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Event held as part of the FIFA Forward Programme The aim is to create a forum for dialogue between the MAs, FIFA and experts "We need to stop saying that we have to develop football in Africa. The time has come to propel it to the top of world football," said FIFA President Gianni Infantino in his speech at the 43rd CAF Ordinary and Elective General Assembly on 12 March 2021. "The time for talking is over. What we now need to do is go forward, and we need to do it as a team: a CAF team and a FI...

14 Mar 2021 Women’s and U-19 national teams created Training possible despite COVID-19 restrictions The FIFA Forward Programme is supporting the Lithuania national team as the country prepares to host the FIFA Futsal World Cup 2021™, and is also helping to develop the sport across the nation. To that end, a sum of $299,947 USD was made available to the Lithuanian Football Association. The FIFA Forward Programme provides comprehensive and individually tailored football developmen...

FIFA President discusses threats to football at UN crime and justice congress 03/10/21 President Infantino addresses special event on safeguarding sport from corruption and crime; FIFA (www.FIFA.com) protecting “not just football and its institutions, but also the very people that practise the sport”. FIFA President Gianni Infantino has featured at the 14th United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice to discuss the main threats to football and how the sport’s global...

PR Newswire / APO press release.

The stance by some sections in the continent that the Federation of International Football Association’s (FIFA’s) interest in the beautiful game in Africa is driven by a colonialism narrative is a misconception. These deepening ties indicate a major shift in FIFA’s objectives since 2016 under the leadership of the Gianni Infantino, who succeeded the controversial Joseph Blatter, under whose watch the game in Africa was synonymous with individuals misusing FIFA funds to enrich themselves. ...

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Bayern Munich and Liverpool roared to success Pele graciously lost a long-standing record 1 At the age of 32, Robert Lewandowski was named The Best FIFA Mens Player for the first time. The Bayern Munich striker snapped a sequence of La Liga-based players winning FIFAs top individual award at 11 successive years. © Getty Images 1.5 The FIFA Council approved no less than USD 1.5 billion for the COVID-19 relief plan that is designed to support the footballing community in three separate p...