FIFA has been collaborating with Visa since 2007, and today, December 21, have announced Visa as the first Global FIFA Women’s Football Partner to come on board under the newly launched commercial partnership structure, which comes into effect in 2023. The new opportunities afforded under the revamped structure highlight the …
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Two independent feasibility studies have projected that there would be a strong upturn in football’s economic situation for FIFA’s 211 member associations (MAs) should the women’s and men’s FIFA World Cups move to a biennial format. The findings, from Nielsen and OpenEconomics, were presented during the FIFA Global Summit, which …
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FIFA is today publishing the results of an expanded survey regarding the frequency of the men’s and women’s FIFA World Cups. The survey, conducted from August to November 2021, is part of a wider consultation process with all stakeholders in the game. In May, 166 member associations voted for a …
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Fees paid for the services of club intermediaries amounted to USD 500.8m in 2021, according to the Intermediaries in International Transfers report published by FIFA today. A total of 17,945 international transfers of male professional players were completed in the Transfer Matching System (TMS) in 2021. Of these, 3,545 (19.8%) …
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FIFA today held a meeting with a broad range of political institutions as well as independent human and workers right organisations to discuss the advancement of human rights in Qatar ahead of the 2022 FIFA World Cup. The virtual round table included members of the European Parliament, the Council of …
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FIFPRO and FIFA proudly announce the 23 players who received the most votes for the 2021 FIFA FIFPRO Men’s World 11, the only global player award organised by the players and for the players. FIFPRO and FIFA asked professional footballers worldwide to vote for the World 11. We requested them …
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FIFPRO and FIFA proudly announce the 23 players who received the most votes for the 2021 FIFA FIFPRO Women’s World 11, the only global player award organised by the players and for the players. FIFPRO and FIFA asked professional footballers worldwide to vote for the World 11. We requested them …
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For the first time since 2013, FIFA is introducing a new commercial partnership structure that will provide companies around the world with more tailored opportunities to partner with the sport of football, leverage the FIFA brand and support its competitions. Three distinct partnership verticals are being launched this week with …
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Earlier today the latest FIFA Women’s World Ranking were released by the world football governing body and in the fourth rankings of 2021, India moved up two spots to 55th position behind Belarus, but ahead of South Africa. India have 1428 points, three more than last quarter and they retain …
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Nearly three months on from the thrilling end of the 2021 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in Russia, FIFA has received registrations from five member associations interested in hosting the next edition of the tournament in 2023, namely: Colombian Football Association Bahrain Football Association United Arab Emirates Football Association Seychelles …
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