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Political football: FIFA to vote on push to expel Israel

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A push to expel Israel from international football has opened a new schism in Australia, which plans to abstain from the vote despite the urging of former Socceroo Craig Foster.

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FIFA members to vote on the host of the 2027 Women's World Cup

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The FIFA Congress will pick from a winnowed field of two candidates to host the 2027 Women's World Cup at its meeting in Bangkok this week.

FIFA members to vote on the host of the 2027 Women’s World Cup

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The FIFA Congress will pick from a winnowed field of two candidates to host the 2027 Women’s World Cup at…

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FIFA to explore impact of moving domestic matches abroad

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Football’s world governing body Fifa is to set to establish a working group to look at the impact of playing competitive domestic matches overseas. A legal settlement agreed between Fifa …

FIFA introduces Women's Club World Cup as new calendar swells

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FIFA officially announced a Women's Club World Cup will happen for the first time in early 2026. The decision was made regarding the tournament at an annual meeting on Wednesday. The FIFA Council gathered ahead of the 74th FIFA Congress in…

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FIFA to consider moving some domestic games abroad

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Clubs from Europe's top five leagues may see some of their games played overseas in the near future.

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Mark Addo and Prosper Harrison Addo represent Ghana at 75th FIFA Congress in Bangkok

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The Vice-President of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Mark Addo, and General Secretary, Prosper Harrison Addo, have commenced their representation of Ghana at the 74th FIFA Congress in Bangkok, Thailand.This marks their second…

Premier League matches take step closer to being played in USA after FIFA decision

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A 39th Premier League game on foreign soil has long been touted and despite Premier League chiefs being against the idea, the sport’s governing body FIFA appears to have given the idea a boost

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Dank FIFA-Sonderregel: HSV-Chancen auf Hadzikadunic-Verbleib steigen

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Dennis Hadzikadunic kam im Sommer 2023 dank einer Sonderregelung aus Russland zu HSV. Die FIFA will diese Regel nun verlängern, wodurch der Bosnier noch länger in Hamburg bleiben könnte.

Premier League matches take step closer to being played in USA after FIFA decision

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A 39th Premier League game on foreign soil has long been touted and despite Premier League chiefs being against the idea, the sport’s governing body FIFA appears to have given the idea a boost

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SAFA delegation led by Dr Jordaan attends 74th FIFA Congress

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15 May 2024 – A South African Football Association (SAFA) delegation led by President Dr Danny Jordaan is in Bangkok, Thailand, to attend the 74th FIFA Congress. Dr Jordaan said work began immediately after touchdown and they have…

Football: FIFA authorizes national league matches abroad

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Fans are likely to object to their team's home games being moved thousands of miles away, although it has become customary for professional sports leagues in the United States to hold games in Europe that help them grow their brand and fan…

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FIFA moves toward ending soccer tradition and letting league games be staged in other countries

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GENEVA — FIFA moved Wednesday toward ending decades of soccer tradition by ordering a review of its policy that currently blocks domestic league games being played in other countries.

Maiden FIFA Women’s Club World Cup To Kick Off 2026

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The first edition of the Women’s Club World Cup has been scheduled to start between January and February 2026, with the 16-team tournament to be held every four years, the world football governing body, FIFA said on Wednesday. FIFA…

Inaugural Women’s Club World Cup to be held from January-February 2026, Fifa says

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LONDON, May 15 — The first edition of the Women’s Club World Cup has been proposed to start during January-February 2026...

Swedish Mattias Grafström Appointed FIFA Secretary General

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Swedish national and FIFA Deputy Secretary General –Football, Mattias Grafström, has been appointed as the world football body’s Secretary General ad interim with immediate effect. Grafström would assume the role on a permanent basis when…

Fifa moves towards ending decades of football tradition and letting league games be staged in other countries

www.scmp.com

New policy will be attractive to the international owners of European clubs, while governing body also finally set a date for first Women’s Club World Cup.

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Fifa criticised for lack of mandatory rest periods in new women’s calendar

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Fifa has announced a new four-year women’s international match calendar which will come in from 2026 but was accused undermining domestic leagues andf faced criticism for not including mandatory rest periods.

Fifa criticised for lack of mandatory rest periods in new women’s calendar

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Fifa has announced a new four-year women’s international match calendar which will come in from 2026

FIFA Review Out-of-territory Games for League Fixtures

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The football body's council met Wednesday and agreed to create a working group to review so-called out-of-territory games as FIFA president Gianni Infantino sought to head toward altering decades of football tradition.