Category: FOOTBALL
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Football Federation Australia and Professional Footballers Australia: Historic CBA closes football’s gender pay gap
By Amelia Fisher-Starzynski, Sydney, Australia, Nov 06, 2019: Football Federation Australia (FFA) and Professional Footballers Australia (PFA) have struck a new landmark Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) that closes the pay gap between Australia’s National Teams, the Caltex Socceroos and the Westfield Matildas. The new, four-year CBA will see the Caltex Socceroos and Westfield Matildas receive…
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World Soccer Star Legends to face off local talent in Karachi at Rahat Stadium, World Soccer Stars Versus FC Karachi
Karachi, Nov 2, 2019: Pakistan’s most awaited soccer exhibition tour ‘World Soccer Stars’ is confirmed for 9th and 10th November 2019 (Soccer Stars Versus FC). The WSS legends are all set to play an exhibition match in Karachi on the 9th of November versus the FC Karachi football club at Rahat Stadium, DHA. The exhibition…
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AIA appoints Dugout to increase viewership of content created with Tottenham Hotspur FC
By Daniel Rollinson, London, UK, October 29, 2019: AIA Group Limited – the largest independent publicly listed pan-Asian life insurance group and Global Principal Partner of Tottenham Hotspur Football Club – has appointed global media platform Dugout to conduct an international marketing campaign and help maximise the impact of its football activity across social media…
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FIFA U-17 World Cup™: educating players for life
Zurich, Oct 25, 2019: Before the ball starts rolling on Saturday at the 18th edition of the FIFA U-17 World Cup™, FIFA has taken the opportunity to hold interactive sessions for all participating member associations in order to brief them on match manipulation and betting prevention while strengthening their capacity to recognise, resist and report…
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World Soccer Stars tour of Pakistan returns in November 2019
Karachi, Pakistan, Oct 25, 2019: Pakistan’s most awaited soccer exhibition tour ‘World Soccer Stars’ is confirmed for 9th and 10th November 2019. The star-studded line up featuring Ricardo Kaka (Brazil), Luis Figo, (Portugal), Carles Puyol (Spain) and Nicolas Anelka (France) will see legends lock horns in a showcase exhibition tour featuring players from within Pakistan.…
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FIFA Council unanimously appoints China PR as hosts of new Club World Cup in 2021
Shanghai, Oct 24, 2019: The FIFA Council convened today in Shanghai and voted on a number of key steps for the future of international tournaments, including a unanimous decision to appoint China PR as the host of the first edition of the new FIFA Club World Cup in 2021. The tournament will play between June…
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AFC Cup 2019 final to be played in Shanghai
Kuala Lumpur, Oct 22, 2019: The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has decided today that the AFC Cup 2019 final between DPR Korea’s 4.25 SC and Al Ahed from Lebanon, scheduled to take place on November 2, 2019 in Pyongyang will now be played in Shanghai. Due to the existing sanctions in place affecting DPR Korea,…
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FIFA Women’s World Cup 2019™ watched by more than 1 billion
Zurich, October 18, 2019: FIFA has published the key findings of a comprehensive audit of the final audience data for the FIFA Women’s World Cup France 2019™. A combined 1.12 billion viewers tuned into official broadcast coverage of the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2019 across all platforms – a record audience for the competition. Linear…
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Official Emblem for FIFA Club World Cup Qatar 2019™ revealed as excitement builds for the start of ticket sales
Zurich, October 18, 2019: With just over 50 days to go until kick-off, the countdown is well and truly on for the upcoming FIFA Club World Cup Qatar 2019™ presented by Alibaba Cloud (Emblem FIFA Club World). The Official Emblem (Emblem FIFA Club World) unveiled today embodies the pinnacle of global club football while highlighting…
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Education City Stadium to host FIFA Club World Cup Qatar 2019™ final
Zurich, September 30, 2019: A striking, brand-new 40,000-seater (Education City Stadium) that will also be a FIFA World Cup™ venue in three years’ time will host the third-place play-off and final at the FIFA Club World Cup Qatar 2019™ presented by Alibaba Cloud. Besides seeing one of the seven contenders lift the trophy and staging…