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When faced with the prospect of an acquired brain injury (ABI), some footballers might just give up their sporting hopes altogether.   On World Head Injury Awareness Day, Australia’s Augustine Murphy illustrates how he does not fit into that bracket, now a fixture in his country’s cerebral palsy (CP) men’s national team.   “I was introduced to the  CP Football program through my physio because she knew I played football, and [more...]

It’s 0-0 with ten minutes to play in the 2025 ASEAN Para Games Final in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand.      The hosts are level with Myanmar, and the watching public waits for a hero to step up. When one eventually does, it is the man they might have expected.   Chanatip Deeman is a player who has earned a reputation for his dazzling skills and ability to find a goal when needed, and this one brought unbridled joy [more...]

With notable moments on and off the pitch last year, our game is ready to take the next step, writes Oliver Walker-Peel.   If Cerebral Palsy Football was ever regarded as a sleeping giant, 2025 might have been the year it was fully awoken. Fresh off the back of the IFCPF Men’s and Women’s World Cups to round out 2024, which reached a combined 397 million people, the regional championships took the spotlight in 2025. The sport travelled far [more...]

2026 looms as a huge year for Cerebral Palsy Football, and there is no better time to jump on the bandwagon.   There are plenty of reasons why our game is on the precipice of something special. Here is our game in a nutshell.    

The International Federation of CP Football (IFCPF) has today confirmed the conclusion of disciplinary and compliance processes involving the CP Football programmes of Iran, Brazil, and Ukraine, following investigations conducted in line with IFCPF regulations and international classification standards.   The outcomes, which have [more...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE IFCPF Releases Updated Men’s and Women’s World Rankings as Pathways to the 2026 World Cups Take Shape   AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS (FEB. 2, 2026) -- The International Federation of CP Football (IFCPF) has published its updated Men’s and Women’s CP Football World Rankings, [more...]

A champion was crowned on the final day in Solo. Here is a recap of the final day of action at the 2025 IFCPF Asia-Oceania Cup.   Japan put 10 past Malaysia in the biggest win of the tournament   A second-half blitz with eight goals from Japan saw it take fifth place at the 2025 Asia-Oceania Cup, defeating Malaysia 10-0.   Farrisan Jasnal’s own goal and Tetsuya Toda meant the game’s scoreline was a respectable 2-0 at [more...]