A national football center and a special football TV channel will be established

By June 1, 2024, a special football TV channel will be established - President's decision A national football center and a special football TV channel will be established. The Presidential Decree "On measures to expand the network of football-educational institutions and develop football infrastructure in line with international standards" (No. PQ-355, 03.11.2023) was adopted. According to the decision, the following will be established in the system of the Football Association of Uzbekistan: - National football center; - Training Center for National Football Teams on the basis of the Republican School of Higher Sports Skills in Football; - Sports medicine and rehabilitation center. Also, the Center for the Training of Football Specialists will be renamed the Center for the Training and Research of Football Specialists, and the Republican Children's and Youth Football Academy will be renamed the Republican Football Academy. From January 1, 2025, the practice of the trainers of regional football academies, schools and other state football-educational institutions will be introduced after obtaining the necessary licenses from the Center for the Training and Scientific Research of Football Specialists. In connection with the holding of the World Futsal Championship in Uzbekistan in September 2024, futsal teams will be established in the regions, including the main, youth and women's futsal teams of professional football clubs. From January 1, 2024, players and professionals who have completed their career in professional football will be allocated a preferential loan of up to 1.5 billion soums in the national currency for a period of not less than 5 years, based on the positive conclusion of the Football Association of Uzbekistan. Training and training of football specialists in such specialties as "football coach", "football referee", "football analyst", "football selector" (scout), "sports psychologist", "football manager", "football marketer" at the research center will be launched. Starting from the 2024/2025 academic year, the Chirchik branch of the Tashkent Medical Academy will train personnel in the specialties of "sports doctor", "sports nutritionist", "sports pharmacologist" and "sports psychologist". Until March 1, 2024, a single electronic register of all stadiums and football fields in the republic will be developed. Until June 1, 2024, a special football TV channel will be established in order to show football matches and widely promote football among the population.