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IFCPF and its members are delighted to recognise key female figures that not only make up our organisations but play a pivotal role in the success of CP Football.

The International Federation of Cerebral Palsy Football (IFCPF) Board condemns the comments which were made by Seth Jahn, a former US CP Football (soccer) player at the U.S. Soccer AGM on the 27th February 2021. These views, and past social media posts which have now come to light, are the personal views of an individual and not [more...]

IFCPF are extremely excited to announce the new signing of our Education Manager Pam Chandler. Pam brings a vast amount of experience and knowledge to the team from a rich disability football background that spans through various roles across the south of England.

The work in classification lead by IFCPF Classification Director Raúl Reina and his team continues with excellent results in the development of evidence-based classification on CP Football. This is the first study exploring the relationships between measurements of impairment and real-match performance with the new sport classes implemented in 2018 by IFCPF.

Last week key members from CPSFI, AIFF & IFCPF met via webinar to discuss introducing CP Football (female) across India as the country celebrated National Girl Child day.

By Ashley Hammond IFCPF Communications Officer (Americas) In such a challenging year throughout the world CP Soccer US claimed the 'Players with a Disability of the Year' title at the annual US Soccer player awards, which is the first organisation to ever be victorious in this category. With few teams playing and competing in the year that was 2020 CP Soccer thrived with a full season of online training and playing. With hundreds of US based players and thousands of international players taking part.  CP Soccer was supported by US Soccer with guest appearances from the very top brass at US Soccer and numerous [more...]

2020 has been a challenging year for most, but we have still reached new milestones, continued to learn and adapt along the way. We would like to thank our members, volunteers and all involved in CP Football. We look forward to working with you in 2021 and supporting you along the way.