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World Cup Player-Release Payments Increased By Fifa
28 Mar

World Cup Player-Release Payments Increased By Fifa

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Fifa has increased its payments to clubs for the release of players for each of the next two men’s World Cups to £298.74m ($355m). For the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, clubs received a combined £170.58m ($209m). The move is the central component of a new Memorandum of Understanding between Fifa and the European Clubs’ Association, which will run to 2030. The next men’s World Cup, hosted by the United States, Canada and Mexico, takes place in June and July 2026. Fifa president Gianni Infantino and Uefa counterpart Aleksander Ceferin were present at the ECA general assembly in Budapest for…
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FIFA To Expand 2026 World Cup To 48 Teams
15 Mar

FIFA To Expand 2026 World Cup To 48 Teams

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The 2026 World Cup will be the first ever to feature 48 teams following a meeting by the FIFA Council in Kigali, Rwanda, on Tuesday. The tournament will be jointly hosted by the United States, Canada and Mexico and will feature 104 games. The Guardian reports that the FIFA Council is expected to approve the new format at their meeting in Kigali today. The new format of the World Cup will see 12 groups of four teams, which is a departure from the initially proposed 16 groups of three teams. The winners and runners-up of each group will automatically progress…
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Bounou, Courtois And Martinez Make Final Three For FIFA Men’s Goalkeeper Of The Year
09 Feb

Bounou, Courtois And Martinez Make Final Three For FIFA Men’s Goalkeeper Of The Year

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FIFA has announced the finalists for The Best FIFA Women’s Goalkeeper and The Best FIFA Men’s Goalkeeper awards for the 2022 edition of The Best FIFA Football Awards. The annual awards seek to award individuals who performed to the maximum best in the year under review. Ahead of the event, FIFA has narrowed down the nominees for the Best Goalkeeper of the Year in the Women and Men’s category to three. The final three nominees for The Best FIFA Women’s Goalkeeper are (in alphabetical order): Ann-Katrin Berger (Germany / Chelsea FC Women) Mary Earps (England / Manchester United WFC) Christiane…
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Bounou, Courtois And Martinez Make Final Three For FIFA Men’s Goalkeeper Of The Year
09 Feb

Bounou, Courtois And Martinez Make Final Three For FIFA Men’s Goalkeeper Of The Year

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FIFA has announced the finalists for The Best FIFA Women’s Goalkeeper and The Best FIFA Men’s Goalkeeper awards for the 2022 edition of The Best FIFA Football Awards. The annual awards seek to award individuals who performed to the maximum best in the year under review. Ahead of the event, FIFA has narrowed down the nominees for the Best Goalkeeper of the Year in the Women and Men’s category to three. The final three nominees for The Best FIFA Women’s Goalkeeper are (in alphabetical order): Ann-Katrin Berger (Germany / Chelsea FC Women) Mary Earps (England / Manchester United WFC) Christiane…
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We Want To Make VAR Interventions More Understandable For Spectators – Pierluigi Collina
07 Feb

We Want To Make VAR Interventions More Understandable For Spectators – Pierluigi Collina

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Whether a game of football is played at the FIFA World Cup, or on a park pitch anywhere in the world, the Laws of the Game are universal. How are they determined, and who decides them? The IFAB (International Football Association Board) is the independent guardian of the Laws of the Game and the only body authorised to decide and agree changes to the Laws of the Game. Listening to the football community, their goal is to improve and develop the game for players, match officials and fans while protecting and strengthening the spirit and simplicity of football. At its…
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31 Jan

Pay Toure Over ¢100k Within 45 Days Or Face Transfer Ban – FIFA Orders Medeama

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World football governing body, FIFA, has ordered Ghana Premier League club, Medeama SC to pay former player, Ahmed Toure, over GHC 100,000 for breach of contract, Joy Sports has gathered. Part of that money, per a FIFA document available to Joy Sports, dated January 30, 2023, passed on January 25, 2023, by sole judge, Dana Al-Noaimi, said is outstanding remuneration which totalled GHC 60,900 while the remainder, GHC 40,600 is compensation for a breach of contract. Medeama must complete full payment within 45 days or face sanctions from registering players locally and internationally. “Pursuant to art. 24 of the Regulations on…
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Qatar 2022: FIFA Fines, Bans 4 Uruguay Players After Unruly Scenes Following Ghana Win
28 Jan

Qatar 2022: FIFA Fines, Bans 4 Uruguay Players After Unruly Scenes Following Ghana Win

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World football governing body FIFA has banned four Uruguay players for aggressively confronting match officials when the team was eliminated from the 2022 World Cup in Qatar despite defeating Ghana 2-0. Uruguay players Fernando Muslera and José María Giménez for four games each while veterans Edinson Cavani and Diego Godín will also serve one-game bans, FIFA said in a disciplinary verdict. The players must all carry out community service on a soccer project. Gimenez and Muslera will pay fines of 20,000 Swiss francs ($21,600) each while Cavani and Godin will pay fines of 15,000 Swiss francs each, FIFA said. Additionally,…
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World Cup 2022: Fifa ‘Deeply Saddened’ After Migrant Worker Death
08 Dec

World Cup 2022: Fifa ‘Deeply Saddened’ After Migrant Worker Death

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Fifa says it is “deeply saddened” following the death of a migrant worker at a World Cup facility in Qatar. The Filipino national fell to his death while carrying out repairs at a resort used as a training base by the Saudi Arabian team, The Athletic reported. The tournament’s supreme committee said the worker was “not working under its remit” and the incident took place “on property not under its jurisdiction”. The matter is now being investigated by the Qatari authorities. Fifa said it had been made aware of an accident and was in touch with the local authorities to…
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FIFA Are Considering Introducing Penalty Shootouts in the Group Stage of the 2026 World Cup
01 Dec

FIFA Are Considering Introducing Penalty Shootouts in the Group Stage of the 2026 World Cup

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FIFA are considering introducing penalty shoot-outs to the World Cup group stages, with successful teams potentially earning bonus points at the end of tied games at the 2026 tournament. The Athletic has reported that the decision to implement shootouts - either before kick-off or at full-time - in tied group stage matches in 2026 is being discussed. In four years time the World Cup will be held across the north American continent, with matches set to take place in each of the USA, Canada and Mexico in a trilateral tournament. As a result there will be an extra knockout round following…
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Gianni Infantino Set To Win Another Term As FIFA President After No Rival Came Forward To Challenge Him
18 Nov

Gianni Infantino Set To Win Another Term As FIFA President After No Rival Came Forward To Challenge Him

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Gianni Infantino is set to win a new term as FIFA President after securing the support of 200 nations. The Swiss-Italian was elected president of world football's governing body in 2016 but his tenure is now in line to be extended after he stood unopposed in the leadership race and was backed by 200 out of 209 member associations. It is understood 52 European nations supported Infantino extending his term in charge, interesting because of tensions between himself and UEFA president Aleksandr Ceferin. Infantino new term at the FIFA helm is expected to be ratified at the 73rd FIFA Congress in…
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