Tag: FIFA President
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FIFA President supports African football’s restart in Cameroon
YAOUNDE, Cameroon, January 18, 2021: FIFA President Gianni Infantino concluded a two-day trip to Cameroon, where he has met with dignitaries of the country and key officials from the Confederation of African Football (CAF) and the Cameroonian Football Association (Fecafoot). The trip coincided with the start of the African Nations Championship (CHAN), which is being…
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ICSS Statement on media reports regarding provisional suspension of FIFA President
By Will Shand, Oct 9, 2015: Chris Eaton, Executive Director of Sport Integrity at the International Centre for Sport Security (ICSS) has released the following statement: “If media reports are correct, the decision to provisionally suspend the FIFA President is a significant move by the FIFA Ethics Committee and represents a defining moment for world…
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FIFA and Visa extend relationship until 2022
Zurich, Jan 14, 2014: FIFA and Visa, the leading global electronic payments company, today announced the extension of their relationship until 2022. As a top-level FIFA Partner, this extension secures Visa’s global marketing rights and product category exclusivity for the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™, the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar™ and more than 40…
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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…
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Task Force discusses education and implementation
Zurich, Sept 12, 2013: The FIFA Task Force against Racism and Discrimination, chaired by FIFA Vice-President and CONCACAF President Jeffrey Webb, held its second meeting at the Home of FIFA in Zurich today, 12 September 2013. During the session, discussions focused on actions to be implemented following the landmark resolution on the fight against racism…
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Football Associations of Israel and Palestine
Zurich, Sept 3, 2013: The FIFA Task Force Israel-Palestine, comprising representatives from FIFA, the Israel Football Association (IFA) and the Palestinian Football Association (PFA) as well as the respective confederations of both associations, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and the European Football Confederation (UEFA), held its first meeting today at the Home of FIFA in…
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Shaikh Salman welcomes FIFA Task Force outcome
Zurich, Sept 3, 2013: AFC President Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa has welcomed the outcome of the newly-created FIFA Task Force for improving situation of football in Palestine and hoped that it will help in the free movement of footballers, match officials and equipment to and from the West Asian country. “I believe the…
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World Cup™ to be played in 11 Host Cities
Sept 29, 2012: Eleven Host Cities and twelve stadiums have been selected to host the 64 matches of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™. This was announced today, 29 September 2012, at a ceremony with Russian Minister of Sport and chairman of the Russia 2018 Local Organising Committee (LOC), Vitaly Mutko, and FIFA President Joseph…
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FIFA Congress fully backs reform process
Budapest-Hungary, May 25, 2012: South Sudan, Chaired by FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter, the FIFA Congress, which convened today in Budapest (Hungary) for its 62nd edition, gave its full support to the current reform process of football’s world governing body and to its continuation until the 2013 Congress according to the established road map. At…
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FIFA ExCo makes reform progress and Audit and Compliance Committee
Zurich-Switzerland, May 23, 2012: Compliance, Chaired by FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter, the FIFA Executive Committee convened in Budapest ahead of the 62nd FIFA Congress to be held in Hungary’s capital on 24 and 25 May. Regarding the governance reform road map, the Executive Committee took another major step with the appointment of Mr Domenico…