{"id":434,"date":"2025-10-08T17:45:46","date_gmt":"2025-10-08T17:45:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gugudde.com\/blog\/?p=434"},"modified":"2025-10-08T17:45:47","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T17:45:47","slug":"magogo-appointed-to-fifa-innovation-committee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gugudde.com\/blog\/2025\/10\/08\/magogo-appointed-to-fifa-innovation-committee\/","title":{"rendered":"Magogo appointed to FIFA innovation committee"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/gugudde.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-10-08-at-20.00.17_1d788362-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-436\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gugudde.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-10-08-at-20.00.17_1d788362-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gugudde.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-10-08-at-20.00.17_1d788362-1-300x200.jpg 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https:\/\/gugudde.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-10-08-at-20.01.57_37898d50-300x277.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The committee, chaired by Thorvaldur Orlygsson of Iceland, focuses on advancing football through technological innovation and digital solutions to improve the global game\u2019s efficiency, integrity, and fan engagement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, FUFA CEO Edgar Watson Suubi, who has held the federation\u2019s top administrative position since 2007, has been appointed to the FIFA Technical Development Committee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"745\" src=\"https:\/\/gugudde.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-10-08-at-20.01.56_accf8dd2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-438\" 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