Tag: Football News

Michel Hidalgo passed away on Thursday 26 March Head coach of France from 1976 to 1984 Piloted World Cup return for Les Bleus after 12-year absence Ex-France head coach Michel Hidalgo died at his home in Marseille on Thursday, four days after his 87th birthday. Upon his appointment as manager of Les Bleus in 1976, Hidalgo immediately went about transforming… Read More

eSports player despite brittle bone disease Joined the VfB Stuttgart eSport squad in 2018 The unique story of Niklas Luginsland eSports can break down barriers like few other activities and give people the opportunity to live out their passion for competitive football on the virtual field. Niklas Luginsland is a pioneer in this respect when it comes to FIFA eSports.… Read More

Don Nacho Trelles passed away on Wednesday aged 103 He coached at the 1958, ’62 and ’66 FIFA World Cups The Mexican legend spoke with FIFA.com on his 103rd birthday last year In 1916 there were more horses than cars in the world’s major cities. To make a phone call, you needed the assistance of an operator. The tsars still… Read More

Oinam Bembem Devi is a pioneering figure in Indian women’s football Former national captain nicknamed after a beloved Hindu goddess She says “the sky is the limit” after the country hosts the U-17 Women’s World Cup The most prominent figures in Indian football have described her as “a living legend” and “a flagbearer” for the women’s game. But there is… Read More

For FIFA’s Technical Study Group, there were a raft of valuable conclusions to be drawn from the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Paraguay 2019, all of which can be found in the tournament’s typically detailed and comprehensive technical report, which is now available on FIFA.com. In Paraguay, the TSG consisted of Trinidadian Brent Rahim, FIFA Beach Soccer and Futsal Development… Read More

Fans choose three more #WorldCupAtHome matches to be re-broadcast Netherlands v Brazil (2010) and Brazil v France (1986) World Cup games chosen USA v China PR (1999) Women’s World Cup Final voted to be re-broadcast After supporters around the globe tuned into the #WorldCupAtHome over the campaign’s opening weekend, with over a million views on FIFA’s YouTube Channel, thousands of… Read More

Akram Afif won 2019 Asian Cup with Qatar Qatari star named AFC Player of the Year for 2019 Has lofty ambitions for Qatar 2022 Qatar were the dominant force on the Asian football scene in 2019, the year they won their maiden Asian Cup. Thanks to impressive results at the continental championship and in FIFA World Cup™ qualifiers, as well… Read More

Four FUT Champions Cups as well as the FIFA eClub World Cup Surprises, upsets and big performances from big names An overview of the events so far in the FIFA 20 Global Series With the season currently on hold, we have decided to look back at the events to date in the FIFA 20 Global Series. Four FUT Champions Cups,… Read More

Nicole overcame sexist jibes to become a goalkeeper She kept four consecutive clean sheets at the CONMEBOL U-20s She believes Brazil “have everything” to win Costa Rica/Panama 2020 “’It’s going to be easy to score today – they’ve got a girl in goal,’ they used to say, laughing.” Nicole was merely ten years old. New to football. New to the… Read More

When USA beat France in the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup quarter-finals, there was widespread agreement that – in terms of quality, tempo and atmosphere – a new standard had been set. The question was whether anything still to come in the tournament could match or surpass it. The answer was provided just four days later, when the Americans served… Read More