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FIFA has announced today the appointment of two Chief Operating Officers (COOs) in Australia and New Zealand respectively for the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023™. Following their initial appointment last year to lead the FIFA Women’s World Cup™ office in their respective host countries, Jane Fernandez has now been named as the COO for Australia, with Jane Patterson being officially… Read More

The most recent board meeting of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 LLC (Q22) was held on Thursday, 11 February, prior to the FIFA Club World Cup Qatar 2020™ final between Bayern Munich and Tigres UANL at Education City Stadium. It was held via videoconference due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The board reviewed key achievements and looked ahead to… Read More

Women’s Olympic Football Tournament (FIFA.com) 16 Feb 2021 © imago images Sixth annual SheBelieves Cup to run from 18 to 24 February Argentina-Brazil rivalry kicks mini-tournament off Three Tokyo 2020-bound teams involved As preparation for the Women’s Olympic Football Tournament Tokyo 2020 ramps up, competitive matches will be key for the participating teams. Three teams bound for Tokyo 2020, Brazil,… Read More

Sam Mewis was recently voted USA’s Female Player of the Year Midfielder is also starring for English giants Manchester City Mewis chatted to FIFA.com about mindset, family and future ambitions If there is one attribute, besides excellence, that has set the US women’s national team apart, it is steely self-assurance. They are the best in the world and, as individuals… Read More

Bayern München are Club World Cup champions for second time Tigres UANL make history in reaching the final Satisfaction for Al Ahly and Al Duhail, disappointment for Ulsan and Palmeiras The first FIFA tournament to be staged in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic ended once again with European champions. FC Bayern München claimed their sixth trophy in a year,… Read More

Bayern are FIFA Club World Cup champions Bavarian outfit have six French players in their ranks We take a closer look at the club’s enduring French connection Bayern Munich’s love affair with French players dates back to the mid-90s with the arrival of Jean-Pierre Papin. Nascent Franco-Bavarian ties were further strengthened during the 2000s, when Bixente Lizarazu, Willy Sagnol and… Read More

Zhang has high hopes with both club and country in Year of the Ox Forward excelled with Beijing FC on both domestic and Asian fronts in 2020 He eyes improved displays with the national team in FIFA World Cup™ qualifying Friday marks the New Year Day or Spring Festival in the Chinese lunar calendar, which is known as Year of… Read More

Bayern Munich beat Tigres 1-0 in the Qatar 2020 final Benjamin Pavard got the only goal in the 59th minute Bayern emulated Barcelona’s 2009/10 sextuple achievement A 59th-minute Benjamin Pavard goal earned dominant FC Bayern München a 1-0 victory over Tigres UANL in the final and their second FIFA Club World Cup™ triumph. It also completed a magnificent sextuple for… Read More

Hansi Flick has led FC Bayern München to FIFA Club World Cup glory 2014 World Cup winner as assistant coach, 2020 triumph as head coach Hugely influential in 2014 World Cup success By winning the FIFA Club World Cup™ final, Hansi Flick not only made history with FC Bayern München by matching Barcelona’s record of six titles. He also set… Read More

Robert Lewandowski wins adidas Golden Ball award Andre-Pierre Gignac takes home adidas Silver Ball, Joshua Kimmich takes bronze Al Duhail SC win FIFA Fair Play Award Following FC Bayern München’s triumph at the FIFA Club World Cup Qatar 2020™ thanks to a 1-0 victory over Tigres UANL in the final, the Technical Study Group (TSG) named Robert Lewandowski as the… Read More