With the FIFA Club World Cup Qatar 2020™, presented by Alibaba Cloud just three days away, the full squads for the six participating teams have been confirmed, as anticipation mounts ahead of the first match between Tigres UANL and Ulsan Hyundai FC on Thursday, 4 February at 17:00 local time, at Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium. […]
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Ulsan looking to live up to ‘Tigers of Asia’ nickname
Ulsan Hyundai competing in FIFA Club World Cup for the second time The AFC Champions League winners face Tigres UANL on 4 February Several Ulsan players preview an enticing second round fixture This week will see the ‘Battle of the Tigers’ take place. Separated by almost 11,500 kilometres on opposite sides of the Pacific Ocean, […]
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Palmeiras conquer South America to book Qatar 2020 spot
Injury-time goal earns Copa Libertadores glory for Palmeiras Second continental title for O Verdao after their 1999 win The Brazilian side will represent South America at the Club World Cup With extra-time seemingly inevitable, Palmeiras conjured up a stoppage-time goal to beat Santos in Saturday’s Copa Libertadores final at the Maracana and claim the trophy […]
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El Shahat: We want to do big things here
Hussein El Shahat played for Al Ain at the FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2018™ The Egyptian impressed on their run to the final Hopes to go one better with Al Ahly and win the title Egyptian forward Hussein El Shahat had a tournament to remember with Al Ain at the FIFA Club World Cup […]
Palmeiras complete Club World Cup line-up
Palmeiras defeated Santos to win the Copa Libertadores 2020 The Sao Paulo-based team will represent South America at the Club World Cup The winner of Tigres-Ulsan will face Palmeiras in the Qatar 2020 semi-finals Palmeiras edged Santos 1-0 in the Copa Libertadores 2020 final thanks to Breno’s superb, stoppage-time header at the iconic Estadio Maracana […]
The FIFA Club World Cup in numbers
We spotlight some intriguing stats from FIFA Club World Cup history One broke a Pele record for a senior men’s FIFA tournament Bale, Maldini, Messi, Ronaldo, Suarez and Zanetti feature Go to Source […]
Paulista powerhouses’ prodigious pasts
Palmeiras and Santos clash in today’s Copa Libertadores final We spotlight the two clubs and their rivalry Legends, titles and stats feature The interviews Libertadores finals Palmeiras have appeared in four Libertadores finals, losing thrice in 1961, 1968 and 2000. A side including Marcos, Junior Baiano, Roque Junior, Junior, Cesar Sampaio, Zinho, Alex and Paulo […]
Gabriel Menino: We want this trophy for the fanatical Palmeiras fans
Palmeiras face Santos in Saturday’s Copa Libertadores final Gabriel Menino discusses the showdown, Weverton and Alphonso Davies The 20-year-old raves about his Brazil call-up and meeting Neymar A teenager reluctantly dragged himself away from PlayStation, where he revelled in executing drag-back sombreros and rainbow flicks as Neymar, and headed, via a swift mirror glance, for […]
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Palmeiras, Santos vie for glory and the global stage
Paulista rivals contest Copa Libertadores final Pair were top two teams at group stage Winners of 61st edition to play in next month’s FIFA Club World Cup Palmeiras and Santos, the two top-ranked teams from the group stage, go head-to-head this Saturday in the final of the 2020 Copa Libertadores at the fabled Estadio Maracana […]
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Marinho: Support from Neymar and Pele motivates Santos a lot
Marinho has inspired Santos into the Copa Libertadores final Tite recently mentioned him for a potential Seleção call-up ‘Di Marinho’ discusses his form, nickname, Palmeiras and Brazil “You have to be something extra special to be discovered in Alagoas,” said Mario Zagallo, the most celebrated son from Brazil’s second-smallest state – one in which lagoon […]
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