Ageless del Bosque delivers
Anyone strolling down Calle Toro that morning couldn’t have missed it. Smack bang in the middle of one of Salamanca’s busiest thoroughfares is a life-size bronze statue, in homage to…
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Everything you need to know about the FIFA U-۲۰ World Cup ۲۰۲۵™
The FIFA U-20 World Cup™ will be back in 2025 for its 24th edition. Twelve nations have lifted the trophy before, the latest being Uruguay in 2023. Discover all the…
Five threats to Messi as top scorer in CONMEBOL qualifying
The list of the leading goal-scorers in the South American qualifiers for FIFA World Cup 2026™ is yet another race led by Lionel Messi. With six goals in the preliminaries,…
De Rosario: Club World Cup will be unique
FIFA Club World Cup draw set for 5 December The former Canada international, who earned 81 caps for his country, featured for a host of MLS (Major League Soccer) clubs…
Benjamin: Namibia doesn&#۸۲۱۷;t want to be defined by its size
When it comes to Collin Benjamin’s status in Namibia, he is certainly far more than just the country’s national-team coach. During his playing days, he was a mainstay at Hamburg,…
Globetrotter Garcia dreams of Tahiti glory
“Anything is possible in a one-off match. Don’t forget that Carquefou beat Marseille.” Samuel Garcia, coach of the Tahiti men’s national team, has 19 March 2008 etched in his memory.…
Messi visits Paraguay as Liverpool team-mates square off
‘The Atomic Flea’, even by his own astonishing standards, was otherworldly last time out. Lionel Messi, indeed, registered a hat-trick and two assists as Argentina strode three points clear atop…
FIFA Intercontinental Cup ۲۰۲۴™ stadiums revealed
Stadium 974 and Lusail Stadium in Doha, Qatar, will host the final three matches of the FIFA Intercontinental Cup™ presented by Aramco, the annual competition to crown the best club…
Cafu’s triple crown
Perhaps it would have made more sense for Celio and Cleusa to name their brood starting with the letter C. Instead they went ten ticks down the alphabet to M.…
Five things to watch for in Concacaf’s November window
The November international window shapes up as a big one in the Concacaf region, with many teams hoping to continue building their Nations League momentum to then take into 2025…