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Bhandari's journey from barefoot dreamer to Nepal dazzler

Women's Football
Bhandari's journey from barefoot dreamer to Nepal dazzler

Estadio Azteca: Mexico's mythical temple

FIFA World Cup
Estadio Azteca: Mexico's mythical temple

Lovchev: The Soviet players were shaking at the Azteca

Mexico 1970
Lovchev: The Soviet players were shaking at the Azteca

The adidas Telstar begins ball chain

FIFA World Cup
The adidas Telstar begins ball chain

The Week in Quotes

World Football
The Week in Quotes

Nakagawa: Messi, Salah, Hazard and Sterling amaze me

Qatar 2022
Nakagawa: Messi, Salah, Hazard and Sterling amaze me

FIFA, WHO and football stakeholders draft medical considerations and risk assessment tool

Football fights COVID-19
FIFA, WHO and football stakeholders draft medical considerations and risk assessment tool

Houghton: Football family’s support has been incredible

Women's Football
Houghton: Football family’s support has been incredible

World No Tobacco Day 2020: protecting younger generations

World No Tobacco Day
World No Tobacco Day 2020: protecting younger generations

The lesson we can learn from resilient Montserrat

The Global Game
The lesson we can learn from resilient Montserrat

They said it: Brian Clough

They Said It
They said it: Brian Clough

Championship race resumes in Women's Bundesliga

Women's Football
Championship race resumes in Women's Bundesliga

Paola Lopez, between the present and the past

Women in Football
Paola Lopez, between the present and the past

FIFA, WHO and European Commission launch #SafeHome campaign

#SafeHome
FIFA, WHO and European Commission launch #SafeHome campaign

#WorldCupAtHome: Millions flock to relive World Cup memories

#WorldCupAtHome
#WorldCupAtHome: Millions flock to relive World Cup memories

Hegerberg: I haven't reached my maximum potential

Women's Football
Hegerberg: I haven't reached my maximum potential

When the winners cried and the losers danced

Classic Football
When the winners cried and the losers danced

FIFA Football Law Annual Review 2019 – online edition

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FIFA Football Law Annual Review 2019 – online edition

Haitian Football Federation President provisionally banned from all football-related activities

Haiti
Haitian Football Federation President provisionally banned from all football-related activities

Marta, Cristiane, Kaka mourn loss of Vadao

Brazil
Marta, Cristiane, Kaka mourn loss of Vadao

Passarella at the pinnacle

FIFA World Cup
Passarella at the pinnacle

Football's finest fightbacks

World Football
Football's finest fightbacks

Football unites to support International Missing Children’s Day Initiative

International Missing Children’s Day
Football unites to support International Missing Children’s Day Initiative

Sordell: There's so much we can gain from this time

England
Sordell: There's so much we can gain from this time

Bonner: That one save changed my life forever

FIFA World Cup
Bonner: That one save changed my life forever

Lee Chungyong: We still feel connected to our fans despite empty stadiums

Korea Republic
Lee Chungyong: We still feel connected to our fans despite empty stadiums

The Week in Quotes

World Football
The Week in Quotes

Gunnarsdottir the unstoppable

Women's Football
Gunnarsdottir the unstoppable

Brazil's first World Cup draw

Brazil 1950
Brazil's first World Cup draw

Cha Bumkun: An Asian pioneer

Korea Republic
Cha Bumkun: An Asian pioneer

FIFA U-17 World Cup Brazil 2019: Three months on

FIFA U-17 World Cup 2019
FIFA U-17 World Cup Brazil 2019: Three months on

FIFA U-17 World Cup ...

FIFA U-17 World Cup Brazil 2019: Three months on

Thursday, 20 Feb 2020

Complexity triumph in magnificent Milan

FIFA eWorld Cup 2020™
Complexity triumph in magnificent Milan

Complexity triumph i...

Complexity triumph in magnificent Milan

Monday, 10 Feb 2020

Concacaf stars' Road to Tokyo 2020

Olympic Football Tournaments 2020 - Women
Concacaf stars' Road to Tokyo 2020

Concacaf stars' Road...

Concacaf stars' Road to Tokyo 2020

Monday, 27 Jan 2020

Farewell to El Guaje

Live Scores
Farewell to El Guaje

Farewell to El Guaje

Farewell to El Guaje

Wednesday, 01 Jan 2020

10 great tifos from 2019

World Football
10 great tifos from 2019

10 great tifos from ...

10 great tifos from 2019

Monday, 30 Dec 2019

Stars who said goodbye in 2019

Live Scores
Stars who said goodbye in 2019

Stars who said goodb...

Stars who said goodbye in 2019

Sunday, 29 Dec 2019

10 of the best matches of 2019

Live Scores
10 of the best matches of 2019

10 of the best match...

10 of the best matches of 2019

Sunday, 29 Dec 2019

12 national teams that surprised in 2019

World Football
12 national teams that surprised in 2019

12 national teams th...

12 national teams that surprised in 2019

Saturday, 28 Dec 2019

10 great stadium shots from 2019

World Football
10 great stadium shots from 2019

10 great stadium sho...

10 great stadium shots from 2019

Saturday, 28 Dec 2019

Belgium on top in 2019

FIFA Ranking
Belgium on top in 2019

Belgium on top in 20...

Belgium on top in 2019

Sunday, 22 Dec 2019

How to win a trip to Doha with #MyClubWCSmile

FIFA Club World Cup 2019
How to win a trip to Doha with #MyClubWCSmile

How to win a trip to...

How to win a trip to Doha with #MyClubWCSmile

Saturday, 14 Dec 2019

Madjer's perfect farewell

FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2019
Madjer's perfect farewell

Madjer's perfect far...

Madjer's perfect farewell

Sunday, 01 Dec 2019

Qatar 2019: Meet the contenders

FIFA Club World Cup 2019
Qatar 2019: Meet the contenders

Qatar 2019: Meet the...

Qatar 2019: Meet the contenders

Monday, 25 Nov 2019

Get to know the rules of beach soccer

FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2019
Get to know the rules of beach soccer

Get to know the rule...

Get to know the rules of beach soccer

Friday, 22 Nov 2019

Ten players to watch at the Beach Soccer World Cup

FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2019
Ten players to watch at the Beach Soccer World Cup

Ten players to watch...

Ten players to watch at the Beach Soccer World Cup

Wednesday, 20 Nov 2019

Brazil 2019 in review

FIFA U-17 World Cup 2019
Brazil 2019 in review

Brazil 2019 in revie...

Brazil 2019 in review

Monday, 18 Nov 2019

Brazil in focus

FIFA U-17 World Cup 2019
Brazil in focus

Brazil in focus

Brazil in focus

Saturday, 16 Nov 2019

Mexico in focus

FIFA U-17 World Cup 2019
Mexico in focus

Mexico in focus

Mexico in focus

Friday, 15 Nov 2019

Brazil 2019: The race for the adidas Golden Boot

FIFA U-17 World Cup 2019
Brazil 2019: The race for the adidas Golden Boot

Brazil 2019: The rac...

Brazil 2019: The race for the adidas Golden Boot

Friday, 08 Nov 2019

Family affairs in Brazil 2019

FIFA U-17 World Cup 2019
Family affairs in Brazil 2019

Family affairs in Br...

Family affairs in Brazil 2019

Friday, 01 Nov 2019

Brazil 2019: FIFA tournament players turned coaches

FIFA U-17 World Cup 2019
Brazil 2019: FIFA tournament players turned coaches

Brazil 2019: FIFA to...

Brazil 2019: FIFA tournament players turned coaches

Wednesday, 30 Oct 2019

Stars to follow at Brazil 2019

FIFA U-17 World Cup 2019
Stars to follow at Brazil 2019

Stars to follow at B...

Stars to follow at Brazil 2019

Saturday, 26 Oct 2019

FIFA Women's World Cup 2019™
#Sheroes

#Sheroes

#Sheroes

Tuesday, 08 Oct 2019

The Best 2019: Download your favourite women's star

The Best FIFA Football Awards™
The Best 2019: Download your favourite women's star

The Best 2019: Downl...

The Best 2019: Download your favourite women's star

Tuesday, 01 Oct 2019

Generic football and boot pic.

FIFA, WHO and football stakeholders draft medical considerations and risk a...

#SafeHome campaign

FIFA, WHO and European Commission launch #SafeHome campaign

Mr Yves Jean-Bart, President of the Haitian Football Federation (FHF)

Haitian Football Federation President provisionally banned from all footbal...

Players of the USA celebrate with the trophy following victory

FIFA and FIFPRO discuss collaboration to support and further develop women'...

FIFA Foundation CEO Youri Djorkaeff plays in a match

A match to help the world

Players of USA celebrate with the trophy after winning the FIFA Women's World Cup 2015

FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023™: Council to select host(s) on 25 June 2020

The FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup and FIFA Futsal World Cup trophies.

Bureau of the FIFA Council decisions on FIFA events

An official holds up a substitutes' board

Five substitutes option temporarily allowed for competition organisers

FIFA member associations

FIFA starts immediate financial support to member associations in response ...

Humanity Heroes

Football supports humanity's heroes

FIFA President, Gianni Infantino answers questions from the media at a press conference.

FIFA President outlines three immediate priorities for football

FIFA guidelines to address legal consequences of COVID-19

FIFA guidelines to address legal consequences of COVID-19

Home of FIFA in Zurich, Switzerland

Dedicated COVID-19 working group proposes recommendations after first meeti...

Composition of normalisation committee for Trinidad and Tobago confirmed

Bureau of the FIFA Council decisions concerning impact of COVID-19

Home of FIFA in Zurich, Switzerland

Normalisation committee appointed for Trinidad and Tobago

FIFA President Gianni Infantino looks on

Statement from the FIFA President

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FIFA statement

FIFA President Gianni Infantino meets with Director-General of the World Health Organisation Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

FIFA to collaborate with WHO to tackle coronavirus

The FIFA World Cup Trophy is displayed

Update on upcoming FIFA World Cup qualifiers in South America

General View during the 69th FIFA Congress

FIFA Congress rescheduled due to COVID-19

FIFA offers deepest sympathy upon the passing of Vinayak P. Pradhan, deputy...

The FIFA World Cup trophy is displayed

Update on upcoming FIFA World Cup qualifiers in Asia

India U-17 women pose with the tournament slogan, 'Kick Off The Dream', ahead of the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup India 2020™

Indian stars celebrate IWD as India 2020 excitement builds

Attendees of the 134th IFAB AGM in Belfast

The IFAB agrees to implement substitution trials to address concussion inci...

Cristiane of Brazil poses

Cristiane: Marta is without doubt the greatest in history

Jimmy Butler of the Miami Heat

Butler: Any team with Neymar has a shot

Brazil Portraits - Neymar

Neymar: Mbappe can become one of the greatest in history

Jill Roord poses during a Netherlands portrait session ahead of France 2019

Roord: I can’t wait to taste the Olympic atmosphere

Canada coach John Herdman.

Herdman: Canada are fighting to hit the Hexagonal

Pia Sundhage, coach of Brazil

Sundhage: I’m at the right place at the right time

Flamengo's Bruno Henrique

Bruno Henrique: It would be amazing to face Liverpool

Everton Cebolinha of Brazil

Everton Cebolinha: Neymar has everything to be the world’s best

Gabigol celebrates scoring for Flamengo

Gabigol: I've been overwhelmed by the extraordinary Flamengo fans

Inzaghi and Kaka of AC Milan kiss the trophy after the win the FIFA Club World Cup final

Kaka: River have a clear advantage

Usain Bolt

Bolt: It may be Van Dijk's turn to be The Best

Swedish Pia Sundhage, the new head coach of the Brazil women s soccer team, attends her presentation event with the President of the CBF Rogerio Caboclo

Sundhage: It was so easy to say yes to Brazil

VIrat Kohli

Kohli: Cristiano is on another level to everyone else

Tierna Davidson dribbles with the ball

Tierna Davidson, USA's tiki-taka centre-back

Steph Houghton of England Women shows appreciation to the fans

Houghton: We want to go one step further

Poland's Grzegorz Krychowiak

Krychowiak: The U-20 World Cup will be a great spectacle

Florencia_Bonsegundo_ARG

Bonsegundo heading up Argentina’s new wave

Mladen Krstajic, Head coach of Serbia looks on prior to facing Switzerland

Krstajic: Serbia's young players have a great future

Jill Ellis of USA looks on

Ellis: It's going to be an amazingly competitive World Cup

Brazil goalkeeper Aline Reis

Aline Reis and the relentless pursuit of a dream

PanchaLaraKarenAraya

Araya-Lara, Chile’s World Cup double act

Caroline Weir of Scotland celebrates scoring her side's first goal

Weir: We want the whole nation behind us

Louis van Gaal.

Van Gaal: Guardiola could talk tactics for hours

Rumi Utsugi in action for Japan.

Utsugi: I feel that I need to step up

Sarina Wiegman, coach of Netherlands poses for a portrait

Wiegman: We have a dream

Boca Juniors celebrate

World Football

The Week in Numbers

Thomas Muller and Alphonso Davies celebrate a Bayern Munich goal

World Football

The Week in Quotes

1986 Brazil vs France in Mexico

#WorldCupAtHome: Match of the century goes France's way

Marc-Andre ter Stegen of Germany looks on

Ter Stegen: If I work hard, the results will come

Kylian Mbappe of Paris Saint-Germain looks on

Mbappe: I want to win what I haven’t won yet

The Best FIFA Men's Player Award finalist Virgil Van Dijk of Liverpool and Netherlands poses for a portrait

Van Dijk: Not everyone has the perfect route to the top

The Best FIFA Women's Player Award finalist Lucy Bronze of Olympique Lyonnais and England poses for a portrait

Bronze: I’m not the best, yet

Megan Rapinoe meets Lindsay, an LGBT+ activist.

Fan reads Rapinoe inspiring letter on why she's The Best

Alex Morgan and Megan Rapinoe

Morgan: 2019 was a bigger win just for women in general

The Best FIFA Women's Coach 2019 award finalist Jill Ellis of United States

Ellis: It's been an amazing journey

FIFA FIFPro Women's World 11 Players of the Year pose

The Best in Numbers

Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp poses for a portrait

Klopp: I am who I am because of my players

Megan Rapinoe poses with The Best FIFA Women's Player award. Gareth Cattermole/FIFA via Getty Images
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Rapinoe: I think I'm pretty close to my best now

Lionel Messi poses with The Best FIFA Men's Player award. Michael Regan/FIFA via Getty Images
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Messi: It's the team that counts

Lionel Messi and Megan Rapinoe pose

The world hails Messi and Rapinoe

The Best FIFA Women's Player Award Winner Megan Rapinoe and The Best FIFA Men's Player Award Winner Lionel Messi pose for a photo with their trophies

Messi, Rapinoe crowned The Best in Milan

The Best FIFA Football Awards trophy

Live and direct: The Best FIFA Football Awards to be shown by broadcasters ...

A detail view of a FIFA Best Award Trophy during The Best

The Best: 1 day to go

Usain Bolt

Bolt: It may be Van Dijk's turn to be The Best

Milan skyline

The Best: 2 days to go

Megan Rapinoe of the USA celebrates after scoring

Rapinoe: Three defining moments

Sari van Veenendaal of the Netherlands poses

Veenendaal: Goalkeeping award a very important step

American queens

Morgan, in the words of others

The Best FIFA Men's Player 2019 finalists

The Best: 3 days to go

The Best trophy in San Siro

Follow The Best with FIFA Digital

Mauricio Pochettino, Manager of Tottenham Hotspur

Pochettino's chess moves pay off

Virgil van Dijk of Liverpool celebrates with the Champions League Trophy

The Best: 4 days to go

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

Eswatini v Djibouti

Djibouti on the march under Mette

Grenada national team (Credit: Grenada FA)

Joseph's Grenada harbouring golden aspirations

Yanara Aedo and Rocio Soto of Chile celebrate their side's first goal

USA dominance maintained as Belgium, Chile and Fiji reach record highs

England v Kosovo UEFA EURO qualifying

Belgium stay top, Kosovo reach record high

Members of Sweden celebrate with their bronze medals

Steady Sweden calmly scaling FIFA Ranking

Madagascar celebrates

Egypt exploits give Madagascar Ranking boost

A no smoking sign

World No Tobacco Day 2020: protecting younger generations

FIFA Football Law Annual Review 2019 – online edition

FIFA Football Law Annual Review 2019 – online edition

International Missing Kids Day

Football unites to support International Missing Children’s Day Initiative

FIFA referees

FIFA to offer online courses to referees

Hand Hygiene Day

Fight COVID-19 and celebrate health workers on Hand Hygiene Day

FIFA statement

Seleção Solidária

CBF, Brazilian stars unite to help vulnerable families

Annalie Longo Training In Isolation Due To Coronavirus Lockdown

#BeActive: An expert on the importance of exercise

Fourth report by independent FIFA Human Rights Advisory Board published

Players supporting #BeActive campaign.

#BeActive for the UN International Day of Sport for Development and Peace

FIFA President Gianni Infantino speaks

Health first while thinking of the future

Child skipping.

FIFA celebrates International Day of Sport for Development and Peace

Olympic of Marseille football club president Pape Diouf

Football world mourns death of Pape Diouf

FIFA-RFEF 8th International Congress in Football Law

Relive the FIFA-RFEF 8th International Congress in Football Law

FIFA President Gianni Infantino

Football needs to show unity and solidarity

WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom and FIFA President Gianni Infantino.

Five steps to kicking out coronavirus

WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom and FIFA President Gianni Infantino.

RELIVE: Pass the message to kick out Coronavirus

Wes Brown in Fiji.

Brown delivers words of wisdom to Fijian youngsters

FIFA and WHO launch five key tactics to tackle coronavirus

FIFA and WHO launch five key tactics to tackle coronavirus

Şenes Erzik donates his collection to the FIFA World Football Museum.

Erzik donates entire collection to FIFA World Football Museum

FIFA expresses condolences after tragic accident in Guinea

FIFA President Gianni Infantino at UEFA

FIFA President stresses need for cooperation in international match calenda...

The opening day of the first FIFA Diploma in Football Law

Inaugural FIFA Diploma in Football Law gets underway

Bruno Fernandes of Manchester United looks on

FIFA’s transfer report: Big 5 accounted for almost three quarters of global...

Normalisation committee appointed for Iraqi Football Association

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

Brazilian star Romario drapes himself in his country's flag

Romario: We made a downtrodden nation ecstatic

Mario Kempes and Leopoldo Luque of Argentina celebrate a goal in the 1978 FIFA World Cup's 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

The President of the Football Federation of Kosovo, Fadil Vokrri

FFK president Fadil Vokrri passes away

A youngster visits the graves of the Zambian players who died in the 1993 aeroplane cash

Tragedy spurs fairytale story for Zambia

Argentinian forward Diego Maradona juggles with the ball as he runs past Cameroon's Benjamin Massing

Maradona pays tribute to Massing

German forward Hans Schaefer shoves the Czech goalkeeper into goal, still holding the ball,

1954 World Cup winner Hans Schafer passes away, aged 90

Pertti Alaja, Finnish former footballer and president of the Football Association of Finland, gives a speech.

Finland FA President Pertti Alaja passes away

Bolivia's Marco Etcheverry celebrates after scoring his team first goal against Brazil. Photo: courtesy of the book "Un Salto al Futuro"

Historic firsts for Bolivia and Brazil

29 Nov 1997: Mohammad Ali Peiravany of Iran celebrates victory in the 2nd leg of the World Cup qualifier between Australia and Iran.

Iran comeback breaks Aussie hearts

Tony DiCicco of the USA holds his hand over his heart

World football mourns as DiCicco passes away

Iraq goalkeeper Saas punches clear during the FIFA World Cup qualifier between Japan and Iraq on 28 October 1993 in the Al-Ahli Stadium, Doha, Qatar.

Agony amid drama in Doha

Image of Marcos Coll, scorer of the only olympic goal in FIFA World Cup history

Olympic goal scorer Marcos Coll dies aged 81

Midfielder Cheick Tiote of Ivory Coast looks on

Côte d'Ivoire's Cheick Tiote dies, aged 30

Toure Kolo Abib (L) of Ivory Coast vies with Webo Kouamo Pierre of Cameroon in a CAN-World Cup 2006 qualifier 04 September 2005 at Abidjan.

Lions roar in Abidjan

Poland’s Jan Tomaszewski makes a save against England in their 1974 FIFA World Cup Germany™ qualifier

Polish clown laughs last