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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FIFA would like to clarify the erroneous reports circulating in the media in recent days regarding FIFA’s alleged intention to trial experimental changes to the Laws of the Game at a youth tournament played in the Netherlands. FIFA can confirm that there is currently no intention to trial any of …
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LaLiga have decided to appear in the proceedings no.150/2021 brought before the 17th Commercial Court of Madrid with regard to the lawsuit filed by the organisation representing the European Super League against UEFA and FIFA. This intervention by LaLiga has been requested both in the precautionary measures and in the …
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FIFA have announced the appointment of Kay Madati as its new Chief Commercial Officer. Kay, with a 20-year background in the international media, sports and entertainment industries will assume his duties at FIFA on July 19, 2021. Kay’s experience includes leading teams around the world at Twitter, Viacom, Facebook, Time …
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FIFA has today announced that it has awarded the exclusive rights in New Zealand for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup to Sky Network Television Ltd (Sky). As part of the agreement, Sky will show all 64 matches of the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup, the biggest event in the …
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The draw for the 2021 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup – Russia unfolded today at the Home of FIFA in Zurich. Record five-time champions Brazil will square off against Switzerland, whom they beat in a thrilling Dubai 2009 final, 2011 semifinalists El Salvador and Belarus in a mouth-watering Group C. …
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The Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) is mourning the death of the country’s first indigenous FIFA referee Bennet Simfukwe. Simfukwe, 81 died in Kitwe on July 2 after an illness. He earned his FIFA referee badge three years after Zambia’s independence in 1967 and was CAF Match Commissioner from 1991 …
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Earlier today the latest FIFA Women’s World Ranking were released by the world football governing body and in the second rankings of 2021, India stay in 57th position behind Venezuela, but ahead of Bosnia and Herzegovina. India have 1425 points, the same as in the last quarter and they retain …
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The chairperson of the adjudicatory chamber of the independent Ethics Committee has ratified the plea bargain concluded between Constant Omari Selemani, former President of the Congo DR Football Association, former First Vice-President of CAF and former FIFA Council member, and the chairperson of the Ethics Committee’s investigatory chamber. A formal …
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