"'DEVELOP THE GAME.
TOUCH THE WORLD.
BUILD THE FUTURE" - FIFA

This was one of the main messages in FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter's address on the second day of the FIFA Congress at the International Congress Centre in Munich to all 207 member associations, as well as to representatives of governments and other authorities, to invited guests and to representatives of the media.


FIFA CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE MAY START IN INDIA


World Football Governing Body FIFA may stat a CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE in India very soon. As per AIFF Vice President Subrata Dutta, who represented India in the 59th FIFA Congress at Bahamas, it has been learnt from him that, FIFA has a plan to start a CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE in India. But the location has not yet been decided. As a part of the "Win in India with India" programme FIFA has sanctioned 10 artificial turf fields of international standards to the AIFF. Goa, Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Manipur, Punjab, Delhi, Meghalaya, Maharashtra and Karnataka have the chance to get the said turfs.

Over the past five years, Fifa has accredited 11 Centres of Excellence around the world. They were carefully selected based on a comprehensive application process to prove their clinical, educational and research expertise, their practical involvement in the care of teams and their active commitment to preventing injuries.

The vision behind creating a network of medical centres across the world is to ensure that players on all continents know who to turn to for expert care in football medicine, such as the prevention of injuries, early detection of risk factors for sudden cardiac death, as well as state-of-the-art diagnosis and therapy services.

The profile of the University Medical Centre Regensburg is characterised by modern management of football injuries, distinct basic and applied research and knowledge transfer to the football family. The centre is able to provide players with the highest standards of regenerative joint therapy, embedded in a complete service package "from prehab to rehab".

Aspetar of Qater became the first medical centre in Western Asia to be awarded medical centre of excellence accreditation by FIFA, the world governing body for soccer.

The following FIFA Medical Centres of Excellence are officially accredited:

1. ADIDAS Sports Medicine Centre, Auckland/New Zealand

2. Centre for Exercise Science and Sports Medicine, University of Witwatersrand , Johannesburg/South Africa

2. Orthopaedic Clinic Munich-Harlaching, Munich/Germany

4. Santa Monica Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Group

5. Schulthess Clinic, Zurich, Switzerland

6. St Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Japan

7. UCT/MRC Research Unit for Exercise Science & Sports Medicine, University of Cape Town and the Sports Science Institute of South Africa

8. Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center

9. ASPETAR - Qatar Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital

10. Universitatsklinikum Regensburg.

59th FIFA Congress at Bahamas : an overview

05.06.2009 : : Angola ,Lebanon and Yemen were absent in the 59th FIFA Congress at Bahamas.But in presence of the representatives of other 205 Countries,the Congress has approved the following agendas which included some necessary amendments.

Olympic Football : FIFA Executive Committee withdrew its proposal to discuss the eligibility criteria for the Men's Olympic Football tournaments. Instead, a task force comprising members of the international football family will be created to discuss this issue. No decision on Olympic football.It was expected that the U-23 age limit for Olympic football would be reduced to U-21 at this congress. But rather than any firm decision, a task force has been setup to figure out exactly what needs to be done. But the message was that football will remain an Olympic sport. Blatter suggested several different approaches, such as getting rid of the age limit altogether and allowing any player who hasn’t already played at a World Cup to compete.

Status :The Congress also approved amendments to the FIFA Statutes regarding the independence of member associations.

Profit Last year :: FIFA The World football’s governing body made a net profit of $184 million in 2008. FIFA's congress in the Bahamas heard a financial report which showed overall revenue of $957 million (World Cup with $556 million in television rights and $253 million from marketing deals) and expenses of $733 million. Next year's budget projects an income of $866 million and expenditure of 1.1 billion as the costs of the World Cup 2010.The budget for 2010 was passed by 99 % of delegates.

Age Limit :: Age limits removed on players switching nationality.A player with dual nationality had to choose his national team by the age of 21. The Algerian Football Association put forward a motion to remove that age limit, which was passed with a 58% majority.

Brazil 2014 :: In this congress the host cities chosen for Brazil 2014 FIFA World Cup .The 12 Brazilian host cities for the 2014 World Cup will be Belo Horizonte, Brasilia, Cuiaba, Curitiba, Fortaleza, Manaus, Natal, Porto Alegre, Recife, Rio De Janeiro, Salvador, Sao Paulo .

6+5 rule :: Sepp Blatter said 6+5 is “only a matter of time”, and he believes the Treaty of Lisbon will make it possible.He told "When and if the Lisbon Treaty is adopted,then we will come back to you and ask you if you're still behind us, supporting this rule, which is to protect the national teams, the training in clubs and the identity of these clubs. This is not only for Europe, but for the world.

Players Health :: Prof. Jiri Dvorak, FIFA's Chief Medical Officer, stressed that prevention has a significant impact on the reduction of injuries. This is particularly illustrated by "The 11+" a series of physical exercises created by FIFA's Medical Assessment and Research Centre (F-MARC) show that the practice of football is beneficial for health. FIFA has launched a campaign featuring international football stars to promote health through football. On 17-18 October 2009, the FIFA member associations will gather in Zurich for a FIFA Medical Network conference.

Doping Control ::FIFA is currently working, together with WADA, on a programme aimed at developing a biological passport, which, among other things, consists of a periodical examination of blood and urine. Almost 30,000 doping controls per year are conducted in football with an incidence of 0,3% (for anabolics, the annual incidence is 0,03 %). As WADA confirmed on 29 May, the 2009 FIFA Anti-Doping Regulations comply with the World Anti-Doping Code.

Stadium Security :: FIFA Supremo Joseph S. Blatter stated: "It is your duty in your association and with your clubs to ensure security of the Stadium . I know you do not have the power to do this alone. But you have to work together with the political authorities, the police or the army in your country to ensure that football is organised with security and order. We have instructed our referees and match commissioners to not kick off the game until order and security are ensured in and around the stadium. He also addressed "spectators should be seated, not standing. People are more quiet when they are seated. And there should be no fences. Fences in stadiums are not adequate."

Safeguarding the Value of Football : 98% of the FIFA Congress members voted in favour of a declaration about safeguarding the values of football and protecting the game and its players mainly the protection of players aged under 18 with regard to the principles of the integrity of competitions, the unpredictability of results, sporting ethics and fair play in all areas and at all levels of the global football pyramid.FIFA President said"The theme of this Congress is protecting the game, protecting the players,strengthening governance.We should search the consequences of the issue and find it's solutions to tackle the roots because welove the wonder ful game Football.

FIFA World Cup Trophy will display in India

03.06.2009 : ::It has been learnt from Mr.Subrata Dutta,Vice-President AIFF, who is now representing India in 59th FIFA Congress at Bahamas that,the original FIFA World Cup trophy will be displayed at Delhi on 20th April 2009 and also be on display at the Football Capital of India Kolkata on 21st April then it will move to Japan on 22nd April.The trophy will start touring all the 54 African countries before travelling to 32 other nations including India(Total more than 84 Countries).The Trophy will be the real FIFA World Cup which will be on display in India and not the replica like 2004.

FIFA General Secretary Jerome Valeke and Director of Marketing Thiery Weil along with Amber Steele, Director Marketing of Coca Cola, held a meeting today with officials of All India Football Federation senior vice-president Subrata Dutta and treasurer Hardev Jadeja,the two representatives of All India Football Federation.

It has also been learnt that during the FIFA world cup Trophy tour to India AIFF also be conducted a massive celebration for the Football Fans of India at Delhi and Kolkata.All cost for those event in India is likely to be borne by Coca Cola,which is the official partner of FIFA.

The Trophy Tour, which kicks off in Cairo, Egypt on September 24, 2009 will travel around the world before returning to South Africa on May 4, 2010 which will cover 84 countries during the 215-day tour and allow thousands of fans around the globe to see the real solid-gold trophy in person.At events in each city, fans will have the opportunity to have a souvenir photo taken of themselves with the trophy, view a special 3-D movie showcasing memorable moments of the FIFA World Cup

Basically Trophy tour starts off in Cairo, Egypt on September 24th, 2009 before working its way around the African continent and down to Cape Town, South Africa by December 3rd, 2009.After a rest, the trophy arrives in Seoul, South Korea on January 17th, 2010 and works its way south and then east to South America, working north until Mexico and then east again to begin it’s European tour in Ireland. It keeps going east, though Russia, Kazakhstan, India and Japan and then Canada before ending a long journey in the USA on May 2nd .Finally, the trophy gets back to South Africa on May 4th, where it will sit and wait for a team captain to lift it on July 11th, 2010 in Johannesburg.

AIFF Vice President Mr. Subrata Dutta will return his home town Kolkata on 7th June from Bahamas and kolkatafootball.com team will meet him to learn details about the next programmes regading the Trophy celebration in Kolkata. Till then stay with us.

PHOTO : AIFF Vice President Subrata Dutta (Right)
with David Borja (Left), FIFA Development Manager Asia and oceania at Bahamas



PHOTO 2 : AIFF Vice President Subrata Dutta (Left) with
UEFA President Legendary Footballer of France Michel Platini
Platini has recently backed the 6+5 idea, six home international players and five foreign players, to be introduced in top flight teams in Europe





PHOTO 3 : AIFF Vice President Subrata Dutta (Left)
with Another AIFF Representative Hardeo Jadeja



PHOTO 4 : FIFA 59th Congress Main Stage


PHOTO 5 :AIFF Vice President Subrata Dutta
with Original FIFA World Cup Trophy


PHOTO 6 :AIFF Vice President Subrata Dutta (Left)
with Franz Anton Beckenbauer , German and World Legendary Footballer