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News briefsFIFA confirms creation of 32-team Club World Cup from 2025
FIFA president Gianni Infantino has confirmed the introduction of a new quadrennial men’s Club World Cup that will kick off in 2025. The tournament will feature 32 top teams from across the globe, up from the original 24-team scheme that was planned for 2021, canceled due to the Covid-19 pandemic. ...
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News briefsQatar looking to host 2036 Olympics
Qatar is reportedly ready to bid once again to stage the Olympic Games in 2036, despite having failed in the past, according to multiple press sources. Qatar is currently hosting the FIFA World Cup, the first to take place in the Middle East and in a northern hemisphere winter. FIFA ...
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News briefsInfantino to remain FIFA president for four more years, delivers bizarre speech in Qatar
Gianni Infantino has emerged as the only candidate for the next election in March and is therefore set to head FIFA for another four-year term beyond the 2026 World Cup. Infantino was first elected to the top role of football’s global governing body in 2016 to replace Sepp Blatter, and ...
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News briefsEA Sports offers FIFA World Cup update for Qatar tournament
With the FIFA World Cup 2022™ game mode, Electronic Arts Inc. is now offering an update at no additional cost to FIFA 23 fans. They can play as one of the 32 qualifying nations in an authentic recreation of the entire FIFA World Cup 2022™ from the opening match to ...
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ArticleFIFA’s new report highlights further growth of elite women’s football
FIFA has released the second edition of Setting the Pace, a benchmarking report that provides a comprehensive analysis of the elite women’s football landscape globally. The first edition was released in May 2021. The new report, compiled with the support of Deloitte, reveals further growth and development in several areas. ...
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News briefsOfficial launch of the FIFA World Cup licensed double seal
Recently, FIFA approved Beijing Huaxia Chuanshi Collection Co., Ltd. to be the licensee of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ and the FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023™ in China, and their products of the FIFA World Cups licensed double seal were officially launched. The seal has ...
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News briefsFIFA to launch a metaverse
With the World Cup set to begin in Qatar, FIFA has signed a multi-year deal with Roblox to set up a metaverse with videos, games, in-game events, social spaces, rewards, virtual collectibles and collector competitions. Our readers might remember the Roblox company’s virtual environment and platform for multi-player video games ...
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News briefsFIFA “bank” gets green light from French banking authority
The French Prudential Supervision and Resolution Authority (Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution - ACPR) has granted the FIFA Clearing House (FCH) a license to operate as a payment institution. The authorization from ACPR enables the FCH to collect and process payments on behalf of clubs in accordance with ...
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News briefsFIFA and Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat launch plan to implement their climate change partnership
FIFA and the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (PIFS) have jointly launched a 12-month plan to turn their climate change partnership into concrete action. In April, FIFA and PIFS signed a two-year memorandum of understanding (MoU) during the FIFA Congress in Doha, Qatar, which focused on using football diplomacy to educate ...
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News briefsFIFA suspends the All India Football Federation with immediate effect
The Bureau of the FIFA Council has unanimously decided to suspend the All India Football Federation (AIFF) with immediate effect. The decision was made “due to undue influence from third parties, which constitutes a serious violation of the FIFA Statutes,” said FIFA. As a consequence of the suspension, the FIFA ...
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News briefsNew FIFA-backed Africa Super League expected to transform football on the continent
Plans have been unveiled to create the Africa Super League, a new 24-team club tournament set to begin in 2023/24. In an interview with the BBC, the president of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), Patrice Motsepe, said that the new league would transform football on the continent forever. The ...
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News briefsEA’s FIFA video game will feature women’s teams for the first time
Electronic Arts (EA), the global specialist in digital interactive entertainment, has revealed that EA Sports FIFA 23 will feature women’s club teams for the first time with the inclusion of the Barclays Women’s Super League and Division 1 Arkema, the highest divisions of women’s football in England and France, respectively. ...
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News briefsAdidas’ official World Cup match ball features connected ball technology
Adidas’ Official Match Ball of the FIFA World Cup™ 2022 (“Al Rihla“) will feature new technology that provides match officials with unprecedented data and information to make faster and more accurate decisions. As a result, Al Rihla will provide video match officials with accurate data in real-time. Combined with player ...
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FIFA president spoke at WEF annual meeting in Davos
Speaking at a panel session at the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos on May 23, FIFA president Gianni Infantino stressed football’s ability to unite people globally. Infantino used the upcoming FIFA World Cup in Qatar as an example of an upcoming opportunity. The session, titled “Sport as ...
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ArticleFIFA and EA Sports to break up
A nearly 30-year relationship is coming to an end. FIFA and EA Sports, the two forces behind the popular series of FIFA football video games, have failed to reach a new long-term licensing deal. Instead, they have agreed to a one-year extension through 2023 – for the release of the ...
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FIFA appoints new director of member associations for Europe
FIFA has announced the appointment of Elkhan Mammadov as director member associations Europe, effective May 1. Mammadov, who is currently the executive vice-president of the Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan (AFFA), will assume the role vacated by Nodar Akhalkatsi, who has been named FIFA director of strategic projects and ...
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Infantino to seek third term as FIFA president
Speaking at the 72nd FIFA Congress in Doha on March 31, FIFA president Gianni Infantino announced his intention to stand for re-election in 2023. It would be his third term in this role. Infantino, a 52-year-old Swiss-Italian lawyer, was first elected as FIFA president in February 2016. Before that, starting ...
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ArticleCrypto.com, Byju’s and Co: The sponsors and partners of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022
For the World Cup in Qatar at the end of 2022, FIFA has designated seven official sponsors. Among them is Crypto.com, the cryptocurrency platform. We have an overview of all sponsors. FIFA has announced two tech companies, Crypto.com and Byju’s, as new sponsors for the World Cup in Qatar. The others are Budweiser, HiSense, McDonald’s, Vivo and Mengniuir. In addition to the seven sponsors for the World Cup, FIFA has six long-term partners.
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Russia appeals FIFA and UEFA bans in CAS
The Russian Football Federation (Rossijski Futbolny Sojus) has appealed the suspensions of Russian national teams and clubs from all FIFA and UEFA competitions over the invasion of Ukraine. The federation is asking the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) to lift the suspensions to allow Russia to take part in ...
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ArticleThe sports world reacts to the invasion of Ukraine
We’ve already reported on consequences taken by Nike, Adidas, Keen, Haglöfs and Mammut following Russia’s aggression against Ukraine last week, but there’s much more going on in the sports world. Here is an excerpt of the latest happenings: The International Biathlon Union IBU excludes biathlon teams from Russia and ...
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