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UN Women, FIFA to hold Women's World Cup
The 2023 tournament is expected to be seen by over two billion people -- the largest audience in history for a single women's sport, which offers an opportunity to celebrate women's achievement in sport and to move the needle -- both for women's football and for gender equality.
FIFA Rankings: India move up by one spot, reach top 100 for first time in five years
This is the first time in five years that the Blue Tigers have reached the top 100, having last been ranked at the 97th place in 2018.
"India move up to 100 in the latest FIFA Men’s World Ranking. Steadily we rise," said the Indian football team's official handle in a tweet.
FIFA announces new payment model for Women's World Cup 2023
According to the financial allocation, each player will receive 30,000 U.S. dollars for the group stage, while the champions will have 270,000 U.S. dollars for each player, with the prize money each player gets between round of 16 and runners-up varying from 60,000 to 195,000 U.S. dollars.
FIFA U20 WC: Italy survives spirited fightback to edge Brazil in a five-goal thriller
The Chelsea-owned midfielder's flick-on enabled Matteo Prati to head home the deadlock-breaker at the back post. Casadei then doubled the lead, nodding home after his initial knock-down wasn't dealt with. He then conned Arthur and won a penalty, which he himself converted.
AFC Asian Cup: India in Pot 4 along with Thailand, China, Indonesia for final draw
In just three days' time, Asia's top 24 teams will learn their route to ultimate glory at the AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023. All eyes will be on Doha for the Final Draw ceremony as the stage is set for the Continent's flagship international tournament, which kicks off on January 12, 2024. After an intense and enthralling qualification period.
Argentina dethrone Brazil to reclaim top spot in FIFA rankings
Recent friendly wins against Panama (2-0) and Curacao (7-0) helped the world Argentina (1840.93 points) leapfrog Brazil (1834.21), who paid a high price for defeat in their friendly against Morocco (2-1) and dropped to third place. Not only did Brazil surrender the top spot, but they also saw France move ahead of them to second place after their back-to-back wins in UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying against the Netherlands (4-0) and Republic of Ireland (1-0).
FIFA withdraws Peru's hosting rights of U17 World Cup
FIFA, who had an extensive discussion with the Peruvian Football Federation before making the decision, promised to keep the tournament schedule on November 10-December 2, 2023."The Bureau of the FIFA Council will now designate a new host in due course," it added.
We need to be on top of our game against Jamshedpur FC: Mumbai City FC's Des Buckingham
After a historic campaign in the Hero Indian Super League (ISL), the Islanders have now shifted their focus to the task at hand against the Red Miners with an eye on the premier competition of Asian football. Even though Mumbai City FC have secured a win and a draw against Jamshedpur FC in the Hero ISL league stage this season, the Aidy Boothroyd-coached side made things hard for the Islanders on both occasions.
Gianni Infantino re-elected as FIFA president
The 52-year-old Swiss, who succeeded Sepp Blatter in 2016, was elected unopposed in presence of delegates from the 211 member federations. "It is an incredible honour and privilege, and a great responsibility. I promise to continue serving FIFA and football around the world," Infantino said. "To those that love me, and I know there are many, and those who hate me ... I love you all," he added.
Football: Spain's La Liga unhappy with plans for expanded World Cup, World Club Cup
The decision for the 2026 World Cup, which will contain 48 teams instead of the 32 who played in Qatar last year, means there will be 40 more matches in the new World Cup, which will also last considerably longer than the month-long tournament in Qatar, reports Xinhua.
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