The ban on the All India Football Federation (AIFF) was lifted after the Supreme Court terminated the mandate of the Committee of Administrators (CoA). This has cleared the decks for India to host the FIFA Women's U-17 World Cup in October.
The ban on the All India Football Federation (AIFF) was lifted after the Supreme Court terminated the mandate of the Committee of Administrators (CoA). This has cleared the decks for India to host the FIFA Women's U-17 World Cup in October.
FIFA had suspended the AIFF on August 15 for "undue influence from third parties" and had said the U-17 Women's World Cup "cannot currently be held in India as planned."
The approval came just ahead of Shehbaz Sharif’s first visit to Qatar as the prime minister of Pakistan at the invitation of Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, the Emir of Qatar.
AIFF's acting general secretary Sunando Dhar requested FIFA secretary general Fatma Samoura to "reconsider their decision of suspending the AIFF".
Jesus's participation in the FIFA World Cup remains in doubt, but if he continues to perform like he is doing at the moment, he might board that flight to the United Arab Emirates and don the prestigious no. 9 jersey
This is the first time the All India Football Federation (AIFF) has been banned by FIFA in its 85-year history, with the apex body saying there have been "flagrant violations of the FIFA Statutes".
The elections are to be held on August 28 and the poll process began on August 13, as the top court approved the timeline prepared by the CoA.
Earlier this month, FIFA had threatened to suspend the AIFF and strip off its right to host the women's U-17 World Cup in October.
n a sudden turn of events, seven-time Ballon d'Or winner Lionel Messi was left out of the final 30-man list of nominees on Friday.
The stadiums of Barcelona, Real Madrid, and Atlético Madrid are among venues seeking to host matches if the 2030 World Cup takes place in Spain and Portugal, the Spanish soccer federation said on Thursday.
This move hasn't come as a surprise after 23-player rosters were expanded for recent continental championships. The move of adding three players to the typical World Cup roster follows UEFA doing the same for the European Championship last year.
The team will likely meet Sports Minister Anurag Thakur before leaving the country on June 23.
The 37-year-old is just two goals behind Lionel Messi's tally of 86 goals. He is the third-highest goal scorer in international football among active players, a list that is led by Cristiano Ronaldo.
The Aussies now have a six-day break before the playoff against Peru, placed fifth in South American qualifiers. The Aussies executed a similar kind of game plan to ensure that they qualify for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
Néstor Lorenzo, the 56-year-old Argentinian is all set to replace Reinaldo Rueda said Colombia's football federation. Rueda was fired from the job earlier this April after Colombia failed to qualify for the upcoming world cup.
Letting Russia try to qualify for the World Cup risked doing “irreparable and chaotic” harm to the competition, FIFA successfully argued at sport's highest court.
A postponement of the match, due to be played at Hampden Park in Glasgow on 24th March, had been requested by Ukraine in light of the Russian invasion.
FIFPRO and the organization representing the world's soccer leagues — the World Leagues Forum — jointly wrote to FIFA seeking permission for Russia-based players to terminate their contracts.
UEFA also ended its sponsorship with Russian energy giant Gazprom.
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