FIFA council

NEW DELHI: The Bureau of the FIFA Council Friday lifted the suspension that was imposed on the All India Football Federation (AIFF) due to undue third-party influence. 

The decision was taken after FIFA received confirmation that the mandate of the Supreme Court-appointed Committee of Administrators that was set up to assume the powers of the AIFF executive committee had been terminated and that the AIFF administration had regained full control of the AIFF’s daily affairs. 

May 21, 2021 17:05
NEW DELHI: The FIFA council has approved the dates for the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup India 2022.  The youth World Cup will kick off on 11th October 2022 and the final will be played on 30th October 2022. This global event will be the second FIFA tournament hosted by India, after the FIFA U-17 World Cup in 2017, which broke the record for being the most attended youth World Cup in FIFA’s history.
Apr 07, 2021 17:04
ZURICH: The Bureau of the FIFA Council took the following decisions concerning the governance of two member associations. Suspension of the Pakistan Football Federation The Bureau of the FIFA Council suspended the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) with immediate effect due to third-party interference, which constitutes a serious violation of the FIFA Statutes.
Dec 07, 2020 17:12
ZURICH: The FIFA Council has passed landmark reforms to better protect female players and football coaches, and approved several additional measures in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The meeting, which was held via videoconference, opened with the members observing a minute’s silence in honour of Diego Maradona, who died on 25 November.
Jul 29, 2020 20:07
ZURICH: FIFA’s groundbreaking COVID-19 Relief Plan reached a major milestone as the Bureau of the FIFA Council approved the plan’s regulations. Under the terms of the COVID-19 Relief Plan, USD 1.5 billion is being made available to support all 211 FIFA member associations and the six confederations to assist in the alleviation of the financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
May 18, 2020 18:05
ZURICH: In light of the impact that the COVID-19 pandemic is having around the world and the postponement of the FIFA Council meeting that was foreseen to take place in early June in Addis Ababa, FIFA has confirmed to the bidding member associations that the selection of the host(s) of the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 by the FIFA Council will be made at its meeting to be held online on 25 June.
Oct 24, 2019 13:10
SHANGHAI: FIFA will double its funding for women's football to $1 billion over the next four years, the game's world governing body stated following a meeting of the FIFA Council here Thursday.
Aug 01, 2019 15:08
ZURICH: The FIFA Council has unanimously agreed to a proposal to expand the number of teams taking part in the Women’s World Cup from 24 to 32, with effect as of the next edition of the tournament in 2023.
Apr 06, 2019 13:04
KUALA LUMPUR: The Asian Football Confederation, which concluded the 29th AFC Congress in the capital city of Malaysia on Saturday, elected AIFF president Praful Patel as one of Asia’s six representatives who will serve on the FIFA council for the next four-year     term (2019-2023).
Mar 01, 2019 18:03
KUALA LUMPUR: All India Football Federation (AIFF) president Praful Patel will be among eight candidates in the running to become one of the six FIFA council members from the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) when the regional body holds its elections on April 6.