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Korea Republic, Saudi Arabia and Australia secure tickets to Tokyo 2020 Taeguk Warriors won AFC U-23 Championship marked by tight matches Men’s Olympic Football Tournament to take place between 23 July and 8 August A highly competitive 16-team AFC U-23 Championship concluded with Korea Republic, Saudi Arabia and Australia earning the right to join hosts Japan at the Men’s Olympic… Read More

Futsal Africa Cup of Nations 2020 to take place in Laayoune, Morocco, from 28 January to 7 February Three FIFA Futsal World Cup places up for grabs Between them, Egypt, Libya and Morocco won the five previous editions For only the third time since it was first staged in 1989, the FIFA Futsal World Cup™ will feature three African teams… Read More

Australia qualify for Men’s Olympic Football Tournament Tokyo 2020 The Olyroos edged Uzbekistan in the AFC U-23 Championship match for third place They join already-qualified Japan (as hosts), Korea Republic and Saudi Arabia from the continent Australia edged Uzbekistan 1-0 in the AFC U-23 Championship match for third place, thanks to Nicholas D’Agostino’s goal at the start of the second… Read More

Club team event being held from 7-9 February in Milan Qualifying saw new records broken and former champions fail to qualify Ten interesting facts and figures about the FIFA eClub World Cup 2020 Read More

Rodrigo captains Brazil and world club kings Magnus Sorocaba The dynamite-footed defender discusses the Lithuania 2020 favourites Falcao, Eder Lima and Ricardinho are also on the menu “It was like a scene from a movie.” A bearded man, in the middle of a dusty highway, flagged down a truck and sardined 20 of his soldiers into its trunk. Tom Hardy,… Read More

Saudi Arabia reach Tokyo 2020, joining hosts Japan as second qualified Asian team Two more berths on the line in Asia Men’s Olympic Football Tournament will begin on 23 July Saudi Arabia have become the first Asian team, after hosts Japan, to book their place at the Men’s Olympic Football Tournament Tokyo 2020. The Green Falcons recorded a 1-0 victory… Read More

Saudi Arabia and Korea Republic reach Tokyo 2020 after advancing to AFC U-23 Championship final One more berth on the line in Asia Men’s Olympic Football Tournament will begin on 23 July Saudi Arabia and Korea Republic have become the first two Asian teams, after hosts Japan, to book their places at the Men’s Olympic Football Tournament Tokyo 2020. The… Read More

Sir Alf Ramsey led England to World Cup glory in 1966 The iconic coach would have turned 100 on 22 January 2020 We look back at the man who gave England its finest football moment Not even Queen Elizabeth II could contain her joy on 30 July 1966 when England, recognised as the birthplace of modern football, finally captured the… Read More

Draw for second round of African qualifiers took place in Egypt We have all you need to know about the groups and teams 40 sides in the running; five slots available for Qatar 2022 The 40 African nations still in the hunt for a spot at the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ discovered their fate on Tuesday. The draw for… Read More

Africa’s 40 national teams now know their paths to reach the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ following the draw for the second round of the qualifying competition on Tuesday 21 January. The ceremony was held at The Nile Ritz-Carlton in Cairo, Egypt and saw the 14 first-round winners and the 26 highest-ranked African nations in the FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking drawn… Read More