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

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

Change afoot in Botswana

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Change afoot in Botswana

Betty and Imogen’s inspirational endeavours

International Youth Day
Betty and Imogen’s inspirational endeavours

Pakistan's Haider making her dreams come true

Women in Football
Pakistan's Haider making her dreams come true

Update on upcoming FIFA World Cup qualifiers in Asia

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Update on upcoming FIFA World Cup qualifiers in Asia

Olli Rehn confirmed COVID-19 steering committee chairman

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Olli Rehn confirmed COVID-19 steering committee chairman

Bergkamp's brilliance illuminates France 1998

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Bergkamp's brilliance illuminates France 1998

Who will be crowned European kings?

UEFA Champions League
Who will be crowned European kings?

KDB, Lloyd & a documentary inspire blockbuster Mewis move

Women's Football
KDB, Lloyd & a documentary inspire blockbuster Mewis move

Ten moments from Neymar's ten Brazil years

Brazil
Ten moments from Neymar's ten Brazil years

Untold stories from an Olympic record-holder

Women's Olympic Football Tournament
Untold stories from an Olympic record-holder

The Week in Quotes

World Football
The Week in Quotes

Jung: 2002 World Cup was unforgettable

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Jung: 2002 World Cup was unforgettable

Van de Sanden: Marozsan is on another level

Women's Football
Van de Sanden: Marozsan is on another level

Pizarro: The only thing missing was a World Cup

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Pizarro: The only thing missing was a World Cup

Al Harash: Libya's situation has only increased appetite for football

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Al Harash: Libya's situation has only increased appetite for football

Breakthrough star Hau aims high as Vietnam seek to stun the world

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Breakthrough star Hau aims high as Vietnam seek to stun the world

Beckham's Argentina redemption

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Beckham's Argentina redemption

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

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

The beautiful game in Greenland

The Global Game
The beautiful game in Greenland

Ragomo’s Solomons chase futsal history

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Ragomo’s Solomons chase futsal history

Venezuela banking on the class of 2017

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Venezuela banking on the class of 2017

McCall Zerboni, Sky Blue's inspirational and tenacious leader

Women in Football
McCall Zerboni, Sky Blue's inspirational and tenacious leader

FIFA and the AFD team up for new projects in Africa

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FIFA and the AFD team up for new projects in Africa

Casillas hangs up his gloves

Spain
Casillas hangs up his gloves

Kethevoama: Major tournament with Central African Republic is my biggest dream

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Kethevoama: Major tournament with Central African Republic is my biggest dream

Clichy: Vieira getting dirty in training inspired me

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Clichy: Vieira getting dirty in training inspired me

Stott: I never thought a home World Cup would happen in my lifetime

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Stott: I never thought a home World Cup would happen in my lifetime

Amokachi, Amuneke recall centennial rhapsody

Men's Olympic Football Tournament
Amokachi, Amuneke recall centennial rhapsody

Congo DR's Kiassumbua keen for more World Cup glory

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Congo DR's Kiassumbua keen for more World Cup glory

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

Danish forward Pernille Harder (10) pictured celebrating her goal with Danish defender Sofie Svava (23) at the 2020 Algarve Cup.

Harder: Becoming the world's best still motivates me

Gary Player

Gary Player: Mbappe is the best but Fati looks incredible

Cafu kisses the FIFA World Cup Trophy

Cafu: Ronaldinho was almost unmarkable

Amandine Henry after the opening game of the Women's World Cup

Henry: Women's football stereotypes are in the past

Amandine Henry and Corinne Diacre, Head Coach of France

Diacre: Our dream became a reality

Chile's manager Reinaldo Rueda celebrates

Rueda: We're trying to restore Chile's status

Franco Baresi, of Italy

Baresi: Real football fans know how important defenders are

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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

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

Be active at home during #COVID-19

ASEAN, FIFA and football stars launch #BeActive campaign

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Five-substitute option extended into 2021 in response to COVID-19 pandemic

FIFA welcomes CAS decision in the case of former president of Afghan Footba...

The FIFA World Cup Trophy is displayed in front of the Home of FIFA in Zurich, Switzerland

South American FIFA World Cup qualifiers to begin in October

Markus Kattner

Adjudicatory chamber of the independent Ethics Committee sanctions Markus K...

FIFA President Gianni Infantino at the post-FIFA Council press conference

FIFA Council unanimously approves COVID-19 Relief Plan

FIFA Secretary General Fatma Samoura & FIFA President Gianni Infantino announce the Australia, New Zealand bid as the winner

Australia and New Zealand selected as hosts of FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023™

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FIFA provides further guidance on COVID-19 football regulatory issues

The FIFA Women's World Cup Trophy is hoisted

FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023™ Bid Evaluation Report published – three bids s...

Presidential Address

FIFA President: Shape a better football

FIFA headquarters

Stop racism. Stop violence.

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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

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

The World Cup Trophy is seen prior to the 2018 FIFA World Cup Final between France and Croatia

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Update on upcoming FIFA World Cup qualifiers in Asia

Jung Wooyoung of South Korea battles for possession

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Jung: 2002 World Cup was unforgettable

Libya's player Zakaria Al Harash

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Al Harash: Libya's situation has only increased appetite for football

Wuilker Farinez of Venezuela celebrates

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Venezuela banking on the class of 2017

UEFA Champions League 2015/2016 - FK Astana - Foxi Kethevoama

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Kethevoama: Major tournament with Central African Republic is my biggest dr...

Beautiful elevation of the goalkeeper of FC Lugano Joel Kiassumbua

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Congo DR's Kiassumbua keen for more World Cup glory

Cesar Farias looks on

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Farias: South American qualifiers are like a difficult university

Christian Bolanos, Costa Rica national team player

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No end in sight for unyielding Bolanos

Oday Dabbagh in action

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Dabbagh: Palestine can still reach the next round

Malaysia midfielder Brendan Gan

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Gan: It is incredible how much Malaysians love football

Ibrahim Samuel Amada of Madagascar during the African Cup of Nations

Madagascar

Amada: Madagascar can pull off the impossible

Betty and Imogen

International Youth Day

Betty and Imogen’s inspirational endeavours

Abiha Haider (Pakistan)

Women in Football

Pakistan's Haider making her dreams come true

USA's Sam Mewis celebrates

Women's Football

KDB, Lloyd & a documentary inspire blockbuster Mewis move

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

Women's Olympic Football Tournament

Untold stories from an Olympic record-holder

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

Women's Football

Van de Sanden: Marozsan is on another level

McCall Zerboni of Sky Blue FC celebrates after scoring a penalty kick during the quarterfinal match of the NWSL Challenge Cup

Women in Football

McCall Zerboni, Sky Blue's inspirational and tenacious leader

Bangladesh women team captain Sabina Khatun

Women's Football

Marta-inspired Khatun leading the way in Bangladesh

Catia Silva

Women in Football

Catia cartographs for women in football

Kirsten Van De Ven of The Netherlands celebrates

Women's Football

Dutch seek to leap even higher with Eredivisie integration

Team Frankfurt gathers together

Women's Football

As one era draws to a close in Germany, another begins

Alyssa Naeher of Chicago Red Stars and Jane Campbell of Houston Dash walk out

Women's Football

NWSL Challenge Cup poised for historic finale

Furtuna Velaj (Albania)

Women's Football

Albanian star Velaj enjoying the best of both worlds

Paloma Fernández, Espanyol captain, ahead of the duel against Atlético de Madrid

Women's Football

Palomanitas: Creator, craftsperson and the rest

Lebanese referee Doumouh Al Bakkar in action

Women's Football

Al Bakkar‎ writes new history in Lebanon

Julie Ertz #8 of Chicago Red Stars celebrates after scoring a penalty kick against the OL Reign FC in the quarterfinal match of the NWSL Challenge Cup

Women's Football

City of Angels to enter NWSL as cup upsets abound

Philippines' young striker Alisha del Campo in action

Women's Football

Young Del Campo rising with Philippines

Julia Blomström in beach soccer action.

Sweden

The beach soccer star on the front line against COVID

Colo-Colo

FIFA Women's World Cup

Colo-Colo rewarded for talent production line

Yuika Sugasawa with young players from her junior club FC Makunishi

FIFA Women's World Cup

FC Makunishi’s pride in star product Sugasawa rewarded

Brandi Chastain celebrates winning the 1999 Women's World Cup

#OnThisDay in 1999

Chastain's moment in the sun

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

Women's Football

Bardsley: England should embrace US mentality

Sarai Bareman speaks during the FIFA Women's Football Convention

Women's Football

Bareman: Women’s football can come back bigger, stronger and even more popu...

Myanmar women team's top-scorer Win Theingi Tun

Women's Football

Win: The women's game is growing fast in Myanmar

Sofia Jakobsson of Sweden (10)

FIFA Women's World Cup

Jakobsson helps Sweden break the spell

Debinha of the NC Courage

NWSL Challenge Cup

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

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

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

Daniel Da Mota of Luxembourg.

Da Mota: I'm chasing a dream with Luxembourg

Tobin Heath of the USA celebrates with teammates after scoring her team's second goal

Status quo remains in Women's Ranking

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

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

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

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

Free-kick vanishing spray

FIFA greatly welcomes Brazilian court’s decision rejecting Spuni lawsuit

De-suup, the orange warriors of Bhutan

Bhutan FA's orange warriors making nation proud

FIFA President Gianni Infantino

Infantino congratulates CONMEBOL on its 104th anniversary

The Home of FIFA in Zurich.

FIFA statement on Trinidad and Tobago

FIFA President Gianni Infantino.

Infantino to discuss COVID-19 response at WFS Live

FIFA

Football Law Annual Review 2019

Executive Programme on Sports Arbitration

FIFA launches Executive Programme on Sports Arbitration

Capture Journal

Professional Football Journal launches on FIFA.com today

FIFA Council meeting at the Home of FIFA in Zurich on 25th June 2020

Relive the post-FIFA Council press conference

Football Law Annual Review 2019 conference

Relive the Football Law Annual Review 2019 conference

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FIFA Guardians continues momentum with PACE child safeguarding and protecti...

IOC

IOC and FIFA Presidents stress the importance of sport

View of a football pitch

FIFA welcomes findings on governance following publication of third annual ...

Home of FIFA, Zurich

FIFA acknowledges WTO panel report

FIFA Council meeting agenda now available

FIFA Legends and footballers unite to #StopRacism

Footballers amplify call to end racism, violence and discrimination

Workinar between FIFA and America's Federations

Distant but united amid COVID-19: FIFA rallies around member associations i...

A no smoking sign

World No Tobacco Day 2020: protecting younger generations

Brazil celebrate winning the 1994 FIFA World Cup USA™.

#OnThisDay in 1994

The Senna-saluting Seleção of ’94 in stats

Iker Casillas of Spain lifts the World Cup

World Football

The Week in Quotes