The FIFA Council has passed landmark reforms to better protect female players and football coaches, and approved several additional measures in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The meeting, which was…
In light of the current global COVID-19 pandemic and its continuing impact on football, the Bureau of the FIFA Council has taken a number of decisions related to FIFA competitions,…
Tony Readings has forged a successful coaching career with football teams in New Zealand for the past 15 years and the next challenge is to impart his wisdom across the…
FIFA President Gianni Infantino sent out a message of encouragement to all 211 of FIFA’s Member Associations (MAs) via videoconference as the FIFA Congress convened remotely for the first time…
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UNODC, FIFA partner to kick out corruption and foster youth development through football
Sep 15, 2020, 11:54 AM 0
The UN’s leading anti-corruption agency, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), and the world football’s governing body, FIFA, today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to step…
FIFA has launched a programme for Member Associations to further develop women’s football on a sustainable basis whilst simultaneously pushing it forward into the mainstream. In line with FIFA’s Women’s…
Further changes to the international match calendars due to the COVID-19 pandemic have been unanimously approved by the Bureau of the Council. In addition to the previous decisions by the…
New Zealand men’s U-20’s head coach Tony Readings is stepping down from his role to join FIFA as Technical Consultant for the Oceania Region. The former Football Ferns head coach…
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Bureau of the FIFA Council approves FIFA COVID-19 Relief Plan regulations
Jul 30, 2020, 9:57 AM 0
FIFA’s groundbreaking COVID‑19 Relief Plan reached a major milestone as the Bureau of the FIFA Council approved the plan’s regulations. Under the terms of the COVID-19 Relief Plan, USD$1.5 billion…
FIFA will release all operational funding due to Member Associations for the years 2019 and 2020 in the coming days as the first step of a relief plan to assist…