© LOCFIFA and the National Organizing Committee today unveiled the Official Slogan for the FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada 2015™: TO A GREATER GOAL. The reveal was made just before kick-off of the Canada v USA women’s international friendly match at Winnipeg Stadium, with the slogan presented to fans on two large banners in Canada’s two official languages, English and French (LE GRAND BUT).“The Official Slogan is a core part of the identity of a FIFA competition. TO A GREATER GOAL has a very strong meaning in terms of what the FIFA Women’s World Cup can achieve and leave as a legacy,…
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Preparing integrity officers tasked with establishing the facts and investigating reports of match-fixing and match-manipulation in the world of football: this was the focus of the FIFA-INTERPOL fact-finders’ course held at the headquarters of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) in Nyon, Switzerland from 5-8 May 2014.This comprehensive and innovative training course has been developed in response to the current issues faced by the football community when investigating an allegation of match manipulation and aims to build the national capacity of FIFA’s member associations to conduct effective inquiries and enable a coordinated, comprehensive response to suspicious incidents of potential…
To reduce the environmental impact of the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™ and raise awareness on carbon emissions, FIFA today launched a programme encouraging successful ticket applicants to offset the emissions resulting from their travel to the tournament for free, no matter where in the world they are travelling from. All ticket holders with a valid FIFA.com Club account and a successful ticket request reference ID are invited to sign up on via FIFA.com’s carbon offsetting page and enter a prize draw to win two tickets for the FIFA World Cup final while FIFA will cover the cost to offset their…
© FIFA.comBrazil will be represented by 18-year-old Rafael Salles Leite Fortes at the 2014 FIFA Interactive World Cup (FIWC) Grand Final in Rio de Janeiro this July after he beat the seven best FIFA14 players in the country to win his place.This year marks the tenth edition of the FIWC and is the first year the FIWC Grand Final is to be held in the same country and at the same time as the FIFA World CupTM. Rafael, a student from Rio de Janeiro, won the FIWC Brazil Qualifier today at Flumninense’s historic former stadium Estádio Laranjeiras and advances to…
Iracema Beach in Fortaleza is set to be the place to be in June and July 2014 when the FIFA World Cup™ comes to town. FIFA Secretary General Jérôme Valcke and Member of the LOC Board Ronaldo joined local music sensations Aviões do Forró, to make a special visit to the site where hundreds of thousands of football fans will celebrate the FIFA Fan Fest™. Representatives from the Host City took the time to present their event plan to the delegation as well as media onsite, with FIFA’s Secretary General, Jérôme Valcke impressed with the city’s work: “Fortaleza has a…
KINGDAR7 (Croatia)As watcher who supports same amount Real,Dinamo,Bayern and Arsenal as my favorite clubs, i was also badly surprised with tactics of Real last game, why would you use offensive players as Ronaldo and Modric, and give them so little time on Bayern side of the field , if Benzema missed that chance,this would easly blow up to Ancelottis face. FIFA.com Media Release
A total of 199,519 tickets for the 2014 FIFA World Cup™ will be up for grabs in the last sales phase, which will open on Tuesday 15 April 2014 at 12h00 CET / 07h00 Brasilia time, via FIFA.com. Tickets for 54 matches will be available on a first-come, first-served basis. There will be no tickets for ten out of the 64 matches: opening (Brazil vs. Croatia), final and matches 2 (Mexico vs. Cameroon), 8 (England vs. Italy), 11 (Argentina vs. Bosnia-Herzegovina), 17 (Brazil vs. Mexico), 19 (Spain vs. Chile), 33 (Cameroon vs. Brazil), 34 (Croatia vs. Mexico) and 35 (Australia vs. Spain).…
FIFA and Sony Music Entertainment are excited to reveal the tracklist for one of the most eagerly-anticipated albums of this year: “One Love, One Rhythm: The Official 2014 FIFA World Cup™ Album”. Music and football fans all over the world now also have the chance to download “We Are One (Ole Ola)”, the Official Song of the 2014 FIFA World Cup™, which was released today. Following the announcement earlier this year of the artists who will sing the Official Song and Official Anthem, the Official Album features several world-renowned musical superstars who will add their distinctive sounds to the rhythm…
FIFA is investing USD 1 million in a TV production internship programme for Brazilian students during the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™ as part of its legacy plans for the competition.The programme gives 438 Brazilian university students the chance to gain paid professional experience with the broadcast production of the FIFA World Cup™.The students, chosen from universities in the 12 FIFA World Cup Host Cities, will fill roles ranging from information, commentary and broadcast venue assistants to gain invaluable work experience at the world’s biggest single-sport event.“It is crucial for FIFA that the 2014 FIFA World Cup leaves a positive…
Following an extensive two-year consultation process the Irish FA, on 4 April 2014, launched its Girls’ & Women’s Football Plan.The plan which has already been positively endorsed by UEFA aims to put structures in place that will provide female players to qualify for a major tournament in the next 10-15 years Welcoming the Irish FA (IFA) Girls’ & Women’s Football Plan was Mayi Cruz Blanco, FIFA Senior Women’s Football Development Manager, who endorsed the positive steps the IFA are taking to develop women’s football. “We are excited to see the commitment of the Irish FA towards the development of Girls’ and Women’s Football,”…
© Getty ImagesFIFA has opened an invitation to tender (ITT) for media rights in the United Kingdom for the 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cups™. These rights cover TV, IPTV, internet, mobile and radio transmissions for FIFA’s flagship competition, which will be held in Russia in 2018 and Qatar in 2022. “This tender is designed to help FIFA identify and select the media entity in the territory that is able to operationally secure the transmission commitments required by FIFA, as well as achieve FIFA’s overall objectives of reaching the widest possible audience and financial targets for our broader mission in…
Tokyo, Japan – Sony Corporation and FIFA today announced that they will collaborate on a range of 4K initiatives at the 2014 FIFA World Cup™, including production of the Official 2014 FIFA World Cup™ Film in 4K Ultra HD, and produce three full matches in 4K to further promote the growth of 4K content. World football’s flagship event will be held in Brazil from 12 June to 13 July. Sony, an official FIFA partner, offers a wide array of 4K products ranging from broadcast and professional solutions, to 4K-compatible consumer products such as TVs, home theatre projectors and video cameras,…
© Getty ImagesThe FIFA Disciplinary Committee has sanctioned the Real Federación Española de Fútbol (RFEF) and Spanish club FC Barcelona for breaches relating to the international transfer and registration of players under the age of 18. The sanctions follow investigations initially conducted by FIFA Transfer Matching System GmbH (FIFA TMS) over the course of last year and subsequently by the FIFA Disciplinary Committee as part of disciplinary proceedings. The RFEF and FC Barcelona were found to have violated several provisions concerning the international transfer and first registration of non-Spanish minors with the club, as well as other relevant regulations with…
© Getty ImagesA total of 2,577,662 tickets for the 2014 FIFA World Cup™ have already been allocated through all sales phases and channels to date (including the hospitality programme and other constituent groups). The The second period of the second sales phase closed today with a total of 301,929 tickets allocated for the circa 345,000 tickets originally available, which went primarily to residents of Brazil, USA, Colombia, Australia, Argentina and England (in this order).Across all general public sales phases, 1,591,435 tickets have been allocated to supporters: 65% to Brazilians and 35% to international fans. Brazil remains the country with the most tickets…
© Foto-netChaired by FIFA President Blatter, the FIFA Executive Committee held its first meeting of the year at the Home of FIFA in Zurich on 20 and 21 March. FIFA Executive Committee member Dr Theo Zwanziger, who has been mandated by FIFA President Blatter to coordinate all necessary talks on the issue of labour rights in the 2022 FIFA World Cup™ host country, Qatar, reported on the consultations made so far with bodies including the Qatari authorities, civil society organisations, the International Labour Organization, trade unions, FIFPro and Qatar’s Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy, in order to discuss feasible…
© FIFA.comFIFA President Blatter has opened a meeting with a delegation of the Building and Wood Workers’ International (BWI) and affiliated national unions, headed by BWI General Secretary Ambet Yuson and BWI President Per Olof Sjöö, at the Home of FIFA in Zurich. The meeting was chaired by FIFA Executive Committee member Dr Theo Zwanziger. Dr Zwanziger, who has been mandated by FIFA President Blatter to coordinate all necessary talks on the issue of labour rights in Qatar, reinforced FIFA’s ongoing pledge to look into the matter with all relevant parties, including trade unions such as the BWI, in order…
© Getty ImagesFIFA can confirm the worldwide extension of sanctions imposed by the Football Federation of Australia (FFA) on two British players (from England) relating to match manipulation. The two players, Reiss Michael Noel and Joe Nigel Woolley, had already been sanctioned with an initial ban by the FFA on 23 September 2013 following the opening of criminal investigations by Victoria Police, and those sanctions were extended by FIFA to have worldwide effect on 30 October 2013 in accordance with article 78 paragraph 1(c) and article 136ff of the FIFA Disciplinary Code (FDC). Both players have since been convicted of…
© Getty ImagesTickets for 60 out of the 64 matches will be up for sale to the general public in the second window of the second sales phase, which starts on Wednesday 12 March at 12.00 CET /08.00 Brasilia. No tickets are available for the Opening Match in Sao Paulo and the Final in Rio de Janeiro, in addition to the two semi-finals in Belo Horizonte and Sao Paulo.Tickets will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. This sales period is scheduled to continue until 1 April. For most of the matches, demand is expected to be very high. Fans…
© Getty ImagesTickets for 60 out of the 64 matches will be up for sale to the general public in the second window of the second sales phase, which starts on Wednesday 12 March at 12h00 CET /08h00 Brasilia. No tickets are available for the Opening Match in Sao Paulo and the Final in Rio de Janeiro, in addition to the two semi-finals in Belo Horizonte and Sao Paulo.Tickets will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. This sales period is scheduled to continue until 1 April. For most of the matches, demand is expected to be very high. Fans…
© AFPFIFA has opened the bidding process for the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2019™ as well as seven more competitions, which are the FIFA Club World Cups from 2015 to 2018, the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2017, the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup 2018 and the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup 2018. The 209 member associations have been invited to submit their interest. FIFA Women’s World Cups open for biddingFIFA Women’s World Cup 2019™ and FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup 2018 The popularity of women’s football has grown rapidly in recent years, with more women participating in the game…