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La'eeb is an Arabic word meaning super-skilled player, and he will be welcoming the world, inspiring young fans and cheering the action during the tournament, which will take place from November 21 to December 18 La’eeb, the official mascot of the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar is playful, adventurous and curious. Sporting the flowing Qatari national dress, the mascot seems to be trying to stop a football in the air in the illustration released by FIFA and the tournament organising body —

Premier League: Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola said he is not concerned about the 'best team' tag despite looking set to win another league title this season. Manchester City are runaway leaders at the top of the Premier League table but manager Pep Guardiola believes the Premier League side are not the best team in the world. City hammered Brentford 2-0 on Thursday in their league game at home to get to 60 points in 24 matches, extending the lead at the top

FIFA on Wednesday announced the final three nominees for the Best FIFA Mens Goalkeeper for 2021. The winner will be chosen by an international jury comprising a panel of FIFA Legends and registered fans across the world on FIFA's official website. The final three nominees for The Best FIFA Men's Goalkeeper are: Gianluigi Donnarumma (Italy / AC Milan / Paris Saint-Germain), Edouard Mendy (Senegal / Chelsea FC), Manuel Neuer (Germany / FC Bayern Munchen). The virtual awards ceremony will take place in Zurich

FIFA held a virtual meeting on Tuesday with political institutions as well as rights organisations to discuss human rights in Qatar ahead of the 2022 World Cup, global soccer's governing body said in a statement. The meeting included FIFA President Gianni Infantino and head of the tournament's organising body Hassan Al Thawadi as well as members of the European Parliament, the Council of Europe and political representatives from parliaments across Europe. There were also representatives from the EU Commission, the Group of States

Fifa will receive $201m (£146m) in forfeited funds seized during a corruption probe, the US Department of Justice has announced. More than 50 defendants have been criminally charged since the Department of Justice unveiled its corruption probe in 2015. Twenty-seven people and four corporate entities have pleaded guilty, with two people convicted at trial. The repayment will begin with an initial $32.3m (£23.5m). The money, which was seized from the bank accounts of former officials who were prosecuted for corruption, will be used

Football's world governing body Fifa has written to a number of governments to request the emergency evacuation of female players from Afghanistan. Players are said to fear for their lives following the Taliban's takeover of the Afghan capital Kabul. Players' organisation Fifpro is also calling for help. The union said it was working with governments to establish an evacuation plan, adding: "The ambition is to bring as many people to safety as possible." Fifa said the situation in Afghanistan "remains unstable and very worrying".

You were part of the gold medal-winning team for Cameroon at the Sydney Olympics in 2000. How did it feel to stand on top of the podium? It was an incredible feeling, especially because we had some difficulties during the tournament. I want to take this opportunity to say thank you again to all my teammates, my ”fellow soldiers”, during this tournament. Because it was really tough – but in the end we won the gold medal by beating Spain despite trailing by

HONG KONG: FIFA have voided North Korea's results in the second round of Asian qualifying for the 2022 World Cup after they pulled out of the preliminaries earlier this month. The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) confirmed North Korea's withdrawal on May 15, which followed the country's decision not to participate in the Olympic Games in Tokyo due to the COVID-19 pandemic. North Korea had been competing in Group H of Asia's preliminaries alongside South Korea, Lebanon, Turkmenistan and Sri Lanka. With North Korea's

Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has today confirmed the centralized venues for the Asian Qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 and AFC Asian Cup China 2023 matches scheduled to take place from 31 May to June 15, 2021. FIFA World Cup 2022 host Qatar, will welcome Group E opponents Oman, Afghanistan, India and Bangladesh with Japan set to provide the stage for the matches in Group F comprising Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Myanmar and Mongolia, the AFC said in a statement on its

Qatar’s two brand new 2022 FIFA World Cup venues – Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium and Education City Stadium – have been nominated for a global ‘Stadium of the Year 2020’ contest.  A Polish website StadiumDB.com, based on Stadiony.net, is conducting the global vote, details have shown. The website hosts the annual ‘Stadium of the Year’ competition, which managed to bring record interest and became the world’s largest public vote on stadiums opened every year. In ‘Popular Vote’, people can select their ’top five’

Doha: Qatar is currently hosting the FIFA Club World Cup for the second time in a row — and locally-based fans of SE Palmeiras and FC Bayern Munich have been sharing their excitement for the competition with www.qatar2022.qa. The CONMEBOL and UEFA representatives will both enter the tournament at the semi-finals stage.  Palmeiras will get their campaign underway at Education City Stadium on February 7,  when they face Mexican side Tigres UANL (kick-off 21:00), while Bayern Munich take on Egyptian giants Al Ahly SC

The Covid-19 awareness campaign urges people to wear masks, practice social distancing and hand hygiene. FIFA has announced the launch of a public awareness campaign with the World Health Organization during the FIFA Club World Cup Qatar 2020. The awareness campaign will be launched by broadcasting messages in the stadium where the football stars participate in order to continue promoting the awareness initiative and to accelerate the availability of tools to combat Covid-19 pandemic. The Covid-19 awareness campaign urges people to wear muzzles,

Taking place from 4 –11 February 2021, FIFA Club World Cup Qatar 2020™ will feature the world’s six continental club champions including Qatar Airways partner and European champions FC Bayern München                      DOHA, Qatar – Qatar Airways is proud to be the Official Airline Partner of the FIFA Club World Cup™, hosted in Qatar for the second year running, where the clash of the world’s continental club champions will take place between 4 –

GIANNI INFANTINO, president of FIFA, announced today (February 1) at a virtual meeting from Geneva that: “Next year, the Qatar 2022 world championship will have an audience, we hope that the COVID pandemic will be a thing of the past and we will all be able to see it in person.” “I’m really, really confident. We will enjoy the same magic that unites the whole world,” he said. “We’re going back to where we need to be.” The FIFA President continued: “We have

Visa cardholders in Qatar have an exclusive presale window for FIFA Club World Cup Qatar 2021™ tickets from today until 21 JanuaryPrices start at QAR 10, with tickets available on a first-come, first-served basis for the tournament, the first match of which will take place on 4 February Strict COVID-19 safety measures designed to safeguard the well-being of fans will be in place throughout the tournament Starting today, 18 January 2021, Visa cardholders in Qatar have the chance to purchase tickets during the

•120 international fixtures played in October •Top three unchanged in World Ranking •Malta the biggest climber this month Qualifying games for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™, the play-offs for UEFA EURO 2021, and UEFA Nations League fixtures were among the 120 internationals played over the last month, resulting in significant movement in October’s edition of the FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking. While the podium remains the same, the gap has narrowed between top-ranked Belgium and their immediate pursuers, France and Brazil, following the Red

Delivering a sustainable legacy is a core goal of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™. New infrastructure and facilities are one part – but another is changing mindsets and sharing knowledge. Our new report, ‘Dust Management Best Practices for Construction’, is available now and showcases our commitment to sharing best practices and lessons learned from Qatar’s hosting of the first FIFA World Cup™ in the Middle East and Arab world.  Our commitment to sustainability is illustrated by our adherence to the Global Sustainability

Qatar are all set to host a a pan-Arab tournament in 2021 as a preparatory event before the 2022 World Cup, the Qatar Football Association (QFA) and FIFA announced on Thursday. The proposal by Qatar's Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy (SC) was ratified by the FIFA Council which met on Thursday. It is expected that the tournament will allow the SC to use and test the facilities developed for the 2022 World Cup and assess its operational readiness. The invitational tournament is expected to feature

The 28-year-old Belgian playmaker has been in scintillating form for his club and registered an impressive 19 assists in 35 matches this season. And Dexerto has predicted that De Bruyne will grab the highest overall for any Premier League player in FIFA 21. The publication believes that the Belgium international will be bumped up from his 90 overall in FIFA 20 to 91 in the forthcoming EA Sports title. Finishing behind De Bruyne in the predictions is none other than Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk, who was one

World football's governing body is looking into the deal done between Sporting C.P. and the Red Devils after a complaint from Serie A side Sampdoria Bruno Fernandes’ transfer to Manchester United is being investigated by FIFA after his former club Sampdoria lodged a complaint claiming they are owed money from a sell-on clause.   Fernandes moved to Old Trafford in January for a fee of around £47 million ($58m) but Sampdoria, who sold the midfielder to Sporting C.P. three years ago, are arguing they should have been paid around