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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...]

With three matches on Day Four, and one on Day Five, here is a combined recap of the 2025 Asia-Oceania Cup across both days.   Japan start round robin with win, defeat South Korea 3-0   A brace from Kenichiro Akahage powered Japan to its first win of the tournament, beating South Korea 3-0.   Akahage struck just before and after the half-time break to break open the game. His first came after glancing on a header from Yoshiki [more...]

The final day of group stage action was enthralling, here is a recap from day three at the 2025 IFCPF Asia-Oceania Championships.   Murphy’s last-gasp header saves Australia, qualify for final four with 1-1 draw   Augustine Murphy’s stoppage-time goal has rescued Australia in a 1-1 draw with Japan, qualifying them from Group A at the Asia-Oceania Cup.   Murphy nodded from a pinpoint Alessandro La Verghetta cross just as [more...]