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France captain Zinedine Zidane is one among the nominees for the prestigious FIFA Golden Ball Award. If Zidane wins this award, it would be yet another achievement for the all-time best player who is ready to end his glorious soccer career at Berlin....

FIFA has selected Horacio Elizondo of Argentina to referee the final match of the FIFA World Cup between Italy and France at Berlin. Dario Garcia and Rodolfo Otero will look upon the sidelines at Olympic Stadium. They are also from Argentina. The...

FIFA World Cup is always a moment to celebration and introspection. The teams, which have taken their country new heights, bring glory to their country and vice-versa. Here is an exceptional case with Juergen Klinsmann. The man who failed in his...

Soccer legend Pele has urged the Brazilian players to learn a lesson from the shocking defeat in the FIFA world cup to reorganize the team strongly for the next world cup. Brazil's shocking defeat from France in the quarterfinals match has sparked a..

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...

Ronaldo may be self-satisfied for achieving record number of goals in FIFA World Cup, but the team's unceremoniously exit has deemed his achievement. He is now facing sharp criticism everywhere in Brazil. Not only Ronaldo, the other two big names Cafu..

France kicked up for the final battle against Italy in the FIFA World Cup after Zinedine Zidane outclassed Portugal in the semifinals match at Munich. Zidane was a completely different player at Munich. He was not the same Zidane as in the first...

Although Germany coach Jurgen Klinsmann disappointed for his team's shocking defeat from Italy in the semifinals, he holds positive remarks on his team's performances. He says that his young team has made the whole country proud. Klinsmann commented,..

FIFA official statistics reveals that about 129 injury cases have been reported during the first 58 matches. With this number, the amount of injuries met by the players in the FIFA World Cup 2006 averages 2.2 per game. The rate is same to that of the...

It was almost 118 minute spent without a goal. There were full of excitement and thrilling both in and out side the Signal Iduna Park, Dortmund. The game was evenly poised at 0-0 and looming towards penalty shootouts series.The hosts were sure that they.