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FIFA launches first-ever digital platform dedicated to professional football
Zurich, January 25, 2021: FIFA has today launched the FIFA Professional Football Landscape, the first-ever digital database comprising key facts and figures on players, clubs, transfers and top-tier competitions across all 211 member associations. Bringing together data from a broad spectrum of key performance indicators that reflect the status of clubs and leagues worldwide, the…
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AIBA issues new Membership Policy and renounces to collect the 2021 annual membership fee from its National Federations due to the COVID pandemic
January 22, 2021: AIBA renounces to ask National Federations to pay any membership fee for the year 2021 in view of the exceptional situation caused by the COVID pandemic. The AIBA Board has further adopted today a new Membership policy providing for highest standards of governance to be met by all members of the boxing…
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2021 IWWF World Wakeboard Championships to be held in Italy
January 21, 2021: The International Waterski & Wakeboard Federation’s (IWWF) Executive Board has approved the bid for the 2021 IWWF World Wakeboard Championships to be held in Rieti, Italy. The event will organise by the Italian Waterski & Wakeboard Federation, in collaboration with Club Nautico Varco Sabino Wave (CNVS WAVE), from 19th to 24th July…
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Important information and documentation for media wishing to cover the FIFA Club World Cup
Zurich, January 19, 2021: FIFA and the Local Organising Committee (LOC) would like to thank you for your interest in accreditation for the FIFA Club World Cup Qatar 2020™. Due to the impact of COVID-19, stringent health and safety protocols will be adhered to for the duration of the competition to ensure the safety of…
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Antwerp to host FIBA 3×3 World Cup 2022
Antwerp, January 18, 2021: The seventh edition of the FIBA 3×3 World Cup will take place in Antwerp, Belgium in June 2022. The city meant to host to the Crelan FIBA 3×3 Europe Cup 2020 before the event cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The FIBA 3×3 World Cup 2022 will hold in the week…
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FIFA President supports African football’s restart in Cameroon
YAOUNDE, Cameroon, January 18, 2021: FIFA President Gianni Infantino concluded a two-day trip to Cameroon, where he has met with dignitaries of the country and key officials from the Confederation of African Football (CAF) and the Cameroonian Football Association (Fecafoot). The trip coincided with the start of the African Nations Championship (CHAN), which is being…
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Education City and Ahmad Bin Ali stadiums to host FIFA Club World Cup 2020™
Zurich, January 18, 2021: Following confirmation that, in light of the COVID-19 pandemic and related quarantine measures required by the New Zealand authorities, Auckland City FC will be unable to participate in the FIFA Club World Cup 2020™, FIFA has adapted the competition’s match schedule. The competition format remains unchanged, with the opening match forfeited.…
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Local organisers launch World Athletics Cross Country Championships Bathurst 2021 Global Challenge
Monaco, January 18, 2021: The Local Organising Committee of the World Athletics Cross Country Championships Bathurst 2021 has partnered with ASICS to launch a global running initiative designed to allow runners around the world to participate and interact with each other in the year leading to the main event. Due to the global pandemic, the…
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Laureus World Sports Awards, to go ahead in 2021
London, January 18, 2021: The winners of the 22nd Laureus World Sports Awards, the most prestigious honours in sport, are to be announced in a new-style format this year. As well as recognising the most memorable sporting performances to have taken place in 2020 despite the disruption of the coronavirus pandemic, this year there will…
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HKMMAF and IMMAF Pilot Online Practical Coaching Examination
London, January 15, 2021: During the lockdowns wrought by COVID-19, the International Mixed Martial Arts Federation has piloted online examinations for the practical element of its MMA coaching courses, to complement the theoretical component already conducted in the digital sphere. In June 2020, IMMAF member, the Hong Kong MMA Federation, submitted a proposal for the…
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