The Argentine Football Association adopted last Thursday the definition of anti-Semitism developed by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance. The AFA governs all football activities in Argentina. The day before, the University of Buenos Aires, the most prestigious university in the country, had done the same. âWe consider it extremely important …
Read More »Argentine Football Federation adopts IHRA definition of anti-Semitism
BUENOS AIRES (JTA) – The Argentine Football Association adopted last Thursday the definition of anti-Semitism developed by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance. The AFA governs all football activities in Argentina. The day before, the University of Buenos Aires, the most prestigious university in the country, had done the same. âWe …
Read More »Project Big Picture: “Breakaway League” threatened, says Football Association president
Football Association president Greg Clarke has withdrawn from discussions over Project Big Picture A separatist league has been suggested “as a threat” by the organizers of Project Big Picture, said Football Association president Greg Clarke. Project Big Picture wants to reduce the Premier League from 20 to 18 clubs and …
Read More »Trinidad and Tobago Football Association v. FIFA – the validity of the standardization committees and the exclusive competence of the CAS
Friday 23 October 2020 By Despina Mavromati On October 13, 2020, the High Court of Justice of Trinidad and Tobago (the Supreme Court) rendered its decision (available here[1]) on an application filed by the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) against FIFA. They ruled, in essence, that the decision of …
Read More »Youth football association ready to host limited season | Local sports
There will be football in Mankato this fall. Mankato North Mankato Youth Football, which organizes the sport for fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh graders, has decided to move forward with a six-week league, with practice starting September 8 and the first games. September 8. 12. Registrations will open on Saturday. …
Read More »Football Association board diversity plans blocked by professional play – Greg Clarke
Greg Clarke was named President of the Football Association in September 2016 Football Association president Greg Clarke said he was “disappointed” after claiming that professional football representatives on the FA’s board of directors blocked an initiative to improve the diversity of its members. In a letter to the FA Council,external …
Read More »New American Football Association in Poland Receives IFAF Allied Membership
the American Football Association in Poland, ZFAP(Związek Futbolu Amerykańskiego w Polsce) took the first step towards becoming a full member of the International Federation of American Football, IFAF. IFAF is the governing body of international amateur football and such has worked with the ZFAP and the Polish Ministry of Sports …
Read More »Rules of the new national clearinghouse and intermediaries of the Belgian Football Federation
Friday July 10, 2020 By Alexander Vantyghem, Niels Verborgh, Jens Westerwoudt On July 1, 2020, the Belgian Football Association published a new edition of its national regulations on working with intermediaries (the Belgian regulations).[1] The Belgian Regulation does not limit itself to implementing the regulations on working with intermediaries,[2] but …
Read More »Today in sport: 1st American Professional Football Association Championship awarded in 1921 | WDVM25 and DCW50
Posted: Apr 30, 2020 / 8:42 PM EDT / Update: Apr 30, 2020 / 8:42 PM EDT Jim Thorpe in action in an undated photo. (AP Photo) This day in the history of sport: April 30, 1921 On April 30, 1921, the Akron Pros won the first American Professional Football …
Read More »British American Football Association announces first-ever Canadian Football League combination in UK
Graphic: Igor Lazarevic The British American Football Association, BAFA joins the growing list of nations forming partnerships with the Canadian football league and announced the very first Combine the UK Canadian Football League stand in Bristol January 25, 2020. Previously, both Italy and France announced their intention to organize combine …
Read More »CFL partners with British American Football Association
Britain joined the growing alliance of grid football nations pledging to work with the Canadian Football League (CFL) to make the game grow. The British American Football Association (BAFA), the national governing body for sport in Britain, enters into a partnership with the LCF. BAFA Director Bruce Leatherman: âThis new …
Read More »The British American Football Association partners with the CFL
TORONTO — Great Britain joins the growing alliance of gridiron football nations who are committed to working with the Canadian Football League (CFL) to develop the game. The British American Football Association (BAFA), the national governing body for sport in Britain, is entering into a partnership with the CFL. “This …
Read More »Lancaster Gales Youth Football Association is building something special
LANCASTER – If Lancaster Gales Youth Football Association isn’t in the news, it should be. What LGYFA created a year ago is something that probably should have been done a long time ago, especially when it comes to child safety. LGYFA is a grade-level league with three tackle football divisions. …
Read More »American Football Association announces Hall of Fame
AFA Hall of Fame BINGHAMTON, NY (PRWEB) May 16, 2019 The American Football Association Hall of Fame Selection Committee completed its annual task of reviewing the personal profiles of qualified individuals nominated for induction into the Minor League Football Hall of Fame as “Class. of 2019 â. The information submitted …
Read More »Irish American Football Association donates €40,000
American football’s governing body in Ireland said it looked forward to a ‘collaborative relationship’ with those responsible for upcoming college games in Dublin, after spending tens of thousands of dollars in legal costs in previous disputes with match organizers. Last week’s annual general meeting of the Irish American Football Association …
Read More »Olympic volleyball bronze medalist Yoko Zetterlund becomes the first female director of the Japan American Football Association
Yoko Zetterlund, who helped the U.S. women’s volleyball team win bronze at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, has joined the Japanese American Football Association as director, JAFA announced in Tokyo on Sunday. . Zetterlund becomes the first female director of JAFA, after the association changed its rules to stipulate that at …
Read More »The Football Association in talks to sell Wembley Stadium
Pakistani-American billionaire Shahid Khan has made a £ 600million offer to buy London’s Wembley Stadium from the Football Association, after months of talks with FA chief executive Martin Glenn. If accepted, the offer would transfer ownership of the stadium – currently the temporary home of Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur …
Read More »The Cameroonian Association of American Football is now officially recognized
Graphic: Igor Lazarevic the Cameroonian American Football Association (Cameroonian American Football Association) is now officially recognized by the Cameroon government. During a vote at the end December the government officially accepted the CA FA with Mr. Awasum Jr. as the newly elected president. Cameroon is a West African nation, located …
Read More »Football Association adopts ‘Rooney rule’ as Martin Glenn outlines plans for 2018
‘FA is for everyone’ – Managing Director The Football Association will interview at least one candidate from Black, Asian and minority ethnicity for future roles in the England setup. English football’s governing body will adopt its own version of the “Rooney rule” implemented in the NFL in 2003. Chief executive …
Read More »Worcestershire Black Knights accepted into the league of the British American Football Association
WORCESTERSHIRE The Black Knights will play competitive American football for the first time. They have been accepted into the Second Division of the National League of the British American Football Association (BAFA), South West Conference which begins in April. “Two years of hard work have paid off and our bid …
Read More »Irish American Football Association announces Team Ireland logo
May 30, Irish American Football Association announced the logo that will represent Ireland throughout the progression of its national program. The symbol represents both the growth of the sport nationally and nationally as they hope to take their organization to the next level. It marks a new stage of development …
Read More »American Football Association (AFA) announces Hall of Fame
“Woody” Strode This year we are especially honored to posthumously induct another trailblazer, Woodrow Wilson Woolwine “Woody” Strode Binghamton, NY (PRWEB) May 19, 2015 The American Football Association Hall of Fame Selection Committee has completed its annual task of reviewing the personal profiles of qualified individuals nominated for induction into …
Read More »American Football Association Hall of Famer (Class of 1983) Ray Stanton, Sr. Inducted into the inaugural class of the Greater Binghamton Sports Hall of Fame
Greater Binghamton Sports Hall of Fame Through his efforts, Ray Stanton has enabled thousands of athletes in the Binghamton community to continue playing organized football after high school/college. Binghamton, NY (PRWEB) April 25, 2015 American Football Association Hall of Famer (Class of 1983) Ray Stanton, Sr. was inducted into …
Read More »British American Football Association all about the love of the game – The Denver Post
LONDON — Britain’s American football champions didn’t gain a single pound last year. In fact, all of the London Blitz players and coaches, back-to-back British American Football Association champions, have paid to play, spending the money earned in their full-time jobs to pay league dues, buy equipment and pay for …
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