FIFA Club World Cup™ comes to life for deaf fans through American Sign Language interpretation

FIFA is providing American Sign Language interpreters at FIFA Club World Cup 2025™ matches to help deaf fans understand announcements, music and in-game atmosphere. The initiative is part of several accessibility services provided at the tournament.

American Sign Language at the FIFA Club World Cup 2025

FIFA Club World Cup 2025™ comes to life for deaf fans 

New female coaching course aims to unlock potential ahead of FIFA Women's World Cup Brazil 2027™ 

FIFA have rolled out a new initiative to its expansive suite of development programmes with the hosting of the inaugural edition of the FIFA Female Coach Educators Development Pathway – Technical Experts Workshop hosted in Lisbon. 

FIFA Female Coach Educators Development Pathway – Technical Experts Workshop, Lisbon

Cafu takes a selfie with the FIFA Club World Cup Trophy

Cafú: “Everyone will want to take part”

Legends Cafú and Materazzi congratulate FIFA on Club World Cup: “Everyone will want to take part”

FIFA World Cup™ winners Cafú and Marco Materazzi have praised the FIFA Club World Cup 2025™, with the former saying that the tournament will have inspired clubs around the world who will want to take part in the next edition in 2029.

Cafu poses next to the FIFA Club World Cup Trophy

Historic Al Hilal v Manchester City match creates “incredible experience” for inspired children in Orlando 

The FIFA Club World Cup 2025™ is about broadening football’s horizons and tapping into the global game’s true potential. That calling was illustrated beautifully in Orlando where a historic result was witnessed by a special group of new fans.

Orlando Community Youth trust during the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 round of 16 match between Manchester City and Al-Hila

Stunning FIFA digital platform growth reflects global FIFA Club World Cup 2025™ success

The global wave of excitement in the FIFA Club World Cup 2025™ has sparked a huge rise in users across FIFA’s social media and digital platforms as the most inclusive club competition ever heads into the quarter-final stage.

Fans take a selfie at the FIFA Club World Cup 2025

FIFA President pays tribute to Diogo Jota

FIFA President Gianni Infantino has expressed his sadness following the passing of Portugal and Liverpool FC forward Diogo Jota and his brother, André Silva, who lost their lives in a car crash near Zamora, Spain.

Diogo Jota of Portugal

The FIFA Female Coach Educators' Development Pathway workshop was delivered by the FIFA Coaching Development and Women’s Football Development departments. 

FIFA Female Coach Educators' Development Pathway – Technical Experts Workshop, Lisbon

All six confederations were represented at the FIFA Female Coach Educators' Development Pathway course. 

FIFA Female Coach Educators' Development Pathway – Technical Experts Workshop, Lisbon. 

The FIFA Female Coach Educators' Development Pathway workshop featured 23 representatives from all parts of the globe. 

The FIFA Female Coach Educators' Development Pathway workshop included theoretical activities and presentations at the Portuguese Football Federation in Lisbon. 

The FIFA Female Coach Educators' Development Pathway workshop included extensive practical activities at the Cidade do Futebol national team centre in Lisbon. 

FIFA Female Coach Educators' Development Pathway – Technical Experts' Workshop 

FIFA Member Associations in focus (June 2025)

We take a look at the extraordinary work that FIFA Member Associations have been doing during June 2025 to promote, strengthen and make football truly global.

FIFA Talent Development Scheme

Eyes of the world: FIFA Club World Cup 2025™ quarter-finals to feature global icons representing billions

Players from 33 different countries with teams representing six nations still have a chance to be crowned world champions while the tournament’s total attendance has passed the two million mark as the FIFA Club World Cup 2025™ heads into the quarter-finals

adidas official FIFA Club World Cup 2025 match ball on display

Monterrey supporter gets family photo “of a lifetime” as FIFA Club World Cup 2025™ celebrates two millionth fan

The FIFA Club World Cup 2025™ is generating unmistakable momentum on the pitch and in the stands as it moves through the knockout rounds and on Tuesday 1 July, the inaugural 32-team championship hit another historic milestone: its two millionth fan.

 FIFA Club World Cup 2,000,000th fan

FIFA extends temporary rules due to ongoing war in Ukraine

In view of the ongoing war in Ukraine, the Bureau of the FIFA Council has decided today to extend the application of Annexe 7 of the Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players (RSTP) until 30 June 2026.

FIFA flag

Applications now open for volunteers at the FIFA Futsal Women’s World Cup 2025™

The application process for the volunteer programme of the first edition of the FIFA Futsal Women’s World Cup™ is now open. Approximately 500 volunteers will be selected by FIFA and the Local Organising Committee (LOC).

Portugal v Panama - FIFA Futsal World Cup Uzbekistan 2024

FIFA partners with local charities to send underprivileged youth to FIFA Club World Cup™ knockout matches

As the FIFA Club World Cup 2025™ accelerates towards a riveting climax, FIFA is working to ensure that some very special and deserving young fans can experience the spectacle and witness history.

FCC Members and staff during the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 round of 16 match between CR Flamengo and FC Bayern München at Hard Rock Stadium

Los Angeles hosts FIFA Diploma in Club Management session during FIFA Club World Cup 2025™

Against the electric backdrop of the FIFA Club World Cup 2025™, world football’s governing body delivered a landmark edition of the FIFA Diploma in Club Management, welcoming nearly 50 participants to Los Angeles for a ten-day programme.

FIFA Diploma in Club Management session in Los Angeles

Technical Study Group emphasises high standard of competition at FIFA Club World Cup™

The FIFA Technical Study Group (TSG) has highlighted the competitive nature of the FIFA World Cup 2025™, saying that it has shown that high-quality football is played all over the world.

 FIFA Chief of Global Football Development Arsène Wenger 

Jürgen Klinsmann

The Home Depot joins as Official Partner in North America of the FIFA Club World Cup 2025™

FIFA is proud to welcome The Home Depot as an Official Partner in North America of the FIFA Club World Cup 2025™, strengthening the company’s commitment to football across the region.

Fans show their support 

Fans invited to submit FIFA Club World Cup 2025™ second chance bracket as inaugural knockout stage approaches

FIFA is inviting fans in the United States and around the world to join the excitement by challenging family and friends to fill out their FIFA Club World Cup 2025™ predictions for a second chance bracket at the FIFA Play Zone.

FIFA Club World Cup 2025™ group stage stats: big crowds, competitiveness and cosmopolitanism

All 32 teams scored at least once during a goal-filled group stage that saw 72 nationalities represented and more than 1.6 million fans flock to games as the FIFA Club World Cup 2025™ truly united the world.

Logos of the participating teams are displayed during the opening ceremony at the FIFA Club World Cup 2025

Players, coaches and officials react to FIFA Club World Cup™ Group Stage

It’s not just the fans who have shared their admiration of the inaugural, 32-team FIFA Club World Cup 2025™, with players, coaches and officials all vocal in their praise of various aspects of the tournament.

Lionel Messi of Inter Miami next to the FIFA Club World Cup Trophy

Host Cities for inaugural FIFA Futsal Women’s World Cup™ announced

FIFA and the Local Organising Committee for the FIFA Futsal Women’s World Cup Philippines 2025™ have revealed Pasig City, in the Metropolitan Manila region, and Victorias City, in Negros Occidental, as the tournament’s Host Cities.

Host Cities for inaugural FIFA Futsal Women’s World Cup™ 

All-girls FIFA Talent Academy milestone event held in Hong Kong, China

A milestone event has been held at the FIFA Talent Academy in Hong Kong, China, recognising the progress of the academy, which is dedicated to U-12 girls and aims to ⁠provide them with the best possible playing environment.

FIFA Talent Academy Hong Kong Milestone Event

The FIFA Talent Academies will help ensure that the best young players, both girls and boys, receive the best possible coaching

Thirty-three academies are already operational, with many more to come in the second half of 2025

The main goal of the FIFA Talent Development Scheme is to help to increase the global competitiveness of national-team football for both men and wome

 FIFA aims to establish 75 Talent Academies around the world by 2027

The workshop focused on identifying talent, establishing clear pathways to unlock potential and strengthening competitiveness

FIFA High Performance Specialist April Heinrichs

Workshop led by FIFA High Performance Specialists for local coaches in the lead-up to the event

The academy represents a proud step forward for football in Hong Kong, China

The milestone event, only the second to be held in the AFC region, was hosted by the Football Association of Hong Kong, China

A milestone event was held at the FIFA Talent Academy in Hong Kong, China

A photo of participants at FIFA Talent Academy Hong Kong Milestone Event

FIFA Talent Academy Milestone Event in Hong Kong, China, dedicated exclusively to U12 girls

FIFA Talent Academy Hong Kong Milestone Event dedicated exclusively to U12 girls

The FIFA Talent Academy in Hong Kong, China, dedicated exclusively to U12 girls

FIFA Talent Academy in Hong Kong, China, dedicated exclusively to U12 girls

FIFA Talent Academy milestone event in Hong Kong, China

Former Nigeria international and African champion Loretta Sadoh reconnects with football as a FIFA Club World Cup™ volunteer

Loretta Sadoh’s role as a FIFA Club World Cup 2025™ volunteer placed her just a few steps from the heart of the action.

Lorretta Sadoh

Gianni Infantino thanks FIFA Club World Cup™ volunteers and tells them to keep smiling

FIFA President Gianni Infantino has met some of the FIFA Club World Cup 2025™ volunteers in Cincinnati, where he thanked them for their efforts and said they were doing a "fantastic" job. 

FIFA President Gianni Infantino meets FIFA Club World Cup 2025 volunteers

FC Bayern fan Lukas Heimbeck

Father and son creating a lifelong memory at the FIFA Club World Cup™

Blind and low-vision FIFA Club World Cup™ fans given immersive experience

At the FIFA Club World Cup 2025™, world football’s governing body has partnered with two innovative companies to help blind and low-vision fans enjoy those exhilarating moments in a far more interactive way.

Accessibility during the FIFA Club World Cup 2025

Young Bayern fan’s dream comes true at FIFA Club World Cup™

For many families around the world, football is more than just a game: it’s a way of life. This is the case for 15-year-old Lukas Heimbeck, whose life revolves around the game with support from his parents Amber and Martin.

Lukas and Martin Heimbeck created a lifelong memory, travelling to Charlotte to watch the FIFA Club World Cup™

Teenage PSG fan fulfils lifelong dream at FIFA Club World Cup™

The FIFA Club World Cup 2025™ is a tournament where dreams come true, and for Jack McFawn, a 14-year-old goalkeeper from Salt Lake City, the tournament has given him the chance to fulfil his life-long dream of watching Paris Saint-Germain in the flesh.

Jack McFawn fulfilled a life-long dream to watch his beloved Paris Saint-Germain in person

Future in focus as Gianni Infantino meets Guinean Football Federation head

FIFA President Gianni Infantino and Sory Doumbouya, the President of the Guinean Football Federation (FGF), have met in Miami, United States, where they discussed how to shape the future of football in the west African country.

 FIFA President Gianni Infantino and Fédération Guinéenne de Football Acting President Sory Doumbouya 

England, Kyrgyz Republic and Thailand take top FIFA Forward Awards 2025

The Football Association, the Kyrgyz Football Union and the Football Association of Thailand are among the latest FIFA Member Associations (MAs) to receive FIFA Forward Gold Awards for the implementation of development projects funded by the programme.

FIFA President Gianni Infantino and FIFA Vice-President and Chairwoman of the Football Association Debbie Hewitt

FIFA President Gianni Infantino predicts Suriname World Cup bid will ‘inspire future generation of footballers’ 

FIFA President Gianni Infantino wished Suriname luck in their quest to reach their first FIFA World Cup™ in 2026 following a meeting with the new Surinamese Football Association (SVB) President Dayasankar Mathoera in Miami, United States. 

FIFA President Gianni Infantino and Surinamese Football Association President Dayasankar Mathoera

FIFA President Gianni Infantino lauds Welsh football’s “vibrant” growth, including historic strides for women

FIFA President Gianni Infantino praised Welsh football’s “vibrant” growth and emphasised the progress made by the nation’s women, in particular, following a meeting with recently elected Football Association of Wales (FAW) President Mike Jones. 

FIFA President Gianni Infantino with Football Association of Wales President Mike Jones

FIFA President Gianni Infantino commends “breathtaking” football development in Mongolia

FIFA President Gianni Infantino has praised the upward trajectory of football development in Mongolia following a meeting with the new Mongolian Football Federation (MFF) President Anandbazar Tsogt-Ochir in Miami, United States. 

FIFA President Gianni Infantino and Mongolian Football Federation President Anandbazar Tsogt-Ochir

Wydad AC fan the millionth at FIFA Club World Cup 2025™: “Really excited to see my team play” 

The honour of becoming the FIFA Club World Cup’s one millionth spectator fell to Rachida Elomari, a young Wydad AC fan who lives in the US state of Virgina and had never seen a live match in a stadium before the game against the Italian giants. 

The honour of becoming the tournament’s one millionth spectator fell to Rachida Elomari, a young Wydad AC fan 

FIFA President Gianni Infantino with FIFA Legend Roberto Baggio alongside the FIFA Club World Cup Trophy during Fanatics Fest NYC

FIFA President Gianni Infantino is interviewed by Jordan Schultz at Fanatics Fest NYC

 FIFA President Gianni Infantino and FIFA Legend Roberto Baggio at Fanatics Fest NYC

FIFA President Gianni Infantino poses for a picture with Fanatics Chief Executive Officer Michael Rubin at Fanatics Fest NYC

FIFA President Gianni Infantino signs autographs at Fanatics Fest NYC

FIFA President Gianni Infantino speaks on stage at Fanatics Fest NYC

FIFA President Gianni Infantino poses with the FIFA World Cup winner's trophy at Fanatics Fest NYC

FIFA President Gianni Infantino attends Fanatics Fest NYC 

Players “are loving” the FIFA Club World Cup 2025™, says Gianni Infantino

FIFA President Gianni Infantino has said the players of the 32 teams competing to be the first true FIFA club world champions “are loving” playing at the FIFA Club World Cup 2025™, during an interview at the Fanatics Fest NYC in New York, United States.

Gianni Infantino speaks onstage during Fanatics Fest NYC 

Gianni Infantino and Football Association of Singapore President discuss FIFA Club World Cup

FIFA President Gianni Infantino expressed his commitment to working towards bringing a FIFA youth tournament to Singapore in the future during a meeting with Football Association of Singapore (FAS) President Forrest Li.

 FIFA President Gianni Infantino and Football Association of Singapore President Forrest Li 

FIFA President discusses FIFA Women’s World Cup 2027™ with Brazilian counterpart

Gianni Infantino thanks Samir Xaud for Brazil’s “exemplary collaboration” with FIFA. Mr Xaud was elected in May 2025. FIFA Women’s World Cup 2027™ will be the first to be held in South America.

FIFA President Gianni Infantino and Brazilian Football Confederation President Samir Xaud 

Football Federation of Timor-Leste President discusses new stadium with Gianni Infantino

Timor-Leste’s need for a stadium to host their national team matches was at the centre of discussions between FIFA President Gianni Infantino and the President of the country’s football federation at the FIFA Executive Football Summit 2025.

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