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Unanimous decision expands FIFA World Cup to 48 teams from 2026 onwards!

The FIFA Council has unanimously decided in favour of expanding the FIFA World Cup to a 48-team competition as of the 2026 edition. World football’s supervisory and strategic body held its third meeting at the Home of FIFA in Zurich on January 9/10, and decided on a new tournament format …

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Cristiano Ronaldo, Carli Lloyd, Claudio Ranieri & Silvia Neid named The Best at FIFA football awards!

Football’s annual celebration of its top performers entered a new era this Monday, January 9 evening in Zurich, with the inaugural edition of The Best FIFA Football Awards. The winners of the prestigious individual awards as the best of the last 12 months are: The Best FIFA Men’s Player 2016: …

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Trophy for The Best FIFA Football Award winners revealed!

Trophies are prized possessions, clung to dearly by those talented and fortunate enough to reach the pinnacle of their chosen profession. A trophy can often become the centrepiece of an event, with players in varying FIFA World Cup Finals walking out past the iconic sculpture, be it at senior men’s, …

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Swiss court rejects labour unions’ claim against FIFA concerning Qatar 2022!

World football governing body FIFA has welcomed the decision of the Commercial Court of Zurich to reject a claim lodged by the Dutch trade union FNV, the Bangladeshi Free Trade Union Congress, the Bangladesh Building and Wood Workers Federation and the Bangladeshi citizen Nadim Shariful Alam concerning FIFA’s alleged wrongful …

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VIDEO – Superpower Football: Chatting about U-17 World Cup with Joy Bhattacharjya!

In the latest interview Superpower Football caught up with the brilliant Joy Bhattacharjya, Project Director – 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup and talked about the tournament preparations, future of Indian Football, his Mohun Bagan loyalties and more!

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Eva Longoria & Marco Schreyl to host The Best FIFA Football Awards ceremony!

Eva Longoria and Marco Schreyl are set to take the roles of hosts at The Best FIFA Football Awards™ ceremony on January 9, 2017. Texas-born Longoria is a renowned actress, director and producer, well known for her role in the television series Desperate Housewives where she received two SAG Awards …

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2016 Global Soccer Awards: Cristiano Ronaldo named Player of the Year!

The gala of the 2016 Global Soccer Awards was held tonight, December 27 in Dubai with some of the biggest names in world football present. The top award of the night, the Best Player of the Year award went to Portugal and Real Madrid striker Cristiano Ronaldo, who could not …

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