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England’s Hewitt steps into FIFA Council role with promise to be more than a silent observer

By Samindra Kunti in Lisbon

April 6 – England once again has a representative on the FIFA Council, football’s top table, after FA president Debbie Hewitt was elected as the British vice-president. Hewitt is the first female vice president in FIFA’s history. 

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FIFAgate: FIFA bans former Peruvian boss Burga for second time for bribery

April 4 – FIFA’s Ethics Committee has handed for Peruvian FA president Manuel Burga (pictured) a life ban from all football-related activity for a second time.

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Troublesome youth. FIFA strips Peru of U-17 World Cup hosting for second time

April 4 – Peru has been stripped of the hosting of the U-17 World Cup for the second time by FIFA who said there was not enough time to “secure the required investment and complete the necessary work” with the Peruvian government.

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Former Haitian referees boss Rosnick Grant loses CAS appeal over life ban for sexual abuse

March 31 – FIFA’s lifetime ban on former Haitian Football Federation vice-president and head of referees Rosnick Grant has been upheld by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).

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Infantino confirms Argentina are frontrunners to pick up U-20 World Cup hosting

March 31 – Argentina is the frontrunner to host the U-20 World Cup which FIFA stripped from Indonesia over the country’s hostility toward finalists Israel. The South American country has submitted a formal bid to host the tournament, FIFA president Gianni Infantino said on Thursday.

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Swiss prosecutors consign FIFA museum case to the past

March 30 – Swiss authorities have announced the end of legal proceedings against former FIFA president Sepp Blatter (pictured) over the alleged mismanagement of FIFA’s Zurich museum.

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FIFA strips Indonesia of U-20 World Cup finals over opposition to Israeli participation

By Paul Nicholson

March 29 – FIFA has stripped Indonesia of hosting the U-20 World Cup 2023 following turmoil over the participation of Israel in the finals.

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FIFA’s worldwide ban on Juve’s former cheating officials removes Paratici from Spurs role

March 29 – In a huge blow to the club just days after they parted company with manager Antonio Conte, Tottenham Hotspur managing director of football Fabio Paratici looks set to also have to step away from his role after his ban from football in Italy was extended worldwide by FIFA.

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Europe

FIFA boosts payments to clubs for World Cup player release to $355m for 2026 and 2030

March 28 – Clubs worldwide have secured a whopping 70% increase in their share of World Cup revenues for the 2026 and 2030 tournaments. FIFA has increased its payments to clubs for the release of players to $355 million. For the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, the figure was a combined $209 million.

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FIFA cosies up to ECA with new MoU and the promise of more money for the big clubs

March 28 – The European Club Association (ECA) and FIFA have extended and expanded a Memorandum of Understanding that will now run until the end of 2030.

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Belgium, Netherlands and Germany make 2027 WWC bid official

March 27 – You’ve got mail. With those words, Belgium, Netherlands and Germany launched their bid for the hosting of the 2027 World Women’s Cup.

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FIFA opens bidding process for Women’s World Cup 2027 with first deadline April 23

March 24 – FIFA has released first details of the bidding process for the hosting of the 2027 Women’s World Cup with the deadline for expressions of interest set for April 23. The final vote on hosts will be made at the FIFA Congress on 17 May 2024, leaving the hosts three years to organise the event.

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Africa

FIFA suspends Congo coaches and opens into abuse probe

March 23 – FIFA and its Ethics Committee have suspended a number of coaches in DR Congo accused of having abused minor players, the world federation announced on Wednesday. 

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FIFA goes to Swiss courts to overturn CAS’s release of Jean-Bart back into football

March 21 – Claiming that the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) failed “to evaluate key pieces of evidence” and “substantive flaws” in their reasoning, global governing body FIFA has appealed the court’s decision to overturn the lifetime ban on the former president of the Haitian Football Federation (FHF) Yves Jean-Bart.

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Jean-Bart sues French journalist who blew open Haitian sex abuse case

March 21 – French investigative journalist Romain Molina who exposed the reign of terror and sexual abuse allegedly presided over by form Haiti football federation president Yves Jean-Bart, is facing a defamation lawsuit brought by Jean-Bart.

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