On February 6th, Charmaine Hooper passed away. The Para Football community mourns the loss of a remarkable leader who served as CEO of World Abilitysport, a tireless advocate for Para sport, and a valued supporter of Para Football from its very beginning.

She leaves behind an extraordinary legacy in Para sport and Para Football, and she will be deeply missed by all who had the privilege of working with her.

TALENT Project Kicks Off in Vilnius

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.

Para Football in Malta: Sharing Expertise on Global Disability Football

On February 28th, 2026, Para Football joined the Malta Football Association Disability Sports Network Convention online. The event brought together sports organisations, clubs, and experts from around the world to talk about how football and sport can become more accessible and inclusive for people with disabilities. Para Football was invited to present and share its experience at this important event, held at the Centenary Hall at Ta' Qali, Malta.

Opinion: 2025 Showed Why Cerebral Palsy Football is Ready for Next Step

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. From the start of that tournament on, the players did the rest. Across the 76 matches played, 457 goals were scored, an average of just over six a game, 44 players scored hat-tricks, and 25 countries put teams forward.

A New Global Era: The First World Deaf Futsal Club Championships

In the final week of February 2026, deaf futsal entered a new era in Buenos Aires, Argentina, as the first-ever World Deaf Futsal Club Championships took place at the Stadium Miguel B. Sánchez.

Bringing together ten men’s clubs and five women’s clubs, the tournament marked a historic milestone in the professionalisation and international structuring of deaf futsal at club level.

Creating Space to Belong: Inclusive Football at Fulham FC

In a powerful step towards making football truly accessible to all, last weekend the Fulham FC Foundation launched a dedicated football session for children, young people and adults with dwarfism - delivered in partnership with the Dwarf Sports Association UK (DSAUK).

From Underdogs to Champions: Malaysia's CP Football Journey with Adray Uzair

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.

Oranje Para-Voetbaldag: Where Inclusive Football Belongs at the Highest Level

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.

Powerchair football is a unique sport that provides opportunities for people with a high level of impairment to access the game of football. It is the only active team participation sport for people who use electric wheelchairs (Powerchair).

The game is for anyone who uses a powered wheelchair or those who have limited movement in a manual wheelchair.