NATIONAL TEAM - SWITZERLAND - 2014 WORLD CUP - Goodbye, Ottmar Hitzfeld. All the best and take care.

Hitzfeld has made a positive impression wherever he has been stationed and his name is still regularly chanted in the stands at Bayern Munich.

“He put together a really good team that will last for many years to come,” Granit Xhaka told FIFA.com, before Josip Drmic added: “He’s done a great job.” 

2 Jul 2014
2014 WORLD CUP - DAY 19 - LAST SIXTEEN - ARGENTINA VS SWITZERLAND 1:0

LAST SIXTEEN
1st July 2014

Argentina vs Switzerland 1:0

1 Jul 2014
2014 WORLD CUP - DAY 19 - LAST SIXTEEN - BELGIUM VS USA 2:1

LAST SIXTEEN
1st July 2014

Belgium vs USA 2:1

1 Jul 2014
2014 WORLD CUP - ARGENTINA - KEY PLAYER - ‪LIONEL MESSI - PROFILE

Lionel Andrés Messi; born 24 June 1987, is an Argentine footballer who plays as a forward for Spanish club FC Barcelona and the Argentina national team. He serves as the captain of his country's national football team.

By the age of 21, Messi had received Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player of the Year nominations. The following year, in 2009, he won his first Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player of the Year awards. 

1 Jul 2014
2014 WORLD CUP - USA - KEY PLAYER - ‪JERMAINE JONES - PROFILE

Jermaine Junior Jones, born 3 November 1981, is a German-American footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Turkish club Beşiktaş. He has previously played for Eintracht Frankfurt, Bayer Leverkusen, Blackburn Rovers and Schalke 04. He was born in Germany and represented them at U21 and senior level.

1 Jul 2014
NATIONAL TEAM - NIGERIA - COACH - STEPHEN KESHI RESIGNS AFTER EXIT

He becomes the sixth manager to leave his job during the World Cup, following the departures of Honduras's Luis Suarez, Iran's Carlos Queiroz, Japan's Alberto Zaccheroni, Italy's Cesare Prandelli and Ivory Coast's Sabri Lamouchi.

Keshi, who captained Nigeria at the 1994 World Cup finals, was previously in charge of Mali and Togo.

1 Jul 2014
2014 WORLD CUP - DAY 18 - LAST SIXTEEN - FRANCE vs NIGERIA 2:0

LAST SIXTEEN
30th June 2014

France vs Nigeria 2:0

30 Jun 2014
2014 WORLD CUP - DAY 18 - LAST SIXTEEN - GERMANY vs ALGERIA 2:1

LAST SIXTEEN
30th June 2014

Germany vs Algeria 2:1

30 Jun 2014
2014 WORLD CUP - GERMANY - KEY PLAYER - THOMAS MUELLER‬ - PROFILE

Müller's role can be described as an attacking all-rounder, a player able to play in a variety of forward positions. He can play in any of the attacking midfield roles but usually plays in the center for Bayern Munich, and on the right for Germany.

He has been used as an out-and-out striker on occasion. Müller has been praised for his maturity, pace, technique, awareness and positioning.

30 Jun 2014
2014 WORLD CUP - FRANCE - KEY PLAYER - ‪KARIM BENZEMA - PROFILE

He has been named French Player of the Year twice for his performances in 2011 and 2012. Benzema is a former French youth international and has represented his nation from under-17 level onwards. 

Benzema has earned over 65 caps and represented France at three major international tournaments; the 2008 and 2012 editions of the UEFA European Football Championship and the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

30 Jun 2014

African Champions League 2016
Preliminaries / 1st leg

2015 Champions: TP Mazembe (Congo DR)
2014 Champions: Entente Setif (Algeria)

 

1 Nakivubo Stadium, Kampala 12 Feb 2016 - 4 p.m.
Vipers 1 : 0 Enyimba
2 Stade de Marrakech, Marrakech 12 Feb 2016 - 4 p.m.
Olympique Khouribga 2 : 1 Gamtel
3 Stade George V, Curepipe 13 Feb 2016 - 5 p.m.
Cercle de Joachim 0 : 1 Young Africans
4 Luveve Stadium, Bulawayo 13 Feb 2016 - 4 p.m.
Chicken Inn 1 : 0 mamelodi-sundowns
5 Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi 13 Feb 2016 - 4 p.m.
Gor Mahia 1 : 2 CNaPS Sport
6 Amaan Stadium, Zanzibar City 13 Feb 2016 - 4:30 p.m.
Mafunzo 0 : 3 AS Vita Club
7 Estádio Municipal, Calulo 13 Feb 2016 - 4 p.m.
Recreativo do Libolo 5 : 1 Racing Micomseng
8 Stade Henri Sylvoz, Moanda 13 Feb 2016 - 3 p.m.
AS Mangasport 0 : 0 Étoile du Congo
9 Stade Caroline Faye, M'Bour 13 Feb 2016 - 3 p.m.
AS Douanes Dakar 0 : 0 Horoya
10 Stade Modibo Kéïta, Bamako 13 Feb 2016 - 3 p.m.
Stade Malien 3 : 1 RC Bobo Dioulasso
11 Levy Mwanawasa Stadium, Ndola 14 Feb 2016 - 4 p.m.
ZESCO United 2 : 0 Al-Ghazal
12 Stade de Moroni, Moroni 14 Feb 2016 - 4 p.m.
Volcan Club 0 : 4 Kaizer Chiefs
13 Stade Olympique de Radès, Radès 14 Feb 2016 - 4 p.m.
Club Africain 2 : 0 AS Tanda
14 Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa 14 Feb 2016 - 4 p.m.
Saint George 3 : 0 St Michel United
15 Somhlolo Stadium, Lobamba 14 Feb 2016 - 4 p.m.
Mbabane Swallows 1 : 0 APR
16 Setsoto Stadium, Maseru 14 Feb 2016 - 4 p.m.
Lioli 1 : 2 Vital'O
17 Stade Omnisports, N'Djamena 14 Feb 2016 - 4 p.m.
AS CotonTchad 0 : 1 ASEC Mimosas
18 Len Clay Stadium, Obuasi 14 Feb 2016 - 4 p.m.
Ashanti Gold 1 : 0 Mouloudia Béjaïa
19 14 Feb 2016 - 4 p.m.
Warri Wolves - : - Sporting Praia Cruz
20 Stade Modibo Kéïta, Bamako 14 Feb 2016 - 4 p.m.
Onze Créateurs 1 : 2 Al Ahli Tripoli
21 Antoinette Tubman Stadium, Monrovia 14 Feb 2016 - 4 p.m.
Nimba United 1 : 3 Union Douala
22 Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca 14 Feb 2016 - 4 p.m.
Wydad Casablanca 2 : 0 AS Douanes Niamey