FIFA is set to hold an important meeting with representatives of the Ghana Football Association and relevant operatives regarding the implementation of the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) technology in Ghana’s domestic leagues. The two-day meeting, scheduled for October 31 and November 1, 2024, will take place in Accra, with the full VAR project team from FIFA in attendance. This initial meeting labelled the VAR kick-off meeting,...
Former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has been appointed to lead a FIFA task force to oversee growing concerns around fixture congestion which is taking a toll on the physical and mental state of professional footballers, Afrosport reports. According to a statement on Monday by the world football governing body, the 75-year-old Frenchman will lead the task force created to look into the packed schedules being kicked...
An open letter signed by over 100 professional women's footballers on Monday has called on world football governing body, FIFA, to drop its partnership with Saudi Arabian oil and gas company Aramco. Having signed a four-year deal, FIFA unveiled Aramco as a global partner in April, handing the oil company sponsorship rights for major events like the men’s World Cup in 2026 and the Women’s World...
The professional football players union, FIFPRO, and a host of top European leagues have filed a legal complaint to the European Commission over what it termed an "abusive" international match calendar by the world football governing body, FIFA. FIFPRO and the European Leagues spoke out earlier in July, when it took legal action with the petition focusing solely on the expansion of the FIFA World Cup...
World football governing body FIFA has agreed on interim transfer rules that allows players to change teams and go to the rebranded Club World Cup in the United States next summer, Afrosport reports. The new rule allows clubs to make transfers between June 1 and 10 before the tournament commences on June 15 and runs until July 13. Players cannot however represent two different teams during...
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