Indeed, more disabled people than ever before are participating in the world’s most popular sport, while FIFA and competition organisers are offering ever more inclusive matchday services to ensure that the unique atmosphere of the stadium can be enjoyed by disabled fans too.
What is the Disability Cup?
The Disability Cup is the largest competition of its kind in this country, giving players within impairment-specific football a national competition of their own, complete with dreams of reaching St. George’s Park for finals weekend.
How many teams are in the FA disability Cup?
The winners of league and the league cup will qualify to play at St. George’s Park as part of The FA Disability Cup Finals day. The league consists of eight teams and runs from October to May, including both a league and league cup competition.
When are the FA disability Cup finals 2017?
The FA Disability Cup Finals day returned to St. George's Park for a second successive year on 6 May 2017. Five finals – powerchair, cerebral palsy, blind, deaf and amputee – were showcased at the national football centre with hundreds watching on.
What happened at the FA disability Cup 2018?
The FA Disability Cup returned to St George’s Park in a newly expanded format, with six cup finals and an exhibition of frame football take place over the weekend of 16-17 June. First up was the Powerchair cup final where Aspire PFC were looking to retain their title for a record third successive season.
Can you play football with a disability?
Disability Football Games Include: 5-a-side football: Also known as futal and blind football, is an adaptation of football for athletes with visual impairments, including blindness. The sport, governed by the International football Sports Federation (IBSA), is played with modified FIFA rules.
What is disabled football?
It is an indoor game, played on a pitch for five a side, and each match has two halves of 20 minutes, totalling 40 minutes altogether. Players can only be tackled by one player from the opposing team at a time, and there are rules about the size of the football and of the goals.
What is Pan football?
The PAN Disability league is a series of bi-monthly league competitions for young players with a range of disabilities. The programme is run by Scottish FA as part of their Scotland United initiative and has been funded by CashBack for Communities since 2014.
How many disabled people play football in the UK?
Sport England recorded an additional 8,500 people with disabilities taking part in football regularly in the past year, bringing the total to 108,800 (according to FA figures).
When is the FA Disability Cup 2021?
George's Park on Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 July 2021.
When was the National Blind Football League formed?
National Blind Football League. The league was formed in advance of the 2008-09 season and consists of both a league and cup competition. The league committee works closely with The FA to support the development of the game and to offer a competitive route for blind players.
Who won the 2017 Amputee Cup?
Day two commenced with a repeat of the 2017 Amputee cup final which saw Peterborough United Amputee FC retaining their title with closely fought 3-2 victory again Everton Amputee FC thanks to goals from Harry Ash, Ben Houghton and Gary Marheineke. Everton’s goals came courtesy of Gordon Metcalfe and Stuart Sephton.
A workforce as diverse as the beautiful game
Football is played on every continent, by every conceivable type of person, regardless of age, gender, sexuality, ability or any other distinguishing factor. It’s truly the world’s game, and we strive to ensure that this incredible diversity is represented within our staff, and that FIFA remains an inclusive place to work.
Our aims
As an organisation, our aim is to create and continuously develop an environment that celebrates diversity and inclusion – enabling all of our employees to participate and make meaningful contributions.
FIFA diversity by numbers
Making football truly global starts with us, the FIFA team. It’s our responsibility to ensure that we, as an organisation, reflect the diverse and international nature of our sport.
Always striving for better
We have taken great strides in our journey to build a diverse and inclusive workplace, but we will always keep striving for better.
Diversity & Inclusion in action
Our commitment to diversity and inclusion spreads far beyond our own workforce. Through various programmes, awards, campaigns, investments and initiatives, we aim to engage, inspire and empower our partner organisations, member associations and the wider football community to improve their own understanding of diversity and inclusion.
How many games did FIFA 13 sell?
In it’s first week after release FIFA 13 broke all the records selling 4.5 million games across all platforms worldwide making it the biggest video game launch of 2012 and biggest sports video game launch of all-time.
Is lack of competition bad for the industry?
A lack of competition in any industry is a bad thing. Companies that hold a monopoly can rest on their laurels, manipulate pricing and perceived value and become driven by profits over striving to provide the best possible product or service to their customers.
What is FIFA eligibility?
As the governing body of association football, FIFA is responsible for maintaining and implementing the rules that determine whether an association football player is eligible to represent a particular country in officially recognised international competitions and friendly matches. In the 20th century, FIFA allowed ...
When did FIFA change its eligibility policy?
In March 2004, FIFA amended its wider policy on international eligibility. This was reported to be in response to a growing trend in some countries, such as Qatar and Togo, to naturalise players born and raised in Brazil (and elsewhere) who have no apparent ancestral links to their new country of citizenship.
Why are the Colombian caps not recognised?
These caps are not officially recognised due to a dispute between FIFA and the Colombian Football Federation at the time . Michel Platini (France) who later (in 1988) played 21 minutes in a friendly for Kuwait on invitation by the Emir.
Why was Syria expelled from the World Cup?
Syria were expelled from the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification process by FIFA in 2011, for fielding George Mourad in a senior qualification match against Tajikistan. FIFA takes punitive action against teams that field ineligible players.
When was the FIFA agreement revised?
The agreement was completely revised in 2009 following a rewrite of the FIFA statutes in 2008. The loophole regarding British players born abroad and selecting a national team had been closed and then reopened. The revised ruling also removed the possibility of ineligibility due to a foreign-born adopted player having no parental or grand-parental links to a nation, as it is based on where the player is educated before the age of 18.
When did FIFA remove the age limit?
In June 2009, FIFA Congress passed a motion that removed the age limit for players who had already played for a country's national team at youth level to change national associations. This ruling features in Article 18 of the Regulations Governing the Application of the FIFA Statutes.
When did FIFA extend residency?
The residency requirement for players lacking birth or ancestral connections with a specific country was extended from two to five years in May 2008 at FIFA's Congress as part of Blatter's efforts to preserve the integrity of competitions involving national teams.
