FIFA President Gianni Infantino attended a stunning final day of the African School Champions Cup in Kinshasa, lauding “the beauty of football” and previewing a strong future for a tournament prioritising education and social development through football. Mr Infantino was joined at the Stade des Martyrs by several distinguished guests, …
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The inaugural Africa Schools Champions Cup has kicked off in style in Kinshasa with the joy of football being celebrated by participating teams representing six African member associations and an estimated crowd of 12,000 schoolchildren at the historic Stade des Martyrs. The festival atmosphere reached a crescendo towards the end …
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A social development programme involving all participant teams has kicked off the activities at the Panafrican School Championship in Kinshasa, with FIFA Secretary General Fatma Samoura lending her encouragement during a visit to the sessions. In collaboration with streetfootballworld, TackleAfrica and the United Nations Agency UNWomen, teambuilding sessions were activated …
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Despite difficulties and interruptions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, Sri Lanka has taken an important step towards establishing a sustainable professional football league by completing the inaugural edition of a new-look national championship. The Football Sri Lanka Super League, played over the course of 2021 and supported by USD $500,000 …
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The No. 1 Goal in FIFA’s The Vision 2020-2023: Making Football Truly Global is to modernise the football regulatory framework. A crucial element in that regard are football agents and, in this context, FIFA launches today the Executive Programme in Football Agency. The football agency industry has become relevant since …
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The FIFA Disciplinary Committee has reached its decisions in relation to the abandoned Brazil v. Argentina match in the preliminary competition for the 2022 FIFA World Cup – Qatar on September 5, 2021. After a thorough investigation of the various factual elements and in light of the applicable regulations, the …
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In line with the approved timeline for the bidding process of the 2023 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, FIFA has received bids from the following member associations: Bahrain Football Association Seychelles Football Federation United Arab Emirates Football Association As stated in the Bidding Process Overview, FIFA will review and assess …
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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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