Waterman on going viral with Henry, facing Kane and Panama’s hopes
There’s an old saying of, ‘Never meet your heroes’, the message being that the person you long admired may not turn out to be as great as you think. Luckily, Cecilio Waterman never got the memo. It was March 2025 and the veteran had just ripped home a game-winner for Panama against USA in the […]
Corinthians ready for long-awaited global challenge
Corinthians have six CONMEBOL Libertadores Femenina titles to their name, making them unquestionably the most successful women’s club in South American football. Year after year, however, those celebrations have been tinged with a sense of frustration as, despite their success on the continent, something was still missing: the chance to test themselves on the global […]
Brazil at the FIFA World Cup: Team profile and history
Brazil will be competing at the FIFA World Cup™ for a record-extending 23rd time next year. Indeed, the Seleção are the only side to have featured in every edition of the global showpiece, which is set to be staged for the first time across three host nations: Canada, Mexico and the USA. The Canarinho will […]
Champions League and WSL headline this week’s Fives predictions
Five more thrilling fixtures are now available for prediction in the Play Zone, where players can earn points to rise up local and global leaderboards simply by making correct guesses about the games’ outcomes! Get your guessing game on to prove yourself against friends, family and the world, as Chelsea face Arsenal in the WSL […]
How Africa’s World Cup qualifiers fared at AFCON 2025
Of the nine CAF representatives who have so far secured their places at the FIFA World Cup 2026™, Algeria, Côte d’Ivoire, Egypt, Morocco, Senegal, South Africa and Tunisia all took part in the Africa Cup of Nations 2025. A 1-0 extra-time victory over tournament hosts Morocco on their home turf in Rabat saw Senegal crowned […]
Melgar: Bolivia must seize their opportunity
The moment Bolivia secured their spot at the FIFA World Cup 2026™ Play-Off Tournament was greeted with scenes of unbridled joy across the South American nation. It meant everything to Oscar Villegas’s charges, who harbour dreams of guiding the national team to FIFA’s flagship tournament following a 32-year absence. The Bolivians bagged their berth at […]
Spain stay top as Morocco and Senegal steal limelight
Spain have once again maintained their grip on top spot in the FIFA/Coca-Cola Men’s World Ranking, with Argentina, France and England retaining their places behind the pace-setters. But after the recently-concluded Africa Cup of Nations 2025, which featured seven FIFA World Cup 2026™ participants, there has been some significant movement in the ranking. Read on […]
Denmark confident of burying Scottish demons
The Scottish celebrations following their dramatic stoppage-time exploits to secure qualification for the FIFA World Cup 2026™ dominated many end-of-year reviews. The dejected faces of the defeated side on that famous night in Glasgow were less prominent, however. Two months on from one of those scarcely believable tales that football produces with such wondrous regularity, […]
Dazzling FIFA Women’s Champions Cup Trophy unveiled in London
The four clubs to have qualified for the FIFA Women’s Champions Cup™ final phase now know exactly what they will be playing for, following the unveiling today of the glittering new trophy that will be lifted by the winners of FIFA’s maiden women’s global club competition. The historic moment was shared with a very special […]
France at the FIFA World Cup: Team profile and history
One of the most dominant forces in the global game over the last three decades, France have sealed qualification for their 17th FIFA World Cup™, a landmark event at which they have featured in the last eight editions and reigned supreme twice, in 1998 and 2018. Didier Deschamps’ men will head into the 48-team FIFA […]