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FIFA statement

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FIFA is deeply disappointed that the trial related to the 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany™ will not take place because it has now become time barred.

UEFA confirms payments to clubs

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The UEFA Executive Committee (ExCo) has today confirmed its commitment to award clubs with a share of the UEFA EURO 2020 income despite the postponement of the tournament until 2021.

Coronavirus shutdown: sharp rise in players reporting depression symptoms

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FIFPRO and affiliated national player associations surveyed 1,602 professional footballers in countries that had implemented drastic measures to contain the spread of the coronavirus such as mass home-confinement. 1,134 male players, with a mean age of 26, and 468 female players, with a mean age of 23, took part in the survey.

FIFA guidelines to address legal consequences of COVID-19

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Following the unprecedented disruption caused by COVID-19 at all levels of football, FIFA has worked on a series of recommendations and guidelines to address some of the key practical issues arising from the pandemic, especially with regard to player contracts and the transfer system generally.

Dedicated COVID-19 working group proposes recommendations after first meeting

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Deepak Agarwal banned for two years

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Deepak Agarwal, one of the team owners of the Sindhi's franchise in the 2018 T10 league, accepted one charge of breaching the ICC Anti-Corruption Code.

Fourth report by independent FIFA Human Rights Advisory Board published

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The independent FIFA Human Rights Advisory Board (HRAB), which comprises eight international experts in human rights and related areas, has published its fourth report and recommendations. The report, which covers the period from May to December 2019, recognises the important progress that FIFA has made on human rights over the last few years, while also highlighting the need for the organisation to now focus on embedding accountability for human rights at the political and governance levels.

El Nasr player suspended for anti-doping violation

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The CAF Disciplinary Board at its meeting on 8 March 2020 has decided to suspend El Nasr player Khalid Al Maryam for three months (from an initial two years, of which 21 months are suspended) for anti-doping violation during the Total CAF Confederation Cup 2019/20 match between El Nasr (Libya) and Bidvest Wits (South Africa).

Covid-19: implications for women’s football

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A new FIFPRO paper warns that the growth of professional women’s football and evolution into a strong and viable industry is threatened by the implications of Covid-19. The absence of basic worker protections and global industry standards for working conditions in women’s football also mean the livelihoods of female players are extremely vulnerable.

Coronavirus: FIFPro welcomes football stakeholder unity

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We fully support the decisions by UEFA and CONMEBOL to postpone respectively Euro 2020 and the Copa America in order to protect public health and free up time to finish the national football leagues which are currently suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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