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USA Today
8 hours ago
- Sport
- USA Today
FIFA oddly abandoned anti-racism messaging for the Club World Cup
FIFA oddly abandoned anti-racism messaging for the Club World Cup Anyone who has watched an international soccer game in the past decade has will know that FIFA'a anti-racism campaign plays a prominent visible role. There are "Say No To Racism" patches on the jersey sleeves and on the captain's armband. The same message appears on the field-side digital banners frequently throughout a game. But for the inaugural expanded Club World Cup in the U.S., the anti-discrimination messaging has been completely absent. It's been absent to a point that it had to be a deliberate choice to leave the "Say No To Racism" campaign out of the stateside tournament. The reason for that? FIFA hasn't been willing answer. But The Athletic did directly ask FIFA if the absence of the campaign had to do with a U.S. government that vocally opposes inclusivity and diversity, but FIFA didn't respond. Oddly enough, FIFA did reportedly work on an anti-racism campaign for the Club World Cup but has opted to not display any of it in the tournament thus far. In a statement, FIFA affirmed it remains against racism but didn't explain why the campaign has disappeared for these matches in the U.S. Via The Athletic: 'FIFA has a firm, zero-tolerance stance against all forms of discrimination and racism. This commitment was recently reinforced through the unanimous approval by the FIFA Council of the revised FIFA Disciplinary Code, which introduces new measures to fight racist abuse — including increased minimum bans for racist incidents and enhanced financial penalties as duly informed to the 75th FIFA Congress in Asuncion in May 2025.' It's yet another major mistake that FIFA has made with the Club World Cup.
ARN News Center
10-05-2025
- Sport
- ARN News Center
FIFA confirms 48-team women's World Cup
The women's World Cup will be expanded from 32 to 48 teams from the 2031 edition onwards after the FIFA Council approved the proposal at a virtual meeting on Friday. The 48-team World Cup will adopt a 12-group format, increasing the total number of matches from 64 to 104 - the same as the expanded men's World Cup in 2026, and extending the tournament by one week. The hosting requirements for the 2031 and 2035 editions of the FIFA Women's World Cup have been adapted accordingly. FIFA will further engage with the stakeholders involved in the consultation process to address their feedback. "This is not just about having 16 more teams playing in the FIFA Women's World Cup but taking the next steps in relation to the women's game in general by ensuring that more FIFA Member Associations have the chance to benefit from the tournament to develop their women's football structures from a holistic point of view," said FIFA President Gianni Infantino. The FIFA Council equally approved the FIFA Strategy for Action for Afghan Women's Football, which foresees the establishment of the Afghan women's refugee team (AWRT) and provides the FIFA administration with a mandate to organise and facilitate its operations to start its activities as soon as possible. FIFA is engaging directly with the relevant players. The revised edition of the FIFA Disciplinary Code (FDC) has also been unanimously approved by the FIFA Council. It includes a comprehensive set of proactive regulatory measures aimed at countering discriminatory behaviour both on and off the pitch.
Dubai Eye
10-05-2025
- Sport
- Dubai Eye
FIFA confirms 48-team women's World Cup
The women's World Cup will be expanded from 32 to 48 teams from the 2031 edition onwards after the FIFA Council approved the proposal at a virtual meeting on Friday. The 48-team World Cup will adopt a 12-group format, increasing the total number of matches from 64 to 104 - the same as the expanded men's World Cup in 2026, and extending the tournament by one week. The hosting requirements for the 2031 and 2035 editions of the FIFA Women's World Cup have been adapted accordingly. FIFA will further engage with the stakeholders involved in the consultation process to address their feedback. "This is not just about having 16 more teams playing in the FIFA Women's World Cup but taking the next steps in relation to the women's game in general by ensuring that more FIFA Member Associations have the chance to benefit from the tournament to develop their women's football structures from a holistic point of view," said FIFA President Gianni Infantino. The FIFA Council equally approved the FIFA Strategy for Action for Afghan Women's Football, which foresees the establishment of the Afghan women's refugee team (AWRT) and provides the FIFA administration with a mandate to organise and facilitate its operations to start its activities as soon as possible. FIFA is engaging directly with the relevant players. The revised edition of the FIFA Disciplinary Code (FDC) has also been unanimously approved by the FIFA Council. It includes a comprehensive set of proactive regulatory measures aimed at countering discriminatory behaviour both on and off the pitch.
Local Spain
22-02-2025
- Sport
- Local Spain
Spanish court rejects Rubiales ban appeal
Rubiales was banned from all football-related activity for three years in the wake of the kiss on Hermoso as she went up to collect her Women's World Cup winner's medal in Sydney in 2023. On Thursday, a court in Madrid found Rubiales guilty of sexual assault over the kiss and fined him €10,800 ($11,300), but cleared him of coercion for having allegedly pressured Hermoso to downplay the incident. CAS said in a statement that it was dismissing the appeal because Rubiales' behaviour "constituted multiple and serious violations of the FIFA Disciplinary Code... and (it) saw no reason to consider the sanction to be disproportionate". Rubiales will therefore remain banned from football until October 2026. He announced following Thursday's verdict in the trial that he is appealing. Hermoso is also lodging an appeal.
Al Jazeera
21-02-2025
- Sport
- Al Jazeera
Hermoso will appeal Rubiales ‘forced kiss' verdict
Jenni Hermoso will appeal the verdict in the case of former Spain football chief Luis Rubiales, who was fined after being found guilty of a forced kiss on the Women's World Cup-winning player, her lawyer said. 'It is her intention' to appeal, lawyer Angel Chavarria said on Friday. In a case which rocked Spain, prosecutors had sought a prison term of two-and-a-half years for Rubiales – one year for sexual assault and 18 months for coercion for having allegedly put pressure on the player to downplay the incident afterwards. A judge at Spain's High Court on Thursday found Rubiales guilty of sexual assault over the kiss and fined him 10,800 euros ($11,300), but spared him a prison sentence. The ruling also banned him from going within a radius of 200 metres (656 feet) of Hermoso and from communicating with her for a period of one year. Rubiales was acquitted of coercion for allegedly trying to pressure Hermoso into making a public statement that the kiss was consensual. Rubiales, 47, said after the verdict that he will appeal. The judge wrote in his ruling that kissing a woman on the mouth 'is not the normal way of greeting people with whom one has no sentimental relationship,' saying Rubiales had violated Hermoso's 'sexual freedom' without her consent. Video footage of the scandal that rocked Spanish football shows then-Spanish federation chief Rubiales clasping Hermoso's head at the 2023 Women's World Cup medal ceremony in Sydney and kissing her on the lips before letting her go with two slaps on the back. Rubiales told the court he was 'totally sure' Hermoso consented to the kiss as she went up to receive her winner's medal, which was broadcast live around the world, and denied putting pressure on her after the incident. The global outcry over the kiss forced Rubiales to resign in disgrace and thrust the spotlight on the prevalence of macho culture and sexism in sport. Spanish Justice Minister Felix Bolanos hailed Hermoso's 'courage' after the verdict. 'We must all be grateful to Jenni, because she took an initiative, in a very difficult moment, to defend the rights and freedom of women and to emphasise that this society, our Spanish society, no longer allows any type of abuse, no longer admits any type of sexual assault,' he said. 'One thing is clear: a non-consensual kiss is sexual assault, period,' he added. The Court of Arbitration for Sport on Friday dismissed Rubiales' appeal against his suspension from football over the forced kiss, arguing his behaviour 'constituted multiple and serious violations of the FIFA Disciplinary Code'. The highest court in global sport added, 'it saw no reason to consider the sanction to be disproportionate'. World football governing body FIFA had banned Rubiales in October 2023 for three years from all football-related activity for three years in the wake of the kiss on Hermoso. Rubiales will, therefore, remain banned from football until October 2026.
