DILI (3 February 2023) – As part of the recently signed agreement between FIFA and the International Council for Arbitration for Sport (ICAS) for 2023-2026, FIFA and the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) have established a specific legal aid fund for football (the FIFA-CAS Football Legal Aid Fund – FLAF), in order to provide…
KUALA LUMPUR (2 February 2023) – The preparations for the AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023™ gathered momentum today with the appointment of AFC Executive Committee and FIFA Council member Mariano Araneta, Jr. of the Philippines as the Chairperson of the Organising Committee for AFC Asian Cup by the newly elected AFC Executive Committee in its…
KUALA LUMPUR (1 February 2023) – The 33rd Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Congress concluded on Wednesday in Manama, Bahrain, with the AFC’s Member Associations electing a new-look AFC Executive Committee for the term 2023 to 2027. The AFC’s six representatives who will serve on the FIFA Council for the next four years were also confirmed.…
SYDNEY (1 February 2023) – The first match to take place in Australia of the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023™ will be an even bigger celebration, with co-host country Australia now facing the Republic of Ireland at the tournament’s largest venue, Stadium Australia, in Sydney/Gadigal. Stadium Australia was due to host knockout matches only, but given…
HANOI (31 January 2023) – Hanoi FC installed themselves as the team to beat this season when they picked up their fifth Vietnam Super Cup crown after beating Hai Phong FC 2-0 at the Hang Day Stadium. It was Hanoi’s fourth Super Cup title in a row as the defending champions showed that even with…
SYDNEY (31 January 2023) – Graham Arnold outlined the objectives he would like to achieve as he remains at the helm after putting pen-to-paper on a new contract to lead the Subway Socceroos until the end of the FIFA World Cup 2026™. Speaking at his press conference on Monday, Arnold revealed he had been in…