Deadly Danes send records tumbling
The Men’s Olympic Football Tournament Paris 2024 kicks off on 24 July. As we count down to the start of the competition, FIFA relives ten great moments in its illustrious…
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Grosso on golden memories, Canada culture and Olympic optimism
When Julia Grosso scored the winning penalty in the Tokyo 2020 gold medal match, her life changed forever. The midfielder’s spot-kick clinched Canada’s first global title and will go down…
Marquez&#۸۲۱۷; magic five
Even though Alfonso Garcia Robles, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1982, had done it, the thought of anyone rising from the western Mexican city of Zamora, population 100,000,…
Know Your Team: Japan
The Nadeshiko, despite home ground advantage, failed to win a medal at the 2020 Games but a strong showing in last year’s FIFA Women’s World Cup indicates their Paris 2024…
Germany&#۸۲۱۷;s ۲۰۱۴ champions in numbers
Germany landed in Salvador having already conquered 40 million Brazilians – they ingeniously modelled their change kit on that of the county’s best-supported club, Flamengo. They duly devastated 200 million-plus…
Hernandez: I can’t wait to go up against Ferrao
For the first time since 2016, Cuba are back on futsal’s biggest stage after qualifying for the FIFA Futsal World Cup Uzbekistan 2024™. The Caribbean side got the job done…
Moriba: Guinea will not fear anyone at Paris ۲۰۲۴
Twenty-nine minutes into Guinea’s do-or-die Olympic play-off with Indonesia on 9 May, time stood still for Ilaix Moriba. Guinea had been awarded a penalty and the midfielder was entrusted with…
Benfica: Portuguese giants set for maiden Club World Cup
More than 120 years after their founding, Benfica will stride the global stage at the FIFA Club World Cup 2025™ as one of two Portuguese sides eager to impress at…
Alghoul: Libya&#۸۲۱۷;s goal is to reach the last ۱۶
Libya’s dream was hanging by a thread. Just minutes remained. They were trailing to record champions Egypt in the third-place play-off at the Futsal AFCON in April. It wasn’t just…
Malaysia&#۸۲۱۷;s Sergio Aguero: We can reach new heights
“Wherever I go, people talk about it,” said Malaysia international Sergio Aguero. The 30-year-old striker is, of course, referring to how he coincidentally shares a name with the former Argentina…