Category: FOOTBALL
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Aspetar Excellence in Football Research Award at ECSS Vienna 2016
Vienna, July 21, 2016: At ECSS Vienna 2016 Aspetar Excellence in Football Research Award was distributed the second time. The award aims to attract and support novel, applied research project with relevance to football (soccer). There were several qualified applicants for the award and five of them got shortlisted. These five presented their reseach on 6th…
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Media Accreditation Process Open for the Scotiabank Champions League 2016/17
Miami, July 20, 2016: The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) informs media that the accreditation process for the Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League 2016/17 is open to all media. Media members wishing to attend games should be aware of the upcoming deadlines and annual accreditation process, now open. Media members can…
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Media Accreditation Process Open for the CONCACAF Under-15 Girls’ Championship 2016
Miami, July 15, 2016: The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) informs media that the accreditation process for the CONCACAF Under-15 Girls’ Championship 2016 is open to all media as of today. Media members can apply by visiting this LINK and filling out the application in its entirety. Note that incomplete applications…
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CONCACAF Reveals the Official Match Ball for the 2016/17 Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League
Miami, July 13, 2016: The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) unveiled today the official Nike match ball for the ninth edition of Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League. The Champions League, featuring 24 top club teams representing twelve countries around the CONCACAF region, will kick off on Tuesday, August 2, with games…
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Major League Soccer to host IFAB workshop on video assistant referee experiments
Zurich, July 12, 2016: The second workshop on experiments with video assistant referees (VARs) in football will be hosted by Major League Soccer (MLS) from 19 to 21 July in New Jersey, USA. It follows on from the kick-off workshop in the Netherlands in May, when interested competition organisers found out more about the requirements…
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CONCACAF Announces Participating Teams, Groups and Schedule for 2016 CONCACAF Under-15 Girls’ Championship
Miami, July 5, 2016: The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) today announced the Member Associations that will participate in 2016 CONCACAF Under-15 Girls’ Championship, as well as the groups and schedule. The second edition of the CONCACAF Girls’ Under-15 Championship will be held in Orlando, Florida from August 9-21, 2016.…
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Official Emblem, Slogan and Look unveiled for FIFA U-20 World Cup Korea Republic 2017
Seoul, June 16, 2016: The Official Emblem and Slogan of the FIFA U-20 World Cup Korea Republic 2017 were unveiled today during a festive event at KT Square in Seoul. The Official Emblem of the FIFA U-20 World Cup Korea Republic 2017 is a celebration of the fusion of traditional Korean culture and the positive…
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Unveiling of Official Mascot marks key milestone in lead-up to FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Papua New Guinea 2016
Port Moresby, June 11, 2016: The Official Mascot of the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup 2016 was launched and presented to the public today in front of thousands of football fans at the Sir John Guise Stadium in Port Moresby. The chosen mascot is a bird of paradise – a symbolic animal that is unique…
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Female leaders conclude first development module
Lausanne June 10, 2016: Women working in football around the world came together in Zurich this week to take part in the first module of the second edition of FIFA’s Female Leadership Development Programme (FLDP). Launched in 2015, the FLDP aims to identify, support and develop strong female leaders and role models in football, while…
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Supporters will illuminate the Eiffel Tower
Paris, May 31, 2016: The City of Paris joins forces with Orange (French multinational telecommunications corporation) during UEFA EURO 2016 to set up the first interactive plan of the Eiffel Tower illuminations. Every night during the competition, supporters will adorn the Iron Lady with the colours of their country by publishing messages on the social…