After 59 appearances for his country as a player, Mladen Krstajic succeeded Slavoljub Muslin as coach of the Serbian national team in October 2017.

His first job in the role was to lead the side to the 2018 FIFA World Cup, where they finished third behind Brazil and Switzerland in their section.

Brighter times followed last autumn with Serbia winning promotion from UEFA League C to B and impressive results against two of European football's superpowers.

In this interview, Krstajic talked with FIFA.com about his connection to German football, the progress he has made with the national team, upcoming targets on the road to UEFA EURO 2020 and Dusan Tadic's amazing journey with Ajax.

Jill Ellis is laser-focused on what's next. She may have led the USA to their third world title at the FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015™, but you can be assured that she hasn't watched highlights or moments from that achievement anytime recently.

Approaching the five-year marker of being the USWNT head coach, Ellis is only concerned about the next game.

When FIFA.com caught up with Ellis recently, it became clear that everything from Canada 2015 was far from her mind and that everything she's doing now is geared to further success in France.

With the Women's World Cup just around the corner, Ellis sat down with us to talk about the holders, how they have evolved since 2015, her takeaways from that tournament and what tactical trends she expects to see at France 2019. "With the investment that everybody’s made and with the globalisation of our game, I think in terms of this World Cup, tactical flexibility will play a big role in terms of a trend. You’re seeing teams now adapting to their opponent, looking at certain situations and having flexibility in a system or tactic."

Football will miss Louis van Gaal.

From singing The Beatles and raving about Chinese cuisine in press conferences, to clipboard-in-hand imitations of kung fu kicks and play-acting, to calling Chris Smalling ‘Michael’ and ‘Mike’, to those roaring, rival-rattling victory speeches, the former gymnastics teacher was one-of-a-kind.

A tactical emperor, LvG’s 14 full seasons in club management – including four at uber-underdogs AZ – exceptionally yielded seven league titles and a UEFA Champions League, while he masterminded the Netherlands’ upset of Spain and run to third at the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™.

Shortly after announcing his retirement, the 67-year-old sat down with FIFA.com for a wide-ranging chat about his career, successes in the UEFA Champions League and World Cup, giving youth a chance and why he knew Pep Guardiola would always become a coach.