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Football Without Barriers: Inside Japan’s Legacy Match 2026
- 27-03-2026
On 14 March 2026, the Japan Inclusive Football Federation (JIFF) transformed Minato City, Tokyo, into an inspiring celebration of inclusive sport - the Japan Legacy Match 2026. Hosted at the Minato City Sports Center, the legacy match welcomed around 50 players and more than 1,000 attendees, creating a vibrant space where football became a shared language beyond ability, age or background.

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From Underdogs to Champions: Malaysia's CP Football Journey with Adray Uzair
- 20-02-2026
How Malaysia built a competitive CP Football program from the ground up and why their story is far from over ? In the dying moments of the 2023 ASEAN Games final in Cambodia, Indonesia scored in stoppage time. For most teams, this would signal defeat. But for Adray Uzair and the Malaysian CP Football team, it sparked something different: determination. "We were desperate," recalls Uzair, who serves as both athlete and team manager for Malaysia's national CP Football squad. "We were chasing the gold medal, and in the end, we achieved it through perseverance." That gold medal represented far more than a trophy it marked the culmination of nearly a decade of building a sport from nothing.

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TALENT Project Kicks Off in Vilnius
- 13-02-2026
The TALENT project (sTimulating Awareness on disabiLity and coopEratioN via fooTball) officially launched with a kick-off meeting on February 11-12, 2026, in Vilnius, Lithuania. Para Football Foundation joins this 36-month European initiative as a partner, bringing expertise in Para Football development and inclusive football practices to promote social inclusion of persons with disabilities across Europe.

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Oranje Para-Voetbaldag: Where Inclusive Football Belongs at the Highest Level
- 09-02-2026
Together, we are building a game where every player counts. On 8 February 2026, the KNVB Campus in Zeist - the heart and home of Dutch football and the Royal Dutch Football Association - hosted the annual Oranje Para-Voetbaldag event, bringing together more than 100 players from the national teams of Amputee Football, Blind Football, Cerebral Palsy Football and Deaf Futsal.

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Para Football Mourns the Passing of Charmaine Hooper
- 09-02-2026
9 February 2026: Para Football Foundation is deeply saddened to learn of the sudden passing of Charmaine Hooper, Chief Executive Officer of World Abilitysport, who passed away on Friday, 6 February 2026, at the age of 63.

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Thailand Claims Double Gold in Blind and CP Football at 13th ASEAN Para Games
- 04-02-2026
Thailand delivered an outstanding finale to the 13th ASEAN Para Games, securing gold medals in both Blind Football and Cerebral Palsy (CP) Football as the disciplines returned to the regional programme.

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Blind and CP Football return to the ASEAN Para Games
- 17-01-2026
An exciting week for para sport is ahead as the 13th ASEAN Para Games kick off on Tuesday in Thailand, marking the Land of Smiles' return as host after 18 years.

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