfare …
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FIFA will welcome a delegation of Amnesty International (AI) on Monday, March 14, 2022 at the Home of FIFA in Zurich to discuss the situation of migrant workers in Qatar in connection with the 2022 FIFA World Cup – Qatar. The meeting will provide the opportunity for Amnesty to handover …
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Leaders from FIFA’s Legal, Compliance, International Relations and Social Responsibility divisions have hosted a delegation from the Group of States Against Corruption (GRECO) to share updates and experiences on several key governance topics, and investigate potential avenues of collaboration between the two entities. Alasdair Bell, FIFA Deputy Secretary General (Administration), …
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The Independent Ethics Committee recently held a plenary meeting in Paris, which was the first such gathering since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. The meeting, chaired by Martin Ngoga (the chairman of the Investigatory Chamber, former Prosecutor General of Rwanda and former Special Representative to the International Criminal Tribunal …
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