Football Archive

Rabat – Morocco, Apr 22, 2014: The Confederation of African Football (CAF) signed the Framework Agreement on the organization of the Orange Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), Morocco 2015 with the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF) on Monday, April 21, 2014 in Rabat Morocco. CAF was represented by its 2nd Vice President,

Kuala Lumpur, Apr 16, 2014: In order to give opportunity for more Member Associations to be part of Asia’s flagship competition, the AFC Executive Committee on Wednesday decided to approve a proposal to increase the number of teams in the AFC Asian Cup from 16 to 24 from the 2019 edition. The

Zurich, Apr 15, 2014: FIFA is pleased to announce that the application process for media accreditation for the 64th FIFA Congress in São Paulo on 10 and 11 June 2014 is now open on the FIFA Media Channel. The deadline for accreditation applications is 14 May 2014. The FIFA Congress and opening

London, March 27, 2014: The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA), the governing body of European football, has today appointed VERO Communications to help develop and support its international communications activities. VERO is pleased to announce this partnership as UEFA completes its 38th Ordinary Congress in Astana, Kazakhstan. Working closely with UEFA

Zurich: FIFA President Blatter has opened a meeting with a delegation of the Building and Wood Workers’ International (BWI) and affiliated national unions, headed by BWI General Secretary Ambet Yuson and BWI President Per Olof Sjöö, at the Home of FIFA in Zurich. The meeting was chaired by FIFA Executive Committee member

Zurich, March 2014: Please note that this accreditation period is only for NRH media and only a very limited number of accreditations will be accepted. The main purpose is to allow a small number of domestic broadcasters to cover the event on home soil. As a general rule, NRH access will be limited

London, United Kingdom, March 20, 2014: Delegates from the city of Belo Horizonte, which will host six matches at the 2014 FIFA World Cup™ including a semi-final, visited London today as part of Goal to Brasil, a dedicated travel exhibition and press conference for the cities that will host England games during

FIFA competitions, FIFA has opened the bidding process for the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2019™ as well as seven more competitions, which are the FIFA Club World Cups from 2015 to 2018, the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2017, the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup 2018 and the FIFA U-20 Women’s World

Cairo, Mar 12, 2014: Eyeing 2014 World Cup glory, the Nigerian Football Federation has projected that the reigning African champions require a budget of N2 billion, equivalent to about US $12 million, to mount a successful challenge in Brazil, resources which the country’s Senate is set to approve after it heaped praises

Sao Paulo: A hundred days remaining to the beginning of the FIFA World Cup™, São Paulo is under the expectation of hosting six games of the biggest sporting event on the planet. Its preparations include projects related to social and economic development of the east area of the city, including new jobs