We Indians, might be little bit regretted missing the action of our footballers in the forthcoming FIFA world cup, but certainly feel proud for the India-made products used in the mega event. Yes, I am talking about the Jaipur firm, which prepared flags for the five participant countries in the FIFA World Cup. Chagan Lal [...]
Barely a week to go for the five time FIFA world cup champion Brazil to start its campaign, coach Carlos Alberto Parreira insisted he would concentrate on the player’s mental preparation for their first game against Croatia on June 13 in Berlin. Asserting upcoming world cup is nothing but a mind game for Brazil, he [...]
FIFA’s Disciplinary committee has banned Italian midfielder Daniele De Rossi for four matches after elbowing the US striker Brian McBride in the Group E match. It seems that the ban has ended Rossi’s World Cup run. If Italy enters into final or third-place play-off, then Rossi may appear in the match. He has been fined [...]
The general perception is that third-place playoff bears no relevance, since the teams have lost their really battle. It is that perception which most of time leads debate whether FIFA should scarp third-place playoff in its fixture. It is not an exceptional case this time. Some of the experts favored the scrap of third-place playoff. [...]
Italian defender Marco Materazzi will appear before the disciplinary committee of FIFA to explain his role in the infamous head-butting incident in the final match. FIFA has summoned both Zidane and Materazzi to a disciplinary committee hearing on July 20 in Zurich. Materazzi will respond the written statement of Zidane. In an interview to Canal [...]
The Portuguese football is on a verge of a ban from all international fixtures. A Portuguese football club Gil Vicente has been penalized for fielding an ineligible Angolan player Mateus in the country’s Premier League. The World’s Football governing body FIFA has asked the Portugal’s Football federation to resolve the issue in less than two [...]
South Africa is scheduled to host the FIFA World Cup in 2010, and the nation is resolute to make it a lasting legacy for the entire African Continent. But they have a blemish on the eastern front; tiny nation Kenyan soccer federation has been suspended by the footballs governing body FIFA for failing to prevent [...]
How many of us follow Beach soccer, very few! Though it is a FIFA event like the field soccer. Beach Soccer is played on a sand field about 40 meters (120 feet) long and 30 meters (90 feet) wide. Each match is divided into three periods of 12 minutes, and substitutions are unlimited. Still it [...]
Fame and recognition derives us all – Even the ones who have made it thus far strive even further barring all restrictions. He is approaching 40 and is one name that once was at the pinnacle, in the rarest of cases would anyone comprehend that age to be associated with football but Romario is the [...]
There are a few born with the golden spoon but this god-gifted talent is born with a golden boot – at 12, he has all, speed, vision, strength and most importantly the talent that is required to make big in the game. Yavru Kartal Mohammad’s amazing talent has left all spellbound – still in the [...]
