There is a lot of buzz and excitement around Atlanta United, one of two new expansion clubs playing in Major League Soccer (MLS) this season. However, along with United taking its first steps into the professional realm, something is happening at grassroots level that is uniting Atlanta.  Station Soccer is the world’s first soccer field built inside a train station. Unveiled ... Read More »

The curtain has today come down on the last of a series of 11 FIFA Executive Summits held in six venues across the world. London provided the setting for this concluding stage, with FIFA President Gianni Infantino and Marco van Basten, FIFA’s Chief Officer for Technical Development, among the speakers. On the agenda were important topics such as the ... Read More »

The anticipation to welcome the eight FIFA Confederations Cup participating teams was in evidence today when a flashmob took over the Palace Square, in the heart of Saint Petersburg. Around 1,000 volunteers gathered in this iconic location to perform national dances of the countries that they will welcome to Russia in exactly 100 days. Split into even groups, volunteers performed ... Read More »

2010 FIFA World Cup™ winner Xabi Alonso has confirmed he will retire when his contract expires with German champions Bayern Munich at the end of the season. The 114-time Spain star, who called time on his international career in 2014 after two UEFA EURO triumphs and La Roja’s South Africa 2010 success, wrote on social media: “Lived it. Loved it. ... Read More »

USA will enter a FIFA U-20 World Cup as CONCACAF champions for the first time in history after their winning campaign at the CONCACAF U-20 Championship Costa Rica 2017. The Stars and Stripes will be joined in Korea Republic by tournament runners-up Honduras, dethroned continental champions Mexico and tournament hosts Costa Rica.  USA’s long wait ends in dramatic fashion The ... Read More »

How does one transform indisputably beautiful words like “equality” and “diversity” into concrete actions that make a difference? This years’ FIFA Conference for Equality and Inclusion set the stage for the many potential answers to this question and displayed just how complex the process is – both within football and in other areas of society. With the theme of “Making ... Read More »

There were some fascinating footballing trends at the most recent FIFA Club World Cup, and the Technical Study Group (TSG) of Japan 2016 has now published its technical report on the tournament along with some key facts and figures. Marco van Basten, FIFA’s Chief Officer for Technical Development, sat down with FIFA.com to give his take on the style of ... Read More »

UEFA EURO 2016 will live long in the memory of Wales supporters. Enthused by the brilliance of Gareth Bale and led by inspirational captain Ashley Williams, the Dragons defied the odds by valiantly storming to their first ever semi-finals of a continental tournament, bowing out in the last four at the hands of eventual winners Portugal. One of the most ... Read More »

Asia’s final qualifying group for USA 1994, where the six top teams battled against each other for the continent’s two places at the FIFA World Cup™, is remembered very differently by the nations involved. For Japan, the competition staged in Qatar’s capital is still remembered as the ‘Agony of Doha’, where they were denied their first appearance at a ... Read More »

The 131st Annual General Meeting of The IFAB took place today at Wembley Stadium in London, and saw a new strategy approved, which will see the Laws of the Game used to increase fairness and develop the game. The IFAB, which consists of the football associations of England (the FA), Scotland (SFA), Wales (FAW) and Northern Ireland (IFA), as well ... Read More »