FIFA President Gianni Infantino and Council of Europe Secretary General Thorbjørn Jagland met today in Strasbourg to discuss how to better promote human rights in sports. The meeting followed an exchange of views between the FIFA President and the Council ...
On the eve of international Human Rights Day (December 10th), a commitment was made today to launch a new independent Centre for Sport and Human Rights in 2018. Announced at the Sporting Chance Forum in Geneva, the planned Centre will be the first ...
LGBT fans will be warned about holding hands in public and other outward displays of affection when in Russia for the World Cup next summer. A cautionary guide will be produced by Fare – formerly Football ...
FIFA’s human rights advisory board has just issued a formal statement related to its second meeting held in Zurich on October 9th and 10th, 2017. Launched by world football’s governing body in March 2017, the board has been established following the ...
The pioneering conference comes only two months before the country hosts the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup, ahead of next year’s World Cup, to shift part of the tournament’s exposure toward the women’s game. The ‘Girl Power’ conference, the first major event ...
The Fifa president, Gianni Infantino, has robustly defended the decision to expand the World Cup from 32 competing national teams to 48, which will begin with the 2026 tournament, in the face of immediate criticism from top ...
FIFA have announced an amendment to the system of registration of players that could be a significant step forward in changing the way that young refugees and asylum seekers are given access to play football and realise its capacity to ...
Workers’ Cup features teams of employees from around Qatar This year’s the biggest yet, featuring 32 sides Final to be the last match played at Al Thumama site, which will host a 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar™ stadium The final of the Workers’ Cup’s ...
The sixth annual RESPONSIBALL Ranking was published today. It presents the social responsibility scores of the first division clubs in several top-level football leagues. Top three unchanged The top three positions in the Ranking remain unchanged from last year. The ...
