Tag: Football News

Harry Kewell talks through Australia’s memorable Germany 2006 journey Kewell scored landmark goal as Socceroos reached knockout stage Kewell says Italy were “scared” of losing against Australia in 2006 Harry Kewell has revealed some of his emotions from Australia’s ground-breaking 2006 FIFA World Cup™ campaign. Arguably the greatest player to pull on the Green and Gold, Kewell was front and… Read More

Kassaly Daouda is Niger’s first-choice goalkeeper Veteran custodian also the country’s most-capped player Aiming to add to his tally on the road to Qatar A youthful wind is sweeping over Niger’s footballing landscape. Three years ago, the country’s youngsters made history by qualifying for the FIFA World Cup India 2017™, marking the first appearance on the global stage of a… Read More

Fans choose four more #WorldCupAtHome matches to be re-broadcast World Cup games: France v Croatia (1998) & Brazil v Belgium (2018) U-17 World Cup game: Brazil v Ghana (1997) & Women’s World Cup game: USA v Japan (2015) After a star turn from a teenage Lionel Messi last weekend, rare footage of the emerging moments of the game’s biggest stars… Read More

The O’Doherty brothers have been playing football since childhood They fulfilled their dream of representing a local club The story of A-League professional Jordan and E-League pro Jamie The three brothers in the O’Doherty family have all played football since childhood, having been inspired by their father, uncle and other family members, who all are lifelong players. The two oldest… Read More

Beneyam Demte the rising star of Ethiopian football Midfielder achieved his goal of playing in Europe Qualifying his country for Qatar 2022 the new dream There was a time when Ethiopia were a force to be reckoned with in African football. Finalists in the inaugural CAF Africa Cup of Nations in 1957, they went on to win the competition outright… Read More

The #WorldCupAtHome continues with France-Brazil from 2019 Les Bleues, pre-match favourites, required extra time to advance The high-octane encounter kept fans in Le Havre on the edge of their seats In their first true test of the FIFA Women’s World Cup France 2019™ – an exciting-looking last-16 clash with Brazil – the hosts struggled to overcome a combative Seleçao side… Read More

Brazil gave the favoured hosts all they could handle at France 2019 Amandine Henry’s extra-time winner capped a back-and-forth game Join a special viewing of this Round of 16 classic at 20:00 CEST on Monday 4 May Les Bleues breezed through the group stage at the FIFA Women’s World Cup France 2019™, further cementing their reputation as one of the… Read More

Belgium’s historic comeback was one of Russia 2018’s most memorable moments A trio of second-half strikes fired the Red Devils into the quarter-finals The #WorldCupAtHome will have the full match rebroadcast on Sunday 3 May It was the kind of FIFA World Cup™ drama every fan dreams of: a last-gasp, match-winning goal in the knockout phase. While it was an… Read More

#WorldCupAtHome continues to bring you classic games Belgium complete last-gasp comeback against Japan Red Devils score winner with textbook counter-attack With a flawless performance in the group stage, where they defeated Panama, Tunisia, and England to top their section, Belgium went into the Round of 16 as firm favourites. Japan, who fired their head coach Vahid Halilhodzic just a few… Read More

Italy ‘90 champions West Germany faced a stern test in the Round of 16 Their match-up with the Netherlands included two first-half red cards Catch the re-airing of this World Cup classic on Saturday 2 May Though West Germany would eventually raise the FIFA World Cup™ Trophy at Italy 1990, their path to triumph was paved with close calls. To… Read More