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For the Business of Football. December 20 – The Romanian Football Federation (FRF) and the Romanian Financial Supervisory Authority (ASF) launched a financial education manual dedicated to football players aged 10-16, to support them in managing their personal finances and making informed financial decisions both during and after their sports career.
Scouting report identifies world’s fastest developing talent
1 day ago · December 23 – The stars of tomorrow are already making waves today. A scouting report by the CIES Football Observatory and Wyscout has identified the best-performing footballers born in 2004 or later across 65 leagues worldwide. Using a performance index calculated across six key areas- ground defence, aerial play, distribution, chance creation, take-ons, and finishing – the rankings offer ...
Bumper Christmas opening for Premier League clubs as nine clubs …
1 day ago · December 23 – The Premier League has shaken off any talk of a pre-festive slump, proving once again that it thrives in the winter spotlight. Attendance figures this week revealed a remarkable overall stadium capacity of 98.3%, comfortably above the season’s average. This weekend’s action saw Nottingham Forest break Brentford’s invincible home status to gain a stronger grip on the top four.
Real Madrid ease past Pachuca to win Intercontinental Cup in Doha
5 days ago · December 19 – Real Madrid defeated Mexico’s Pachuca 3-0 to clinch the Intercontinental Cup and land manager Carlo Ancelotti a record fifteenth trophy at the club. The European champions, who enjoyed a bye into the final, won at a canter with goals from Kylian Mbappé, Rodrygo and Vinicius Junior from the penalty spot, making Ancelotti the most decorated manager in the club’s history.
Argentina round out year at top of Men’s World Ranking
4 days ago · December 20 – A record-breaking 1,181 international fixtures were played in 2024, yet with just 21 matches since November, the latest FIFA/Coca-Cola Men’s World Ranking has seen little change heading into the new year. Argentina remains firmly in first place, closing out the year as the top-ranked team despite a recent uncharacteristic shakiness with losses to Colombia and Paraguay.
FIFA Archives - Inside World Football
3 days ago · December 20 – A record-breaking 1,181 international fixtures were played in 2024, yet with just 21 matches since November, the latest FIFA/Coca-Cola Men’s World Ranking has seen little change heading into the new year.
Football News Archives - Inside World Football
Nov 30, 2024 · By Paul Nicholson in Paris. July 8 – The World Football Forum opened in Paris this morning – the night after Parisiens had celebrated their victory over Germany in the Euro semi-finals with a long and hard street party – with a focus on the ‘new geography of football’.
FIFA tweaks transfer rules to allow players to join or stay at clubs ...
October 9 – FIFA are so keen to make the expanded Club World Cup, Gianni Infantino’s pet project, be a success despite widespread opposition from player unions that they are willing to rewrite transfer rules. With the controversial revamped 32-team tournament set to take place in the United States from June to July next year, FIFA has implemented temporary transfer regulations to ...
FIFA in raptures as Messi (and his team) qualify for their unloved …
October 21 – No Barcelona, Manchester United, Liverpool, AC Milan or Arsenal, not even Atletico Madrid. The Club World Cup is without five of the biggest and most supported clubs in the world. But it does now have Lionel Messi… and his five-season-old club Inter Miami who have been give a wild card entry into the tournament. You could almost hear …
USA - Inside World Football
May 23, 2023 · What to expect The US were the strongest of the four nations in Las Vegas in the CONCACAF Nations League beating Mexico 3-0 in the first semi-final and Canada 1-0 in the final with an exciting brand of football driven by a young team of extremely talented players who visibly grew in confidence. They come into the Gold Cup having dropped the bulk of that squad and are relying more on the MLS ...