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The FIFA Council has approved changes to the football governing body's regulations to further provide additional protection to the well-being of female players and coaches, it said in a statement on Friday. The changes will come into force on June 1 and will extend the rights and protections to adoptive parents as well as non-biological mothers. The new regulations will also recognize the "physical, psychological and social dimensions in the event of an inability to provide employment services due to severe menstruation, or medical complications relating to pregnancy." Member associations will...
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The FIFA Congress on Friday voted an amendment to the world football governing body's statutes to allow the awarding of two World Cup hosts at the same time. The decision is pending approval of the FIFA Council and could lead to both the 2030 and 2034 editions being signed off at the same time, with Saudi Arabia set to be awarded the latter. FIFA president Gianni Infantino said that a virtual Congress would be held on December 11 to "potentially" decide on the 2030 and 2034 hosts. The process is more of a formality, since there is only one bid for each year. Morocco, Portugal and Spain made a ...
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German officials remain confident that their joint bid with Belgium and the Netherlands for the 2027 women's World Cup will be successful in Friday's vote at the congress of the ruling body FIFA. German Football Federation (DFB) president Bernd Neuendorf said he was holding many talks in the final countdown to the Bangkok vote to convince FIFA members of the bid, with Brazil the only rival. "We'll throw everything into it to make sure we come out on top at the end of the day after all," Neuendorf said. "We are very confident. We believe that we have submitted an excellent bid and will do every...
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FIFA will organize a first women's Club World Cup in 2026, football's ruling body said on Wednesday after a council meeting. The tournament is expected to be contested by 16 teams in January and February. The competition will be held every four years and further details will follow in due course, FIFA said after approving the match calendar from 2026 to 2029. FIFA said it is also reducing the number of women's international match windows from six to five. The measures "represent an important milestone in our pledge to take the women’s game to the next level by enhancing competitiveness across ...
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Jewish sports organization Maccabi Germany has called on the ruling football body FIFA to dismiss a Palestine association (PFA) motion seeking sactions against Israel at its congress later this week. "The current motion by the PFA is part of a globally observed attempt to isolate Israel and, in our view, should be decisively rejected," Maccabi President Alon Meyer told dpa. "We hope that the FIFA Congress will once again send a clear signal against such endeavours." The PFA is calling for "appropriate sanctions to be taken against Israeli teams with immediate effect" at Friday's congress in Ba...
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Jewish sports organization Maccabi Germany has called on the ruling football body FIFA to dismiss a Palestine association (PFA) motion seeking sanctions against Israel at its congress later this week. "The current motion by the PFA is part of a globally observed attempt to isolate Israel and, in our view, should be decisively rejected," Maccabi President Alon Meyer told dpa. "We hope that the FIFA Congress will once again send a clear signal against such endeavours." The PFA is calling for "appropriate sanctions to be taken against Israeli teams with immediate effect" at Friday's congress in B...
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Germany's bid with Belgium and the Netherlands for the 2027 Women's World Cup has received a lower score than its only rival Brazil in a FIFA evaluation report. The trio's bid was given an average score of 3.7 out of 5, while Brazil received a 4.0, FIFA on Wednesday. The tournament will be awarded on May 17 in Bangkok at the FIFA Congress by a vote of the 211 FIFA member associations. The US and Mexico recently withdrew their joint bid. The evaluation report assesses various aspects such as stadiums, accommodation, marketing, sustainability, human rights and legal issues. According to the repo...
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The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has said that FIFA's rules on players transfer may prove to be contrary to European Union's law in view of a dispute between former French player Lassana Diarra and the football governing body. Advocate general Maciej Szpunar emitted an opinion on Tuesday, saying that FIFA rules "governing contractual relations between players and clubs may prove to be contrary to the European rules on competition and freedom of movement of persons." Diarra signed for Russian club Lokomotiv Moscow in 2013, only to have that contract terminated by the club one y...
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World champions Argentina remain first in the men's football rankings while Belgium are back in the top three of the latest list published on Thursday by the ruling body FIFA. Argentina top the bill with 1,858 points from World Cup runners-up France, who have 1,840.59. Belgium rose from fourth to third with 1,795.23 points, at the expense of England (1,794.90). Brazil, Portugal, the Netherlands, Spain, European champions Italy and Croatia complete the top 10. Germany remained 16th despite beating France and the Dutch in March friendlies. Indonesia were the biggest climbers, up eight into 134th...
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