UEFA Champions League winners Chelsea FC and CONMEBOL Copa Libertadores champions SE Palmeiras will contest the 2021 FIFA Club World Cup final on Saturday and a team of technical experts have analysed the strengths and possible weaknesses of both teams using FIFA’s ground-breaking performance analytics. Former England coach Steve McClaren, …
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The Asian Football Confederation (AFC)’s talented match officials have been appointed to take charge of the 2021 FIFA Club World Cup – UAE Final between Chelsea FC and Palmeiras on Saturday, February 12. Australian referee Chris Beath and assistant referees Anton Shchetinin and Ashley Beecham will officiate the anticipated final …
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FIFA have held further successful tests of semi-automated offside technology (SAOT) during the 2021 FIFA Club World Cup in Abu Dhabi alongside 3D animations displayed on the stadium big screen and on television that give spectators greater insight into offside decisions. After successfully being trialled at the FIFA Arab Cup …
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FIFA is working with the World Health Organization (WHO) to encourage football fans, world leaders and policymakers to #ACTogether to end the COVID-19 pandemic, with a special campaign running throughout the 2021 FIFA Club World Cup in Abu Dhabi. “Football provides a unique platform to convey positive impactful messages for …
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FIFA President Gianni Infantino, along with FIFA Secretary General Fatma Samoura, presented Edouard Mendy with The Best FIFA Men’s Goalkeeper in Yaounde on Sunday, February 6 just minutes after the Senegal goalkeeper helped his nation to a historic maiden CAF Africa Cup of Nations win. Mendy saved a spot-kick as …
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FIFA President Gianni Infantino participated in meetings where CAF presented its plans for the revamp of continental club competitions to the African federations and some of the continent’s top clubs. Mr Infantino is in Cameroon as the CAF Africa Cup of Nations draws to a close this weekend and took …
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Some of Africa’s football legends, including former TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations winners, together with CAF and FIFA officials will take on the field against Refugees in a friendly match on Sunday morning, February 6, 2022 at 10h00. The match, to be played at Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium, is an initiative …
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FIFA has launched an innovative FIFA Talent Development Scheme (TDS), offering bespoke assistance to member associations (MAs) to help them achieve their full potential and continuing the measures taken to reduce the disparity in the level of football between different regions of the world. TDS is part of FIFA’s collaborative …
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A 5-2 victory for RFU over Japan in the final was the culmination of a fantastic tournament which saw a number of records broken, providing FIFA’s Technical Study Group (TSG) with plenty to analyse. Led by FIFA Beach Soccer technical experts Claude Barrabe and Matteo Marrucci, along with FIFA goalkeeping …
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International football has returned to Baghdad after eight years as the Iraqi Football Association (IFA) ushers in a new era under the leadership of former international defender Adnan Dirjal who was recently elected as its President. In a hugely significant moment for the IFA, the Iraqi men’s national team beat …
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