Rakitic: Messi will never know how much it meant to play with him

Ivan Rakitic raves about Luka Modric and Lionel Messi The 32-year-old describes his time at Barcelona and Sevilla He also discusses his Croatia career and international retirement “I feel like the most privileged man in football for everything it has given me,” Ivan Rakitic told FIFA.com. For getting the opportunity to form a remarkable midfield […]

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BUILD-UP: World Cup qualifying in South America

All ten CONMEBOL teams are in Qatar 2022 qualifying action today FIFA.com has all the build-up to the games We will post live updated throughout them Today’s fixtures Ecuador-Colombia Venezuela-Chile Uruguay-Brazil Paraguay-Bolivia Peru-Argentina Scroll down to read trivia, stats, quotes and more about each game. Leading scorers in CONMEBOL qualifying for Qatar 2022 Ecuador-Colombia World […]

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Renan Lodi: I’m almost another striker for Brazil

Renan Lodi discusses Brazil’s Qatar 2022 qualifying showdown with Uruguay He recalls seeing his dad cry after the Seleção’s South Africa 2010 exit The 22-year-old hails Atletico Madrid team-mates Luis Suarez & Joao Felix “He was Brazil’s biggest danger,” wrote Marca after the 1-0 victory over Venezuela on Friday. “The three chances the Seleção created […]

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Sun Wen: First match is my greatest Women’s World Cup memory

First-ever FIFA Women’s World Cup match took place 29 years ago today China PR legend Sun Wen shares her memories of the occasion “I feel it was the most unforgettable experience of my life” When it comes to selecting a career highlight, Sun Wen is spoiled for choice. One of the female game’s all-time greats, […]

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Uncovering a pathway for indigenous Aussies 

Indigenous Football Week was created to help open up pathways Six indigenous Australians have represented the Matildas Shadeene Evans and Jada Whyman chasing Green and Gold dream for 2023 Indigenous Australians’ passion for sport is long and deep-rooted. Several sources refer to ball games being played by indigenous inhabitants of the land prior to the […]

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Where are the Swiss conquerors now?

Switzerland won the FIFA U-17 World Cup on 15 November 2009 Where are those champions now? FIFA.com talks with coach Dany Ryser and defender Charyl Chapuis ‘They came, they conquered, they never returned.’ This modified version of the well-known saying is rather fitting for Switzerland, who won the country’s first-ever global title at their historic […]

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BUILD-UP: World Cup qualifying in South America

FIFA.com has the build-up to Colombia-Uruguay, Chile-Peru & Brazil-Venezuela See quotes, stats, trivia & photos Live updates posted throughout the games Yesterday’s results Bolivia 2-3 Ecuador Argentina 1-1 Paraguay Colombia-Uruguay Did you know? Colombia and Uruguay both have a centre forward called ‘Luis Suarez’ in their squad. The former called up theirs – an uncapped […]

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Pacific classic in store as South American qualifying resumes

Chile-Peru in Santiago the standout fixture Argentina and Brazil aim to maintain perfect starts We preview third round of games in South American qualifiers Although it is still early days, the stakes are already high for a raft of South America sides as they gear up for the third round of qualifying games for the […]

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