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Didi inspired Brazil to two FIFA World Cup trophies He was named best player at Sweden 1958 ahead of Garrincha and Pele The midfielder died 20 years ago today “We have to do something,” Didi whispered to his friend and Botafogo team-mate in the dressing room. Nilton Santos nodded agreeingly. It had taken six editions for the FIFA World Cup™… Read More

Luxembourg to take part in Women’s World Cup qualifying for first time Daniel Santos has been coach of the women’s national team since 2020 “We may be able to scrape a point here and there,” he says In Germany, one in seven registered players is female, equating to some 1.1 million women and girls active in the game there. That… Read More

Rodriguez is one of the promising young talents Uruguay are banking on Winger has three goals in nine games with La Celeste He talks about maturing as a player, the national team and World Cup qualifiers In 2016 shortly after Brian Rodriguez had joined Penarol, Uruguayan legend Jose Perdomo, who had brought him to the Montevideo club, famously dubbed him… Read More

Men’s Olympic Football Tournament (FIFA.com) 14 May 2021 © imago images Nick D’Agostino scored the winner as Australia ended their Olympic drought “As soon as the full-time whistle blew, a few players broke down in tears” Forward netted five goals in qualifying having barely played any club football No matter what Nick D’Agostino accomplishes in his football career, he already… Read More

Northern Ireland’s women recently qualified for their first major tournament Kenny Shiels’ attack-minded team have undergone a spectacular transformation Star striker Simone Magill looks ahead to EURO and World Cup challenges “The greatest sporting achievement I can think of” is quite an accolade. The instinctive temptation to dismiss it as hyperbole only increases on learning that it was bestowed on… Read More

EA SPORTS™ FIFA 21 elite to compete for total prize pool of USD $500,000 FIFAe World Cup 2021 takes place from 6 to 8 August in London The world’s best FIFA player to be crowned in a cross-console format FIFA will continue to monitor the global health situation and any potential impact on the safety of participants and staff. The… Read More

UEFA Women’s Champions League (FIFA.com) 15 May 2021 © Getty Images Chelsea and Barcelona face off in the UEFA Women’s Champions League final A host of international players want to impress before the Olympics Australian Sam Kerr finished top scorer in this season’s English league Olympique Lyonnais’ dominance of the UEFA Women’s Champions League has come to an end this… Read More

Men’s Olympic Football Tournament 17 May 2021 © AFC Saad Al-Shehri hoping to hit new heights with Saudi Arabia The coach led the Saudis to the last 16 at U-20 World Cup in 2017 Country hoping to finally win a game at the Olympics Despite being relatively young, Saad Al-Shehri has emerged as one of the leading Saudi coaches of… Read More

Australian singer Montaigne chats football, music and more Father Gus played professionally in Australia and Malaysia Montaigne will perform in Eurovision this week The odd footballer has tried their hand at music through the years, with wildly varying degrees of success it must be said. But what about a musician with a talent for football? Australian singer Montaigne is one… Read More

Martin Lasarte took over as Chile coach in February The Uruguayan is in charge of a national team for the first time He discusses the World Cup qualifiers, Copa America and his team’s objectives Just a few days shy of his 60th birthday, the Uruguayan Martin Lasarte accepted the biggest challenge of his coaching career by taking charge of the… Read More