FRI 13.05: Northern Ireland’s Magill on inspiring a nation – and her niece

Northern Ireland’s women recently qualified for their first major tournament Kenny Shiels’ attack-minded team have undergone a spectacular transformation Star striker Simone Magill looks ahead to EURO and World Cup challenges “The greatest sporting achievement I can think of” is quite an accolade. The instinctive temptation to dismiss it as hyperbole only increases on learning […]

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FIFA Futsal WC 2021 Challenge mobile game launches

New puzzle game encourages futsal fun ahead of FIFA Futsal World Cup Lithuania 2021™ Casual puzzle game introduces futsal in entertaining new format Game play at official FIFA Futsal World Cup Lithuania 2021™ venues Available for download on Android and iOS mobile phones A new game celebrating the FIFA Futsal World Cup Lithuania 2021™ has […]

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Africa braced for its race to Australia & New Zealand 2023

The draw for the CAF qualifying competition for #FIFAWWC 2023 took place on 10 May The qualifiers will double up as the CAF Africa Women’s Cup of Nations Morocco 2022 Derbies and big matches aplenty in the first round Africa’s journey to the FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023™ began in the […]

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FIFA and Qatar invite MAs to discuss human rights with international experts ahead of FIFA World Cup

On Monday 10 May, FIFA held a virtual meeting with several member associations and confederations to discuss workers’ welfare reforms and broader human rights in Qatar in connection to the country’s hosting of the FIFA World Cup 2022™. The virtual event was organised in collaboration with the Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy (SC), FIFA’s […]

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Alioski: World Cup the next step for North Macedonia

Ezgjan Alioski is a key player for North Macedonia and Leeds United His national team reached the EURO and beat Germany in World Cup qualifying Alioski reflects on those achievements and explains why Leeds “changed his life” When he swapped Lugano for Leeds United in 2017, there was little to hint at the adventures that […]

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Costa Rica triumph again, USA end long wait

Los Ticos claim fourth Concacaf title USA return to World Cup after missing last two editions Guatemala and Panama the region’s other two representatives in Lithuania Costa Rica lived up to their billing as the region’s leading futsal side by winning their fourth Concacaf title, and third in a row, in the discipline. Victory earned […]

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Kgatlana: I’ll remember scoring against Spain for the rest of my life

The draw for the 2022 Africa Women Cup of Nations qualifiers takes place on 10 May The competition will double as the qualifying tournament for the next FIFA Women’s World Cup Three years ago, Nigeria beat Thembi Kgatlana’s South Africa in the continental final It was with a mix of satisfaction and disappointment that South […]

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