On the occasion of the General Assembly of the African Union of Broadcasters (AUB) in Cotonou, Benin, FIFA today (29 October 2008) announced another major milestone on the way to the first FIFA World Cup™ on the African continent in 2010. FIFA and the AUB concluded a strategic cooperation agreement for the handling of the [...]
FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter (Sunday, 26 October) attended the first-ever international match played by Palestine in the Palestinian territories since the affiliation of the Palestinian Football Association (PFA) to FIFA in 1998. The game, against Jordan, was played in front of an enthusiastic sell-out crowd and ended in a 1-1 draw. The venue for [...]
At its meeting in Zurich on 23 and 24 October, the Executive Committee primarily discussed finances, competitions, the international match calendar, social responsibility and political and legal matters. On the subject of finances, a detailed analysis of the potential impact of the ongoing international financial crisis was presented, first to the Finance Committee and then [...]
Draw for final tournament to take place on 18 November in Helsinki The Draw for the Final Tournament of the UEFA WOMEN’S EURO 2009™ will take place at the Finlandia Hall in Helsinki, Finland on Tuesday 18 November 2008 at 14:00 local time. Twelve teams will participate in the final round of the UEFA European [...]
