Mounie: World Cup would bring euphoria to Benin
As the old adage goes, “actions speak louder than words”. In November 2023, when Benin’s qualifying campaign for FIFA World Cup 26™ got under way, head coach Gernot Rohr told…
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Polkinghorne to retire from Matildas duty
Clare Polkinghorne has announced she will retire from international football in November of this year. The 35-year-old defender made her debut for the AFC giants all the way back in…
Mouhoudine: Argentina clash is like David against Goliath
French rap, American pop, even Uzbek folk… anything gets 14 men in blue dancing in Tashkent right now. The balletic feet of Abdessamad Mohammed, Souheil Mouhoudine, Kevin Ramirez and Mamadou…
Routes to the FIFA Futsal World Cup final
Argentina Last 16: Argentina 2-0 Croatia Quarter-final opponents: Kazakhstan Potential semi-final opponents: France or Paraguay Brazil Last 16: Brazil 5-0 Costa Rica Quarter-finals: Brazil 4-1 Morocco Potential semi-final opponents: Ukraine…
Neguinho on childhood difficulties and being Brazil&#۸۲۱۷;s baby
Not knowing what was happening to her three-year-old son, Eliane Maria da Silva Alves was growing increasingly concerned. Joao Victor had contorted feet and was suffering from mobility issues. The…
Sarmiento: Higuita creates a problem for any team
First Spain fell victims to a giant-slaying. Then Portugal followed suit. Uzbekistan 2024 had, as the masses had foreseen, become the most shock-splattered FIFA Futsal World Cup™ of all time.…
Altobelli: You must leave your mark in a World Cup final
It was the 81st minute of the 1982 FIFA World Cup Spain™ final between Italy and West Germany. With the scoreline at 2-0 in favour of the Azzurri, Bruno Conti’s…
Hendrickson: St. Vincent &#۰۳۸; the Grenadines can be on a world stage
Football has come full circle for Ezra Hendrickson. A native of St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Hendrickson left the island at an early age to go live in the USA…
FIFA to announce FIFA Club World Cup ۲۰۲۵ venues at Global Citizen Festival
The new FIFA Club World Cup™ will reach a significant milestone on Saturday when FIFA reveals the cities and stadiums hosting the tournament, live from the Global Citizen Festival in…
Argentina and France slide into quarter-finals
Alan Brandi and Abdessamad Mohammed couldn’t have imagined being at Uzbekistan 2024 when qualifying for it began two years ago. The former candidly conceded he felt his best days were…