Brazil 2014: Spray for drawing line of wall for free kick has been authorised since 2012

The use of a vanishing spray, which allows referees to draw a white line on the ground to enforce a 9.15 metre distance between the wall and the kicker during a free kick, was authorised by the IFAB (International Football Association Board, the guardian of the laws of the game) at its 126^th…

Video referee technology: Blatter proposes two challenge reviews per manager per match

"Why don't we give team managers the possibility of two challenge reviews for referring decisions during the match?" said Joseph Blatter, president of FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association), at the 64^th annual FIFA congress in Sao Paulo (BRA) on 11/06/2014. Blatter said he would…

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Brazil 2014: Winner to get €25.8m; those eliminated in first round to get €5.9m

The total winnings distributed by FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) will be $358m (€264.5m), to be shared by the 32 teams participating in the 20^th World Cup (Brazil, 12/06 to 13/07/2014), which begins with the Brazil-Croatia match in Sao Paulo. The winner will get $35m…

FIFA foresees revenues of €3.7bn for 2015-2018 -- 20 times more than for 1995-1998

FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) announced projected revenues of $5bn (€3.7bn) over the four year period from 2015 to 2018 in its 2013 financial report, which was approved by 209 affiliated national federations present at the 64^th FIFA congress in Sao Paulo (BRA) on…

Brazil 2014: FIFA releases three animated shorts to improve football's image

FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) launched a TV ad campaign called Elements on 07/06/2014. The campaign, aired by the holders of FIFA's media rights for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil (from 12/06 to 13/07/2014), aims to promote the development of world football and fight…

FIFA: Age and term limits on Sao Paulo congress' agenda for 11/06/2014

Age and term limits are item 12.1 on the agenda of the annual congress of FIFA (Federation Internationale de Football Association) in Sao Paulo (BRA) on 11/06/2014. Both subjects had been postponed for a year when brought for consideration at the 2013 congress in Mauritius on 31/05/2013…

Future AFC presidents to be also FIFA vice-presidents, beginning in 2015

Presidents of the AFC (Asian Football Confederation) will also be named vice-presidents of FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) beginning with the next elections in 2015, the AFC announced on 10/06/2014. Separate since 2010, these two roles will be again merged as per a vote by…

Euro 2016: UEFA launches its hospitality programme two years from opening match kickoff

On 10/06/2014, two years to the day of the start of Euro 2016 (France, 10/06 to 10/07/2016), UEFA (Union of European Associations soccer) launched its hospitality programme for the competition. There are two types of offers: the Gold Packages, which include seats in category one and access to a…

FIFA: 64^th congress in Sao Paulo on 10 and 11/06/2014; Blatter expected to announce candidacy

The 64^th annual congress of FIFA (Federation Internationale de Football Association) will be held in Sao Paulo (BRA) on 10 and 11/06/2014, before the opening of the World Cup (12/06 to 13/07/2014). It will bring together the representatives of the 209 national federations affiliated with FIFA…