The Asturian coach has been officially unveiled as La Roja’s new coach. He has been presented at an event organized by the Spanish Football Federation in which he explained how delighted he is to be undertaking the projects and its fundamentals. The 48-year-old told the attending media: “I’m very excited about this challenge and … Read more
FIFA can confirm that the Russian edition of the FIFA Fan Fast has welcomed 7.7 million visitors worldwide. This Fest took Russia by storm following the exhilarating final of the World Cup that saw France take the title. At the 2014 edition of the FIFA Fan Fest, the number was up to 5.2 million … Read more
After undergoing a medical and completing the formalities, the 25-year-old Alisson Becker makes his move to the Reds on Thursday. Alisson Becker transferred from Italian Serie A side Roma to English League – Liverpool. Liverpool has completed the transfer of the Brazilian goalkeeper on a multi-year deal. At the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia, … Read more
The new data that has been released today by FIFA, and has revealed that the most engaging FIFA World Cup in history is the Russia 2018. Over 7.5 billion fan engagements across all FIFA digital platforms had record-breaking interest from fans online during the World Cup. FIFA introduced a broader, a new bespoke app … Read more
135 years and three months – the cumulative age of Portugal’s Fernando Santos and Uruguay’s Oscar Tabarez when they met in the Round of 16. They were the oldest combined age for two coaches in a World Cup match. While England’s Roy Hodgson and Tabarez had a combined age of 134 years and two months … Read more
For Harry Kane, the distinctions keep coming. As winning the Adidas Golden Boot, the No9 of England has been crowned the McDonald’s FIFA World Cup champion player after withstanding a fast-finishing Frenchman. Over the last three rounds, Antoine Griezmann outscored Kane 20-6 but fell two points shy of matching him. Yerry Mina and Andreas Granqvist … Read more
Kieran Trippier 27, wing-back, England Trippier’s dead-ball ability was fundamental to England’s run to the semi-finals built on the back of set pieces. The 3-5-2 formation allowed both Trippier and Kyle Walker to feature, allowed the Tottenham wing-back to find his place in the side, just with a switch of that formation. He was … Read more
Upon their arrival home in the Balkan country on Monday afternoon Croatia’s staff and players were greeted to a heroes’ welcome following their runners-up finish at the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – their best placing at a world finals. With the team’s plane, The Vatreni flew into Zagreb being escorted by two Croatian Mig … Read more
As national heroes, Croatia’s players and their coach will return from Russia 2018. With a tangible reward for his hugely impressive campaign, Luka Modric heads home with having collected the tournament’s adidas Golden Ball award. He said: “I’m proud of that. I would also like to thank all my team-mates because without their help I … Read more
The France players lingered on the pitch for several long minutes, reveling in a happy ending that will be remembered for eternity, fresh off their triumph in the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia Final. The challenge posed by the excellent Croatia side has been overcome by a generation of supremely gifted players showing their passion … Read more
As Gary Lineker said ahead of the World Cup final, Kylian Mbappe has the potential to emulate Cristiano Ronaldo as football’s next big star. Scoring two goals, the 19-year-old has helped France through the showpiece getting the chance to play against Croatia on Sunday which is already today. Lineker believes that the young Frenchman from … Read more
