Category: FOOTBALL
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Russian Football Premier League (RFPL) appoints ICSS to safeguard Russian football
Moscow, Nov 11, 2014: As Russia prepares to host several major international sport events over the next decade, including the 2018 FIFA World Cup™, the Russian Football Premier League (RFPL) and the International Centre for Sport Security (ICSS) have signed a wide-ranging partnership to protect the country’s top football division from emerging threats to the…
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Media accreditation for the Official Draw of the FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada 2015™
Lausanne, Nov 3, 2014: FIFA is pleased to announce that the accreditation process for media representatives wishing to cover the Final Draw of the FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada 2015™ will take place via the FIFA Media Channel from 3 November to 21 November 2014. The draw ceremony will take place at the Canadian Museum…
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FIFA World Cup Official Emblem revealed
Moscow, Oct 28, 2014: 2018 FIFA World Cup, The first part of the 2018 FIFA World Cup™ brand identity was revealed today with the launch of the event’s Official Emblem. This key visual asset of the first FIFA World Cup™ to be held on Russian soil was unveiled with the assistance of the International Space…
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Myanmar Football Federation fined USD24,000 for Yangon crowd invasion
Kuala Lumpur, Oct 20, 2014: The AFC Disciplinary Committee has fined the Myanmar Football Federation (MFF) a total of USD24,000 as a result of a pitch invasion by spectators after the AFC U-19 Championship quarter-final match on 17 October, between Myanmar and United Arab Emirates at the Youth Training Centre, Yangon, Myanmar. The AFC Disciplinary…
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FIFA Club World Cup Welcome Tour to kick off in Buenos Aires
Zurich, Oct 17, 2014: On 19 and 20 October 2014 the FIFA Club World Cup Welcome Tour presented by TOYOTA is set to kick off in Buenos Aires, Argentina, home of Copa Libertadores champions CA San Lorenzo. Starting in Buenos Aires, the global tour will visit the home cities of all seven of the Club…
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FIFA Secretary General and AIFF launch strategic plan for Indian football
India, Oct 15, 2014: A strategic plan for Indian football has been presented on 15 October by FIFA Secretary General Jérôme Valcke and by Praful Patel, President of the Indian Football Association (AIFF). The plan establishes how the AIFF should work towards the development of football. “India is the priority country for FIFA in Asia…
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Fernando Santos disciplinary sanctions suspended until the end of the CAS arbitration
Lausanne, Oct 13, 2014: The coach of the Portuguese national football team, and former coach of the Greek national team, Fernando Santos, filed an appeal at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on 3 October 2014. Mr Santos seeks to overturn FIFA’s decision to suspend him for eight Matches and fine him CHF 20,000…
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Spanish Footballers’ Association (AFE) and Portuguese Union of Professional Football Players (SJPF) partner with ICSS Europe at Securing Sport 2014
London, England, Oct 6, 2014: The Spanish Footballers’ Association (AFE) and Portuguese Union of Professional Football Players (SJPF) have today partnered with the ICSS to undertake a major project to protect and enhance the integrity of Portuguese and Spanish football. Following a dynamic and high-profile panel at Securing Sport 2014 including Umberto Gandini (Vice President,…
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AFC Asian Cup Australia 2015 official ball unveiled at the Asian Cup Team Workshop in Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur, Oct 1, 2014: Asia’s most prestigious football competition is fast approaching as the 16th edition of the AFC Asian Cup is set to kick off when hosts Australia play Kuwait at the Melbourne Rectangular Stadium on January 9, 2015. With only a few months to go before Asia’s top 16 teams vie for…
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Media accreditation for the Official Draw for the FIFA Club World Cup on 11 October now open
September 29, 2014: The accreditation window for media wishing to cover the Official Draw for the FIFA Club World Cup Morocco 2014 presented by TOYOTA at the La Mamounia Hotel in Marrakech on Wednesday, 11 October is now open. The deadline for accreditation applications is 4 October 2014. Five of the seven teams who will…