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Watch the premiere of the 1986 FIFA World Cup™: The Official Film Diego Maradona has the starring role Several others legends feature Mexico 1986, more than any FIFA World Cup™, belonged to the No10. Enzo Francescoli and Michel Platini dazzled, Zico flashed his spellbinding genius, Preben Elkjaer bagged the adidas Bronze Ball and Gary Lineker […]

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Preliminary draw to be held in Zurich on 7 December at 18:00 CET Belgium top seeds in Pot 1 13 out of 55 UEFA member associations to qualify for FIFA World Cup 2022 As excitement mounts ahead of the UEFA preliminary draw for the FIFA World Cup 2022™ that is due to take place on […]

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Diego Maradona has died from a cardiac arrest aged 60 The world of football is mourning the loss of the Argentinian star We look back at some iconic photos from his international and club career Over the course of his career, Diego Maradona won 11 titles as a player, including two with Argentina: the FIFA […]

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Maradona died on Wednesday 25 November The Argentinian legend had been working closely with FIFA since 2017 Joined the FIFA Legends programme and took part in a number of events “To bring football back to FIFA and FIFA back to football.” That was one of the pledges Gianni Infantino made during his campaign to win […]

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Cairo International Stadium to host ‘Final of the Century’ Al Ahly seeking a ninth continental crown while Zamalek targeting their sixth We compare the two behemoths ahead of Friday’s grand finale This Friday at 21.00 local time, football fans across Africa and the Arab world will be giving their undivided attention to the ‘Final of […]

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Diego Maradona sadly passed away on Wednesday, aged 60 His death sent the football world into deep mourning We round up the social media tributes to ‘El Diez’ Diego Maradona, one of the greatest players in history, sadly passed away on Wednesday, less than a month after turning 60. ‘El Diez’ inspired Argentina to FIFA […]

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Al Ahly face fierce rivals Zamalek in Friday’s CAF Champions League final The trophy has agonisingly eluded Junior Ajayi He discusses his desire to help Ahly conquer The CAF Champions League 2020 final will mark a special occasion for Al Ahly’s Nigerian star Junior Ajayi, who is hoping to finally claim the coveted African title […]

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The FIFA Arab Cup 2021 will feature 22 national teams from the Arab region Gianni Infantino says the tournament will unite the region It will also help Qatar continue preparations for the FIFA World Cup FIFA President Gianni Infantino has confirmed that 22 national teams from the Arab region have signed up to participate in […]

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Two giants of Egyptian football to face off in CAF Champions League final The possible paths to victory for Al Ahly and Zamalek We examine their respective strengths and roads to the final Having looked at one stage like it might be cancelled because of the Coronavirus pandemic, the 2020 CAF Champions League will finally […]

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Rikako Kobayashi starred as Japan won first FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in 2014 Scored 13 times as NTV Beleza finished third in 2020 Nadeshiko League Striker harbours high hopes with host nation for next year’s Olympic Games When the curtain came down on the 2020 Japanese Nadeshiko League on Saturday, it was Nippon TV […]

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