Mario Americo was Brazil’s masseur at seven FIFA World Cups He ingeniously passed on tactics and stole the Sweden 1958 Final ball Today is the 30th anniversary of Americo’s passing Mario Americo may not appear on any list of FIFA World Cup™ greats. He may not be associated with the skilful, free-flowing football that his […]
Category: News
Auto Added by WPeMatico
Poland’s favourite footballer turns 70
Grzegorz Lato was the shock adidas Golden Boot winner at Germany 1974 He inspired Poland to two FIFA World Cup bronzes Today the former winger turns 70 Gerd Muller was the scorching favourite for the adidas Golden Boot at the 1974 FIFA World Cup Germany™. Johan Cruyff followed. Giorgio Chinaglia, Jairzinho, Jupp Heynckes, Gigi Riva, […]
Goal Click: Football culture in Qatar
Before football was put on hold indefinitely around the world, a project was created to showcase Qatar’s love for the beautiful game. Last year, the Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy (SC) teamed up with Goal Click. The series tells the story of football in Qatar through the eyes and words of more than 30 […]
Promising Haay keen on progressing with Indonesia
Rising star Osvaldo Haay was 2019 SEA Games joint top-scorer Persija forward is among Indonesia’s hottest prospects Headhunted for Persija by legendary Bambang Pamungkas The world is in lockdown and football events are suspended, but the globe’s footballers are not just sitting idly doing nothing. Quite the contrary with many players staying busy by doing […]
Read More… from Promising Haay keen on progressing with Indonesia
Gisela Robledo: more than a commercial success
Gisela Robledo has Colombia dreaming of a Costa Rica/Panama 2020 place The 16-year-old starred in an commercial alongside global mega-stars She discusses how the entire Colombia squad became hoarse How good does a 16-year-old have to be to star alongside Lionel Messi, Michael Jordan, Serena Williams and Usain Bolt in a commercial? Well, as good […]
Read More… from Gisela Robledo: more than a commercial success
#WorldCupAtHome: Mbappe magic and late drama on the agenda
Fans choose four more #WorldCupAtHome matches to be re-broadcast World Cup games: Nigeria v Italy (1994), Netherlands v Mexico (2014) & France v Argentina (2018) Women’s World Cup game: Germany v Sweden (2003) With the #WorldCupAtHome generating millions of views so far on FIFA’s YouTube Channel, thousands of fans have once more voted to choose […]
Read More… from #WorldCupAtHome: Mbappe magic and late drama on the agenda
#WorldCupAtHome | Brazil v Argentina
An Italy 1990 classic is in store for our #WorldCupAtHome campaign Maradona’s Argentina meet explosive Brazil attack in Turin Watch for free on YouTube this Saturday 4 April at 18:00 CEST Miss watching football on a Saturday? We can help with that. Your weekend at home will be stocked with mouth-watering matches from World Cups […]
#WorldCupAtHome: Zidane hits the heights to oust Brazil
Relive some classic matches with #WorldCupAtHome Watch games in full from both the men’s and women’s world finals Friday 3 April at 20:00 CEST: Brazil’s meeting with France at Germany 2006 When Brazil and France faced off in the quarter-finals of the 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany™ at Frankfurt’s Commerzbank Arena, there was a semi-final […]
Read More… from #WorldCupAtHome: Zidane hits the heights to oust Brazil