How Russia won the Bid to Host the 2018 World Cup
When the voting took place in 2010 to determine the location of the 2018 and 2022 World Cup, few would have guessed that Russia would emerge victorious. For a country with a population of just over 143 million, it was surprising that such a…
839The Road to the FIFA World Cup 2006 Germany
When FIFA announced that Germany would host the 2006 World Cup, most football enthusiasts thought it was a joke. After all, the last time Germany had been involved in an international football tournament was in 1938, when it hosted and won the…
936FIFA World Cup and the Benefits of Sponsorship
The FIFA World Cup is the most popular sports tournament in the world. With more than 3 billion global viewers, it’s no surprise that brands flock to this event for sponsorship opportunities. The World Cup attracts audiences from all age…
1174Why are Tv rights so important to FIFA?
The rights to broadcast football matches are among the most lucrative non-broadcast revenue streams for football clubs, national associations, and other sporting bodies. Broadcast rights deals usually involve the sale of media rights around a…
883FIFA World Cup - Adidas Predator Football Boots
History of the Adidas PredatorThe Predator was released in 1994, right in the middle of what many call the “Golden Age of football”. The sport was growing massively in terms of popularity and clubs were making an increasing amount of money…
938What is the FIFA Beach World Cup?
The Fédération Internationale de Football (FIFA) is the governing body of football across the world. It organizes several tournaments, including the FIFA World Cup, which is one of the most famous sporting events in the world. The FIFA Beach…
928Qatar Football World Cup 2022
The Qatar Football World Cup 2022 is a football tournament that will be held in 2022. It will be the third edition of the FIFA-endorsed Qatar Football World Cup and is scheduled to take place between November 2021 and January 2022. The…
928Qatar National Football Team for FIFA 2022
The Qatar National Football Team has qualified for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. The team has also made history as it is the first time in football history that a team from Asia has managed to qualify for the final phase of the World Cup. This…
976FIFA and the Sepp Blatter Story
Sepp Blatter has always been different. He is an intellectual, a philosopher, and a theologian he is a man of principle, who stands by his word; and he is also a man who can be quite detached from reality. On June 8, 2015, the day after being…
954The History of the Jules Rimet Trophy
The FIFA World Cup is the most prestigious and recognized sporting event in the world. It’s also the biggest footballing show on Earth, with an estimated 3.2 billion people tuning in to watch the final of this year’s tournament alone. The…
1599The Netherlands has never won the FIFA World Cup
The Dutch national team has come agonizingly close on numerous occasions to lifting the famous trophy, but they have never been able to do it in their history. The closest they came was in South Africa in 2010, when they fell to Spain in the…
1376Germany has won the Football World Cup 4 times
Germany is known for its efficiency and hard-working nature. It is perhaps this discipline that Germany has imbibed in its football team as well. The German national team has won the Football World Cup 4 times, more than any other nation. In…
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Hungary and West Germany World Cup Final 1954
Italy - Spain World Cup Final 1982
Brazil - Italy World Cup Final 1994
Argentina - Netherlands World Cup Final 1978
Brazil - Sweden World Cup Final 1958