Tag: FIFA
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FIFA World Cup ambassadors unveil Official Poster
Rio de Janeiro – Brazil, Jan 30, 2013: In their first official mission, the newly appointed ambassadors of the 2014 FIFA World Cup™ today (30 January 2013) unveiled the tournament’s Official Poster at a media briefing in Rio de Janeiro. Four FIFA World Cup winners, Amarildo, Carlos Alberto Torres, Bebeto and Ronaldo, as well as…
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Media accreditation for the FIFA Confederations Cup
Zurich – Switzerland, Jan 23, 2013: The media accreditation process for the FIFA Confederations Cup Brazil 2013 is now open via the FIFA Media Channel. The deadline is 25 January 2013. The FIFA Confederations Cup will be played in Belo Horizonte, Brasília, Fortaleza, Rio de Janeiro, Recife and Salvador from 15-30 June 2013. Approval to…
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Note to media regarding the 63rd FIFA Congress
Zurich – Switzerland, Jan 17, 2013: This year’s FIFA Congress is taking place in Mauritius on 30 and 31 May 2013. For planning purposes, we would like to know how many media representatives would like to cover the event on-site. Once we have the number of international media who will join us, we are in…
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Orange AFCON 2013 Tickets Fast Selling Out
Cairo – Egypt, Jan 13, 2013: The 29th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations South Africa 2013 is only 6 days away and public interest has soared leading to a total sell-out of Category 1 and Category 2 tickets for the Opening Games on 19 January 2013 which kicks off at the National Stadium…
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Messi, Wambach, Bosque, Sundhage triumph
Zurich – Switzerland, Jan 08, 2013: Argentina’s Lionel Messi collected a record-breaking fourth consecutive title of best player in the world when he was awarded the FIFA Ballon d’Or, while US player Abby Wambach claimed her first FIFA Women’s World Player of the Year award at the FIFA Ballon d’Or Gala held at the Zurich…
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3 nominees for the FIFA Fair Play Award
Zurich – Switzerland, Dec 21: FIFA today announced the three nominees for the FIFA Fair Play Award 2012. In alphabetical order, the contenders are: The Guatemalan Football Federation (GFF), for giving a clear signal that unfair behaviour and match-fixing will not be tolerated in football. The GFF thoroughly investigated three national team players charged with…
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Mohamed Bin Hammam resigns from football
Zurich – Switzerland, Dec 17: Mohamed Bin Hammam, FIFA Executive Committee member and AFC President, has resigned from all his positions in football with immediate effect and will never be active in organised football again. This result from a resignation letter of Bin Hammam addressed to FIFA and AFC dated on 15 December 2012. In…
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Corinthians join elite group of badge-wearers
Zurich – Switzerland, Dec 17: Newly-crowned FIFA Club World Cup Champions Corinthians are the latest member of the exclusive group of football teams who have the honour of wearing the FIFA World Champions Badge. A symbolic handover of the badge was made to coach Tite by FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter following the South American…
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Official Emblem for Canada 2015 unveiled
Vancouver – Canada: The Official Emblem for the FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada 2015™ was unveiled across Canada and around the world via a live event in Vancouver on Friday, 14 December 2012. The event, hosted by the Canadian Soccer Association, was broadcast on national television by FIFA Media Rights Licensee TSN, with corresponding live…
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Media accreditation FIFA Confederations Cup
Zurich – Switzerland, Dec 03: FIFA is pleased to announce that the media accreditation process for the FIFA Confederations Cup Brazil 2013 is now open via the FIFA Media Channel. The deadline is 25 January 2013. The FIFA Confederations Cup will be played in Belo Horizonte, Brasília, Fortaleza, Rio de Janeiro, Recife and Salvador from…