Category: FOOTBALL

  • Club World Cup welcome tour kicks off in Yokohama

    Zurich, Oct 19, 2013: The Welcome Tour for the FIFA Club World Cup presented by TOYOTA will start on (today) 20 October in Yokohama, the city where the trophy was handed over to current champions Corinthians of Brazil in 2012. Over the coming weeks, the trophy will travel around the world, a trip that will…

  • Media accreditation window for ACL Final

    Kuala Lumpur, Oct 17, 2013: ACL final, The media accreditation window for the AFC Champions League 2013 Final second leg is now open. The accreditation window will close on November 3, 2013. The second leg of the final between China’s Guangzhou Evergrande and Korea Republic’s FC Seoul will be played in Guangzhou on November 9,…

  • Zimbabwean player suspended for prohibited

    Zurich, Oct 15, 2013: Substance, The FIFA Disciplinary Committee decided on 10 October to sanction the Zimbabwean international player Chafa Devon Taitamba, who had been provisionally suspended in August for an anti-doping rule violation following a doping control conducted after the match of the preliminary competition of the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™ played in…

  • GoalControl confirmed as GLT provider

    Zurich, Oct 11, 2013: Following the successful implementation of goal-line technology (GLT) at the FIFA Confederations Cup Brazil 2013, FIFA can confirm that GoalControl GmbH will be the official GLT provider for the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™. The Germany-based company won a tender process in April that incorporated both tournaments, but with confirmation for…

  • Tickets for Brazil 2014 in heavy demand

    Zurich, Oct 11, 2013: heavy demand, A total of 6,164,682 requests for tickets for the 2014 FIFA World Cup had been received when the initial application period ended at 12.00 CET/07.00 BRA on Thursday 10 October 2013, of which 70.86 per cent were from Brazil, with the remaining 29.14 per cent from the rest of…

  • AFC cautions Iraq over government interference

    Malaysia, Oct 10, 2013: AFC has asked for an explanation from the Iraq Football Association on the influence of its government on deciding the national team’s participation in the next Gulf Cup. According to reports, the heads of football associations who participate in the Gulf Cup, have unanimously decided to shift venue from the Iraqi…

  • Media accreditation ACL Final 1st leg

    Malaysia, Oct 10, 2013: Dear media representative, the media accreditation window for the AFC Champions League 2013 first leg is now open. The accreditation window will close on October 21, 2013. The first leg of the final between Korea Republic’s FC Seoul and China’s Guangzhou Evergrande will be played in Seoul on October 26, 2013.…

  • Spanish Football League appoints the ICSS

    London – England, Oct 9, 2013: League, The Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional (LFP) of Spain and the International Centre for Sport Security (ICSS) have today announced a partnership agreement across areas of sport integrity with a specific focus on issues of match fixing. The agreement is part of the LFP’s aims to further strengthen…

  • Japan defend Women’s U-16 Championship title

    Nanjing, Oct 6, 2013: Defender Kim Jong-sim missed from the spot as Japan successfully defended their title by beating DPR Korea 6-5 in the final of the AFC Women’s U-16 Championship which was decided by the penalty shootout. Earlier the match was locked at 1-1 during the regulation time and was subsequently decided by the…

  • Palestine football & launches consultation process

    Zurich, Oct 4, 2013: Chaired by FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter, the FIFA Executive Committee held its third meeting of the year at the Home of FIFA in Zurich on 3 and 4 October. The FIFA President opened the meeting by outlining a historic moment: for the first time in the history of FIFA, three…