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Defending FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup champions Spain make it two in a row!

Spain are the winners of the 2022 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in India. La Rojita beat Colombia 1-0 in Sunday’s final to retain the title they won at Uruguay 2018. The two sides had already met in the group phase, a match the Spanish also won 1-0. Spain’s winner …

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Five member associations in race to host 2023 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup!

Nearly three months on from the thrilling end of the 2021 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in Russia, FIFA has received registrations from five member associations interested in hosting the next edition of the tournament in 2023, namely: Colombian Football Association Bahrain Football Association United Arab Emirates Football Association Seychelles …

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Eintracht Frankfurt sign Colombian striker Rafael Santos Borre!

Eintracht Frankfurt have another new signing for the upcoming 2021/22 season after agreeing a contract valid until June 30, 2025 with Rafael Santos Borré. The centre-forward arrives after four years at Club Atlético River Plate, where his contract expired on June 30, allowing the 25-year-old to move to Frankfurt on …

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Colombia no longer co-hosts of 2021 Copa America!

The South American football confederation, CONMEBOL, has decided not to play the upcoming 2021 Copa America in Colombia due to ongoing protests against Colombian President Ivan Duque. Earlier the Colombian government’s formal request to reschedule CONMEBOL Copa América for November 2021 had been turned down. This was due to reasons …

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UMBRO launch special Independiente Santa Fe jersey!

UMBRO celebrates Colombia’s Independiente Santa Fe 80th birthday in style with the release of a limited-edition jersey. Honouring a truly proud moment, the jersey pays tribute to the 1975 side who lifted the club’s 6th Colombian league title. This was a dominant campaign for Santa Fe, who also fielded the …

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2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup Bid Evaluation Report published!

Following a detailed assessment of the bid books and visits to the bidding countries, today FIFA confirmed that three bids will be submitted to the FIFA Council in order for it to select the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup host(s) at its meeting to be held online on June 25, 2020. The …

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442oons Football Flashback: 1995 Rene Higuita – Scorpion Kick (Parody)!

I just love to watch the 442oons and their funny take on football and its matches! In the 442oons of the day its a football flashback parody of the 1995 international friendly between England and Colombia at the old Wembley, where Colombia keeper Rene Higuita did his legendary Scorpion Kick.

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2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup: Council to select host(s) on June 25!

In light of the impact that the COVID-19 pandemic is having around the world and the postponement of the FIFA Council meeting that was foreseen to take place in early June 2020 in Addis Ababa, FIFA has today confirmed to the bidding member associations that the selection of the host(s) …

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Four bids submitted for 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup!

The 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup bidding process, which has seen an unprecedented interest from member associations, has reached an important milestone, with the following four bids having been submitted by the deadline of December 13, 2019: Joint submission by the Football Federation Australia and New Zealand Football Submission by …

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Chinasa Ukandu (Nigeria) & Luis Alejandro Castaneda (Colombia) win WorldRemit & Arsenal “Future Stars” coaching programme!

Online money transfer company WorldRemit (www.WorldRemit.com) and Arsenal today announce that Chinasa Ukandu from Nigeria and Luis Alejandro Castañeda from Colombia are the winners of the 2019 Future Stars coaching programme. The two youth coaches will now prepare to travel to London for a personalised training session with Arsenal Football …

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