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Next month, the world comes to Georgia.   National teams from across the globe will arrive for the 2026 IFCPF Men’s and Women’s World Cups. For some players, it will be another chance to compete on the world stage. For others, the first. And waiting for them is one of the newest and most ambitious football facilities in the world. The Arthur M. Blank U.S. [more...]

Ten years ago, Amin Rosyid discovered CP Football in Solo.   Last November, he returned to the same Indonesian city as his country’s goalkeeper — and helped make history.   Indonesia’s run to the final of the 2025 IFCPF Asia-Oceania Championships secured the nation a place at the 2026 IFCPF Men’s World Cup, the first in the program’s [more...]

For new fans of Cerebral Palsy (CP) Football, one rule that differentiates it from the 11-a-side game probably stands out more than most.   Offside is one of those rules football fans seem to love explaining to anyone who has never watched the game. In CP Football, there is no such need.   With the IFCPF Men’s and Women’s World Cups set to kick off this October in the United States, we wanted to explain why one of the staples of the traditional [more...]

The IFCPF Men’s World Cup will kick off in less than 50 days, and 12 teams will head to Atlanta battling to hold the trophy aloft.   Only one will get the chance.   For hosts and 2025 IFCPF Copa América champions the USA, the script seems perfectly set.   Fresh off perhaps the biggest moment in the program, Stuart Sharpe’s team will be aiming to supersede that achievement with a Men’s World Cup, and with a raucous [more...]

Italy are the 2026 IFCPF World Championships champions, defeating CP Soccer US 3-1 in the tournament’s decider at Loughborough University on Sunday.   Simon Xanina’s quick double meant the Italians raced to a 2-0 lead, and while Jackson Ruscitti halved the deficit from close range, Federico Lovascio sealed the result in the second half.   An already historic week for the team ended with silverware. A first tournament under the FIGC banner has a trophy to show for [more...]

Behind every athlete is a fierce thirst to get better.   To run faster. Read the game earlier. Win the next contest. Make the starting lineup. Be the best version of yourself.   For athletes with a disability, none of that is different.   The pressure of high-performance sport doesn't disappear because an athlete has cerebral palsy or another neurological [more...]

With the IFCPF World Championships starting next week, new chapters are set to be written. For Kazakhstan, an international competitive debut awaits: the chance to represent their country on the international stage for the first time. Hard work years in the making, and the payoff is about to be realised.   For head coach Chingis Temerhanov, it’s a full-circle moment, having been part of the program right from its [more...]