Tag: Football News

Czech Republic taking part in their fourth FIFA Futsal World Cup Captain Seidler: “Aiming for the knock-out phase” Coach Neumann: “Need to be stronger mentally” In a nerve-wracking November penalty shoot-out, Czech Republic edged out Croatia to book their ticket for the FIFA Futsal World Cup Lithuania 2021™. It was 24-year-old Jiri Vokoun who converted the eighth and final penalty… Read More

Rising star Lassina Traore plays for Ajax and Burkina Faso Scored a quintuple for his club last October, a first since Marco van Basten “We’ve got what it takes to achieve big things.” Lassina Traore had a very big hand in Ajax Amsterdam’s 13-0 thrashing of VVV-Venlo on 24 October last year, scoring five goals and setting up three more.… Read More

Al Ahly recently won their first CAF Champions League title since 2013 They overcame arch-rivals Zamalek to snatch a FIFA Club World Cup ticket FIFA.com reviews their ninth conquest Over the past three years, Al Ahly experienced disappointments that may have sunk lesser clubs. The Egyptian giants saw the CAF Champions League title elude them at the final hurdle in… Read More

Boca, Palmeiras, River and Santos have 14 Libertadores crowns between them Three of the four have reached the semi-finals within the last two seasons The final will take place at the Maracana on 30 January South American giants Boca Juniors, Santos, River Plate and Palmeiras have made it to the Copa Libertadores 2020 semi-finals, and will doubtless already have one… Read More

The FIFA Referees Committee has announced the match officials who will be in charge at the forthcoming FIFA Club World Cup Qatar 2020™. Seven referees and 12 assistant referees have been selected for the tournament and, together with them, FIFA has also selected seven video match officials (VMOs) to operate the VAR during the tournament. The appointment of the female… Read More

Women’s Olympic Football Tournament (FIFA.com) 04 Jan 2021 © Others Barbra Banda is one of Africa’s hottest prospects The 20-year-old inspired Zambia to Olympic qualification She finished as top scorer in the Chinese Women’s Super League 2020 2020 may have been a challenging year, but in footballing terms, Barbra Banda will remember it fondly. She ended a successful spell in… Read More

Lithuania captain Justinas Zagurskas speaks ahead of the FIFA Futsal World Cup Zagurskas tells how he came to futsal as well as his expectations for the finals He explains the advantages and drawbacks of the tournament’s postponement The FIFA Futsal World Cup™ will kick off in Lithuania on 12 September 2021. The tournament was originally due to be held exactly… Read More

FIFA interviewed Pele and fellow legends for his 80th birthday Others: Calvert-Lewin, Firmino, Neymar, Oblak, Rakitic & Richarlison Former players: Baresi, Cafu, Matthaus, Milla, Taffarel & Xavi “Pele revolutionised football. Pele stopped a war. Pele united countries, united families. There was no race problem, language problem. I was born in 1970. In 2002, I became a world champion. I was… Read More

A touching tribute, record-extending champions, trophy returns to Egypt Top-scorer exits at the quarter-finals, two wonderful goals in the decider A champion with four coaches, Mosimane emulates El Gohary’s feat The 2019/2020 CAF Champions League was unique. After the Covid-19 pandemic halted football not only in Africa but the world over, the competition was suspended from March to October. The… Read More

The Bureau of the FIFA Council has today taken several important decisions concerning upcoming FIFA competitions. Following the amazing success of the 2019 edition, the decision was taken last year to expand the FIFA Women’s World Cup™ to 32 teams and thus continue to foster the growth of women’s football. FIFA has since worked closely with the confederations to formulate… Read More