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Ulsan book final spot
Ulsan Hyundai Horangi reached their first ever AFC Champions League final today after they weathered an early onslaught to beat Bunyodkor 2-0 for a 5-1 aggregate win. Kim Shinwook put the hosts ahead in the 53rd minute before Lee Kuenho sealed the win with a fine effort 16 minutes from time, confirming Ulsan as the fourth South Korean finalists in four ... Read More »
Trezeguet: Ronaldo and Messi are a class apart
Though there are still over two months to go before the FIFA Ballon d’Or for 2012 is awarded, speculation is already hotting up over who will win the coveted prize. Journalists, fans and players have all been staking the case of their favourites for the crown, even before 29 November’s announcement of the final three-man shortlist. In conversation with FIFA.com ... Read More »
Records set as runs fall
Records for a 15-year-old Dutch girl, Major League Soccer and English cup competition feature in FIFA.com’s latest stats review, alongside long sequences being halted for Bayern Munich and Bordeaux. was the average attendance Major League Soccer’s regular season finished with on Sunday, breaking the previous record – set last year – by almost 1,000 spectators per game. It ensured regular-season ... Read More »
Gunners assess amazing comeback
Arsenal were today still coming to terms with their staggering comeback against Reading – with Andrey Arshavin even crediting divine intervention. A night of logic-defying drama saw the Gunners reach the quarter-finals of the League Cup in one of the most astonishing matches this country has seen. The Madejski Stadium crowd saw Arsenal fought back from 4-0 down to triumph 7-5 ... Read More »
Asian youngsters primed for test
The AFC U-19 Championship gets underway in United Arab Emirates tomorrow. Hosted in Ras al-Khaimah and Al Fujairah, the two-week competition comprises 16 teams in all, each of them vying for the continental title and Asia’s four qualification slots for the FIFA U-20 World Cup Turkey 2013. The history of the competition First contested in 1959, the AFC U-19 Championship ... Read More »
Giuly: It’s great to be at Lorient
“There’s no problem. Whenever he needs me I’ll be there, to offer my experience in the dressing room. He knows that.” That tongue-in-cheek comment from Ludovic Giuly is directed at France coach Didier Deschamps. Now 36, the former Barcelona player knows full well that his international days are long over and that he will not be helping Les Bleus in ... Read More »
Women’s shortlists for FIFA Ballon d’Or Gala 2012 revealed
Who will be the FIFA Women’s World Player of the Year and the FIFA World Coach of the Year for Women’s Football for 2012? FIFA and France Football have today announced the names of the players and coaches on the shortlists for these awards (see below). The final decisions will be made, as usual, by the captains and head coaches ... Read More »
First time in the spotlight
It’s a long way from teenage upstart to senior superstar, but a number of football’s most recognisable names have made their first impression on the game at the FIFA U-17 World Cup. Alessandro Del Piero, Ronaldinho, Nwankwo Kanu, Xavi and Cesc Fabregas are just a few who have graced the competition before going on to greatness Join FIFA.com for a look back through ... Read More »
Yugoslavia cause Chilean sensation
Rewind back to October 1987. Zico had just tipped his Flamengo team-mate Bebeto to become “one of the greatest players in Brazilian football history”; Enzo Francescoli was fresh from inspiring Uruguay to a second consecutive Copa America crown; Diego Maradona was in the midst of his incomparable contribution to Napoli’s maiden Scudetto; and Marco van Basten had recently swapped scoring ... Read More »
