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Marta and Brazil's mesmerising meridian

#OnThisDay in 2007
Marta and Brazil's mesmerising meridian

The Week in Quotes

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The Week in Quotes

Van Wyk: Captain, coach and club founder

Women's Football
Van Wyk: Captain, coach and club founder

Football Talks with FIFA Legends: Chapman & Lilly

Football Talks with FIFA Legends
Football Talks with FIFA Legends: Chapman & Lilly

Wanyama: Kenya won't complain about the draw

Qatar 2022
Wanyama: Kenya won't complain about the draw

The master of marksmen

Classic Players
The master of marksmen

FIFA suspends the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association

Trinidad and Tobago
FIFA suspends the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association

Armenia's long wrestle for success

The Global Game
Armenia's long wrestle for success

Six stats behind Russia's six steps

FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking
Six stats behind Russia's six steps

De Boer named new Netherlands coach

Qatar 2022
De Boer named new Netherlands coach

Tefy: I was overcome seeing the supporters do sign language

International Day of Sign Languages
Tefy: I was overcome seeing the supporters do sign language

FIFA publishes comprehensive new Legal Handbook

About FIFA
FIFA publishes comprehensive new Legal Handbook

Legacy Fund makes further strides in Brazil

Brazil 2014 Legacy Fund
Legacy Fund makes further strides in Brazil

Netherlands and Norway edge closer to EURO qualification

Women's Football
Netherlands and Norway edge closer to EURO qualification

Baholo Motene, the game changer

Women in Football
Baholo Motene, the game changer

FIFA’s #WorldCupAtHome digital campaign claims top industry award

#WorldCupAtHome
FIFA’s #WorldCupAtHome digital campaign claims top industry award

Le Sommer reaches French goalscoring pinnacle

Women's Football
Le Sommer reaches French goalscoring pinnacle

Martin Brignani, calling the shots via WhatsApp

Copa Libertadores
Martin Brignani, calling the shots via WhatsApp

Taffarel: I'm very proud Brazil won the World Cup for Senna

FIFA World Cup
Taffarel: I'm very proud Brazil won the World Cup for Senna

FIFA launches LED perimeter board request for information

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FIFA launches LED perimeter board request for information

Pioneer Belala guiding Algeria's next generation

Women's Football
Pioneer Belala guiding Algeria's next generation

Member associations to take part in webinars on new FIFA Anti-Doping Regulations

Anti-Doping
Member associations to take part in webinars on new FIFA Anti-Doping Regulations

FIFA and European Commission working together to take action against racism

About FIFA
FIFA and European Commission working together to take action against racism

Swiss call worth the wait for Basel captain Huber

Women's Football
Swiss call worth the wait for Basel captain Huber

GWC announced as Regional Supporter and Official Logistics Provider for FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™

Qatar 2022
GWC announced as Regional Supporter and Official Logistics Provider for FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™

Dancing stork debuts as FIFA Futsal World Cup Lithuania 2021™ mascot

FIFA Futsal World Cup
Dancing stork debuts as FIFA Futsal World Cup Lithuania 2021™ mascot

The former referees chief tackling dementia and loneliness

World Football
The former referees chief tackling dementia and loneliness

Everything you need to know from the week in football

World Football
Everything you need to know from the week in football

Dorador: Peru now try and play against the big teams

Women's Football
Dorador: Peru now try and play against the big teams

Taffarel during USA 1994

Taffarel: I'm very proud Brazil won the World Cup for Senna

Danilo of Juventus

Danilo: Ability-wise Pirlo has still got it

Norway coach Lars Lagerback.

Lagerback: I’ve never had youngsters like Haaland, Odegaard & Co

Taffarel

Taffarel: It was a joy to watch Maradona

Carli Lloyd celebrates scoring for USA at the 2020 SheBelieves Cup.

Lloyd: The bigger the pressure, the better I play

Former Manchester City striker Shaun Goater is presented to the fans prior to the kick off

Goater: Bermuda are even stronger now

Cameroon's Rigobert Song walks out against Brazil at USA 1994

Song: I'm beyond proud I played in four World Cups

Christie Rampone (#3) celebrates after winning the Gold Medal match at the Beijing 2008 Olympics

Untold stories from an Olympic record-holder

Shanice van de Sanden and Lyon celebrate victory in the UEFA Women's Champions League final

Van de Sanden: Marozsan is on another level

Claudio Pizarro looks on

Pizarro: The only thing missing was a World Cup

Gael Clichy of Istanbul Basaksehir F.K. celebrates following the UEFA Europa League group J match between Borussia Moenchengladbach and Istanbul Basaksehir

Clichy: Vieira getting dirty in training inspired me

Cesar Farias looks on

Farias: South American qualifiers are like a difficult university

Fuad Amin of Saudi Arabia celebrates

Anwar: We surprised the world in 1994

Egyptian national team coach Hossam Al-Badri

El Badry: Salah is the epitome of dreams and hard work

Egyptian national team coach Hossam Al-Badri

El Badry: Our biggest achievements have been with Egyptian coaches

Brazilian star Romario drapes himself in his country's flag

Romario: We made a downtrodden nation ecstatic

Iceland coach Erik Hamren.

Hamren: Leading Iceland to the EURO would be my biggest achievement

Karen Bardsley at the FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019.

Bardsley: England should embrace US mentality

Australian full-back Steph Catley in Sydney after the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup Host Announcement

Catley: 2023 will change the game forever in Australia

Jackie Groenen of the Netherlands celebrates her winner against Sweden in the France 2019 final

Groenen: Judo prepared me for the pressure of big games

Tostao and Pele

Tostao: Maradona, Messi and Cristiano weren’t on Pele’s level

Roger Milla and Oleg Salenko at USA 1994

Milla: My record will be very difficult to beat

Debinha of the NC Courage

Debinha: Live NWSL broadcast is a women’s soccer conquest

Canada's Christine Sinclair

Sinclair: The support for my record was incredible

Mario Zagallo during Mexico 1970

Zagallo: They said it would be impossible to field all those No10s

The Home of FIFA

FIFA suspends the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association

GWC HQ

GWC announced as Regional Supporter and Official Logistics Provider for FIF...

FFWC Mascot Launch

Dancing stork debuts as FIFA Futsal World Cup Lithuania 2021™ mascot

FIFA President Gianni Infantino speaks at the 70th FIFA Congress

President Infantino uses virtual FIFA Congress platform to encourage footba...

FIFA President Gianni Infantino during the Virtual FIFA Council meeting

COVID-19 measures high on Council’s agenda on eve of first online FIFA Cong...

The Home of FIFA

FIFA President meets US President and US Attorney General

FIFA President Gianni Infantino and UNODC Executive Director Ghada Waly

UNODC, FIFA partner to kick out corruption and foster youth development thr...

The Home of FIFA

Composition of the normalisation committee for the Venezuelan Football Asso...

Compliance_Summit_1465

FIFA President and former United States Attorney General, Loretta E. Lynch,...

New report reaffirms Qatar 2022’s commitment to sustainability

New report reaffirms Qatar 2022’s commitment to sustainability

FIFA publishes first-ever manual on third-party influence and ownership

FIFA publishes first-ever manual on third-party influence and ownership

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Update on the Concacaf Qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™

FIFA Women's Football Campaign

FIFA launches programme to help member associations further develop women’s...

Venezuela flag

Normalisation committee appointed for Venezuelan Football Association

Home of FIFA at night

FIFA publishes first reports for Disciplinary & Ethics Committees and on an...

FIFA Foundation and UPL sign memorandum of understanding

FIFA Foundation and UPL sign memorandum of understanding to promote sustain...

A player takes a throw in

Bureau of the FIFA Council temporarily adapts rules on release of players f...

Outside the Home of FIFA in Zurich

FIFA insists Trinidad and Tobago dispute has to be resolved at CAS

FIFA Congress

Agenda for the 70th FIFA Congress confirmed

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Further changes to the international match calendars due to the COVID-19 pa...

FIFA teams up with African Union, WHO and CAF to promote campaign against domestic violence in Africa

FIFA teams up with African Union, WHO and CAF to promote campaign against d...

Generic draw image.

Concacaf preliminary draw for FIFA World Cup 2022™ to take place on 19 Augu...

Olli Rehn, COVID-19 steering committee chairman

Olli Rehn confirmed COVID-19 steering committee chairman

COVID-19 Relief Plan

Bureau of the FIFA Council approves FIFA COVID-19 Relief Plan regulations

FIFA

Adjudicatory chamber of the independent Ethics Committee sanctions Manuel N...

Victor Wanyama in action for Kenya

Qatar 2022

Wanyama: Kenya won't complain about the draw

Danilo of Juventus

Brazil

Danilo: Ability-wise Pirlo has still got it

Montserrat celebrate during Concacaf Nations League qualifying

Qatar 2022

McDonald: Playing for Montserrat is something I can tell the grandkids

Head coach Thabo Senong of South Africa gives instructions

Lesotho

Senong: They hate a lack of artistry in Lesotho

GWC HQ

Qatar 2022

GWC announced as Regional Supporter and Official Logistics Provider for Qat...

New report reaffirms Qatar 2022’s commitment to sustainability

Qatar 2022

New report reaffirms Qatar 2022’s commitment to sustainability

France's Marius Tresor

France

Tresor: I’m proud to see how far France have come

Generic boots and ball

Qatar 2022

Update on the Concacaf Qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™

Marta celebrates after Brazil's 4-0 win over USA

#OnThisDay in 2007

Marta and Brazil's mesmerising meridian

Janine Van Wyk of South Africa poses for a portrait during the official FIFA Women's World Cup 2019 portrait session at Royal Barriere Hotel on June 05, 2019 in Le Havre, France.

Women's Football

Van Wyk: Captain, coach and club founder

Sam Mewis of Manchester City crosses the ball past Nat Haigh of Aston Villa

Football Talks with FIFA Legends

Football Talks with FIFA Legends: Chapman & Lilly

Stefany Krebs of Palmeiras

International Day of Sign Languages

Tefy: I was overcome seeing the supporters do sign language

Maria Thorisdottir of Norway celebrates Guro Reiten's goal

Women's Football

Netherlands and Norway edge closer to EURO qualification

Baholo Motene (Lesotho)

Women in Football

Baholo Motene, the game changer

Eugenie Le Sommer of France celebrates after scoring

Women's Football

Le Sommer reaches French goalscoring pinnacle

Algerian coach Nadia Belala

Women's Football

Pioneer Belala guiding Algeria's next generation

Melanie Huber

Women's Football

Swiss call worth the wait for Basel captain Huber

Sandy Dorador, Alianza Lima team player

Women's Football

Dorador: Peru now try and play against the big teams

Aissata Traoré / Mali

Women's Football

Traore: It's been a dream to face role model Renard

German goalkeeper Merle Frohms

Women's Football

Frohms: Germany have really moved on since the World Cup

Alexia Putellas #11 of Spain celebrates a goal

Women's Football

Titans face tests as EURO race resumes

Milagros Martínez, coach of Suzuka Unlimited

Women's Football

Martinez: I've won the laughing boys over

Dalila Ippolito of Argentina poses for a portrait

FIFA Women's World Cup

Argentina's Ippolito living the Juve dream

Women's Football

Women's Football

New handbook to further professionalise women’s game

Technical Study Group member Fan Yunjie poses for a photo at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup Canada

Women's Football

Tears and joy in Fan's ever-evolving footballing adventure

Ada Hegerberg from Olympique Lyonnais

Women's Football

Lyon’s record-breakers hit the big screen

FIFA Women's Football Campaign

Women's Football

FIFA launches programme to help member associations further develop women’s...

Freya Louis FFF_HeadCoach

Women's Football

Passion paying off for pioneering Louis

Giulia Gwinn of Germany looks on

Women's Football

Gwinn: 2019 was like something out of a movie for me

Manchester City's Demi Stokes and Chelsea's Fran Kirby battle for possession

Women's Football

Star-studded WSL takes centre stage

2020 NWSL Challenge Cup - Quarterfinal - Washington Spirit v Sky Blue FC

Women's Football

NWSL Fall Series ready for kick-off

Lyon captain Wendie Renard lifts the UEFA Women's Champions League trophy

Football Talks

Football Talks: Laura Georges & Christie Rampone

Aline Pellegrino

Brazil

Caboclo: There is no more gender difference in Brazil

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

Mario Kempes celebrates scoring in the 1978 World Cup final.

Kempes: The moustache had to go

Former President of the Hungarian Football Federation and legendary sports journalist Gyorgy Szepesi

Former Hungary Federation president Szepesi passes away

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

Donjeta Halilaj of Kosovo tackles Signy Arna of Estonia

Fazlija: We sparked a new interest in women’s football

Slovenia celebrate scoring against the Netherlands

Women’s football’s biggest movers and shakers of 2019

Players of Qatar celebrate with the AFC Asian Cup trophy

A year to remember for Qatar

Kevin De Bruyne of Belgium (R) celebrates with teammates during a UEFA EURO 2020 qualifier.

Belgium crowned Team of the Year, Qatar 2019’s biggest climber

Oliveira Debora Debinha scores and celebrates her brace during the International Women s friendly between England Women and Brazil Women at Riverside Stadium, on October 05, 2019 in Middlesbrough , England. (Photo by Daniela Porcelli/SPP)

Brazil back in top ten as Kenya, Congo DR soar

Players of Venezuela celebrates a scored goal.

Myanmar on the march as Venezuela hit record high

South Sudan's players celebrate after defeating Somalia

Improving Bright Stars shooting to greater heights

Chile pose for their team photo

Chile’s women with wind in their sails

Thailand celebrate their goal

Youthful exuberance has Thailand's War Elephants on the march

Belgium's head coach Ives Serneels

Belgium on the road to success with Serneels

Yannick Carrasco forward of Belgium, Hans Vanaken midfielder of Belgium, Eden Hazard midfielder of Belgium, Axel Witsel midfielder of Belgium, Thomas Meunier defender of Belgium celebrates the victory after the Euro 2020 group I qualifying game Kazakhstan against Belgium on October 13, 2019 in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, 13/10/2019

Top three hold firm amid big gains

Legal Handbook

FIFA publishes comprehensive new Legal Handbook

Flamengo celebrate winning the U-20 Brasileirao in 2019

Legacy Fund makes further strides in Brazil

LED perimeter boards at FIFA events

FIFA launches LED perimeter board request for information

United against racism

FIFA and European Commission working together to take action against racism

FIFA President Gianni Infantino speaks during the post 70th FIFA Congress press conference

RELIVE: Post FIFA Congress press conference

FIFA President Gianni Infantino at the 70th FIFA Congress

RELIVE: 2020 FIFA Congress

FIFA COVID-19 Relief Plan helps restart Thai league

FIFA COVID-19 Relief Plan helps restart Thai league

Olli Rehn, chairperson of the FIFA COVID-19 Relief Plan steering committee.

Rehn: FIFA COVID-19 Relief Plan achieving right impact

FIFA and UNODC stress importance of cooperation in tackling crime threat

FIFA and UNODC launch cooperation tackling crime and abuse

FIFPRO Red Button App

FIFPRO & FIFA sign collaboration agreement to reinforce fight against match...

FIGC President Gabriele Gravina, FIFA President Gianni Infantino and Prime Minister of Italy Giuseppe Conte

FIFA President meets the Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte

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

FIFA President and Legends pay homage to CR7

FIFA sign

FIFA Council meeting agenda now available

FIFA President Gianni Infantino at the Swiss Economic Forum in Montreux

President Infantino speaks at Swiss Economic Forum

Work on a FIFA World Cup stadium in Qatar

FIFA welcomes ground-breaking legal changes that strengthen the protection ...

Diego Benaglio and Stephan Lichtsteiner before a friendly match at the Home of FIFA

FIFA President welcomes legends to celebrate football

FIFA Congress

FIFA virtual summits conclude

Outside the Home of FIFA

Statement from the chairperson of the investigatory chamber of the independ...

Kick-off meeting for the implementation of ASEAN-FIFA MoU

Kick-off meeting for the implementation of ASEAN-FIFA MoU

Home of FIFA

FIFA statement

Children train during a FIFA Grassroots schools program, on January 17, 2019 in Dakar, Senegal

It’s up to all of us

Flags of FIFA's Member Associations

70th FIFA Congress to be held online

Pierluigi Collina looks on alongside the VAR monitor

Collina: Our goal is to have consistency by VARs

FIFA President sends his condolences for the death of César Salinas

Signage

Request for Information (RFI) – Signage and Dressing Services, FIFA World C...

Jamie Vardy of Leicester City celebrates

World Football

The Week in Numbers

Tobin Heath and Christen Press of the USA pose with the Women's World Cup trophy

World Football

The Week in Quotes