Saudi Arabia emerged as the sole winner to host the men's FIFA World Cup 2034 after no other country showed interest in the bidding process. Spain, Portugal and Morocco will co-host the 2030 edition with the highest bidding ratings.
Both Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo were the only non-European club players to earn nominations for the FIFA World Team of the Year 2024. Real Madrid and Manchester City players dominated while Liverpool and PSG had one player each to make the final eleven.
"It is the result of our extensive efforts to present an exceptional bid and a testament to the collaboration between multiple entities across the Kingdom, driven by Vision 2030, which has enabled all sectors to unite behind a bid," Saudi's Minister of Sport said.
This will be the first-ever FIFA Women's World Cup in South America as the world waits in anticipation for the global tournament. “It is a victory for the world and for women’s football," Brazil's soccer federation president Ednaldo Rodrigues Ednaldo Rodrigues said.
"Bidding to host a FIFA World Cup is only made possible by the rapid transformation the country is enjoying. We’ve made unprecedented progress in both the men’s and women’s game and our bid is an open invitation to the world to join us on this exciting journey," SAFF president said.
FIFA revealed that teams across the globe spent USD 9.63 billion on transfer deals in 2023 with the English Premier League clubs contributing a record-breaking $2.96 billion while four other country's top associations spent more than $1 billion each in 2023.
With Iran being an Islamic Republic, several restrictions have been put in place which dictate the lifestyle of women in the country. Several feminist groups have been calling for reforms and actively seeking more liberty for women.
"I think we (left) did that to calm things down a bit. There could have been a disaster. When everything calmed down we decided to ask how everyone was, to find out and then we went out," Lionel Messi said after the game at the Maracana.
"Giving every talent in the world a chance is what our programme is about. To identify the talent in India, give good education and good level of competition to make great players. How long it could take, we don't know, but without education we'll remain where we are," Wenger said.
Manchester City stars Kevin De Bruyne, Bernardo Silva, Rodri, Erling Haaland, Julian Alvarez and the recently left Ilkay Gundogan dominate the nominee list for The Best FIFA Men's Player 2023 award.
FIFA Chief of Global Football Development and the legendary football manager Arsene Wenger will visit India in the second week of October.
The International football body had imposed a ban on Sri Lanka for violation of the rules in administration.
Ogla Carmona made Spain win the FIFA Women's World Cup final as she scored the all-important goal in the summit clash against England.
Spain vs England FIFA Women's WC final Live streaming and Preview: Spain face England in the final of the Women's World Cup. Here are live streaming details and a preview of the match.
Sweden also finished in third place at the previous edition of the FIFA Women's World Cup and this is the record fourth time they have won the Bronze medal in tournament history.
FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 England reach first ever World Cup final with 3-1 win over co-hosts Australia
This is the first time the world no.1 United States of America have finished the FIFA World Cup out of the top three.
Group H teams Morocco, Colombia and Germany were all in contention to qualify for the last 16 from today's results.
FIFA earlier announced the AI League as part of a slate of Web3 experiences to lead its post-EA future. However, EA (Electronic Arts) and FIFA have now officially separated.
Messi's last dance was no less than a fairy tale with the 35-year-old also won the golden ball i.e player of the tournament award.
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