First participants of video assistant referee experiments announced (FIFA - Fédération Internationale de Football Association)

Edit Public Technologies 02 Jun 2016
FIFA - Fédération Internationale de Football Association) ... 'The organisers of these competitions can now begin installing and testing video replay facilities as well as training match officials and technical staff in line with the protocol and in consultation with The IFAB and FIFA's Football Technology Innovation Department.' ... FIFA - Fédération ......

Football World Cup winner’s prize money rises to $35 million

Edit The Hindu 29 May 2016
The 2014 World Cup champions will receive $35 million in prize money, world football’s governing body FIFA announced in Salvador on Thursday ... FIFA, football World Cup prize money, FIFA World Cup 2014 ....

Supply chains: managing the risks (IBA - International Bar Association)

Edit Public Technologies 24 May 2016
The report criticised FIFA, football's world governing body, for its lack of action and 'shocking indifference'. In response, FIFA's head of sustainability, Federico Addiechi, said that he was confident that steps taken to protect workers' rights by Qatar's Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy, which is responsible for the development of tournament venues and other projects, are 'appropriate' and that the situation has improved....

Video replay technology on show at IFAB kick-off workshop (FIFA - Fédération Internationale de Football Association)

Edit Public Technologies 20 May 2016
FIFA - Fédération Internationale de Football Association) ... The IFAB - the independent body authorised to decide and agree changes to the Laws of the Game in consultation with the football community - will supervise each trial closely with the support of FIFA's Football Technology Innovation Department ... FIFA - Fédération Internationale de Football ......

East Bengal, Bagan oppose vision document

Edit The Hindu 18 May 2016
Traditional rivals, Mohun Bagan and East Bengal, have come together to oppose the vision document prepared by All India Football Federation ...Indian football can’t be without Mohun Bagan or East Bengal ... FIFA, Football, All India Football Federation ....

Amateurs versus professionals is 'total madness': Bob Arum

Edit Khaleej Times 17 May 2016
Legendary boxing promoter Bob Arum has slammed as "total madness" a proposal to allow professional boxers to fight against amateurs in the Rio Olympics ... "To have guys who are experienced professional fighters against these amateurs, you're looking at serious, serious injuries ... It's silly." ... "The AIBA people have this idea that, like FIFA in football, they can take over the whole sport, which they can't," declared Arum ... ....

Amateur boxing proposal ‘madness’: Arum

Edit Taipei Times 17 May 2016
Legendary boxing promoter Bob Arum has slammed as “total madness” a proposal to allow professional boxers to fight against amateurs in the Rio Olympics ... “To have guys who are experienced professional fighters against these amateurs, you’re looking at serious, serious injuries ... “The AIBA people have this idea that, like FIFA in football, they can take over the whole sport, which they can’t, and they shouldn’t,” Arum said ... ....

Bob Arum says professional boxers fighting amateurs at Rio Olympics is 'total madness'

Edit The National 17 May 2016
Hong Kong // Legendary boxing promoter Bob Arum has slammed as "total madness" a proposal to allow professional boxers to fight against amateurs in the Rio Olympics ... "To have guys who are experienced professional fighters against these amateurs, you're looking at serious, serious injuries ... It's silly." ... "The AIBA people have this idea that, like FIFA in football, they can take over the whole sport, which they can't," declared Arum....

Boxing: 'Madness!' Legendary Arum rips into Olympic pros plan

Edit The Times of India 17 May 2016
Hong Kong, May 17, 2016 (AFP) -. Legendary boxing promoter Bob Arum has slammed as "total madness" a proposal to allow professional boxers to fight against amateurs in the Rio Olympics ... It's total madness," Arum told AFP in Hong Kong ... This is a hard sport and guys can get hurt ... It's silly." ... "The AIBA people have this idea that, like FIFA in football , they can take over the whole sport, which they can't," declared Arum ... dh/th ... RELATED....

RONALDINHO TO JOIN CLAUDIO RANIERI’S SQUAD FOR SOCCER AID (UNICEF UK)

Edit Public Technologies 16 May 2016
(Source. UNICEF UK). BRAZILIAN FOOTBALLING HERO ADDED TO SOCCER AID 2016 LINE UP. *Please quote ticket details in all copy*. Tickets are now on sale for Soccer Aid 2016, call 0845 456 2016 or visit manutd.com/socceraid ... World cup winner, Ronaldinho, who has twice been named FIFA footballer of the year says ... *Please quote ticket details in all copy* ... Triple S have been the exclusive football consultant to Soccer Aid for the past 10 years....

FIFA Congress drives football forward, first female secretary general appointed (FIFA - Fédération Internationale de Football Association)

Edit Public Technologies 14 May 2016
FIFA - Fédération Internationale de Football Association). The 66 FIFA Congress kicked off a new era for FIFA and global football with the announcement of a 'step change' in FIFA's investment in football development, new FIFA Secretary General Fatma Samoura, progress on the implementation of the reforms, and the FIFA Legends programme....

FIFA Congress drives football ... (Oceania Football Confederation)

Edit Public Technologies 14 May 2016
To build on his manifesto pledges, FIFA President Gianni Infantino presented 'FIFA Forward', a complete overhaul of FIFA's football development programmes. FIFA Forward provides 360-degree, tailor-made support for football development in each of FIFA's member associations and the six confederations ... • Ahead of the Congress, the FIFA Council lifted the suspension of the Football Association of Indonesia imposed in May 2015....

Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General (UN - United Nations)

Edit Public Technologies 14 May 2016
(Source. UN - United Nations). The following is a near-verbatim transcript of today's noon briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesman for the Secretary-General. **Lebanon. Alright, good afternoon ... The Secretary-General is grateful indeed to Mr ... Mr ... Mr ... On a separate topic, you may have heard the UNDP [UN Development Programme] official in Nigeria, her name is Fatma Samoura, was named today as Secretary-General of FIFA, the football federation....
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