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CAF African Nations Championship
For local glory and global opportunity

Auckland City FC withdraw from FIFA Club World Cup™

FIFA Club World Cup
Auckland City FC withdraw from FIFA Club World Cup™

Rueda returns to Colombia for second stint

Qatar 2022
Rueda returns to Colombia for second stint

Palmeiras, Santos book the battle of Brazil

Copa Libertadores
Palmeiras, Santos book the battle of Brazil

Tender processes launched in Italy for media rights to FIFA World Cup 2022™ and FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023™

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Tender processes launched in Italy for media rights to FIFA World Cup 2022™ and FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023™

Gunnarsson: Iceland still have the same hunger

Qatar 2022
Gunnarsson: Iceland still have the same hunger

FIFA introduces music strategy including new podcast series

FIFA Sound
FIFA introduces music strategy including new podcast series

The Voice Brazil and her crazy blind audition

Brazil
The Voice Brazil and her crazy blind audition

FIFAe Club World Cup qualifying hots up

FIFAe Club World Cup
FIFAe Club World Cup qualifying hots up

FIFA President offers support to women’s football development during Saudi Arabian visit

FIFA President
FIFA President offers support to women’s football development during Saudi Arabian visit

FIFA launches Football Law Talks

About FIFA
FIFA launches Football Law Talks

A world first for the new millennium

FIFA Club World Cup
A world first for the new millennium

Lamouchi: We want to be the best representative of Qatar

FIFA Club World Cup
Lamouchi: We want to be the best representative of Qatar

Joy from despair as football rallies behind Marine

FA Cup
Joy from despair as football rallies behind Marine

The Week in Quotes

World Football
The Week in Quotes

Bright: Renard and Bronze are inspirations to me

Women's Football
Bright: Renard and Bronze are inspirations to me

When Weah conquered the world

On This Day
When Weah conquered the world

FIFA to trial concussion substitutes at FIFA Club World Cup™

FIFA Club World Cup
FIFA to trial concussion substitutes at FIFA Club World Cup™

When Wambach was on top of the world

#OnThisDay in 2013
When Wambach was on top of the world

Cafu: Every player dreams of winning the World Cup

Qatar 2022
Cafu: Every player dreams of winning the World Cup

FIFA World Cup 2026 media rights awarded in the Nordic territories

FIFA World Cup
FIFA World Cup 2026 media rights awarded in the Nordic territories

FIFA President discusses football development with Saudi Arabia sports authorities

FIFA President
FIFA President discusses football development with Saudi Arabia sports authorities

FIFA President meets Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman

FIFA President
FIFA President meets Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman

FIFA President welcomes landmark agreement between Gulf countries

About FIFA
FIFA President welcomes landmark agreement between Gulf countries

Bayern out to cap dream year in Qatar

FIFA Club World Cup
Bayern out to cap dream year in Qatar

Spirit crucial to Czechs' futsal hopefuls

FIFA Futsal World Cup
Spirit crucial to Czechs' futsal hopefuls

Traore turning it on for club and country

Qatar 2022
Traore turning it on for club and country

Finally nine for Al Ahly

FIFA Club World Cup
Finally nine for Al Ahly

FIFA President meets UAE dignitaries in Abu Dhabi

FIFA President
FIFA President meets UAE dignitaries in Abu Dhabi

Illustrious quartet prepare for semi showdowns

Copa Libertadores
Illustrious quartet prepare for semi showdowns

Aron Gunnarsson of Iceland applauds fans after the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia group D match between Iceland and Croatia at Rostov Arena on June 26, 2018 in Rostov-on-Don, Russia.

Gunnarsson: Iceland still have the same hunger

Millie Bright of Chelsea runs with the ball during the Barclays FA Women's Super League match between Chelsea Women and Everton Women at Kingsmeadow on November 08, 2020 in Kingston upon Thames, England.

Bright: Renard and Bronze are inspirations to me

Cafu lifts the World Cup trophy in 2002.

Cafu: Every player dreams of winning the World Cup

Pele

The best of FIFA's 2020 interviews

Alexia Putellas of Spain in action

Putellas: Spain don't settle for simply winning a match

Ann-Katrin Berger Germany

Berger: I still see myself as an underdog

Croatia coach Zlatko Dalic.

Dalic: Croatia have the quality, talent and self-belief to beat anyone

Xavi celebrates winning the 2010 FIFA World Cup

Xavi: When you win the World Cup you are a champion forever

Andrea Bocelli

Bocelli: Football thrills and moves, unites and divides

FIFA legend Daniele De Rossi is interviewed during the UEFA Preliminary Draw of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™

De Rossi: Messi is always the best player

Alyssa Naeher.

Naeher: I'm a better person now than I was at the start of 2020

The Best FIFA Football Awards

Neid: It’s hugely important that awards are given this year

Wendie Renard with her 7th Champions League trophy

Renard: Defenders should be highlighted a bit more

Goalkeeper Jan Oblak of Atletico de Madrid in action

Oblak: Representing Slovenia at a World Cup would fulfil a dream

Sarah Bouhaddi

Bouhaddi: I remain a ball player at heart

Jean Luc Vasseur, Head Coach of Olympique Lyon

Vasseur: Lyon want to go one better than Real Madrid

FIFA Legend Camille Abily speaks to students during the FIFA Grassroots-Festival

Abily: Renard deserves to be The Best

Caroline Garcia (Tennis)

Garcia: I love the audacity of Lyon's play

Stephan Lerch, head coach of VfL Wolfsburg

Lerch: It was a huge challenge to avoid losing optimism

Hege Riise.

Legendary Riise eyeing a new adventure

Tamires of Brazil

Tamires: Women's football's popularity has rocketed in Brazil

Hedvig Lindahl of Sweden celebrates.

Lindahl: My crazy childhood dream has been realised

Faruk Hadzibegic, Coach of Montenegro

Hadzibegic: Montenegro is at the start of something amazing

Head coach Vladimir Petkovic of Switzerland looks on

Petkovic: Switzerland have no reason to fear anyone

Albania's head coach Edoardo Reja

Reja: Albania have to make qualification our dream

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Tender processes launched in Italy for media rights to FIFA World Cup 2022™...

Introducing FIFA Sound | Where Music & Football Come Together

FIFA introduces music strategy including new podcast series

The FIFA World Cup™ Trophy

FIFA World Cup 2026 media rights awarded in the Nordic territories

FIFA President meets Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman

FIFA President meets Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman

Gulf countries flags

FIFA President welcomes landmark agreement between Gulf countries

FIFA Club World Cup trophy.

Match officials for the FIFA Club World Cup Qatar 2020™ appointed

Hannah Wilkinson, Tameka Yallop, Paige Satchell and Annalie Longo do keepy-ups

Update on FIFA Women’s World Cup™ and men’s youth competitions

The Home of FIFA

Bureau of the FIFA Council passes decisions concerning Côte d’Ivoire and Pa...

FIFA files criminal complaint in connection with Museum project that landed...

New composition of Egyptian Football Association normalisation committee

The awards are seen prior to the The Best FIFA Football Awards

Lucy Bronze and Robert Lewandowski are The Best of 2020

IFAB Annual Business Meeting

IFAB approves trials with additional concussion substitutes

Normalisation committee appointed for Haitian Football Association

FIFA sign is seen on the top of the headquarters

FIFA statement

2018 FIFA World Cup volunteers at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow

FIFA launches new global volunteer programme

FIFA Council Meeting, 4 December 2020

FIFA Council passes landmark reforms for female players and coaches, agrees...

Home of FIFA

FIFA extends EFA normalisation committee mandate

World Cup draw pots

UEFA preliminary draw for FIFA World Cup 2022™: seeded teams confirmed

FIFA_GUARDIANS_FIFA.com

Participants hail informative AFC-FIFA Safeguarding Orientation Webinar

Diego Maradona

World of football in mourning as Diego Maradona passes away

#SafeHome campaign

#SafeHome campaign renewed to push for elimination of violence against wome...

Home of FIFA

Proposals for additional substitution trials in cases of suspected concussi...

Adjudicatory chamber of the independent Ethics Committee sanctions Ahmad Ah...

The Best FIFA Football Awards trophy

The Best FIFA Football Awards™ 2020 to be held on 17 December

Adjudicatory chamber of the independent Ethics Committee sanctions Yves Jea...

Jacques Zoua of Cameroon during a portrait shoot ahead of the FIFA Confederations Cup Russia 2017.

CAF African Nations Championship

For local glory and global opportunity

Aron Gunnarsson of Iceland applauds fans after the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia group D match between Iceland and Croatia at Rostov Arena on June 26, 2018 in Rostov-on-Don, Russia.

Qatar 2022

Gunnarsson: Iceland still have the same hunger

Rueda Module

Qatar 2022

Rueda returns to Colombia for second stint

Cafu lifts the World Cup trophy in 2002.

Qatar 2022

Cafu: Every player dreams of winning the World Cup

Lassina Traore of Ajax Amsterdam celebrates his goal vs Atalanta BC

Qatar 2022

Traore turning it on for club and country

Neymar celebrates scoring for Brazil

Qatar 2022

Qatar 2022 qualifying: the state of play

Croatia coach Zlatko Dalic.

Qatar 2022

Dalic: Croatia have the quality, talent and self-belief to beat anyone

Details of FIFA Club World Cup trophy is seen

FIFA Club World Cup

Education City, Ahmad Bin Ali and Khalifa International to host FIFA Club W...

Xavi celebrates winning the 2010 FIFA World Cup

Qatar 2022

Xavi: When you win the World Cup you are a champion forever

Geoff Hurst scores England's third goal against West Germany in the World Cup final

FIFA World Cup

The Finals that made history

France's football team head-coach Didier Deschamps looks on

Qatar 2022

European aspirants react to qualifying draw

Natalia Lara

Brazil

The Voice Brazil and her crazy blind audition

FIFA President offers support to women's football development as Saudi Arabian visit ends

FIFA President

FIFA President offers support to women’s football development during Saudi ...

Millie Bright of Chelsea runs with the ball during the Barclays FA Women's Super League match between Chelsea Women and Everton Women at Kingsmeadow on November 08, 2020 in Kingston upon Thames, England.

Women's Football

Bright: Renard and Bronze are inspirations to me

Abby Wambach of the USA is seeing during the FIFA Ballon d'Or Gala 2012

#OnThisDay in 2013

When Wambach was on top of the world

Katty Martinez of Mexico

Mexico

Martinez: I want to be a role model for Mexico

Alexia Putellas of Spain in action

Women's Football

Putellas: Spain don't settle for simply winning a match

Danmarks Pernille Harder (C)

2020 in review

Women's Football: Strong opinions in a strange year

Sydney Opera House lights up with an image of Australia captain Sam Kerr

2020 in review

Women’s football makes strides despite challenging year

COSAFA developing next generation of female players and administrators, supported by FIFA Women’s Football development funding.

About FIFA

Future of women’s football in Africa on show as new generation emerges in C...

Ann-Katrin Berger Germany

Women's Football

Berger: I still see myself as an underdog

Indonesia forward Zahra Muzdalifah poses for a photo

Indonesia

Muzdalifah: Indonesia can produce women’s football versions of Susi Susanti

Sarai Bareman, FIFA Chief Women’s Football Officer

Women's Football

Women’s game on the rise in South America as top names gather at CONMEBOL W...

Netherlands Women v USA Women - International Friendly

FIFA Ranking

Malta join the party, USA stay top

Lucy Bronze is seen giving a acceptance speech via video link after winning The Best FIFA Women's Player

The Best FIFA Football Awards

Women's winners reflect on unforgettable night

Alyssa Naeher.

The Best FIFA Football Awards

Naeher: I'm a better person now than I was at the start of 2020

The Best FIFA Football Awards

The Best FIFA Football Awards

Neid: It’s hugely important that awards are given this year

Match Referee Yoshimi Yamashita carrying off the match ball

Women in Football

History-making Yamashita revels in refereeing responsibility

Wendie Renard with her 7th Champions League trophy

The Best FIFA Football Awards

Renard: Defenders should be highlighted a bit more

Sarah Bouhaddi

The Best FIFA Women's Goalkeeper

Bouhaddi: I remain a ball player at heart

Australia U-17 women's national team coach Rae Dower

Women in Football

Good cop Dower living her football dream

Jean Luc Vasseur, Head Coach of Olympique Lyon

The Best FIFA Women's Coach

Vasseur: Lyon want to go one better than Real Madrid

FIFA Legend Camille Abily speaks to students during the FIFA Grassroots-Festival

The Best FIFA Football Awards

Abily: Renard deserves to be The Best

Stephan Lerch, head coach of VfL Wolfsburg

The Best FIFA Football Awards

Lerch: It was a huge challenge to avoid losing optimism

Jill Ellis prepares for a training session during the 2018 SheBelieves Cup

Women's Football

Jill Ellis believes in the future of female coaches

Hege Riise.

The Best FIFA Women's Coach

Legendary Riise eyeing a new adventure

Paolo Rossi

The world of football mourns the passing of Paolo Rossi

Diego Maradona

World of football in mourning as Diego Maradona passes away

Josef Bican in action

The master of marksmen

Argentina's Francisco Varallo at Uruguay 1930

Varallo: I would eat second helpings before a match

World Cup Final, 1930, Montevideo, Uruguay, Uruguay (4) v Argentina (2), Uruguayan striker Hector Castro scores his side's fourth goal.

Uruguay conquer in battle of the balls

Brazilian star Romario drapes himself in his country's flag

Romario: We made a downtrodden nation ecstatic

The Romania team before their game against Uruguay at the 1930 FIFA World Cup

Romania’s football-crazy king

Zinedine Zidane heads home the opening goal for France in 1998

Zidane heads France to the heavens

Lothar Matthaus and Rudi Voller celebrate at the end of the 1990 World Cup final.

A magical night in Rome

West Germany's Gerd Muller, scorer of the winning goal, waves to the crowd as the team parade the trophy

Muller: All hell broke loose in '74

Paolo Rossi is followed by Brazil's Junior

Rossi wakes to stun Brazil’s dream team

Diego Maradona, Argentina

The day Naples belonged to Argentina

USA hero Joe Gaetjens is raised aloft in Belo Horizante in 1950

The miracle of Belo Horizonte

Hungary 4 v Brazil 2: Brazilian goalkeeper Castillo leaps high

The Battle of Berne

Sport Football. pic: 22nd June 1974. 1974 World Cup Finals in Germany. Hamburg. Group Match. East Germany 1 v West Germany 0. East Germany's Jurgen Sparwasser, left, shoots past West German no 2 Bertie Vogts and goalkeeper Sepp Maier to score the winning goal.

East Germany edge battle of brothers

Igor Belanov scores against Belgium at the 1986 World Cup.

Belanov strikes thrice but Belgium prevail

Manchester United celebrate winning the 1999 UEFA Champions League final

When the winners cried and the losers danced

Argentinian Adolfo Pedernera of River Plate playing against Independiente in 1944 (Photo courtesy Museo River)

The engine driver of La Máquina and El Ballet Azul

The team of Peñarol that won the Intercontinental Cup against Benfica in 1961

Let the Copa commence!

The British Ladies Football Club, who first played in 1895

The women's game's organised origins

Soviet Union's Lev Yashin makes a save from West Germany's Uwe Seeler at the 1966 FIFA World Cup England™

Lev Yashin, the impregnable Spider

Pickles, the dog who found the FIFA World Cup

Pickles and the stolen World Cup

Rinus Michel with Johan Cruyff, Johan Neeskens and Ruud Krol

The watchmaker behind the Clockwork Oranje

The Italian team is pictured with their coach Vittorio Pozzo before the 1934 FIFA World Cup semi-final against Austria.

Meazza stars in unique Greek tragedy

Manchester, England, 3rd February 1958: The Manchester United team prepare to board their aeroplane at Ringway airport for the journey to Belgrade prior to their European Cup tie against Red Star.

The flowers of Manchester

Malta's team celebrates.

The minnows who made waves in 2020

David Siger of Hungary celebrates

Hungary’s progress in 12 steps

Netherlands Women v USA Women - International Friendly

Malta join the party, USA stay top

Romelu Lukaku (#9) of Belgium celebrates scoring his teams third goal of the game with team mates during the UEFA Nations League group stage match between Belgium and Denkmark at King Power at Den Dreef Stadion on November 18, 2020 in Heverlee, Belgium.

Belgium and Hungary take 2020 honours

Chiamaka Nnadozie of Nigeria poses for a portrait

Nigeria's Nnadozie looking out for number one

Carlos Salcedo of Mexico celebrates with teammates

Nine reasons for Mexico's rise

Federico Bernardeschi celebrates scoring for Italy

Mexico and Italy return to top ten

Malta's Ryan Camenzuli (R) sends in a cross against Andorra

Six steps forward for Malta

Spain v Morocco: Youssef En Nesyri of Morocco celebrates

Maghreb sides making moves

Malta national soccer team defender Steve Borg (4) is mobbed in celebrations

Podium unchanged, Malta on the move

Amir Abdou, coach of Comoros, speaking to players

Abdou: Africa's giants are wary of Comoros now

Denis Cheryshev of Russia celebrates after scoring

Six stats behind Russia's six steps

Cristiano Ronaldo of Portugal celebrate with Pepe after scoring 0-1 during the Nations League football match between Sweden and Portugal on September 8, 2020 in Stockholm.

Portugal into top five, Russia on the move

Lindsay Rose (Thessaloniki)

Mauritius hoping for rosy future

The USA women's national team celebrate with the SheBelieves Cup.

Status quo remains in Women's Ranking

Daniel Da Mota of Luxembourg.

Da Mota: I'm chasing a dream with Luxembourg

Hugo Lloris of France saves on Romelu Lukaku of Belgium

No change in World Ranking

Chinese Taipei celebrate a goal in the Women's Olympic Football Tournament Qualifier match against Thailand

Pioneers Chinese Taipei build for return to former glory

Penda Bah of Gambia lies on the pitch

History-making Bah dreaming big with Gambia

Empty stands at Coliseum Alfonso Perez stadium at sunset after the La Liga match between Getafe CF and CA Osasuna.

Ranking remains static as the world fights Covid-19

Zambia celebrate their win against Cameroon

Zambia soar as tournaments, qualifiers make their mark

Palestine celebrate scoring a goal

Improved performances fuel Palestine to strive further

Palestine celebrate scoring a goal

Belgium stay top, Palestine make gains

Sandra Žigić (Croatia)

Zigic: I’ve learned something from every country I’ve played in

Senegalese players celebrate the qualification for the AFCON final

High-flying Senegal’s sense of déjà-vu

Introducing FIFA Sound | Where Music & Football Come Together

FIFA introduces music strategy including new podcast series

FIFA President offers support to women's football development as Saudi Arabian visit ends

FIFA President offers support to women’s football development during Saudi ...

Football Law Talks 2021

FIFA launches Football Law Talks

FIFA President visits Saudi Arabia

FIFA President discusses football development with Saudi Arabia sports auth...

FIFA President meets UAE dignitaries in Abu Dhabi

FIFA President meets UAE dignitaries in Abu Dhabi

Sarai Bareman, FIFA Chief Women’s Football Officer

Women’s game on the rise in South America as top names gather at CONMEBOL W...

FIFA President Gianni Infantino at a Memorandam of Understanding signing ceremony

FIFA President Gianni Infantino attends historic agreement between UAE and ...

Workinars en la región Américas

FIFA's 'workinars' contribute positively to associations in the Americas

FIFA President Gianni Infantino speaks at a press conference.

Projecting African football to the top

Paolo Rossi

The world of football mourns the passing of Paolo Rossi

FIFA President Gianni Infantino

Future in focus as FIFA President stresses Asia’s key role

FIFA and UNODC join forces to encourage football to speak out against match-fixing

FIFA and UNODC join forces to encourage football to speak out against match...

A TV camera films a football match

FIFA awards FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023™ media rights in the Nordic territo...

FIFA President Gianni Infantino speaks during the post-FIFA Council meeting press conference

RELIVE: Post-FIFA Council press conference

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FIFA’s Intermediaries report for 2020 now available

FIFA Secretary General Fatma Samoura

FIFA Secretary General discusses world football disruption, impact of FIFA ...

Minute's silence for Diego Maradona

World of football to honour Diego Armando Maradona

FIFA Director of Compliance Patrick Trepanier

FIFA holds Data Protection Summit to share best practices with global footb...

FIFA President Gianni Infantino

FIFA President confirms 22 national teams will participate in FIFA Arab Cup...

Home of FIFA

FIFA organises first Pro Bono Counsel Workshop

The FIFA Club World Cup trophy is pictured

Update on FIFA Club World Cup 2020 and women’s youth tournaments

FIFA Players’ Status Department Report

FIFA publishes first annual Players’ Status report

FQP Standards Marks

FIFA launches new quality standard to boost football development

Norwegian referee Tom Harald Hagen

FIFA: Everyone should feel safe and welcome in our game

FIFA Secretary General Fatma Samoura

FIFA Secretary General inducted into International Women’s Forum Hall of Fa...

Erling Haaland (L) and Youssoufa Moukoko of Dortmund chat after the Bundesliga match between Hertha BSC and Borussia Dortmund at Olympiastadion on November 21, 2020 in Berlin, Germany.

Women's Football

The Week in Numbers

Kieran Tierney of Arsenal celebrates with team-mates

World Football

The Week in Quotes