High bar for Spain’s first Olympic foray
The leap, when it happened for Spain, was both sudden and significant, and now the sky seems to be the limit. La Roja arrived at the FIFA Women’s World Cup…
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Australia heading to Paris with high hopes
The Matildas. It’s one of the most recognisable names in football and a rare case where a team is almost universally referred to by their nickname alone. There’s considerable debate…
Herrera: I would love to play a fourth World Cup
For a solid decade, Hector Herrera and the Mexico midfield went hand in hand. The Tijuana-born player flourished in the middle of the park for El Tricolor and was a…
The day Salenko went California dreaming
“I had a dream,” Oleg Salenko excitedly told his room-mate upon awaking in a California hotel. “I’m going to score lots of goals, we’re going to thrash Cameroon, and we’re…
Spain set sights on ultimate Olympic prize
Spain will head to the Men’s Olympic Football Tournament Paris 2024 as one of the clear title contenders Set to be led by an enviable crop of fresh-faced starlets –…
Evergreen Sanchez revelling in new Chile role
After a lengthy stint with Peru in which he impressively steered the country back to the FIFA World Cup™ for the first time in 36 years and was on the…
Asian teams set for next step on road to FIFA World Cup ۲۶
The official FIFA World Cup 26™ Preliminary Draw – AFC Asian Qualifiers – Road To 26 will be held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Thursday, 27 June as the 18…
FIFA U-۱۷ Women&#۸۲۱۷;s World Cup ۲۰۲۴ Draw: Key details
The Draw for the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup Dominican Republic 2024™ will take place in Santo Domingo on Saturday, 22 June and can be followed live on FIFA+ and…
Nigeria hunt Olympic glory after ۱۶-year absence
You have to trawl right back through the Olympic annals to the Beijing Games in 2008 to find the last time that Nigeria graced the women’s showpiece, with the West…
Ruiz: Costa Rica played a perfect game against Italy
There were so many great stories that came out of 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™ – and without question ranking near top of the list was Costa Rica’s incredible run…