Category: FOOTBALL
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Candidates for election at 26th AFC Ordinary Congress
Malaysia, Mar 4, 2015: The AFC Electoral Committee on Tuesday finalised the list of candidates standing for election at the 26th AFC Ordinary Congress 2015 which will take place at the Gulf Convention Centre in Manama, Bahrain, on 30 April, starting at 10am. The AFC Congress is the Asian Football Confederation’s highest decision-making body, with…
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FIFA Presidential Award winner 90 years old Japanese Journalist Hiroshi Kagawa
At 90 years old, Hiroshi Kagawa was the oldest member of the press corps at the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™, and the Japanese journalist was covering his tenth global finals. His first was in 1974, in West Germany, and he was at the Final at the old Olympiastadion in Munich, a game that inspired…
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Late-November/late-December proposed for the 2022 FIFA World Cup™
Doha, Feb 24, 2015: Following a six-month consultation process, FIFA’s Task Force for the International Match Calendar 2018-2024 held its third and final meeting today in Doha, identifying end-November/end-December as the most viable period for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. The proposed event dates have the full support of all six Confederations. The proposal will…
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Luís Figo Launches FIFA Presidential Campaign Manifesto “For Football”
London, UK, Feb 19, 2015: Global football icon and FIFA Presidential Candidate, Luís Figo, has unveiled his Manifesto for restoring credibility and rebuilding trust in football’s world governing body. With a clear vision for the future of the game, Figo’s Manifesto has been developed after constructive discussions with many in the football family and sets…
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The CAS approached by the Tunisian Football Federation
Lausanne, Feb 19, 2015: The Tunisian Football Federation (FTF) has filed an appeal at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against the decision of the Executive Committee of the African Football Confederation (CAF) which calls into question the participation of the FTF at the 2017 edition of the Africa Cup of Nations (CAN). On…
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FIFA Women’s Football Survey results and funding application approvals revealed
Zurich, Feb 11, 2015: A new FIFA Women’s Football Survey has been made available today, with the results being used to provide recommendations across all six confederations. FIFA has also revealed 298 women’s football projects that have been approved so far for 2015 for 120 member associations. The survey was conducted in 2014 with the…
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Invitation to media briefing following the 1st Board meeting of the 2022 FIFA World Cup LOC
Zurich, Feb 11, 2015: The 2022 FIFA World Cup Local Organising Committee (LOC) will host a media briefing following the first LOC Board meeting on 25 February 2015 at 11:00 AM at the Ritz Carlton in Doha, Qatar. Updates on the progress of the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar™ will be given by LOC CEO…
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The CAS Annuls the decision of the executive committee of the Confederation of African Football (CAF)
Lausanne, Feb 11, 2015: The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has rendered its final decision in the arbitration between the football club Jeunesse Sportive de Kabylie (JSK / Algeria) and the Confederation of African Football (CAF). The Algerian club, sanctioned by its own federation following incidents at the match between JSK and USM Alger…
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Media accreditation for the FIFA U-20 World Cup New Zealand 2015 is now open
Zurich, Feb 10, 2015: FIFA is pleased to announce that the media accreditation process for media representatives wishing to cover the FIFA U-20 World Cup New Zealand 2015 (30 May – 20 June 2015) is now open via the FIFA Media Channel. The deadline for accreditation applications is Friday, 1 May 2015. All applications are…
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FIFA World Cup™ organisers underline sustainability efforts and detail 2014 legacy plans
Sao Paulo, Jan 20, 2015: The first sustainability report of the FIFA World Cup™ based on international standards and the details of the USD 100 million Football Legacy Project were presented today (20 January 2015) at the Arena Corinthians in São Paulo. Based on the lessons learnt from previous World Cups, FIFA developed a comprehensive…