Tag: Football News

The Home of FIFA in Zurich will host the draws for the Olympic Football Tournaments on 21 April at 10:00 CET. The countdown to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games is on again. The COVID-19 pandemic may have forced the postponement of the Games until 2021, but enthusiasm and excitement for the iconic event remain undimmed. In less than a month’s… Read More

? Jonatan Dutra/Ferroviária Luciana saved three penalties to snatch Ferroviaria a Libertadores final place She discusses the dramatic night and upcoming opponents America Luciana recalls almost quitting football in 2015 Euclid of Alexandria wrote a book about mathematical exceptions. Luciana of Araraquara is penning its sequel. Indeed, while arithmeticians say around 75 per cent of penalties are successfully converted, Luciana… Read More

Italy and the Netherlands failed to reach Russia 2018 Both have bounced back impressively in the years since We look at what’s changed ahead of their Qatar 2022 campaigns La Gazzetta dello Sport described it as “the apocalypse” and, in football terms, it wasn’t far short. Italy, four-time champions, had failed to qualify for the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™.… Read More

“If you can just make heavy eye contact with Beckham for about 20 seconds, your football knowledge grows exponentially. Sometimes I just FaceTime him and I’m just like, ‘Don’t speak. Just stare at me.’”Ryan Reynolds, the Hollywood actor and new owner of Wrexham “Animal. Lovely bloke as well. He was the first one in every single day.… Read More

Rodrygo discusses his dream to represent Brazil at Qatar 2022 The 20-year-old hails Neymar, Casemiro and Karim Benzema He believes Real Madrid will conquer Spain and Europe this year As a 27-year-old right-back was preparing to tackle the indecipherable puzzle that was Neymar in 2012, he got a tap on the shoulder, spun round, and received some words of advice.… Read More

Serbia begin their Qatar 2022 qualifying campaign on 24 March Eagles captain Dusan Tadic gives an exclusive interview The attacking midfielder talks about Ajax, Russia 2018 and his childhood heroes Serbia begin their FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ qualification bid next week, taking on their two biggest rivals in Group A in Belgrade: Republic of Ireland on 24 March, followed… Read More

Men’s Olympic Football Tournament (FIFA.com) 17 Mar 2021 © Getty Images Concacaf Men’s Olympic Qualifiers run from 18 to 30 March Two tickets to Tokyo 2020 up for grabs FIFA.com previews the eight-team tournament The 15th edition of the Concacaf Men’s Olympic Qualifying tournament is guaranteed to be ultra competitive. Eight nations will compete for the two remaining qualification spots… Read More

Randall Leal hoping for Olympic return for Costa Rica Experience in Europe and USA a big help “It’d be nice to qualify after so long” Until the age of 12, football was pure fun for Costa Rica’s Randall Leal. His days revolved around about playing in his Moravian neighbourhood, receiving compliments from his friends on his impressive standard, then heading… Read More

Leal hoping for Olympic return for Costa Rica Experience in Europe and USA a big help “It’d be nice to qualify after so long” Until the age of 12, football was pure fun for Costa Rica’s Randall Leal. His days revolved around about playing in his Moravian neighbourhood, receiving compliments from his friends on his impressive standard, then heading home… Read More

FIFA Forward Programme aiding futsal in Lithuania ahead of FIFA Futsal World Cup Women’s and U-19 national teams created Training possible despite COVID-19 restrictions The FIFA Forward Programme is supporting the Lithuania national team as the country prepares to host the FIFA Futsal World Cup 2021™, and is also helping to develop the sport across the nation. To that end,… Read More