Europe

As excitement mounts with less than a year to go before the 2022 FIFA World Cup kicks off, today’s European play-off draw held at the Home of FIFA has determined the three four-team paths that will define the last three European teams to join next year’s showpiece. Each path will …

The report focuses on key issues such as good governance, safe sport, inclusiveness and anti-discrimination; FIFA’s transfer system reform gains support as part of improving good governance and integrity. FIFA has welcomed the report on EU sports policy, prepared by Member of the European Parliament (MEP) and former professional football …

Goalkeeper Laura Benkarth (FC Bayern München) has dropped out of the Germany women’s squad for their upcoming 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup qualifiers due to knee problems. Head coach Martina Voss-Tecklenburg will not call up a replacement. Germany will face Turkey on Friday, November 26 (16:00 CET) in Braunschweig before …

World Children’s Day was first established in 1954 as Universal Children’s Day and is celebrated on 20 November each year to promote international togetherness, awareness among children worldwide, and improving children’s welfare. Since 1990, World Children’s Day also marks the anniversary of the date that the UN General Assembly adopted …

Giovanni van Bronckhorst has agreed to become the 17th permanent manager of Rangers Football Club. The 46 year-old former Light Blues player is a hugely respected and vastly experienced figure in the game, and joins Gers subject to receipt of a work permit. van Bronckhorst is a phenomenally decorated player …

Earlier today, the latest FIFA ‘Coca Cola’ Men’s World Ranking were released by the world football governing body and in the November rankings, India are up two places in 104th behind Mauritania, but ahead of Cyprus; while 2018 FIFA World Cup semifinalists Belgium stays No. 1. India have 1183 points, …

Over the next two years, a group of former elite footballers, which includes the likes of Benedikt Höwedes, Hamit Altıntop, Diana Matheson and Luisão, will look to acquire professional skills in the classroom in order to transition into their post-footballing careers. A 29-strong squad of ex-pros have enrolled in the …

ELEVEN Belgium will be bringing fans live and exclusive coverage from Ligue 1 Uber Eats for the next three seasons. This agreement was negotiated with beIN SPORTS, the global sales partner of Ligue 1 Uber Eats. ELEVEN will make the best of the action from the French league available on …