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 / 2nd leg

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

 

23 Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium, Port Harcourt 28 Feb 2016 - 4 p.m.
Enyimba 2 : 0 Vipers
24 Independence Stadium Bakau 27 Feb 2016 - 4 p.m.
Gamtel 1 : 2 Olympique Khouribga
25 National Stadium, Dar es Salaam 27 Feb 2016 - 4 p.m.
Young Africans 2 : 0 Cercle de Joachim
26 Lucas Masterpieces Moripe Stadium, Pretoria 27 Feb 2016 - 3 p.m.
mamelodi-sundowns 2 : 0 Chicken Inn
27 Rabemananjara Stadium, Mahajanga 27 Feb 2016 - 4 p.m.
CNaPS Sport 1 : 0 Gor Mahia
28 Stade Tata Raphaël, Kinshasa 28 Feb 2016 - 3 p.m.
AS Vita Club 1 : 0 Mafunzo
29 Estadio de Bata, Bata 28 Feb 2016 - 4 p.m.
Racing Micomseng 0 : 4 Recreativo do Libolo
30 Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat, Brazzaville 28 Feb 2016 - 3 p.m.
Étoile du Congo 3 : 0 AS Mangasport
31 Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry 28 Feb 2016 - 3 p.m.
Horoya 4 : 0 AS Douanes Dakar
32 Stade Municipal, Bobo-Dioulasso 28 Feb 2016 - 4 p.m.
RC Bobo Dioulasso 0 : 1 Stade Malien
33 Juba Stadium, Juba 26 Feb 2016 - 3 p.m.
Al Ghazal 0 : 1 ZESCO United
34 Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban 28 Feb 2016 - 4 p.m.
Kaizer Chiefs - : - Volcan Club
35 Stade Robert Champroux, Abidjan 26 Feb 2016 - 4 p.m.
AS Tanda 0 : 0 Club Africain
36 Stade Linité, Victoria 27 Feb 2016 - 4 p.m.
St Michel United 1 : 1 Saint George
37 Stade Régional Nyamirambo, Kigali 27 Feb 2016 - 3 p.m.
APR 4 : 1 Mbabane Swallows
38 Prince Louis Rwagasore Stadium, Bujumbura 28 Mar 2016 - 4 p.m.
Vital'O 0 : 1 Lioli
39 Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan 28 Feb 2016 - 3 p.m.
ASEC Mimosas 0 : 0 AS CotonTchad
40 Stade de l'Unité Maghrébine, Béjaïa 28 Feb 2016 - 4 p.m.
Mouloudia Béjaïa 3 : 1 Ashanti Gold
41 Estádio Nacional 12 de Julho, São Tomé 28 Feb 2016 - 3 p.m.
Sporting Praia Cruz - : - Warri Wolves
42 Stade Olympique de Sousse, Sousse (Tunisia) 26 Feb 2016 - 4 p.m.
Al Ahli Tripoli 0 : 0 Onze Créateurs
43 Stade de la Réunification, Douala 28 Feb 2016 - 4 p.m.
Union Douala 0 : 0 Nimba United
44 Stade Général Seyni Kountché, Niamey 28 Mar 2016 - 3 p.m.
AS Douanes Niamey - : - Wydad Casablanca