Soccer-loving Nigerians are always happy and excited whenever they hear or remember the story of how their country’s, and indeed the World Golden Eaglets, defeated their German counterparts, on August 11, 1985, to win the maiden edition of the first-ever…
The Oceania Football Confederation, OFC, is one of the six continental confederations of the Federation Internationale de Football Association, FIFA. It was formed in 1966, as a result of Australia and New Zealand’s failed attempts to join the Asian Football…
The Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol, CONMEBOL (Spanish)also known as the South American Football Confederation (English) and Confederação Sul-Americana de Futebol (Portuguese) is the continental governing body of football in South America countries, with the exception of Guyana, Suriname, and French…
When Was CAF Founded? The Confederation of African Football, CAF, was established on February 8, 1957, in Khartoum, the capital of Sudan, by four African national football associations, FAs, from Egypt, Ethiopia, South Africa, and Sudan. CAF is the umbrella…
WHAT ARE SOCCER CLEATS? Soccer cleats are an item of footwear worn when playing association football. Some people call them football boots, while others call them soccer cleats or soccer shoes. In other words, soccer cleats are the same thing…
The first FIFA World Cup trophy, known as the “Jules Rimet Trophy”, was taken to England for exhibition, four months before the 1966 World Cup hosted by England. While the Trophy was on display in a glass cabinet during the…
WHAT IS FIFA WORLD CUP? The Federation of Internationale de Football Association, FIFA World Cup, also known as the World Cup, is a four-yearly international association football competition contested by the senior men’s national teams of the members of the…
One of the things that make football the most popular sport in the world, courtesy of the Football Internationale de Football Association, FIFA, is that it can be played just anywhere; from the official football playing fields or pitches to…
I have been watching some sports for some years now, with a view to understanding how they are played, won, and lost by their players, yet I have not been able to do so, apart from watching their players running…
Who, How, and When the Fédération Internationale de Football Association Was Formed. The Fédération Internationale de Football Association, FIFA, which is arguably the most prestigious sports organization in the world, can simply be defined as a child of necessity. How?…