Category: FOOTBALL
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2014 FIFA World Cup™ Sustainability Strategy
1. Sustainability Strategy, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) at FIFA Sustainability Strategy, Football is played by millions of people around the world. As the guardian of the game, FIFA – with its 209 member associations – has a responsibility that goes beyond organising the FIFA World Cup™ and developing the game. FIFA sees it as its…
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Sustainability strategy presented at Rio+20
June 19, 2012: Sustainability strategy, FIFA and the Local Organising Committee (LOC) teamed up with the Brazilian government at Rio+20, the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, today (19 June 2012) to present their strategy to stage the 2014 FIFA World Cup™ in a sustainable way. As one of the largest sports events in the…
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The women’s role in the largest road building
Brazil (FIFA News) June 18, 2012: Mangue, They are in charge of cleaning procedures, coffee making, security/safety measures and managerial tasks. They are also engineers and some work as welders, painters and carpenters What only a few years ago was seen as unusual or incompatible with female tasks is becoming a growing trend. Women have…
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SMB Fatima Jinnah Girls High School lifts trophy
Karachi – Pakistan, June 18, 2012: The colorful ceremony of the final competition of “Karachi 7-A side Girls Youth Football School Championship” concluded in Karachi on Monday. SMB Fatima Jinnah Girls High School lifted the Karachi 7-A Side Girls Youth School Football Championship trophy after edging out Agha Khan Girls High School Karadar, Karachi in…
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Seminar on Football Activity at District-Province Level for KPK
Peshawar – Pakistan, June 14, 2012: Football Activity, Since 2004 Pakistan Football Federation (PFF), under the dynamic leadership of Makhdoom Syed Faisal Saleh Hayat, had been carrying out all football activities centrally based upon PFF Annual Calendar. Resultantly, PFF was able to carry out 30 times more activities in last 8 Years as compared to…
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UEFA statement on Warsaw incidents
Lausanne-Switzerland, June 13, 2012: UEFA condemns the isolated incidents that occurred yesterday in Warsaw prior to and after the Poland-Russia match, when some groups of known troublemakers pelted the police with missiles and attacked fans irrespective of the team they were supporting. Those arrested and charged will have to be dealt with by the relevant…
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AFC has appointed Khurram Shahzad as FIFA Referee
Lahore, Pakistan, June 13, 2012: Pakistan is highly honoured as Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has appointed Khurram Shahzad as FIFA Referee to officiate the AFC U22 Championship 2013 Qualifiers-Group D from 16th June to 24th June 2012 being held at Kathmandu, Nepal. According to the press release issued here by Pakistan Football Federation (PFF), AFC…
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Pakistan U-22 football team left for Bahrain
Lahore-Pakistan, June 10, 2012: Pakistan U-22 football team is leaving for Bahrain on Monday, June 11, 2012 through GF 765 at 0715 Hours PST from Allama Iqbal International Airport, Lahore to take part in three matches friendly series against Bahrain to start their final preparatory phase ahead of the AFC Under-22 Asian Championship-2013 Qualifiers Group…
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Group standings and schedule of the Euro 2012
Lausanne-Switzerland, June 8, 2012: Please find below Group standings and schedule of the Euro 2012. (By: UEFA/FAME & Image © Getty Images) Group A – Standings Teams P W D L F A Pts Russia 1 1 0 0 4 1 3 Greece 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 Poland 1 0 1 0…
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The History of UEFA European Football Championships
European Football Championships, The idea of Henri Delaunay – the first general secretary of UEFA – to create a competition for national teams became a reality in 1960, when the first UEFA European Football Championship was held in France. The first European Nations’ Cup – as the competition used to be called – took place…