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9 hours ago
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CONCACAF unanimously rejects Greenland's membership application
A goal can be seen in the snow on the soccer pitch in the Greenlandic town of Ilulissat. Member associations of the confederation for North and central America and the Caribbean (CONCACAF) have unanimously rejected Greenland's membership application, the body said in a statement on Monday. Steffen Trumpf/dpa Member associations of the confederation for North and central America and the Caribbean (CONCACAF) have unanimously rejected Greenland's membership application, the body said in a statement on Monday. CONCACAF, however, didn't explain why the application submitted by the Greenlandic Football Association was rejected. Advertisement Greenland, which has caught the interest of United States President Donald Trump, is geographically part of the American continent, but politically an autonomous territory of Denmark, like the Faroe Islands. While the Faroes have been a member of the European football body UEFA for many years, Greenland last year applied for membership in the CONCACAF. The Greenland national team can't compete in official games while they don't get a membership in a football body and must find different ways to play matches. On Friday, the Greenland national team played a match against a team from the Danish minority in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein. They won 4-3.
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13 hours ago
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Concacaf rejects Greenland membership application
Greenland's application for membership of Concacaf has been unanimously rejected. The world's largest island, which has never played competitive international football, has a population of 57,000 and is a sovereign territory of Denmark but is geographically part of North America. Advertisement It is unable to join Uefa because the European governing body only admits countries recognised by the United Nations, but there is no such requirement for Concacaf, which governs North and Central America and the Caribbean. Greenland plays non-Fifa sanctioned friendlies but hopes of competitive international football for the first time were dashed at a meeting in Miami before the Gold Cup. "Based on a thorough assessment conducted by the Concacaf administration and Council, and in accordance with the Concacaf Statutes, the Member Associations reviewed the membership application submitted by the Greenlandic Football Association and unanimously rejected it," said a Concacaf statement. President Donald Trump has made repeated calls for the US to take control of the territory, which has caused outrage in both Denmark and Greenland. Advertisement Greenland covers an area greater than the size of western Europe, but 81% of its land mass is covered by sheet ice. According to the country's tourism website, Greenland has 76 football clubs and 5,500 registered players, around 10% of the population. However, the harsh Arctic climate means football can only be played outside for five months of the year and on gravel pitches or artificial turf. Last year, Greenland manager Morten Rutkjaer said membership of Concacaf would help improve their players.
BBC News
13 hours ago
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Concacaf rejects Greenland membership application
Greenland's application for membership of Concacaf has been unanimously world's largest island, which has never played competitive international football, has a population of 57,000 and is a sovereign territory of Denmark but is geographically part of North is unable to join Uefa because the European governing body only admits countries recognised by the United Nations, but there is no such requirement for Concacaf, which governs North and Central America and the plays non-Fifa sanctioned friendlies but hopes of competitive international football for the first time were dashed at a meeting in Miami before the Gold Cup."Based on a thorough assessment conducted by the Concacaf administration and Council, and in accordance with the Concacaf Statutes, the Member Associations reviewed the membership application submitted by the Greenlandic Football Association and unanimously rejected it," said a Concacaf Donald Trump has made repeated calls for the US to take control of the territory, which has caused outrage in both Denmark and covers an area greater than the size of western Europe, but 81% of its land mass is covered by sheet to the country's tourism website, Greenland has 76 football clubs and 5,500 registered players, around 10% of the the harsh Arctic climate means football can only be played outside for five months of the year and on gravel pitches or artificial year, Greenland manager Morten Rutkjaer said membership of Concacaf would help improve their players.
Reuters
a day ago
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Greenland rejected for CONCACAF membership
June 9 - CONCACAF unanimously rejected Greenland's application for membership on Monday. The governing body made the decision at its extraordinary congress before this month's Gold Cup. "Furthermore, based on a thorough assessment conducted by the Concacaf administration and Council, and in accordance with the Concacaf Statutes, the Member Associations reviewed the membership application submitted by the Greenlandic Football Association and unanimously rejected it," CONCACAF said in a news release. The decision deals a significant blow to Greenland's attempts to play international soccer for the first time. Greenland is a territory of Denmark with a population near 56,500. For comparison, the Faroe Islands are a Danish territory with a population just below 55,000, but they are a member of FIFA and UEFA, the latter governing European soccer. Last year, Greenland applied for membership in CONCACAF, which governs North and Central America and the Caribbean. Its nearest neighbor is Canada, and U.S. President Donald Trump has expressed interest in taking control of the island. Greenland's soccer team takes part in non-FIFA-sanctioned friendlies. According to Reuters, the island has just 18 soccer pitches. --Field Level Media
