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The FIFA Club World Cup 2025: everything you need to know! ℹ️ Next year, a new era for club football will commence with the FIFA Club World Cup. Commencing on 15 June 2025 in the USA, the 32-team format will feature 63 matches over 29 days with the final taking place on 13 July 2025. A group stage composed of eight groups of four teams will play against each other, with the top two teams per group progressing into the knockout rounds. Find out more:

The FIFA Club World Cup 2025: everything you need to know! ℹ️ Next year, a new era for club football will commence with the FIFA Club World Cup. Commencing on 15 June 2025 in the USA, the 32-team format will feature 63 matches over 29 days with the final taking place on 13 July 2025. A group stage composed of eight groups of four teams will play against each other, with the top two teams per group progressing into the knockout rounds. Find out more:

There is exactly one week left to apply for FIFA's International Player Transfer Course! 🚨 The deadline for applications for the second edition — which will take place from 4-6 December 2024 in Miami — is on 30 August. More than 20,000 professional players (men and women) every year move across 5,000 clubs from different countries. The international transfer process, although largely simplified by FIFA in recent years to facilitate its implementation in an expedited manner, still demands knowledge of the transfer system, including the different stages and aspects of international transfers. The International Player Transfer Course is designed especially for people who operate or will be carrying out international transfers. You can apply here: https://fifa.fans/4fQtXxH

Welcome on board, Bank of America! 👋   FIFA is proud to announce Bank of America as its Official Bank Sponsor of FIFA World Cup 2026™ - Canada, Mexico and the United States.   The historic partnership underscores the global financial institution’s commitment to promoting wellness, supporting the pursuit of excellence and making a human connection and community impact through the power of sport.    Through this new partnership, FIFA and Bank of America will work together to support the growth of the global game and the tournament’s impact on football fans of all ages, abilities and backgrounds.   Celebrating the agreement, FIFA President, Gianni Infantino, said: “We are extremely excited to welcome Bank of America as a global sponsor of this groundbreaking FIFA World Cup. Bank of America’s commitment to community engagement both domestically and globally aligns with our goals for the tournament and beyond, while its support of FIFA on an international basis is a major milestone for our organisation as we continue to serve our game for the benefit of the entire world.”    

The FIFA Global Football Development Division and a delegation of the Technical Study Group (TSG) were invited to the Olympique de Marseille La Commanderie centre Robert Louis Dreyfus, as part of their work of analysing the growth of the game. Arsène Wenger, Steven Martens, Ulf Schott, Pascal Zuberbühler and Tom Gardner were joined by a number of key figures from Olympique de Marseille, including first team head coach Roberto de Zerbi, Jean-Pierre Papin, Fabrizio Ravanelli, Marco Otero and President Pablo Longoria. The Technical Study Group, which studies trends and benchmarks for the future of the game and the impact on coach education and talent development, is in France for the 2024 Olympic Games, with the Men’s and Women’s Olympic Football Tournaments underway across the country. FIFA Chief of Global Football Development, Arsène Wenger, said: “One of the purposes of the visit is to strengthen and favour relationships between FIFA and Olympique de Marseille. We are ensuring players talent development all over the world and it’s important for us to see what’s in place in France. “France is one of the top nations in terms of developing and training the youth and Marseille is an important club, so we are grateful to have been invited by the club for a great day of exchange. The facilities and staff are great add we will follow what’s happening here closely.” Head Coach of Olympique de Marseille Pro Team 2, Jean-Pierre Papin, said: “It’s always beneficial to meet with such great football people who truly understand football. Their view is important and being able to also show them what we are doing is great.” Former Switzerland International Goalkeeper, and current FIFA Football expert Pascal Zuberbühler, commented: “FIFA TSG is tasked with ensuring we have the best approach possible to using data to improve football education and development across the world. "Having the opportunity to visit the facilities and training sites major club's such as Olympique de Marseille is a valuable experience for all involved, and we thank everyone there for the warm welcome, as well sharing some of their invaluable insights and expertise.”

FIFA has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Homeless World Cup Foundation! 🤝 The Homeless World Cup Foundation organises annual women's and men's tournaments to support and inspire homeless people to change their own lives. As part of the Memorandum of Understanding, the event will be broadcast on FIFA+, while FIFA will also supply material and equipment including medals and trophies. The next edition of the Homeless World Cup will take place in Seoul, Korea Republic, from 21 to 28 September 2024. FIFA President Gianni Infantino said: “I am delighted that FIFA will be supporting this wonderful tournament and to be partnering with the Homeless World Cup Foundation. “The Homeless World Cup is a perfect example of how football can bring people together to challenge existing social perceptions and improve people’s lives. FIFA is excited to contribute, because we share the view of the Homeless World Cup Foundation that football is a force for good, and starting from the upcoming edition in Seoul, FIFA will contribute in ensuring that this tournament continues to make a real impact that supports homeless people all across the world.” Homeless World Cup President Mel Young said: “We are delighted to sign a partnership agreement today with FIFA which will greatly enhance the delivery of the Seoul 2024 Homeless World Cup. The purpose of the Homeless World Cup is to use football as a way of ending homelessness and 1.2 million people have benefited from the initiative since it was born in 2003. Sport has real power, and we have proved that it can be a force for good.” Find out more: https://lnkd.in/epePsnQ5

I am delighted to share that today, with 50 days to go until the next edition of the Homeless World Cup, FIFA and the Homeless World Cup Foundation have signed an agreement to partner in organising annual women’s and men’s tournaments. I have no doubt that these tournaments will continue to change so many lives and alter the way people in the world perceive and see those who are homeless. At FIFA we share the view of the Homeless World Cup Foundation that football is a force for good, and starting from the upcoming edition in Seoul, FIFA will contribute in ensuring that this tournament continues to make a real impact that supports homeless people all across the world. I want to wholeheartedly thank Homeless World Cup President Mel Young, who started this initiative more than 20 years ago, for all of the hard work he has done to this point. Many of the participants in Homeless World Cups in the past, now and in the future, managed to change their lives, to find a home, to find a job, to be part of something bigger. If we can contribute to changing just one life of one person, through the magic of football, we will have already achieved our objective.

We always say that football unites the world, and the FIFA World Cup has always brought people and cultures together. At a special ceremony at our FIFA office in Paris, we took a fundamental step in the bidding processes for its 2030 and 2034 editions, a step that showed there is nothing else like a FIFA World Cup. I was pleased to receive the bid books from the seven FIFA Member Associations from four confederations bidding to host the 2030 and 2034 editions of the FIFA World Cup. These books I received represent a historic agreement, as we look to who will stage these celebrations of unity and of football in 2030 and 2034. The seven bidding countries have already given a lot to football. These are countries with great passion for the game, great organisational skills, and a shared vision of what football and its values should be.

FIFA has issued new guidelines to all teams at the Olympic Football Tournaments Paris 2024, stating that only captains will be permitted to approach referees in certain situations.   Going forward this is also to be encouraged by FIFA in all competitions around the world, from the elite level of football down. FIFA President Gianni Infantino said: “Without referees there is no football. Protecting match officials and ensuring they are treated with respect is fundamental for the future of the game. Implementing measures such as “captain only” is crucial in maintaining the spirit of football and safeguarding those who uphold its laws.”   Chairman of the FIFA Referees Committee, Pierluigi Collina, said: “This is an important step based on the overarching idea of further enhancing fairness and respect in football while enabling an open line of dialogue between the referee and the teams. As we have seen in the past, measures that are in defence of football end up being accepted.”    You can read more about the new guidelines here: https://lnkd.in/e5YjjF6b

Analysing the economic impact of the FIFA Women's World Cup™ ! 🔍 FIFA and the World Trade Organization have published a report that analyses the impact of the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023™ on the economy, trade and society, both in the two host countries, Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand and around the world.  The Goal Economy report reveals that the tournament contributed almost USD 1.9 billion to global gross domestic product, created 38,204 jobs and added USD 932 to household incomes. The report is the latest example of the collaboration between FIFA and the WTO since they signed a memorandum of understanding in September 2022 to explore how best to use football to promote economic inclusion. Find out more: https://lnkd.in/ef9wSTab