The FIFA Disciplinary Committee has reached a decision in the case related to Luis Suárez of Uruguay following an incident that occurred during the FIFA World Cup™ match between Italy and Uruguay played on 24 June 2014. The FIFA Disciplinary Committee has decided that: · The player Luis Suárez is regarded as having breached art. 48 par. 1 lit. d of the FIFA Disciplinary Code (FDC) (assault), and art. 57 of the FDC (an act of unsporting behaviour towards another player). · The player Luis Suárez is to be suspended for nine (9) official matches. The first match of this…
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FIFA today announced the portfolio of carbon offsetting projects in Brazil that have been selected to reduce the footprint of the 2014 FIFA World Cup™. FIFA and the Local Organising Committee will offset all of the operational emissions directly under their control. This includes emissions resulting from the travel and accommodation of all staff, officials, teams, volunteers and guests as well as emissions resulting from venues, stadiums, offices and TV production. In parallel, FIFA and the LOC launched a campaign last month calling on fans to participate in a contest, thereby offsetting the carbon emissions resulting from their travel to…
Television coverage of the 2014 FIFA World Cup™ broke a whole host of viewing records during the first round of group matches in Brazil, highlighting the growing popularity of the competition and football around the world. Opening matches set new audience high’s for 2014 all over the world as fans watched in record numbers in nations such as Brazil, Japan, Germany, the United Kingdom, Argentina, France, the Netherlands, Croatia and Italy. An all-time high was set in French-speaking part of Belgium. The viewing figures also revealed an impressive increase in USA, Canada and Australia, where the World Cup is helping…
© FIFA.comThe historic Canadian Museum of Nature, nestled in the nation’s capital Ottawa proved the perfect perch from which to launch Shuéme, the young female Great White Owl and Official Mascot for the FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada 2015™. Shuéme was introduced to fans and media at a special ceremony attended by Canadian young people and special guests including Laureen Harper, Event Ambassador Kara Lang and National Organising Committee CEO, Peter Montopoli. The great white owl, has been, a striking and highly significant symbol throughout Canada’s history and, Shuéme is very much a modern owl and embodies perfectly the spirit…
© Getty ImagesFIFA can confirm that disciplinary proceedings have been opened against the Argentina Football Association (AFA) relating to an incident that occurred at the friendly match between Argentina and Slovenia on 7 June in La Plata, Argentina.Prior to the match, members of the Argentinian national team held a banner stating Las Malvinas son Argentinas (the Malvinas are Argentinian).The chairman of the FIFA Disciplinary Committee has decided to open disciplinary proceedings based on an apparent breach of art. 60 of the FIFA Stadium and Security Regulations (“Prevention of provocative and aggressive actions”) and art. 52 of the FIFA Disciplinary Code (“Team…
© Getty ImagesFranz Beckenbauer has been provisionally banned from taking part in any football-related activity, at any level, for 90 days. The deputy chairman of the FIFA Ethics Committee’s adjudicatory chamber, Alan Sullivan, issued the ban at the request of the chairman of the investigatory chamber, Michael J. Garcia. The ban is effective immediately. The decision was taken pursuant to the FIFA Code of Ethics art. 83 par. 1, on the grounds that a breach of the Code of Ethics appears to have been committed and a decision on the main issue may not be taken early enough. The apparent…
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and FIFA President Blatter used the occasion of the opening match of the 2014 FIFA World Cup™ to call on governments, civil society, the football community, participants and fans, to reaffirm the importance of promoting peace and fighting all forms of discrimination during the events of the FIFA World Cup and beyond. Sport has the power to bring people together from all walks of life. Through the popularity of football in particular, important values and messages of peace and equality can be spread and help make a difference in modern day…
© Getty ImagesChaired by FIFA President Blatter, the 64th FIFA Congress convened in Sao Paulo on 10 and 11 June, on the eve of the Opening Match of the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™. In his address to the delegates, FIFA President Blatter outlined the power of football to foster social change – “we must become one of today’s pioneers of hope” – as well as promote health and fight against racism and any form of discrimination. He also stressed the necessity of always acting, in the spirit of fair play, solidarity and integrity, both on and off the field of…
Following their 2-1 victory on Saturday over fellow FIFA World Cup™ participants Nigeria, USA arrived in Brazil this Monday morning. From Guarulhos airport in Sao Paulo, the team transferred to their hotel on Paulista Avenue. The USA team will be training at their designated site at Barra Funda CT. “It’s great to be here,” Clint Dempsey said. “There are a lot of leaders on our team. “There are some good kids coming up andwe are feeling good following our three recent wins.The World Cup is different,so we have to make sure we’re ready.” The USA will face Ghana in their…
© Getty ImagesChaired by FIFA President Blatter, the FIFA Executive Committee held its second meeting of the year in São Paulo, Brazil, on 7 June, ahead of the 64th FIFA Congress and the kick-off of the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™.The executive reaffirmed its full support to and trust in Brazil to organise a great FIFA World Cup™ in the country of the five-time world champions. FIFA’s flagship event will kick off on 12 June with the opening game, Brazil v. Croatia, to be played in São Paulo.But while the attention of the world will be focused on the men’s…
FIFA has launched a global TV advertising campaign for the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™ to highlight our commitment to global football development and to raise awareness in the fight against discrimination and match manipulation. The animated TV campaign, called Elements, features 30-second and 15-second spots and will be beamed to audiences across the world by FIFA’s Media Rights Licensees during the FIFA World Cup in Brazil. FIFA’s Media Rights Licensees allow FIFA to show institutional and social campaign spots as part of their agreements to broadcast matches from the FIFA World Cup, and to support FIFA’s development work and…
The Local Organising Committee for the FIFA World Cup™, chaired by Eugenio Figueredo, convened on Thursday in Sao Paulo for its last meeting before the start of the tournament. The executives received comprehensive reports on the preparations and expressed their eagerness for the 20th edition of the FIFA World Cup™ to begin, with just seven days to go before the opening match between hosts Brazil and Croatia at the Arena de São Paulo on 12 June. The meeting was also attended by Brazil’s Sports Minister Aldo Rebelo. As a symbol of peace, Brazil and FIFA will dedicate a special moment prior to…
Football fans have one more chance to experience the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™ live in the 12 stadiums. As of 00.01 Brazilian time on Wednesday, 4 June 2014, about 180,000 tickets will be up for sale on www.FIFA.com/tickets, in addition to those tickets that are currently available. There will be tickets for all 64 matches. In order to give an equal chance to all fans who are interested, no matter if they are based in one of the 12 FIFA World Cup Host Cities, in other areas of Brazil or international fans who plan to come to Brazil for the…
© Getty ImagesFIFA can today confirm the extension of sanctions imposed by the Austrian Football Association (OFB) and the IR Iran Football Federation (IRIFF) in relation to match manipulation. The OFB has sanctioned two Austrian players for violating the integrity regulations of the OFB by unlawfully trying to influence the results of a number of matches of the Austrian championship. Dominique Taboga was sanctioned with a lifetime ban from all football-related activities, while Thomas Zundel was banned from all football-related activities for a period of 12 months. In Iran, the Disciplinary Committee of the IRIFF has sanctioned inter alia an…
Starting this Sunday 1 June 2014, seven additional Ticket Collection Locations for the 2014 FIFA World Cup begin operating in the airports of Belo Horizonte (Confins), Brasilia, Fortaleza, Rio de Janeiro (Galeão and Santos Dumont), Salvador and in Viracopos/Campinas. The opening date for two further airport locations at Guarulhos and Porto Alegre are yet to be confirmed. In addition, three other collection points in Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo also become operational. For information on the locations, please visit FIFA.com/tickets. Starting this Sunday, fans can also buy tickets currently available over the counter in the 12 Venue Ticket Centres…
© Getty ImagesFIFA has announced the referees and the assistant referees who will officiate at the upcoming Youth Olympic Football Tournaments in Nanjing (China) 2014. Female match offcials from 16 different countries and male referees and assistant referees from 13 different countries have been selected for these tournaments. The Youth Olympic Football Tournaments in Nanjing takes place from 14 – 27 August 2014. Papua New Guinea, Venezuela, Slovakia, China, Mexico and Namibia will compete in two groups in the Girls’ tournament – Honduras, Iceland, Peru, Cape Verde, Korea Republic and Vanuatu will play the Boys’ competition. To see the complete…
© FIFA.comFollowing the completion of the initial dismantling phase in the “Haus zur Enge”, work on building the FIFA World Football Museum can now finally begin. Construction approval has been granted and the museum, which will embody all facets of the football world, is due to open in early 2016. The interactive, multimedia “world of experiences” will demonstrate how football touches people’s lives and the world every day, while FIFA’s extraordinary history and the unique experience that is the FIFA World Cup™ are also major areas of the exhibition concept. The FIFA Museum is also continuing to take shape from an…
© Getty ImagesThe Dutch Football Association (KNVB) has become the first member association (MA) to adopt the Domestic Transfer Matching System (DTMS) developed by FIFA TMS and offered as one of its premium services. DTMS is an online platform modelled on the FIFA TMS International Transfer Matching System (ITMS), which is provided to all 209 MAs and 6,500 clubs for cross-border player transfers. The new system is designed to facilitate the domestic transfers of male eleven-a-side players in professional football by increasing control over all stages of a transfer process and consolidating adherence to domestic regulations. FIFA TMS developed DTMS…
© Getty ImagesFIFA has welcomed the decision issued by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in the case involving the Croatian international Josip Šimunić who was sanctioned by FIFA for displaying discriminatory behaviour following the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™ European play-off match between Croatia and Iceland played in Zagreb, Croatia, on 19 November 2013. CAS has fully confirmed the decision rendered by the FIFA Disciplinary Committee on 12 December 2013 which saw Šimunić suspended for ten official matches, banned from entering the confines of the stadiums for those ten matches and fined CHF 30,000. The first matches of…
© FIFA.comFIFA is delighted to see the impressive interest from its member associations in hosting a FIFA competition, after the bidding process was opened for eight tournaments including the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2019™. A total of 31 declarations of interest have been received and FIFA has submitted the bidding documents, which the relevant member associations have to sign and return before the FIFA Executive Committee assigns the tournament.Five countries have declared an interest in hosting the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2019™, namely England, France, Korea Republic, New Zealand and South Africa. Of these countries, England, France, Korea Republic and…