Category: FOOTBALL
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New AFC Scholarship scheme supports five Asian candidates in the 20th edition of the FIFA Master
Kuala Lumpur, September 30, 2019: The five Asian candidates, who were selected to study at the world-renowned FIFA Master Programme 2019-2020 edition, have begun their once-in-a-lifetime journey, which made possible by the scholarship scheme between the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and the Centre International d’Etude du Sports (CIES). As beneficiaries of the AFC Solidarity Fund,…
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Faroe Islands to stage its first ever UEFA finals tournament
By Amelia Fisher Starzynski, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands, September 27, 2019: The Faroe Islands will host its first ever UEFA finals tournament with news that Europe’s football governing body has awarded the islands the honour of hosting the UEFA Women’s Under-17 Championships 2021. UEFA confirmed its decision at its Executive Committee meeting in Ljubljana this week.…
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Megan Rapinoe and Lionel Messi are The Best of 2019
Milan, Italy, September 24, 2019: This year’s The Best FIFA Football Awards™ ceremony took centre stage at Milan’s historic Teatro alla Scala this evening and crowned two household names as the players of the season: Megan Rapinoe Lionel Messi/Megan Rapinoe Lionel Messi. The Argentina and FC Barcelona star was recognised by FIFA as the player…
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Statement by the FIFA President on stadium ban for women in Iran
Zurich, September 19, 2019: I am hopeful that the Iranian Federation and the Iranian authorities were receptive to our repeated calls to address this unacceptable situation (stadium ban women Iran). I contacted them several times in the recent past and so has the FIFA administration. We have a delegation of FIFA members in Iran at…
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اسٹینڈرڈ چارٹرڈ اور کراچی یونائٹیڈ تیسرا یوتھ لیگ فٹبال ٹورنامنٹ منعقد کریں گے شہر کے 14 کمیونٹی سینٹرز پر 117 میچ کھیلے جا ئیں گے اور 1000 سے زائد لڑکے اور لڑکیاں حصہ لیں گے
کراچی،18ستمبر،2019 : اسٹینڈرڈ چارٹرڈ اور کراچی یونائٹیڈ تیسرا ”اسٹینڈرڈ چارٹرڈ کراچی یونائٹیڈ یوتھ لیگ فٹبال ٹورنامنٹ منعقد کریں گے۔ یہ ٹورنامنٹ اسٹینڈرڈ چارٹرڈ کے کمیونٹی سروس مینڈیٹ کے تحت کھیلا جائے گا جس کامقصد بچوں میں کھیلوں کو فروغ دینا ہے۔ یہ مسلسل تیسرا موقع ہے جب بینک اس لیگ کو اسپانسر کرے گا۔ ”اسٹینڈرڈ…
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FIFA Club World Cup Qatar 2019™ draw lines up path to global glory
Zurich, September 16, 2019: The path to the final of the FIFA Club World Cup Qatar 2019™ presented by Alibaba Cloud was set as FIFA Legend Michael Owen drew the seven contenders in Zurich. Fans will treat to a meeting between Asia and Africa in the quarter-finals, with Esperance Sportive de Tunis now set to…
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FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ Official Emblem revealed
Doha, Qatar, September 3, 2019: The Qatar 2022 Official Emblem of the 22nd edition of the FIFA World Cup™ was unveiled today as FIFA and host country Qatar reached another major milestone on the road to the world’s greatest football showpiece. The official unveiling took place in Qatar’s capital, Doha, at 20:22 local time (19:22…
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Bidding process for FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023™ continues with eight member associations
Zurich, September 3, 2019: Eight member associations have confirmed their participation in the bidding process for the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023, the first-ever edition of the tournament that will feature 32 teams. The member associations are: • Argentinian Football Association Football Federation Australia Brazilian Football Association Colombian Football Association Japan Football Association Korea Football…
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Finalists announced for The Best FIFA Football Awards™ 2019
Zurich, September 2, 2019: The finalists for The Best FIFA Football Awards™ 2019, world football’s premium awards event, have been announced in Milan, where the winners will be crowned at the Teatro alla Scala on 23 September 2019. This season’s nominees were revealed at a media event held at the San Siro stadium in the…
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Istanbul begins journey to host exceptional 2020 UEFA Champions League Final
By Amelia Fisher-Starzynski, Istanbul, Turkey, August 30, 2019: The road to Istanbul and the 2020 UEFA Champions League Final has officially begun following this season’s group stage draw in Monaco on Thursday – as the Turkish capital city prepares to stage an exceptional celebration for European football’s showpiece event. After a thrilling schedule of UEFA…