When Mexico’s national teams were sidelined by the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, the Mexican Football Association (FMF) took the opportunity to renovate its High-Performance Centre (CAR). With the support of the FIFA Forward Development Programme, some of the CAR’s facilities have undergone a ground-breaking transformation that has focused in particular …
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The AIFF, in collaboration with FIFA, is conducting five FIFA MA Course for the Referees, Assistant Referees, and the referee assessors across India, the first of which got underway from Saturday (August 14, 2021). The courses, which are being held online, are classified into four different parts, catering to the …
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The world football association FIFA have decided not to allow away fans to attend 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers in September because of high Covid-19 infection rates in Europe. Germany fans will not be able to travel to their two away games – the first being on September 2 in …
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The FIFA Council approved the amendments to the Beach Soccer Laws of the Game proposed by the FIFA Referees Committee. The majority of the proposed amendments seek a clearer alignment with the Football and the Futsal Laws of the Game. Indeed, the FIFA administration has also taken into account some …
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FIFA president Gianni Infantino has condoled the death of Shankar Subramaniam Narayan who passed away in Mumbai last week on August 5, 2021. In a letter to AIFF President Praful Patel, who is also a FIFA Council Member, Mr. Infantino wrote, “I would like to express my sincerest and heartfelt …
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The Bureau of the FIFA Council has approved a change to the men’s International Match Calendar in response to the global disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Following the postponement of the South American qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup 2022™ that were due to take place in March 2021, …
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The adjudicatory chamber of the independent Ethics Committee has found Mr Issa Hayatou, former CAF president, former FIFA President ad interim, FIFA Vice-President and member of the FIFA Council, as well as Honorary FIFA Vice‑President, responsible for having breached article 15 (Duty of Loyalty) of the FIFA Code of Ethics. …
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FIFA and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have joined forces to launch #ReachOut, a campaign designed to promote healthy lifestyles to help combat the symptoms of mental health conditions, and to encourage people to seek help when they need it. During the COVID-19 pandemic, it may be more …
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The Bureau of the FIFA Council has decided today to further extend the mandate of the Egyptian Football Association (EFA) Normalisation Committee until January 5, 2022. The Bureau observed that the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in the implementation of strict restrictions in Egypt, which has unfortunately not improved to the …
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12 boys and girls Under-16 teams contest week-long event; Tournament also included training for young referees and reporters; Grand Popo hosts event showcasing link between football, education and society. Mouyibath Aweba donned the colours of his school and prepared to play in a significant event in Benin’s football history. The …
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