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Justice Mukul Mudgal appointed as deputy chairman of FIFA Governance Committee
Former Chief Justice of Punjab and Haryana High Court, Justice Mukul Mudgal has been appointed as Deputy Chairman of FIFA Governance Committee. While former European Court of Justice Advocate General Luis Miguel Maduro from Portugal was appointed as Chairman of ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2016
Gianni Infantino elected as President of FIFA
Gianni Infantino (45) of Switzerland has been elected as new President of Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), a global governing body of football. He was declared winner after winning a second-round vote by securing 115 of the 207 eligible ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2016
Lionel Messi wins 2015 FIFA Ballon d’Or award
Barcelona FC forward Lionel Messi from Argentina has won the 2015 FIFA Ballon d’Or Award. He has earned this title of world’s best football player for record fifth time. Earlier he was conferred with this award in 2010 (inaugural), 2011, ..
FIFA bans Nepal football President Ganesh Thapa for 10 years
World football governing body Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) has banned Ganesh Thapa, President of the All-Nepal Football Association (ANFA) for 10 years. He was banned by FIFA’s ethics committee over corruption allegations after the Himalayan country’s football team’s ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2015
US wins Women's FIFA World Cup for 3rd time
United States (US) won the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup. It is overall third world cup title of US. In the World Cup final match played at Vancouver, Canada US defeated Japan by 5-2 goals score. US captain and skipper ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2015
FIFA President Sepp Blatter resign
President of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) Sepp Blatter has resigned amid a corruption scandal which under investigation in United States. Earlier on 30 May 2015, he was re-elected as the FIFA President for a fifth term by ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2015