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News briefsFIFA unveils 2026 World Cup schedule
FIFA has announced the schedule for the 2026 World Cup, set to be split between Mexico, the US and Canada. The final of one of the world’s largest sporting events will take place at New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium, which has beat out Dallas’ AT&T Stadium for the privilege in a ...
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News briefsThree bids for FIFA Women’s World Cup 2027
FIFA has confirmed three bids from member associations to host the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2027: two joint-bid submissions and one single-bid submission received from member associations representing three confederations. The bids include a joint submission from the Royal Belgian Football Association, the German Football Association and the Royal Netherlands ...
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News briefsEU court finds in favor of Super League
“The FIFA and UEFA rules on prior approval of interclub football competitions, such as the Super League, are contrary to EU law,” the Court of Justice of the European Union has ruled. FIFA and UEFA may not subject “any new interclub football project” to their prior approval or prohibit clubs ...
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ArticleWomen’s elite sport revenues to surpass $1bn for the first time in 2024
According to a new report by consulting firm Deloitte, women’s elite sports will generate global revenues of US$1.28 billion in 2024, surpassing the US$1 billion milestone for the first time. This total will also mark an increase of more than 300 percent from Deloitte’s previous valuation in 2021. These projections ...
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News briefsSaudi Arabia sole bidder for 2034 World Cup after Australia pulls out
Saudi Arabia has emerged as the sole bidder to host the men’s 2034 FIFA World Cup following Australia’s decision not to bid for that edition of the tournament. FIFA had set Oct. 31, 2023, as the deadline for federations in Oceania and Asia to formally declare interest in hosting the ...
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Infographics & DataFIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 in numbers
How many goals? How many fouls? How many sponsors? How much revenue? Our latest infographic has all the numbers from the FIFA Women’s World Cup ’23
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News briefsFIFA collaborates with TikTok for Women’s World Cup
FIFA is partnering with TikTok for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup (July 20-Aug. 20) in Australia and New Zealand. During the tournament, FIFA and TikTok will bring fans various content, including behind-the-scenes moments, team arrivals, live pre-match content, match highlights, player and coach reactions, and more. In addition, fans ...
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News briefsThe U.S. will host new and expanded FIFA Club World Cup 2025
The FIFA Council has unanimously appointed the U.S. as the host of the new and expanded 32-team FIFA Club World Cup that is due to take place in 2025. The decision took into consideration “the infrastructure and service requirements, as well as broader strategic objectives for the tournament,” said FIFA ...
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News briefsFIFA and WHO extend collaboration
FIFA and the World Health Organization (WHO) have agreed to extend their collaboration to promote health through football worldwide. FIFA president Gianni Infantino and WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus signed a four-year extension to the Memorandum of Understanding, which has been in place since 2019, during the 76th World Health ...
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News briefsCeferin re-elected as UEFA president
Aleksander Ceferin was re-elected as UEFA president by acclamation at the 47th Ordinary UEFA Congress, which was held in Lisbon on April 5. Ceferin, a 55-year-old Slovenian lawyer, will serve a further four-year term, his third as president of the continental sport governing body. Ceferin’s election did not come as ...
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News briefsFrance will invest up to €5 million to promote women’s football, adding to existing funds
Philippe Diallo, interim president of the French Football Federation (FFF), and Jean-Michel Aulas, member of the FFF executive committee and the owner of French football club Olympic Lyonnais, presented on April 13 a new plan to promote elite women’s football in the country. The budget that the FFF allocates to ...
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News briefsVolleyball emerges as the digital champion for 2022
The International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) has emerged as the leader among sports authorities in the 7th edition of the #SportOnSocial League Table, a social media performance benchmarking tool established every year by research, digital and creative agency Redtorch. FIVB ranked second last year when the top spot was occupied by ...
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News briefsInfantino re-elected as FIFA president
Gianni Infantino has been elected FIFA president for the third time overall and will thus remain in office for another four years. The vote was held by acclamation at the BK Arena in Kigali, the Rwandan capital, meaning delegates showed their approval by applauding. Infantino was the only candidate. The ...
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News briefsBrazil will bid to host the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup
Brazil has announced plans to bid for the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup, the nation’s Sports Ministry announced on March 7. The other contenders are currently South Africa and a joint bid by Belgium, Netherlands and Germany. Soccer executives in the U.S. recently said they are also considering a bid ...
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News briefsFIFA is reportedly considering taking over the Stade de France
According to French sports daily L’Equipe, FIFA is considering taking over the Stade de France after the football governing body’s president, Gianni Infantino, discussed the matter with France’s president Emmanuel Macron during a meeting in Paris last month, the report says. FIFA has, however, denied its interest in purchasing the ...
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News briefsFIFA Council approves 2022 annual report, highlights record revenues
The FIFA Council has approved the Annual Report 2022, which highlights the governing body’s record-breaking revenues of US$7.6 billion during the 2019-2022 cycle and the US$11 billion expected to be earned during the 2023-2026 period. The latest meeting of the FIFA Council was held via videoconference on Feb. 14. The ...
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News briefsJoint FIFA 2030 World Cup bid from Argentina, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay
During a ceremony at the Argentine Football Association (AFA) on Feb. 7, in the presence of Alejandro Dominguez, the president of the South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL), officials of Argentina, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay submitted a bid to jointly host the 2030 FIFA World Cup. It will be the event’s ...
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News briefsGerman Football Association’s charitable status revoked for 2014/15
The Frankfurt am Main tax office has retroactively revoked the non-profit status of the German Football Association (DFB) for 2014 and 2015. The DFB, which has just appointed a new director in the person of former football professional and 1990 World Champion Rudi Völler, is thus threatened with an additional ...
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ArticleInt'l Cricket Council tops social media ranking among sports federations
BCW Sports has released its “2022 International Sports Federations Social Media Ranking,” published annually since 2016.
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News briefsInfantino reportedly wants World Cup every three years
The FIFA’s president’s desire for more power, influence and revenue does not seem to stop after the World Cup in Qatar. According to an exclusive report by The Daily Mail, Gianni Infantino would like the FIFA World Cup to be held every three years instead of the current four. No ...
