© Getty Images One of the longest and most successful partnerships in modern sports marketing history will continue. Today, FIFA and adidas formally announced an extension of their long-term partnership agreement granting adidas the Official Partner, Supplier and Licensee rights for the FIFA World Cup™ and all FIFA events until 2030. The announcement was made…
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FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter and the President of the Confederation of German Trade Unions (DGB) and of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC), Michael Sommer, today agreed that fair working conditions must be introduced quickly, consistently and on a sustained basis in Qatar. The meeting, which was held at the Home of FIFA in…
© FIFA.com The Official Emblem of the FIFA U-20 World Cup New Zealand 2015 was unveiled today at Wellington Regional Stadium as 35,000 fans gathered for New Zealand’s World Cup qualifying match against Mexico.
GENEVA, Switzerland, November 15, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The FIFA Emergency Committee has decided today, 15 November 2013, not to recognise the elections held by the Moroccan Football Association (FRMF) on 10 November 2013. The decision was taken in view of the fact that the FRMF had not fulfilled its duty to comply with FIFA directives (article 13, par. 1 a) of the FIFA Statutes). FIFA has asked the FRMF to adopt statutes in conformity with the FIFA Standard Statutes before organising new elections in the first half of 2014. In the meantime, the outgoing Executive Committee will be…
(FIFA.com) Tuesday 12 November 2013 © FIFA.com Following the recent decision by WADA to revoke the accreditation of the LADETEC laboratory in Rio de Janeiro, and after thorough consideration and discussion with WADA and the Brazilian authorities, FIFA has decided to use the WADA accredited laboratory in Lausanne, Switzerland, to analyse blood and urine samples…
© Getty Images FIFA can today confirm the worldwide extension of sanctions imposed on 26 players and one official relating to match-manipulation investigations conducted by the Italian Football Association (FIGC).
© Getty Images FIFA welcomes today’s publication of a study conducted by the Rütter + Partner research institute on the economic importance of international sports organisations in Switzerland. The study, launched in 2012 and commissioned by FIFA, involved the participation of all major sports organisations that are based in Switzerland.
© Getty Images The race to determine the winner of the FIFA Puskás Award for the “best goal of the year” has started today, 11 November 2013, on FIFA.com and francefootball.fr. Fans from across the world will decide which of the ten goals selected by FIFA and selected Football Committee members will be the winner…
© Getty Images A total of 889,305 tickets were allocated to people from 188 countries during the random selection draw for the first phase of ticket sales for the 2014 FIFA World Cup™. 71.5% of tickets were sold to Brazilian residents, while 28.5% went to fans from other countries. Out of all tickets made available…
A major milestone in the history of Cypriot football was reached at the Home of FIFA in Zurich today, 5 November 2013, with the signing of a provisional arrangement for the organisation of football in Cyprus. The document was signed by Cyprus Football Association (CFA) President Costakis Koutsokoumnis and Cyprus Turkish Football Association (CTFA) President…
© Getty Images FIFA can confirm the worldwide extension of sanctions imposed by the Football Federation Australia (FFA) on four British players (from England) and one Australian official following criminal investigations conducted by Victoria Police in relation to alleged match manipulation.
© LOC The third session of the Board that brings together the 2018 FIFA World Cup RussiaTM Local Organising Committee (LOC) and representatives of FIFA took place in Kazan on 29 October. In keeping with tradition, during the meeting the two sides reviewed the LOC’s work and discussed what will be done over the coming…
© Getty Images In order to ensure the Brazilian authorities’ involvement in supervising the procedures for the allocation of tickets following the first sales period, as per the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™ Bill, FIFA has had to postpone the draw, which will only start today (Tuesday, 29 October 2013). Due to this delay in…
© Foto-net FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter today, 29 October 2013, welcomed the President of the Football Association of Serbia, Tomislav Karadzic, and the President of the Football Federation of Kosovo, Fadil Vokrri, to the Home of FIFA in Zurich.