FIFA announces candidates for Best Women's Coach
Nov 03, 2016, at 06:14 pm
Zurich, Nov 3 (IBNS): FIFA recently announced the candidates for the Best Women's Coach, an official release said.
FIFA announces candidates for Best Men's Coach
Nov 03, 2016, at 06:09 pm
Zurich, Nov 3 (IBNS): FIFA on Wednesday announced the list of candidates for The Best Men's Coach, an official release said.
FIFA sanctions Bolivia for fielding ineligible player
Nov 02, 2016, at 03:49 pm
Zurich, Nov 2 (IBNS): The Bolivian Football Association (FBF) has been sanctioned for fielding an ineligible player in the preliminary competition matches for the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia, played between Bolivia and Peru on Sept 1, 2016, and between Chile and Bolivia on Sept 6, 2016, an official release stated.
The Best FIFA Football Awards to crown The Best of 2016
Nov 01, 2016, at 03:51 pm
Zurich, Nov 1 (IBNS): The Best FIFA Football Awards, the inaugural edition of the FIFA awards for football excellence, will be the definitive accolade to celebrate the greatest performers of 2016, an official release stated.
FIFA suspends Guatemalan Football Association
Oct 29, 2016, at 05:29 pm
Zurich, Oct 29 (IBNS): The Bureau of the FIFA Council has decided to suspend FEDEFUT (Guatemalan Football Association) with immediate effect for rejecting the extension of the normalisation committee’s mandate, an official release stated.
FIFA extends match manipulation sanction against Estonian player
Oct 28, 2016, at 04:23 pm
Zurich, Oct 28 (IBNS): FIFA on Thursday confirmed the worldwide extension of the sanction imposed on the Estonian player Aleksandr Dubõkin by the Disciplinary Committee of the Estonian Football Association (EFA) on July 23, 2015, relating to incidents of match manipulation that took place during several years, an official release stated.
Spanish FA sanctioned for international transfers of minors
Oct 26, 2016, at 05:24 pm
Zurich, Oct 26 (IBNS): The FIFA Disciplinary Committee has sanctioned the Spanish FA (Real Federación Española de Fútbol – RFEF) for breaches relating to the international transfer and registration of players under the age of 18, an official release stated.
FIFA opens tender process in Finland for the media rights to several tournaments
Oct 20, 2016, at 09:56 pm
Zurich, Oct 20 (IBNS): FIFA has opened an invitation to tender (“ITTâ€) in Finland for the media rights to the FIFA Confederations Cup Russia 2017, the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia, the FIFA Women’s World Cup France 2019 and the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar, an official release stated.
India placed 137th in latest FIFA rankings
Oct 20, 2016, at 08:19 pm
New Delhi, Oct 20 (IBNS): India moved to their best-ever FIFA Rankings since August 2010 when they jumped 11 places to move to 137 in the October rankings released on Thursday, an official release stated.
FIFA: Extension of sanctions imposed in connection with anti-doping violations
Oct 19, 2016, at 05:52 pm
Zurich, Oct 19 (IBNS): The chairman of the FIFA Disciplinary Committee has decided to extend sanctions imposed on two players from Malta and Cuba for anti-doping rule violations to have worldwide effect, an official release stated.
FIFA opens tender process for UK media rights of FIFA Women’s World Cup France 2019
Oct 11, 2016, at 04:12 am
Zurich, Oct 10 (IBNS): FIFA has opened an invitation to tender (“ITTâ€) for the United Kingdom (UK) media rights of the FIFA Women’s World Cup France 2019, an official release stated.
Several football associations sanctioned after discriminatory and unsporting conduct of fans
Oct 05, 2016, at 02:22 am
Zurich, Oct 4 (IBNS): FIFA on Tuesday confirmed sanctions imposed on several football associations for the discriminatory and unsporting conduct of fans during recent 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches.
Official Emblem launched for FIFA U-17 World Cup India 2017
Sep 29, 2016, at 06:56 pm
Zurich, Sept 29 (IBNS): The Local Organising Committee (LOC) of the FIFA U-17 World Cup India 2017 unveiled the Official Emblem for what will be the country’s first international football event.
FIFA appoints PwC as new auditors
Sep 19, 2016, at 03:25 am
Zurich, Sept 18 (IBNS): The Bureau of the FIFA Council has appointed PwC Switzerland as the new statutory auditors of FIFA, according to an official release.
Edward Hanover appointed FIFA Chief Compliance Officer
Sep 18, 2016, at 01:41 am
Zurich, Sept 17 (IBNS): FIFA has announced that Edward Hanover, an experienced international compliance executive, has been appointed as the organisation’s Chief Compliance Officer.
FIFA Club World Cup: Official draw to take place on Sept 21
Sep 16, 2016, at 09:16 pm
Zurich, Sept 16 (IBNS): The Official Draw of the FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2016 presented by Alibaba E-Auto will take place on Wednesday, Sept 21, 11.00 local time (CET), at the Home of FIFA in Zurich, an official release confirmed.
FIFA rejects appeals of Atlético de Madrid and Real Madrid in relation to transfers of minors
Sep 10, 2016, at 05:39 pm
Zurich, Sept 10 (IBNS): The FIFA Appeal Committee has decided to reject the appeals lodged by Spanish clubs Atlético de Madrid and Real Madrid and to confirm in their entirety the decisions rendered by the FIFA Disciplinary Committee in the respective cases relating to the protection of minors, an official release said.
Compensation Sub-Committee agrees compensation of FIFA President and Secretary General
Sep 02, 2016, at 05:01 pm
Zurich, Sept 2 (IBNS): The FIFA Compensation Sub-Committee and the FIFA President have agreed that the FIFA President’s gross basic salary will be CHF 1.5 million per year plus benefits, an official release said.
Probe: FIFA President Gianni Infantino cleared
Aug 06, 2016, at 01:35 am
Zurich, Aug 5 (IBNS): Giving relief to FIFA President Gianni Infantino, he has been cleared of wrongdoing after a probe into his expense,recruitment and alleged sacking of whistleblowers.
FIFA extends match-manipulation sanction against vice-president of Equatorial Guinea FA
Jul 27, 2016, at 12:13 am
Zurich, July 26 (IBNS): FIFA on Monday confirmed the worldwide extension of the two-year ban that was imposed on the vice-president of the Equatorial Guinea FA, Gustavo Ndong Edu, by the CAF Disciplinary Board on July 9, 2016, for attempts to offer money to the match officials of the Africa Women’s Cup of Nations qualifier between Equatorial Guinea and Mali on April 10, 2016, an official release stated.
Alfa-Bank unveiled as first-ever Regional Supporter for the FIFA World Cup
Jul 19, 2016, at 05:13 pm
Zurich, July 19 (IBNS): Russia’s Alfa-Bank was announced as the first FIFA World Cup Regional Supporter during an event in Moscow on Monday, marking an important milestone in FIFA’s commercial strategy, an official release said.
FIFA announces Club World Cup schedule
Jul 16, 2016, at 05:25 pm
Zurich, July 16 (IBNS): Football's highest governing body, FIFA on Friday announced the schedule for the upcoming Club World Cup matches.
FIFA kick-starts overhauled development programme
Jul 14, 2016, at 06:21 pm
Zurich, July 14 (IBNS): The FIFA Development Committee, chaired by FIFA vice-president and AFC President Shaikh Salman Bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa, met in Zurich on Wednesday and started putting in motionForward, FIFA’s overhauled development programme approved by the FIFA Congress in May 2016, an official release stated. The meeting took place in the presence of the chairman of FIFA’s Audit and Compliance Committee, Tomaž Vesel.
Jul 09, 2016, at 05:43 pm
Zurich, July 9 (IBNS): The Bureau of the FIFA Council on Wednesday appointed Tomaž Vesel of Slovenia as the independent chairperson of FIFA’s Audit and Compliance Committee until the 67th FIFA Congress, with immediate effect, an official release said.
FIFA reduces Jérôme Valcke and Chung Mong-joon's ban by 2 and 1 year respectively
Jul 06, 2016, at 06:00 pm
Zurich, July 6 (IBNS): The FIFA Appeal Committee, chaired by Larry Mussenden (Bermuda), has partially confirmed the decisions taken by the adjudicatory chamber of the independent Ethics Committee regarding Jérôme Valcke, whose ban has been reduced from 12 to ten years, and Chung Mong-joon, whose ban has been reduced from six to five years, an official release said.
FIFA: Normalisation committee appointed for the Argentine FA
Jun 25, 2016, at 06:01 pm
Zurich, Jun 25 (IBNS): The Bureau of the FIFA Council on Friday decided to appoint a normalisation committee for the Argentine Football Association (AFA) in accordance with art. 8 par. 2 of the FIFA Statutes, according to an official release.
FIFA U-20 World Cup Korea Republic 2017: Official Emblem, Slogan and Look unveiled
Jun 17, 2016, at 05:11 pm
Zurich, Jun 17 (IBNS): The Official Emblem and Slogan of the FIFA U-20 World Cup Korea Republic 2017 were unveiled on Thursday, during a festive event at KT Square in Seoul, an official release said.
Jun 05, 2016, at 10:25 pm
Zurich, Jun 5 (IBNS): The attorneys conducting the internal investigation into wrongdoing at FIFA, Quinn Emanuel, on Friday released information regarding details on contracts and compensation for a small group of former FIFA officials, an official release said.
FIFA 11 for Health programme announced for Papua New Guinea
May 25, 2016, at 07:02 pm
Zurich, May 25 (IBNS) The “FIFA 11 for Health†programme, which improves children’s knowledge, attitudes and behaviour with regard to disease and lifestyle, will be rolled out in July in Port Moresby, the Host City of the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup, an official release said.
Fatma Samba Diouf Samoura appointed FIFA Secretary General
May 14, 2016, at 02:55 pm
Zurich, May 14 (IBNS) The FIFA Council has appointed Fatma Samba Diouf Samoura of Senegal as FIFA Secretary General (SG).