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NEW DELHI: Delegates from FIFA are currently in India for a three-day meeting with the AIFF to help inculcate the Talent Development Scheme (TDS) in the country.

FIFA delegates Juerg Nepfer, head of Technical Development Services, and Chokey Nima, Regional Technical consultant, Global Football Development, South Asia, met with AIFF president Kalyan Chaubey and secretary general Dr Shaji Prabhakaran on Day 1 of the meet.

Dec 04, 2018 16:12
MUMBAI:The International Centre for Sports Studies (CIES), a Switzerland-based educational body which is connected with world football governing body FIFA, on Monday signed an MoU with a Maharashtra-based group of educational institutions, offering an executive programme in sports management, Press Trust of India reports.
Oct 27, 2018 14:10
ZURICH: FIFA, the apex governing body of world football, announced a number of crucial decisions taken for the development of the game globally, following its eighth council meeting in Rwanda on Friday.
Oct 10, 2018 16:10
ZURICH: FIFA Wednesday launched its first-ever global strategy for women’s football which charts the course for how football's world governing body will work with confederations and member associations (MAs), clubs and players, the media, fans and other stakeholders to realise the full potential that exists within the women’s game.
Sep 22, 2018 12:09
SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) is making rapid strides in developing a sporting culture as it will be getting an international football stadium in 2019 for the first time ever which will be constructed as per FIFA norms, ANI reports.
Aug 03, 2018 10:08
PARIS: The SNCF Group, France’s national railway organization has been named as the Official National Supporter and Rail Transporter for the U-20 and Senior Women’s World Cups which will be held in the country in 2018 and 2019 respectively.  “We are delighted to welcome the SNCF as a National Supporter,” said Noel Le Graet, President of the French Football Federation (FFF). 
Jul 26, 2018 17:07
ZURICH: As France and Uruguay gear up to host this year’s FIFA U-20 and U-17 Women’s World Cups, respectively, FIFA has launched the bidding process for the 2020 editions of both competitions.
Jul 18, 2018 15:07
MOSCOW: FIFA president Gianni Infantino has hinted at the possibility of the 2019 and 2020 editions of the Club World Cup taking place in China following a meeting in the Russian capital with Jack Ma, the second richest person in Asia and the founder and executive chairman of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group, China’s Xinhua reports.  Alibaba is also a top FIFA sponsor. 
Jul 13, 2018 17:07
DUBAI: The World Cup is all but over so one could question the point of the exercise but FIFA has "engaged counsel to take legal action in Saudi Arabia" against BeOutQ for illegally broadcasting World Cup matches in the Middle East, as other sports federations have joined a chorus of calls for the pirate operator's closure.
Jun 23, 2018 14:06
MOSCOW: FIFA’s level of innovations has risen in the World Cup 2018, having roped in Snap Inc., parent company of popular mobile app Snapchat as one of its partners for the marquee event.  The collaboration aims at giving football fans a chance to express their passion for the FIFA World Cup in creative ways.
Jun 23, 2018 14:06
MOSCOW: FIFA announced on Thursday that as many as 2.5 million people were a part of the FIFA fan fest for the World Cup 2018 throughout the host cities in Russia.