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LONDON (AP) — FIFA is getting into the streaming platform business with a soccer version of Netflix and Amazon Prime.

The launch could see FIFA shift content off YouTube that it has previously used to broadcast classic matches and sports politics events. FIFA was less clear if the platform will be an accessible means of watching World Cup qualifiers that are often not available to view widely as each federation is able to sell the rights and some confederations bundle them together. “But there will always be a free experience on FIFA+."

Ahead of the Qatar World Cup, soccer's governing body FIFA is bringing the game direct to fans by today launching streaming service.

Alves’ Maracanã Media produces the six-part show. Current soccer superstar Lionel Messi is among the contributors. The service will also offering original feature documentaries. FIFA+ will also offer every FIFA Men’s and Women’s World Cup match recorded on camera, totalling more than 2,000 hours. - Croatia: Defining a Nation, a feature-length doc from Louis Myles (Liverpool FC: The 30-Year Wait) about how soccer has united the nation, which was losing finalist in the 2018 World Cup, and how a group of friends from the nation became global stars in the face of extreme adversity. The organization says FIFA+ will provide access to thousands of live and archive matches, news and tournament information and a suite of original series from the likes of Fulwell 73, Andrew and Stuart Douglas, and England striker turned broadcaster Gary Lineker’s Goalhanger Films.

The global partnership will cover the FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023™, as well as the 2024 and 2026 editions of the FIFA U-20 Women's World ...

To have a brand on board that is so passionate about empowering women – and especially one from a co-host of the next FIFA Women’s World Cup in 2023 – is wonderful to see.” Xero, the global small business management platform, has been named as a FIFA Women’s Football Partner under FIFA’s new commercial partnership structure that will come into effect in 2023. As part of the agreement, Xero will also support two FIFA women’s football development programmes: Capacity-Building for Administrators, and Coach Education Scholarships.

April 13 – Business and accountancy software specialists Xero have signed on as a FIFA Women's Football Partner in a multi-year deal that starts in 2023 and ...

In December 2021, FIFA announced Visa as the first global Women’s Football Partner to come on board as the exclusive payment service provider. This global partnership not only gives us a platform for brand visibility around the world, it also provides a fabulous opportunity to create deeper relationships with small businesses and communities that support the growth of the women’s game.” Rachael Powell, Xero’s Chief Customer Officer, said: “For women’s football to thrive, the financial viability of clubs at all levels is essential to attract, develop and nurture talent.

Soccer's highest governing body has launched streaming platform FIFA Plus with plans to stream 40000 live games per year.

It will accelerate the democratization of football and we are delighted to share it with fans.” Ahead of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, the platform aims to be home to every women’s and men’s World Cup match ever recorded, totalling more than 2,000 hours of archive content. From launch, 1,400 matches will be live streamed monthly on FIFA Plus, rising rapidly.

Soccer fans are cheering after FIFA, the international governing body for the pro sport, launched its own streaming service for live games, match replays ...

FIFA+ may serve as an alternative source for soccer viewers, although matches from the biggest and most popular teams aren’t on the streaming service yet. FIFA did not specify whether the games from this year’s World Cup will be available to stream on the service, or if they require premium charges. Original programming will include a documentary on Brazilian soccer player Ronaldinho, a docuseries that features the greatest goal scorers during the World Cup, and another docuseries on influential female soccer players.

Former Juventus and United Arab Emirates league executive Romy Gai will take over as Chief Business Officer, soccer's governing body said. Gai is taking over ...

The expanded 48-team tournament will give FIFA 80 games to market instead of the current 64, with many being played in state-of-the-art NFL stadiums. Gai’s role will include shaping a commercial strategy for the 2026 World Cup in North America that should earn huge revenues for FIFA and set records for average game attendance. Madati, a former executive with Twitter and Facebook, will leave after less than a year in the role and just months before the World Cup in Qatar, which is worth more than $6 billion in commercial revenue to FIFA.

The partnership with small business platform Xero covers multiple tournaments, including the 2023 Fifa Women's World Cup.

Xero, which has more than three million subscribers globally, will also support two Fifa women’s football development programmes; Capacity-Building for Administrators and Coach Education Scholarships. “Not only is this a momentous day for women’s football globally, but as a proud New Zealander, I am so excited that Fifa is partnering with a company that was founded in New Zealand. This is a partnership that will accelerate the growing momentum behind women’s football and our ambition to make the game truly global. The agreement with New Zealand-based Xero will kick in from next year and covers the 2023 Fifa Women’s World Cup. The pact also includes the 2024 and 2026 editions of the Fifa U20 Women’s World Cup, and the Fifa U17 Women’s World Cup.

They feature Ronaldinho, Dani Alves, Ronaldo Nazário, Romelu Lukaku, Lucy Bronze and Carli Lloyd, among others. “Fifa + represents the next step in our vision to make football truly global and inclusive, and it underpins FIFA's core mission of expanding ...

It will be available in five language editions (English, French, German, Portuguese, and Spanish), with an additional six languages to follow in June of 2022. It will accelerate the democratisation of football and we are delighted to share it with fans.” From director Louis Myles (Kaiser: The Greatest Footballer Never to Play Football, Liverpool FC: The 30-Year Wait). Ronaldinho: The Happiest Man in the World - a feature-length documentary offering extensive access to unseen archive. Fans will have the ability to watch full-match replays, highlights and goals. There will also be interactive games including votes, quizzes, fantasy games and predictors.

Former Juventus and United Arab Emirates league executive Romy Gai will take over as Chief Business Officer, soccer's governing body said. Gai is taking over ...