The contenders for this year’s FIFA World Player of the Year and FIFA Women’s World Player of the Year awards, which will be presented at the Kongresshaus in Zurich, FIFA’s home city, on 21 December 2009, were announced. In alphabetical order, the male nominees are Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal), Andres Iniesta (Spain), Kaka (Brazil), Lionel Messi [...]
Spanish-language coverage of the 2009 FIFA Club World Cup begins on Wednesday, December 9th at 12:30pm ET with the preliminary match between Al Ahli (UAE) and Auckland City FC (NZL). The contest continues through Saturday, December 19th with the Championship Final airing on Fox Sports en Espanol at 11:00am ET. FIFA Club World Cup is [...]
After their surprise home defeat by FC Zürich on 30 September, AC Milan will be determined to put themselves back in favour with their supporters with another good performance against Real Madrid CF. • Their Matchday 2 reverse had left the Italian giants lagging in Group C, and their prospects looked even worse when Raúl [...]
Who will be honoured with the title of FIFA World Player and FIFA Women’s World Player for 2009? FIFA has announced the names of the players on the short lists (see below) and the final decision will be made by the captains and head coaches of the men’s and women’s national teams. At the beginning [...]
