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Palmeiras and Santos clash in today’s Copa Libertadores final We spotlight the two clubs and their rivalry Legends, titles and stats feature The interviews See also Interview: Gabriel Menino See also Interview: Marinho Libertadores finals Palmeiras have appeared in four Libertadores finals, losing thrice in 1961, 1968 and 2000. A side including Marcos, Junior Baiano, Roque Junior, Junior, Cesar Sampaio,… Read More

FIFAe Club World Cup 2021 zone finals to take place from 24 to 28 February All 42 teams for the zone finals confirmed Six zone winners to be crowned on 27 and 28 February With the FIFA Club World Cup 2020 set to kick off in Qatar early next month, preparations for the virtual edition of the tournament are taking… Read More

Palmeiras face Santos in Saturday’s Copa Libertadores final Gabriel Menino discusses the showdown, Weverton and Alphonso Davies The 20-year-old raves about his Brazil call-up and meeting Neymar A teenager reluctantly dragged himself away from PlayStation, where he revelled in executing drag-back sombreros and rainbow flicks as Neymar, and headed, via a swift mirror glance, for the TV. He sat down… Read More

Paulista rivals contest Copa Libertadores final Pair were top two teams at group stage Winners of 61st edition to play in next month’s FIFA Club World Cup Palmeiras and Santos, the two top-ranked teams from the group stage, go head-to-head this Saturday in the final of the 2020 Copa Libertadores at the fabled Estadio Maracana in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.… Read More

Argentinian is one of three female referees set to make history in Qatar Club World Cup will be her sixth FIFA tournament Together with female colleague, she already made history in the Copa Libertadores The day after officiating Independiente-Arsenal in the Argentinian top flight, Mariana de Almeida woke up early. She immediately noticed four missed calls from her husband Javier… Read More

Marinho has inspired Santos into the Copa Libertadores final Tite recently mentioned him for a potential Seleção call-up ‘Di Marinho’ discusses his form, nickname, Palmeiras and Brazil “You have to be something extra special to be discovered in Alagoas,” said Mario Zagallo, the most celebrated son from Brazil’s second-smallest state – one in which lagoon shellfish and coconut water are… Read More

With less than two years to go before the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ takes place, two tournament venues will be given a global showcase when Ahmad Bin Ali and Education City stage the FIFA Club World Cup Qatar 2020™. The club champions from five of football’s six continental confederations, along with Qatar Stars League holders Al Duhail SC, will… Read More

Ali Afif played for Al Sadd at the FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2011 Forward hopes to play a part at Qatar 2020 with Al Duhail SC “I’ll use all my experience for the good of the team” Al Duhail front man Ali Afif is all set to grace the FIFA Club World Cup for the second time in his… Read More

Become a zone reporter for the zone finals in February Apply now and join FIFA’s broadcast and commentary crew Everyone can apply via the form below Are you a passionate competitive FIFA follower, creator, commentator or host? Get the unique chance to showcase your reporting skills to the world during the FIFAe Club World Cup and kick off your career… Read More

As part of the next stage of the venue selection process, FIFA has provided further information to the 23 candidate host cities for the FIFA World Cup 2026™ in Canada, Mexico and the United States regarding the timeline with deadlines set for 2021, subject to any restrictions related to the coronavirus pandemic. Following on from the information-exchange phase initiated last… Read More