World football governing body, FIFA, have announced that Indonesia will no longer be the host of the Under-20 World Cup due to protests in the country over Israel’s participation. The draw was supposed to take place in Bali on Friday but FIFA cancelled the event after Bali governor, Wayan Koster, called for a ban on the Israeli team playing on the island where they were expected...
World football governing body, FIFA have unanimously taken the decision to approve a 32-team format for the 2025 Club World Cup. The plans to expand the intercontinental club competition was announced last December but it was made official at the FIFA's Council meeting at its headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland on Tuesday. The revamped tournament will produce 12 teams from the Europe (UEFA), six from South America...
Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay have submitted a joint bid to host the 2030 FIFA World Cup. The South American nations called on the world football governing body FIFA to allow the World Cup to return to "where football was born". The first edition of the prestigious Mundial was held in Montevideo, Uruguay, in 1930, but the four nations are hoping it comes back to the...
World football governing body FIFA has unveiled the official match ball for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup. The ball tagged ‘OCEAUNZ’ is the ninth consecutive football created by German multinational corporation, Adidas for the FIFA Women’s World Cup, and it features the latest connected ball technology that provides unprecedented data and insights for match officials, including Video Match Officials. The official match ball’s design is...
The world football governing body FIFA has released the list of match officials ahead of the upcoming FIFA Women’s World Cup, which will be held in Australia and New Zealand in July. The list contains 107 officials from around the world, including 33 referees and support referees, 55 assistant referees, and 19 video match officials. Although there are no Nigerian officials selected for the competition, a...
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