Tag: Fifa

Robert Lewandowski and Manuel Neuer were crowned The Best in December Both continue to provide a record-breaking supply of goals and clean sheets We put this star duo under the microscope ahead of the FIFA Club World Cup final In a sport that boils down to scoring goals at one end and keeping them out at the other, FC Bayern… Read More

Bayern Munich beat Al Ahly 2-0 in their FIFA Club World Cup semi-final Robert Lewandowski got both the German giants’ goals Bayern will now face Tigres in Thursday’s final Robert Lewandowski’s double saw FC Bayern München beat an admirable Al Ahly SC 2-0 and book a FIFA Club World Cup Qatar 2020™ final against Tigres UANL. The European champions were… Read More

CAF African Nations Championship (FIFA.com) 08 Feb 2021 We look back at the 2020 CHAN just won by Morocco Mali finished runners-up and Guinea third Tournament reserved for African-based players Triumphant on home soil in 2018, Morocco secured back-to-back titles at the CAF African Nations Championship, a tournament reserved for African-based players. In the final on 7 February, the Atlas… Read More

Carlos Gonzalez signed for Tigres in December to partner Gignac He won the penalty for decisive semi-final goal Gonzalez: “This triumph is for our fans” When Tigres UANL recruited Carlos Gonzalez in December 2020, the hope was that the Paraguayan front man would form an effective strike partnership with Andre-Pierre Gignac, not least at the imminent FIFA Club World Cup… Read More

Tigres become first Mexican side to reach Club World Cup final Andre-Pierre Gignac seals a deserved victory for the underdogs Concacaf champions now face Bayern München or Al Ahly Andre-Pierre Gignac was Tigres’ hero once again as the Mexicans stunned Palmeiras to become the first Concacaf team to reach a FIFA Club World Cup™ final. Ricardo Ferretti’s side were good… Read More

Al Duhail beat Ulsan Hyundai 3-1 to finish fifth Superb goals from Edmilson Junior, Mohammed Muntari and Almoez Ali Dominant Qataris well worth their win Al Duhail SC have finished fifth at the FIFA Club World Cup Qatar 2020™ after an impressive 3-1 win over Asian champions Ulsan Hyundai FC. The Qataris produced a trio of outstanding goals, the first… Read More

Ayman Ashraf lost his sister and mother in tragic car accident Defender suffered serious cruciate ligament injury Qatar 2020 appearance a high point after personal and professional setbacks Wednesday 16 September 2016 is a date forever etched in the memory of Ayman Ashraf. On that fateful day, the Al Ahly defender lost his mother and sister in a tragic car… Read More

Robert Lewandowski discusses Bayern’s shot at global glory He reflects on winning The Best FIFA Men’s Player award “I try to be the best Lewandowski every season.” The Best is in the building. Robert Lewandowski touched down in Doha yesterday for the FIFA Club World Cup™. His 24 goals in 19 appearances have FC Bayern München top of the Bundesliga,… Read More

All Latin-American duel between Palmeiras SE and Tigres UANL FC Bayern München take on Al Ahly as they bid to complete sextuple Ulsan Hyundai and Al Duhail face off with fifth place at stake Al Rayyan will become the focal point of the football world on 7 and 8 February as it plays host to the semi-finals of the FIFA… Read More

Palmeiras face Tigres in the FIFA Club World Cup semi-finals We look back at some of their best-ever sides Ademir, Edmundo, Rivaldo and Marcos feature “I think it’s been incredible, but we want to make it historic,” Gabriel Menino told FIFA.com of Palmeiras’s 2020 season shortly before the Copa Libertadores final. “I want to go down in the history of… Read More