Scorching temperatures are one of the many reasons Qatar is the most controversial World Cup host of all time. During June and July, the months in which the World Cup is traditionally held, temperatures in the Arab nation peak around 120 degrees Fahrenheit, a temperature at which, unsurprisingly, it is simply unsafe to play a 90+ minute soccer match.
El triunfo de Estados Unidos sobre México Femenil la noche del martes no solo ratificó la realidad de un Tri sin Mundial de 2023 ni Juegos Olímpicos de 2024, sino que también añadió un nuevo fracaso para el fútbol mexicano durante el ciclo 2021-22.
A nivel de selección, a nivel de clubes e incluso a nivel individual de jugadores en Europa, el balompié azteca vive atrapado en una malaria que parece no tener cura.
Como la lista es larga, lo mejor es dividir los fracasos en tres secciones:
Yellow cards — the fine line between professional or consistent fouls and a sending off — are a part of almost every match, especially at the World Cup when the stakes are highest. Accruing yellow cards will get a player suspended, leading to the question: When are yellow cards wiped in World Cup 2022?
BELLINZONA, Switzerland — Former FIFA President Sepp Blatter and France footballing legend Michel Platini were both cleared of corruption charges by a Swiss court on Friday after a seven-year investigation during which they were booted out of the sport.
A judge said the pair's account of a 'gentlemen's agreement' for FIFA to pay Platini 2 million Swiss francs ($2.05 million) for consulting work was credible, and serious doubts existed about the prosecution's allegation it was a fraudulent payment.
Among a laundry list of other problems, one of the more practical issues facing the on-field play of the 2022 World Cup is the temperature. After FIFA announced Qatar would host the tournament, many critics immediately pointed out that temperatures regularly exceed 113 F during the summer months. To ease concern and combat these fears, FIFA made the decision to move the tournament to the winter and announced there would be air conditioning inside the stadiums, yet several questions remain.
After using the 2018 World Cup to introduce VAR to the world, FIFA announced it will implement offside technology at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
Con el inicio del Torneo Apertura 2022 de la Liga MX en el horizonte decidimos crear un calendario completo del fútbol mexicano para la próxima temporada. No solo a nivel de clubes, sino que también considerando los desafíos que tendrán las selecciones varoniles y femeniles del Tri.
La idea es que planifiques tu año tratando de evitar choque de fechas con otros eventos importantes de tu vida.
Obviamente, iremos actualizando fechas según aparezcan nuevos desafíos.
Teams will be able to select up to 26 players for this year's World Cup after global soccer's governing body FIFA increased the maximum squad limit by three on Thursday.
FIFA said the change was due to the unusual timing of the tournament as well as the impact of Covid-19 on squads. The showpiece event in Qatar will run from Nov. 21-Dec. 18.
The USWNT has licked its bronze wounds from last summer’s Olympic Games and is on a 12-game unbeaten streak.
World soccer's governing body FIFA and World Athletics said on Monday that they are reviewing their transgender eligibility policies, after swimming passed new rules that restrict transgender participation in women's events.