For Cata Coll, there was one moment that changed everything. The second-choice goalkeeper behind Sandra Panos for Barcelona, she travelled to the FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023 with Spain behind Misa Rodriguez in the pecking order. On the bench for her side’s three group games, not even Coll herself expected to be drafted into the starting …
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چاپ خبر One of the three finalists for the FIFA Puskás Award 2023 was the result of a rabona shot – a technique that Nuno Santos practices every day. The Portuguese is up against Brazilian Guilherme Madruga and Paraguayan Julio Enciso, and while he was keen to acknowledge the beauty of the goals scored by his competitors, he is dreaming …
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چاپ خبر An imposing presence in attack, the forward mixes his scoring instincts with guile and creativity to operate as the hub around which Uzbekistan’s attack revolves. With his 38 goals in 69 appearances, he stands out as his country’s most potent weapon.Shomurodov’s scoring record has already seen him established as his country’s most prolific striker, surpassing the tally set …
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This year’s FIFA Women’s World Cup was, by any measure, the best to date. Yet amid all the huge crowds and high-quality play, there was a group of onlookers who – for good reason – found Australia & New Zealand 2023 a little tougher to enjoy. That same group had reluctantly dominated the pre-tournament headlines, when an epidemic of injuries …
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چاپ خبر Only 11 men’s international matches have been played since the last FIFA/Coca-Cola Men’s World Ranking was released in November. Nine of those fixtures featured OFC teams who participated in the Pacific Games. The other two involved Colombia, who faced Venezuela and Mexico in friendlies. Given the lack of action, it is small wonder that there are not many …
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چاپ خبر Fifty-five years ago, four men from Liverpool wrote Revolution. Now 11 soldiers from a short drive up the M62 battle to decrypt a tactical one. Following the WM, the Metodo, Catenaccio, Total Football and Tiki-Taka, a blueprint bearing the name of its architect is threatening to uproot European monopoly of the FIFA Club World Cup™: Dinizismo, the brainchild …
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چاپ خبر Fabio’s 43-year-old body was heading west. Kahraba, six yards out, headed the ball forcibly to the goalkeeper’s east. The Al Ahly supporters behind the goal leapt off their seats, arms in air, to rejoice deadlock being broken in minute 37 of the FIFA Club World Cup Saudi Arabia 2023™ semi-final. Fabio, defying age, refuting the rules of reflex, …
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چاپ خبر The FIFA Club World Cup Saudi Arabia 2023™ is under way! The competition has reached the semi-final stage, meaning Manchester City and Fluminense enter the fray. Use your knowledge and skill to predict games in the FIFA Play Zone and you too could be a winner! There are new games to predict every week with Fives. This week, …
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چاپ خبر The finalists for The Best FIFA Football Awards™ ۲۰۲۳, honouring the outstanding members of the world’s most popular sport, have been revealed. From an initial list of nominees announced in September, three finalists in seven categories have been selected, with the winners to be announced at a glittering awards ceremony that will take place on 15 January 2024 …
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چاپ خبر Al Yahmadi broke into the forefront of Omani football as a 20-year-old when the nation hosted the 2017 CISM World Football Cup. He was the standout performer as Oman reached the final and he scored one of the penalties in the shootout win over Qatar to bring home the title for the first time in Oman’s history. Since …
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