Following issues of unpaid allowances, the world football body FIFA has announced its plan to pay prize money directly into the players’ accounts of the winners of the ongoing women’s World Cup in Australia/New Zealand. FIFA Secretary-General, Fatma Samoura, confirmed this in a viral video on social media saying the policy change is due to
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…the Winger has found it hard to make an impact at Chelsea Chelsea winger, Hakim Ziyech has refused to rule out any possibility of leaving the club in the January transfer window. Ziyech has found it hard to make an impact at Chelsea since joining the west London club from Ajax in 2020. The Morocco
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…says the team will not get involved in protest against FIFA over the ban on OneLove Switzerland captain, Granit Xhaka has insisted that his team will not get involved in any form of protest against FIFA over the ban on OneLove captain armband in Qatar. The Arsenal midfielder said that Switzerland will rather focus on
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…Priestman confessed that the Super Falcons will be a tough nut to crack for her side After drawing Nigeria in the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup, the Canadian national women’s coach has expressed deep respect for Super Falcons. The draw ceremony was held at the Tâmaki Makaurau, Auckland on Saturday morning. The Olympic champions and the
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‘Brazil (1st, -) will embark on their bid to win a sixth world title as Ranking leaders’ ZURICH, Switzerland, Some 172 international matches were played in September; Brazil increases their lead at the top of the FIFA /Coca-Cola World Ranking; Last international break before Qatar 2022. A total of 53 UEFA Nations League matches and
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Former Nigeria junior international Orji Okonkwo has had his four-year ban for doping violation by the Italian National Anti-Doping Tribunal extended worldwide by world football governing body, FIFA. A statement by Ademola Olajire, Director of Coommuncations at the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) on Saturday said FIFA’s verdict was contained in its ruling on the case
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The diploma is in line with FIFA’s objective of sharing knowledge and creating a more balanced football ecosystem ZURICH: Forty participants, including executives from across the world and football greats Carli Lloyd, Tim Cahill, Fernandinho, John Terry and Juan Mata, join programme; Diploma to include modules on leadership and management as well as sporting strategy
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The Nigerian football administrator is among the six African leaders that will represent the continent on the Fifa Executive Council The President of the Nigerian Football Federation Amaju Pinnick has been elected into the Fifa Council after a landslide victory. Pinnick defeated Malawian FA president Walter Nyamilandu by 43 votes to eight during the Caf
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FIFA has canceled the Under-17 and Under-20 World Cups scheduled for next year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The news comes after the postponement of the Olympic Games and other global sporting tournaments. In a statement released, FIFA said the 2021 edition of both tournaments will be cancelled, and the next edition will be held
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The African football governing body boss has been found guilty of some unethical procedures Fifa’s Independent Ethics Committee has handed the president of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), Ahmad Ahmad, a five-year ban from all football-related activities. In addition to the sanction, the Madagascan administrator was punished with a fine of 200,000 Swiss Franc.
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Former Football Association chairman Greg Clarke resigned from his role as a FIFA vice-president on Thursday, two days after he left the FA over a series of offensive remarks. Clarke quit his role at the English governing body on Tuesday after making a series of “unacceptable” comments to a committee of lawmakers, including referring to
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FIFA president Gianni Infantino has tested positive for COVID-19, global football’s governing body said on Tuesday. Infantino, who is 50 years old, has reported mild symptoms, is in self-isolation and will quarantine for at least 10 days, FIFA added in a statement. “All people who came into contact with the FIFA President during the last
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It has been reported that Nigeria moved to 29th position as the FIFA World Rankings returned on Thursday after six months. The global order of national team’s seedings, updated monthly, had been halted since March following the outbreak of coronavirus, which disrupted the international match calendar. However, with games returning for the first time earlier
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Barcelona striker, Lionel Messi has been unveiled as the highest-rated player in FIFA 21 Ultimate Team ahead of the game’s release date in October. The 33-year-old Argentine superstar was awarded a 93 rating ahead of his arch-rival Cristiano Ronaldo and Robert Lewandowski. Ronaldo was awarded 92 while Lewandowski was rated 91. Here is the FIFA
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Chelsea legend, Didier Drogba’s hopes of becoming the next president of the Ivory Coast Football Federation has been given a new lifeline after football’s governing body, FIFA on Friday August 28th requested the suspension of the Ivory coast Football federation’s election after the body disqualified the former Chelsea striker from the elections. FIF’s threw away
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