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FIFA receives bidding documents for 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cups

The official handover of the bidding documents for the 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cups™ took place at the Home of FIFA in Zurich today. Australia, England, Netherlands/...
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African journalists train for the FIFA World Cup

As part of a programme run by the AFP Foundation and financed by FIFA, some 270 African sports journalists, editors and photographers attended a training programme which concluded on 5 May 2010.

Political

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Rama Yade: France will be up to the task

France’s Secretary of State for Sport visited the Home of FIFA in Zurich on Monday, 29 March, 2010.

Cultural

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Mahlasela: Africans will celebrate

Legendary South African musician Vusi Mahlasela speaks to FIFA.com about his hopes for the FIFA World Cup and the star-studded kick-off concert.

Organisation

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Seventh edition of the FIFA/CIES Programme in Argentina

The Universidad Católica Argentina (UCA) opened the seventh edition of the FIFA/CIES Programme in Sport Management in Buenos Aires last week.

FIFA Magazine

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The April issue of FIFA World explains FIFA’s stance on goal-line technology and takes a look at the new FIFA Grassroots Programme.

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Calendar

2010
11 June - 11 July
FIFA World Cup™ (South Africa)
13 July - 01 August
FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup (Germany)
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FIFA President

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"FIFA’s position on technology in football"

Thursday 11 March 2010

"At the 124th Annual General meeting of the International Football Association Board (IFAB) in Zurich on 6 March 2010, which, as is the case with every FIFA World Cup™ year, was chaired by myself on behalf of FIFA, the IFAB decided not to implement technology in football. FIFA supports this decision, based on the following points:  The universality of the game: one of the main objectives of FIFA is to protect the universality of the game of association football. This means that the game must be played in the same way no matter where you are in the world. If you are coaching a group of ...

    Activity Report 2008 - 2009

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