Tag: Sports

FIFA.com hears from inspirational USA star Carli Lloyd Two-time gold medal winner planning towards Tokyo Olympics Lloyd also talks 2023 Women’s World Cup and her famed big-game mentality Few players, if any, have enjoyed as storied a career as USA mega-star Carli Lloyd. The midfielder/forward has played a pivotal role in helping the Stars and Stripes win two FIFA Women’s… Read More

USA failed to reach Russia 2018 after seven successive qualifications Gregg Berhalter was hired in December 2018 to return the US to the World Cup Concacaf Preliminary Draw for Qatar 2022 on Wednesday 19 August 10 October 2017 is a day every US soccer fan wants wiped from their memory. In the final round of Concacaf qualifying for the 2018… Read More

At 26, Yoel Barcenas is a key member of Panama’s new generation After Russia 2018, he moved to Spain’s Real Oviedo “I want to play a bigger role than before” the player says For Edgar Yoel Barcenas, the seeds of ambition sown at the age of five slowly but surely bore fruit. From a very young age, the Panamanian knew… Read More

Turks and Caicos Islands buoyed by new Concacaf World Cup qualifying format Defender Jepthe Francois speaks with Concacaf.com “Not too many people get to represent their country in a World Cup qualifier” With the advent of the Concacaf Nations League (CNL), teams from around the Caribbean have experienced improvement at many levels and one of those, Turks and Caicos Islands,… Read More

Michael Owen was just 18 when he travelled to the 1998 FIFA World Cup France™. But the England prodigy left the tournament firmly established as one of the game’s biggest and most exciting talents. The fourth episode of FIFA TV’s Gems Uncovered YouTube series looks back at how Owen announced himself on the global stage in spectacular style. Read More

Lyudmila Karachik has scored prolifically for Bunyodkor and Uzbekistan She talks about being inspired by Cristiano Ronaldo Karachik is eager to fire Uzbekistan to the 2023 global finals If an Ironwoman Footballer award existed in football, Lyudmila Karachik would certainly be a contender for it. The 25-year-old, indeed, hasn’t missed a single match since joining Bunyodkor in 2018, managing 77… Read More

Cuba midfielder Arichel Hernandez talks all things World Cup qualifying He stresses the need to play more top-level nations to develop “I feel a tremendous amount of enthusiasm for playing in the first round” The start of Concacaf qualifying for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ is on the horizon and one of the teams eager to take to the… Read More

England, Germany and Spain to represent Europe at India 2021 Decision taken after UEFA U-17 qualifying tournament cut short Spain will be defending the trophy they won at Uruguay 2018 England, Germany and reigning FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup champions Spain will fly the flag for Europe at India 2021 following the cancellation of the 2019/20 UEFA European Women’s Under-17… Read More

New generation ready to lead Guatemala into WCQ latter stages Carlos Gallardo tells Concacaf they can achieve something special Will be first time in two decades team will be without the legendary Carlos Ruiz Guatemala have yet to reach a FIFA World Cup™, but a new generation of players is hoping to change that and lead Los Chapines to a… Read More

Bermuda legend Shaun Goater speaks ahead of the Concacaf Preliminary Draw He talks about his playing days competing in World Cup qualifiers across the region “We’ve got clever players looking to evolve and grow” Shaun Goater remembers riding a moped to a football match in the Bermudian rain with his mother. After going around a bend, the back wheel came… Read More