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LLOYD AND MESSI AT THE FIFA BALLON D’OR 2015

IT’S TROPHY TIME! RWANDA

AFRICA IN CHAMPIONSHIP FEVER

ANTONIO CONTE

“ITALY WANT TO GET BACK TO THE TOP“

WOMEN’S FOOTBALL

THREE SYMBOLIC TOURNAMENTS

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HOW SLEEP AFFECTS MATCH PREPARATIONS

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EDITORIAL

NEW HORIZONS You have in your hands the very first issue of the new FIFA magazine, FIFA 1904.

Compared to its predecessor, a 40-page publication which appeared weekly over the last two years, the new monthly magazine is bigger and will contain more in-depth stories and interviews over 68 pages – still, of course, in four language editions: English, French, German and Spanish.

‘More to read and more time to read it’ is our motto. FIFA 1904 – the name a nod to the year in which world football’s governing body was founded – will continue on the path taken by the FIFA Weekly, but will take the concept a step further, bringing you news and stories about football from around the world, about FIFA projects and competitions, about the stars and their national teams and clubs. We want to invite you and the rest of the global football community to join us in celebrating football’s successes, particularly the achievements of FIFA’s development programmes, and reliving the emotions that our game awakens in people worldwide. With FIFA 1904, you can also keep your finger on Illustration: Stephan Walter

the pulse of international football’s new horizons.

The magazine is available free of charge in printed form as well as online and as an app for smartphones and tablets. We hope you enjoy it!

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CONTENTS 46 4

FOR THE GAME. FOR THE WORLD.

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SOCIAL MEDIA

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MEN’S WORLD RANKING

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FIRST LOVE

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FIFA BALLON D’OR 2015

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THE INTERVIEW

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SNAPSHOT

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THEN AND NOW

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WOMEN’S FOOTBALL

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DEBATE – PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

FIFA’s most recent investments in world football.

A selection of highlights from last month on FIFA’s digital channels.

Uganda dream of Russia 2018.

Corran, Scotland.

A peek behind the scenes at the annual FIFA gala for stars and fans.

Afghan football fans at a public viewing.

From Berne to Rio de Janeiro.

Rio, Jordan, Papua New Guinea: a look at three tournaments in 2016.

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Italy’s national team coach Antonio Conte on EURO 2016, the crisis in Serie A, and the young footballers of today.

Countdown to the Extraordinary FIFA Congress 2016.

DEVELOPMENT PROJECT

54 COVER

Our cover image was taken shortly after the Ballon d’Or was presented in Zurich on 11 January and shows the winners, Carli Lloyd and Lionel Messi, with their trophies.

Photo: Fabrice Coffrini/AFP

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Getty Images, imago, Claudio Porcarelli, FIFA, Folhapress

The rise of youth football in Malawi.

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FIFA WORLD FOOTBALL MUSEUM

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HEALTH

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AFRICA

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STATISTICS

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A DAY IN THE LIFE OF...

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CELEBRATION

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PUBLICATION DETAILS

First impressions from the exhibition galleries ahead of the museum’s eagerly awaited opening.

A report on the African Nations Championship currently underway in Rwanda, plus an interview with Nigeria coach Sunday Oliseh.

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PHOTO ARCHIVE

Geoff Hurst celebrates his winning goal in the 1966 World Cup quarter-final.

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HISTORY

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FACES OF FIFA

Legacy of a Brazilian folk hero: Leônidas da Silva and his medal from 1938.

The well-rested body: how sleep can be the deciding factor between victory and defeat.

Numbers and records from the FIFA World Cups ™.

A day in the life of Reto Thurnherr, guardian of the FIFA trophies.

Brandi Chastain in the 1999 Women’s World Cup final.

Profiles of three FIFA employees.

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FOR THE GAME. FOR THE WORLD.

The FIFA Executive Committee unanimously said „yes“ to wide-ranging reforms, which include more transparency, the creation of the FIFA Council, a quota of women, and limits on terms of office.

If the Congress also gives its approval on 26 February, the amendments will be incorporated into the FIFA Statutes.

Training young players is essential for future success, and as such it is one of the key responsibilities of member associa-

Following the publication of the

tions and clubs alike. With this in mind, FIFA

Good Practice Guide on Diversity and

has drafted a new Youth Football Manual

Anti-Discrimination, FIFA has now called

to promote the development of talent-

on all member associations to launch anti-discrimination initiatives by 31 March. „We are

ed youngsters all over the world.

reminding member associations to underline their resolve in the fight against racism and discrimination among players, officials and fans,“ says Federico Addiechi, Head of the FIFA Sustainability Department.

Seven ambitious teams, eight thrilling matches, 272,312 captivated spectators, one winner: the 13th FIFA Club World Cup, held in Japan from 10 to 20 December 2015, was won by FC Barcelona, who beat River Plate in the final.

The Catalans also set a new record by lifting the prestigious trophy for the third time after previous victories in 2009 and 2011.

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MEN’S WORLD RANKING

UGANDA AS WORLD CUP HOPEFULS

Ambitious Uganda The national team ahead of their comfortable 3-0 win against Togo in the second round of the World Cup qualifiers (15 November 2015).

of the qualifiers with an aggregate score of 4-0. The long

challenges. The national team have never qualified for a

and tough African qualification phase, with 53 teams in

World Cup. They don’t have big stars playing in Europe.

total, is now getting really interesting. Uganda are among

And finding the right national team coach was easier said

the 20 teams still in with a chance, while Kenya – where

than done, with four managers in as many years between

Williamson now works – are already out.

2004 and 2008. Could they turn the corner?

Another team to achieve their best-ever ranking position

Indeed they could. In 2008, they found a certain Bobby

this month are Kyrgyzstan. Three years ago, the central

Williamson, a Scotsman who until then had only managed

Asian team were languishing in 199th place during the low

small clubs in Scotland and England. But the Glaswegian

point of their young footballing history. Under manager

obviously felt at home in the East African country with

Aleksandr Krestinin, the team has now reached 107th.

a population of 35 million. He gathered together a staff

The 37-year-old manager is known for his persistence in

of local assistant coaches, and through his selection and

seeking out talent, recently visiting Germany looking for

training methods transformed the face of the team.

young players in the Kyrgyzstani diaspora. The players

The Serb Milutin Sredojević took over the job in 2013

Edgar Bernhardt, Sergej Evljuskin, Vitalij Lux and Viktor

and has now taken the team to 62nd place in the first

Maier, all of whom were born in Kyrgyzstan but grew up

FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking of 2016 – their best-ever

in the country of the world champions, have contributed

position.

to the team’s change in fortunes.

Of their last 15 games, Uganda have drawn four and won 11.

Alan Schweingruber

Now it even seems like the opportunity to take part in a World Cup is within their grasp after getting past 2006 World Cup participants Togo in the second round

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LEADER BELGIUM (unchanged) MOVES INTO TOP TEN NONE MOVES OUT OF TOP TEN NONE MATCHES PLAYED IN TOTAL 16 (15 of which in 2015) MOST MATCHES PLAYED AFGHANISTAN (5 matches) BIGGEST MOVE BY POINTS SAUDI ARABIA (up 42 points) BIGGEST MOVE BY RANKS THAILAND (up 12 ranks) BIGGEST DROP BY POINTS CUBA (down 118 points) BIGGEST DROP BY RANKS CUBA (down 45 ranks)

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In Uganda, the path to success has long seemed beset with

Rank Team

+ / – Points

Rank Team

+ / – Points

Rank Team

+ / – Points

Rank Team

+ / – Points

1 Belgium

0

1494

55 Jamaica

-1

590

109 Mozambique

2

316

163 India

3

139

2 Argentina

0

1455

55 Serbia

1

590

110 Burundi

2

307

163 Grenada

0

139

3 Spain

0

1370

57 Cameroon

2

586

111 Central African Republic

2

302

165 Gambia

-1

135

4 Germany

0

1347

58 Egypt

-1

585

111 Mauritania

5

302

165 Liechtenstein

-1

135

5 Chile

0

1269

59 Australia

-2

583

113 Korea DPR

-8

301

167 American Samoa

0

128

6 Brazil

0

1251

60 Congo DR

0

580

113 Chad

1

301

167 Cook Islands

0

128

7 Portugal

0

1219

61 Slovenia

0

565

115 Aruba

0

298

167 Samoa

0

128

8 Colombia

0

1211

62 Uganda

1

553

116 Azerbaijan

1

296

170 Timor-Leste

0

127

9 England

0

1106

63 Mali

-1

552

117 Turkmenistan

2

294

171 Malaysia

-1

126

10 Austria

0

1091

64 United Arab Emirates

1

547

118 Ethiopia

2

291

172 Mauritius

2

120

11 Uruguay

0

1074

65 Panama

-1

544

119 St Kitts and Nevis

2

289

172 Puerto Rico

0

120

12 Switzerland

0

1050

66 Nigeria

0

540

120 Georgia

2

286

174 Comoros

-2

119

13 Ecuador

0

1040

67 Zambia

6

516

121 Armenia

2

285

175 Yemen

-1

114

14 Netherlands

0

994

68 Belarus

-1

514

121 Bahrain

3

285

176 Dominica

0

107

15 Italy

0

991

69 Equatorial Guinea

0

504

121 Sierra Leone

-3

285

177 US Virgin Islands

0

88

16 Romania

0

980

70 Bolivia

-2

500

121 Thailand

12

285

177 Laos

0

88

17 Wales

0

974

71 Israel

-2

498

125 Syria

0

278

179 Bangladesh

3

87

18 Croatia

0

958

72 Bulgaria

-1

494

126 Tanzania

6

277

180 Indonesia

-1

84

19 Côte d’Ivoire

0

950

73 Uzbekistan

1

489

127 Lithuania

-1

274

181 Cambodia

-1

83

20 Hungary

0

945

74 South Africa

-2

486

128 Belize

-1

273

182 Chinese Taipei

0

80 80

21 Turkey

0

933

75 Saudi Arabia

5

474

129 Madagascar

-1

272

182 New Caledonia

-1

22 Bosnia and Herzegovina

0

905

76 Morocco

-1

469

130 Sudan

4

271

184 Brunei Darussalam

1

74

23 Mexico

-1

898

77 Gabon

-1

468

131 Palestine

3

267

185 Pakistan

-1

72

24 Russia

0

895

78 Benin

0

458

132 Kazakhstan

-3

266

186 Fiji

0

68

25 France

0

868

79 Haiti

-2

453

133 Swaziland

-2

265

187 Montserrat

0

67

26 Slovakia

0

860

80 Cyprus

-1

441

133 Namibia

-4

265

188 Sri Lanka

6

61

26 Czech Republic

0

860

81 Libya

0

427

135 Philippines

4

264

189 Suriname

2

57

28 Algeria

0

845

82 China PR

2

413

136 Cuba

-45

259

190 Seychelles

-1

56

29 Ukraine

0

842

83 Venezuela

0

412

136 Hong Kong

1

259

190 Tahiti

-1

56

30 Northern Ireland

0

825

84 Qatar

2

404

138 FYR Macedonia

-2

257

192 Bhutan

-4

49

31 Republic of Ireland

0

810

85 Montenegro

0

403

139 South Sudan

-1

246

193 Vanuatu

0

47

32 USA

0

784

86 Jordan

1

398

140 Lebanon

-1

245

194 Macau

1

44

1

43

33 Ghana

0

776

87 Iraq

2

395

141 Kuwait

-2

242

195 Cayman Islands

34 Sweden

1

771

88 Canada

0

388

142 Luxembourg

0

237

196 Nepal

35 Poland

-1

769

89 Burkina Faso

0

385

143 St Vincent and the Grenadines

0

221

-4

41

197 Turks and Caicos Islands

0

33 28

36 Iceland

0

761

90 Estonia

3

379

144 St Lucia

0

216

198 San Marino

0

37 Costa Rica

0

759

91 Rwanda

10

375

145 Barbados

0

214

199 British Virgin Islands

0

27

38 Albania

0

746

92 Antigua and Barbuda

-10

371

146 Vietnam

1

209

200 Solomon Islands

0

26

39 Cape Verde Islands

0

745

93 Guatemala

1

368

147 Guinea-Bissau

-1

207

201 Mongolia

0

6

40 Tunisia

0

711

93 Togo

3

368

148 Singapore

1

196

201 Andorra

0

6

41 Greece

0

706

95 Botswana

0

363

148 Tajikistan

0

196

203 Papua New Guinea

0

4

42 Denmark

0

685

96 Faroe Islands

1

357

150 Curaçao

1

192

204 Anguilla

0

0

43 Iran

2

672

96 Nicaragua

-4

357

150 New Zealand

1

192

204 Bahamas

0

0

44 Finland

-1

663

98 Honduras

3

349

152 Lesotho

1

186

204 Djibouti

0

0

45 Senegal

-1

661

99 El Salvador

0

344

153 Afghanistan

-3

183

204 Eritrea

0

0

46 Paraguay

0

652

99 Oman

5

344

154 Moldova

1

172

204 Somalia

0

0

47 Peru

0

644

101 Kenya

-3

339

155 São Tomé e Príncipe

1

170

204 Tonga

0

0

48 Congo

0

638

102 Latvia

-1

338

156 Guam

1

169 159

49 Guinea

1

624

103 Niger

-3

337

157 Maldives

3

50 Trinidad and Tobago

-1

623

103 Liberia

4

337

158 Myanmar

0

155

51 Korea Republic

0

617

105 Angola

0

333

159 Bermuda

0

154

52 Scotland

0

609

106 Malawi

3

327

160 Dominican Republic

-6

150

53 Japan

0

607

107 Kyrgyzstan

1

324

161 Guyana

0

144

54 Norway

0

591

108 Zimbabwe

2

322

162 Malta

0

143

Last updated: 7 January 2016

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FIFA BALLON D´OR 2015

ANNUAL RENDEZVOUS

Five up for Messi The Argentinian after the awards ceremony at the Zurich Kongresshaus. Back: Thiago Silva (left) and Neymar.

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What is the only occasion when adoring fans can rub shoulders with the best footballers on the planet?

Why, the FIFA Ballon d’Or, of course – the glamorous gala for everyone. FIFA 1904 took a peek behind the scenes.

Laughing easily, Paul Pogba seems to to come out of his shell in the company of global football stars. He exchanges hugs and wisecracks with Dani Alves, Thiago Silva, Marcelo and Sergio Ramos in the exclusive bar of the Hyatt Zurich.

Also present is the legendary Samuel Eto’o, who has flown in to present the FIFA/FIFPro World XI awards at the FIFA Ballon d’Or. Frenchman Pogba towers over them all – physically, if not metaphorically. The 22-year-old Juventus midfielder with the striking hairstyle and extravagant jacket looks around the large, tastefully lit bar and greets some ex-pros, legends of the game – as he will be too, one day, especially if he shines at the EURO 2016 in his home country in June and July. Which is precisely what he hopes to do: after all, Les Bleus triumphed on home soil at the Euros in 1984 as well as at the 1998 World Cup, which augurs well for 2016.

MUTUAL APPRECIATION The fans have been waiting for hours outside the Hyatt to catch a glimpse of their idols.

Pogba exchanges high-fives with his mates and night, accompanied by his bodyguards.

A murmur goes around the crowd, followed by a deafening roar of approval. Later, as he steps onto the red carpet later in front of the Kongresshaus and his smiling face is displayed on a metre-high video wall above him, the fans outside the Hyatt go crazy again – but this time for the bushy-haired Marcelo. One by one, the stars are acclaimed by their noisy fans. However, the appreciation seems to be mutual.

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Alexander Hassenstein / FIFA via Getty Images

steps into the drizzle of the crepuscular Zurich

FIFA BALLON D´OR 2015

Unorthodox but stylish Frenchman Paul Pogba shortly before the gala.

That is because it is a night for both stars and

RESPECT AND SERENITY

and their feats celebrated. This is a chance for

fans: for some, it is a once-in-a-lifetime opportu-

These press conferences are nothing if not

world football’s governing body, which invests

nity to get up close and personal with the

revealing. If neither Ronaldo nor Messi was sure

USD 600,000 every day in football development

assembled football elite: Messi, Ronaldo and

of winning the award in 2015, they seem to view

programmes around the globe – an often unappreciated fact – to put on the glitz.

Neymar all take the time to autograph shirts and

the situation somewhat differently this year.

magazines and pose for selfies. What a night,

Messi looks almost embarrassed to be the

and the main event hasn’t even started yet!

favourite, while Ronaldo replies serenely to the questions put to him – it is as though he knows

Inside the Kongresshaus, which has been suitably

he will not win, hence his relaxed demeanour.

transformed for the occasion, the golden trio

Besides, looking downcast wouldn’t suit him.

take their seats at the front. All cameras are

CR7 even finds it in him to praise Messi, or more

pointed at them and at the impressive USA

particularly, his left foot – which he „would love

FIFA Ballon d’Or: Lionel Messi

captain Carli Lloyd, who will be crowned FIFA

to have”.

FIFA Women’s World Player of the Year: Carli Lloyd

AWARDS

evening. Jill Ellis, Lloyd’s national team coach,

This relaxed approach is evident throughout

Women’s World Coach: Jill Ellis

is also there, as is three-time Ballon d’Or winner

the main programme: the congratulations, if

Fair Play Award: All football organisations supporting

Marco van Basten. The gala is broadcast live in

not entirely sincere, are delivered without

refugees

109 countries: journalists from all over the world

resentment, and so global football and its

Puskás Award: Lira Wendell

have been reporting on the event since Wednes-

governing body shine brightly on the night, like

FIFA FIFPro World XI: Manuel Neuer, Dani Alves,

day from an adjoining hall – pausing only for the

the spotlights above the Kongresshaus stage.

Marcelo, Sergio Ramos, Thiago Silva, Andrés Iniesta,

afternoon press conferences, when the stars

That it is also FIFA’s night is clear even before

Luka Modrić, Paul Pogba, Cristiano Ronaldo,

appeared in the flesh.

the nominees of each category are introduced

Lionel Messi, Neymar

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Philipp Schmidli / FIFA via Getty Images

Men’s World Coach: Luis Enrique

Women’s World Player of the Year later in the

PRIVATE MOMENTS Paul Pogba, who is making quite a name for himself both on and off the pitch, is taking to the spotlight as if to the manor born. Selected as one of the FIFA/FIFPro World XI, he has yet to be considered a contender for the Ballon d’Or itself: according to the lists published by FIFA of votes cast by the coaches and captains of the 209 FIFA member associations and selected journalists, only Vanuatu captain Fenedy Masauvakalo selected the young Frenchman as his player of the year, so for now, it remains something to aspire to.

After the ceremony, the candidates congregate in the player’s lounge. Marcelo’s young son, whose hair resembles his father’s, plays with the stars, who pose with each other for some private snaps. A grinning Messi clutches his fifth Ballon d’Or, while Ronaldo, who was the first to arrive with his small entourage, relaxes on the sofa, his arms stretched out. When someone he knows approaches him, he stands up and greets them cordially. Things will soon resort to normal on the pitch, however, when this Portuguese gentleman once again becomes a highly competitive, instinctive footballer, producing the sort of top performances that he hopes will unseat Messi this time next year. We – fans, players and FIFA – will then once again take in the festive atmosphere to see if he has been successful.

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Big moment for the fans Cristiano Ronaldo (top), Carli Lloyd and Samuel Eto’o arriving at the Kongresshaus.

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GREAT EXPECTATIONS

Happy with third Neymar at the photo shoot.

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He only came third, but it still feels like a victory. Neymar himself knows it: his time will come. By Alan Schweingruber

He stood on the famous stage of the Zurich

CONSOLING WORDS FROM ETO’O

third season at the Catalan giants. It had still

Kongresshaus, where so many football greats

It is a career, of course, that has yet to reach its

been worth turning up, though, as he had been

had held their trophies aloft, behind the micro-

peak. In January 2016, the striker from the

selected along with Andrés Iniesta, Lionel Messi

phone. The 23-year-old Neymar, looking a bit

Brazilian coastal town of Mogi das Cruzes again

and Dani Alves as one of the outstanding

shy under his hat, grinned mischievously, like a

featured in the top three of a list, this time an

FIFA/FIFPro World XI for 2015. Only one winner

child who had done something naughty. It was a

official one, but the glittering prize ultimately

flew back to the Brazilian summer: Wendell Lira,

sight that may well have evoked memories

eluded him. The impression was that Neymar did

whose spectacular overhead kick secured him

among some of those in the audience and

not really expect to win the Ballon d’Or on this

the Puskás Award. He was accompanied by his wife Ludmila, whose brief excursion to Switzer-

watching at home of the damp European

occasion. He knew himself that he happened to

summer of 2005. As ever, the Internet at that

have been born in an era that would be domi-

land’s winter wonderland must have been

time was awash with interesting and not-so-

nated by two exceptional, relatively injury-free,

equally dazzling – her first trip outside Brazil.

interesting information. Among the former was

footballers, whose titanic duel would extend

an unofficial but not insignificant list of the most

over an entire decade. But he also knew that his

talented and coveted young footballers in the

time would come: if he, Neymar, stays fit and

world, which a fan had assembled and posted

healthy in the coming years, he can win the

online. For months, a printed version of this list

prize. In 2017, Messi will be 30, and Ronaldo

could be seen on the office walls of major club

already 32. „Next time will be your turn!“ were

chairmen around the world. Neymar – those six

the parting words of Cameroon star Samuel

letters – was the name of an unknown 13-year-

Eto’o to Neymar at the Kongresshaus.

„Next year will be your turn!“ Samuel Eto’o to Neymar

old at FC Santos, and he was in the list’s top three. One year later, the teenager with the crazy

FIRST FLIGHT

hair had been invited by Real Madrid for a trial.

Neymar flew back with his team-mates from

It would be the start of a brilliant career.

Zurich to Barcelona, where he is already in his

THE BALLON D’OR

The history of the Ballon d’Or goes back 60 years to 1956. Here are some milestones of these prestigious awards.

1956 Paris-based France

Football magazine creates the Ballon d’Or, an annual award for the best European player chosen by a panel of journalists.

1991 Launch of the FIFA

World Player of the Year. The coach of every national team is eligible to vote.

1995 The France Football Ballon d’Or is

extended to include the best player in European league football, regardless of nationality.

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FIFA BALLON D´OR 2015

A VISIONARY CAMPAIGNER

Zurich Airport: Gerald Asamoah has just arrived after a long and tiring flight, but the German player, capped for his country 43 times, including in the final of the 2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan™, seems relaxed.

He is also focused – in the car, before we have even reached the hotel, he wants to talk about his appearance at the FIFA Ballon d’Or 2015.

Asamoah is here to collect the FIFA Fair Play Award on

Former Germany international and active anti-racism campaigner Gerald Asamoah attended the FIFA Ballon d’Or 2015 to accept the FIFA Fair Play Award on behalf of all of those organisations in football that are working to support refugees. By Gerd Dembowski.

behalf of the winners: all of those football associations and clubs around the world that are supporting refugees. Not only the big names such as Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, FC Santos, Arsenal, etc., but also many other smaller clubs have, along with their fans, donated money and goods, given out free tickets, displayed banners, provided educational opportunities, created partnerships with social welfare organisations, held open training sessions and intercultural tournaments, and much more in 2015 in order to welcome and support thousands of refugees. And thus once again, the unifying power of football, when it is correctly targeted, has been clearly demonstrated.

Asamoah’s father William himself had to flee from Ghana.

Gerald Asamoah, from 1999 to 2011 a striker with FC Schalke 04 and now a youth coach and ambassador for the club, has long been passionate about social engagement alongside his sporting career, getting involved in projects run by Schalke as well as others. Indeed, he has direct experience of the issues facing refugees, as his father William, a journalist and opponent of the regime in Ghana, had to flee from his home in Mampong, via Italy and Poland to Germany, following a military coup in 1978, the year Gerald was born.

2004 A change to the voting 2001 Introduction of the FIFA

Women’s World Player of the Year.

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structure of the FIFA World Player of the Year sees national team coaches and captains choose from a shortlist of players.

2005 50 years of the Ballon d’Or.

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Asamoah Always committed to social welfare.

It is already clear from our chat in the back of the

UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL

car that his speech at the FIFA Ballon d’Or will be a moving affair. During his years on the pitch, he was known for denouncing racism, whether it came

The Ballon d’Or was a hit with fans at both a special exhibition at the FIFA World Football Museum as well as at the awards ceremony itself.

from fans or players. As the first African-born black player in the national team, he was a trailblazer for the ethnic diversity of the Germany team today, diversity which the team successfully use to enrich their game. A long-time campaigner against racism and discrimination, Asamoah is just as committed in his support for refugees – he shows a ready willingness and physical presence, and never gives

Visitor magnet The special exhibition of the Ballon d’Or at the FIFA World Football Museum.

up no matter how hopeless a situation may appear.

Reflecting on the issues, Asamoah points out: „Not all racists throw bananas. Some people show

As one by the one the black limousines began to

special exhibition at the new FIFA World Football

it by the way they speak or look at you on the

roll up, the noise level among the fans waiting

Museum and immerse themselves in the history of

underground. My friend Otto Addo [former

outside the Zurich Kongresshaus for Messi, Ronaldo

the award and its many winners. A walk down

professional footballer from Ghana and current

and Neymar grew louder and louder. They clapped

memory lane at the museum certainly stirred some

youth coach with Hamburger SV] has often told

and cheered as they waited for their chance to get

magical memories – of some unforgettable moves,

me that he is the only one in the first-class carriage

up close and personal with the stars and, if they

of glorious titles, of dramatic defeats. Every single

on the train to be checked, or he gets stopped for

were lucky, to get an autograph or a selfie. They

visitor will have had their own favourites among the

no reason by the store detectives in a department

were certainly eager to get a piece of the action as

legendary footballers on the wall. While the glory

store.”

they began to arrive at the Kongresshaus hours

days of some of those famous faces happened

before the event – despite the incessant rain. There

years ago in an era when the ball must have felt like

When he looks back on his career, he acknowledges

were children on their way home from school,

it weighed a ton, the triumphs of others are fresher

that compared to the millions of refugees he has

mothers with toddlers in tow, businesspeople using

in the memory, played out in stadiums in which

been privileged, thanks to the foothold in society,

their lunch breaks to try and catch a glimpse of the

every move is recorded and analysed from every

the sense of belonging, and the direction that

stars, and pensioners who simply wanted to know:

conceivable angle. This exhibition, however,

football gave him: „As a national team player,” says

„What’s going on here then?” The Ballon d’Or had

brought them all together and gave the fans a taste

Asamoah, „I could get into nightclubs when other black people were turned away.”

rolled into town and taken top billing, with fans

of what they could expect at the big event, when

waiting patiently with signs and flags as the

the faces of today’s big names adorning the wall

limousines drew up to deliver Messi, Ronaldo,

came to life and created even more memories for

In accepting the FIFA Fair Play Award 2015 on

Neymar and co. to their adoring public.

those fans who made the trip to the Kongresshaus.

behalf of all of the winners, Asamoah is more than

The FIFA Ballon d’Or was undoubtedly a hit, not

Live, up close and personal ... and in colour.

just the poster boy for a campaign: with his trademark courage and conviction, he continues to make

only on the day of the ceremony itself but also in the run-up to the big day as fans were able to visit a

Annette Braun

his symbolic call to arms – „Stand up if you’re human!”

2007 The France Football Ballon d’Or is now an

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award for the best player in the world regardless of league, continent or nationality.

2009 Introduction of the FIFA Puskás Award

The FIFA World Player of the Year and the France Football Ballon d’Or awards merge to become the FIFA Ballon d’Or. Voting is done by national team coaches and captains, as well as by a panel of football writers.

Introduction of the World Coach of the Year for Men’s Football and the World Coach of the Year for Women’s Football awards.

for the best goal of the season as chosen by fans from around the world.

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SNAPSHOT

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Hoping for the best Afghan football fans at a public viewing in Kabul support their team in the final of the South Asian Championship against India on 3 January (India won 2-1 a.e.t.)

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WOMEN’S FOOTBALL

A YEAR OF FIRSTS

Rio, Jordan, Papua New Guinea – three symbolic tournaments for women’s football in 2016.

By Annette Braun

When Hope Powell, former coach of the England

for a country where women’s football did not see

women’s national football team, spoke about

the light of day until 2005. However, much has

football at a five-day course in Amman last

been achieved in a short space of time, as

September, the 24 female physical education

confirmed by women’s U-17 coach Maher Abu

teachers taking part were hanging on to her every

Hantash: „Even though there was no women’s

word. Clearly motivated by what they heard and

football in Jordan before 2005, we are one of the

eager to find out everything they could about how

pioneers in West Asia.“ He continues: „At first, it

to support young women and get them interested

was hard. The biggest challenge was getting

in football, the instructors proceeded to develop

society to accept the idea of girls playing football.

training courses for girls in their charge. Just two

When we talked to families, many did not agree

months later, 144 enthusiastic girls took part in a

with it. But over time, as the game became

seven-day FIFA Live Your Goals festival in the city

popular in schools and universities and the

of Karak – yet more evidence that the standard of

national team began to do well, it started to

women’s football in Jordan is improving. Indeed,

become more ’normal’.“ So normal, in fact,

the game is firmly on the rise across the region.

that Jordan is about to stage a major women’s

This trend is set to peak in October this year, when

tournament – a milestone that should prove a

the first major women’s tournament in the Middle

turning point in the entire Middle East.

East takes place, namely the U-17 World Cup in Jordan.

2016 promises to be a landmark year for women’s football: a year of firsts. It will also mark a further step towards global popularity, with history about to be written in Papua New Guinea, the world’s third-largest island nation, where the best U-20 women’s teams on the

The first major women’s tournament is taking place in the Middle East, namely the U-17 World Cup in Jordan.

Women’s World Cup has a long-term effect on the development of the women’s game in the country – and beyond. The U-17 players see

planet will battle it out for the World Cup crown

themselves as pioneers for women who want

at the end of the year.

MOVING FORWARD TOGETHER

to play a more prominent role in society, as

Anticipation is high in both countries, and the

By improving the football infrastructure,

borne out by HRH Princess Basma Bint Talal of

women’s game has taken great strides in terms

organising coaching courses and holding school

Jordan: „If a Jordanian woman wants to play

of development in recent years. Over 700 women

tournaments for girls, among other initiatives,

football, I say: ’Go for it. Because you are a role

are registered footballers in Jordan, while up to

FIFA and the Jordan Football Association (JFA)

model for society, for changing traditional roles

15,000 play the game for fun – impressive figures

are doing their utmost to ensure that the U-17

and for challenging the negative perception

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Flying high The Jordanian national woman’s team in a training session.

WOMEN’S OLYMPIC FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT, RIO DE JANEIRO 2016 Dates: 3 – 19 August Khalil Mazraawi / AFP

Number of teams: 12 Qualified teams: Brazil, Colombia, Germany, France, Zimbabwe, South Africa Still to qualify: The third UEFA qualifier, the two countries from each of CONCACAF

regarding women. And football is the healthiest and the most inspiring way to do all this’.“ Samar Nassar, CEO of the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup Local Organising Committee, adds: „This World Cup will raise the profile of women’s football and women’s sport in general. It will send a message that will hopefully ripple across the region – one of girls’ and women’s

and the AFC, and the qualifying team from Oceania have yet to be determined.

empowerment and of using football as a

Venues: Belo Horizonte, Brasília, Manaus, Rio de Janeiro, Salvador, São Paulo

platform for social change.“ FIFA 1904 /

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FOCUS ON AN ISLAND NATION

more than two years after the same venue

There will also be a real buzz in Papua New

hosted the World Cup final between

FIFA U-17 WOMEN’S WORLD CUP, JORDAN 2016

Guinea, where a women’s tournament is

Germany and Argentina: the finals of the

being staged in a Pacific Island nation for the

Women’s and Men’s Olympic Football

first time. After making its international debut

Tournaments on 19 and 20 August

Dates: 30 September – 21 October

at the 2010 Youth Olympic Games, the country

respectively. There is plenty to anticipate,

Number of teams: 16 Qualified teams: Jordan, Japan, Korea DPR

gradually introduced development programmes

then, in the wake of the highly successful

for young men and women in age classes

FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada 2015™.

Still to qualify: The three slots each for CAF, UEFA,

ranging from U-16 to U-18 and U-20.

As Jill Ellis, the recent winner of the World

CONCACAF and CONMEBOL and the single slot for

Bearing in mind that Papua New Guinea

Coach of the Year for Women’s Football

Oceania are still open.

consists of over 600 islands, the logistics of

award at the Ballon d’Or, put it: „I’m always

Venues: Amman, Zarqa and Irbid

implementing such a programme can be

looking forward.“

somewhat challenging – as can getting everyone together for a training session.

However, the desire is there for all to see in

FIFA U-20 WOMEN’S WORLD CUP, PAPUA NEW GUINEA 2016

the eyes of the players, who clearly want to compete with the best in front of a home

Dates: 13 November – 3 December

crowd.

Number of teams: 16

OFC

Qualified teams: Papua New Guinea, Nigeria, Ghana, Before women’s football enters unchartered

Japan, Korea Republic, Korea DPR, France, Germany,

waters though, two major finals will be

Sweden, Spain, Canada, USA, Mexico,

played out in the more familiar setting of the

New Zealand, Venezuela, Brazil

legendary Maracanã stadium in Rio de Janeiro,

Venue: Port Moresby

Feel for the ball Youth training in Papua New Guinea.

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DEVELOPMENT PROJECT

Kick-off The U-15 league in Malawi gets underway with a match between Chiradzulu (in red) and Zomba Urban (in blue).

With FIFA’s support, regional U-15 leagues are being launched in Malawi.

Through targeted development, players will be helped to make the transition from youth to adult football. By Bruno Sassi

his car, John Kaputa is talking – more like passionately preaching – about the human potential in football you find in Malawi. „We have the talent and a ridiculous passion for football, but we lack the structure to lead these passionate, talented kids to professionalism.

Or at least to learn how to play organisedly,“ he says, as we drive past a farmers’ market at the side of the M1 highway.

It felt like an art director had been shaping the landscape all along the way from the Chileka International Airport, just outside Blantyre, to the city centre. Right in front of a vegetable stall,

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Simon Bruty (3)

A NEW AGE DAWNS IN MALAWI

From the driver’s seat on the right-hand side of

seven barefoot kids play football on the dirt; only their ball is not a football it’s a pumpkin.

Kaputa is 60 years old, but he looks, sounds and laughs like he’s in his thirties. He greets you on the phone by asking: „How’s Malawi

With its support of grassroots football, it is no surprise that Malawi was chosen for the youth project.

started with a foundation like this. Ultimately, the elite level benefits from it, but it all runs through the success of the foundation – even for the sake of those youngsters who don’t end up as professionals, but who grow up playing football in a structured manner.“

treating you this morning?“ as if he were an ambassador. As the Technical Director of the

THE WORLD CUP, A DREAM

Football Association of Malawi (FAM), John is

Malawi is one of the smallest nations in Africa.

Its past as a British colony explains not only the

responsible for coordinating the implementation world was the result of the football associa-

left-hand traffic, but also the passion for

October at the Chiwembe Technical Centre in

tion’s fruitful efforts. „Malawi wasn’t chosen

football – by far the most popular sport in the

Blantyre: a full-season youth football league for

from a raffle. The country has been clearly

country, even if the national team has never

of a groundbreaking project that kicked off in

under-15 players, the aim of which is to fill the

committed to grassroots football and, because

qualified for a FIFA World Cup™. In fact,

gap between kids’ first contact with the sport

of that, it looks ready to fill this void linking to

the Flames have only played in the finals of

and their potential rise in the ranks towards

the elite level,“ explains the FIFA Development

the CAF Africa Cup of Nations twice, in 1984

professionalism.

Officer responsible for overseeing the pro-

and 2010. The combination of the game’s huge

grammes in Southern and Eastern Africa,

popularity, the evident raw talent and the

The fact that the Malawians were chosen to

Ashford Mamelodi. „Any country that has ever

disappointing results in comparison seem to

pilot the first such development projects in the

achieved anything remarkable in football

scream unleashed potential.

Full steam ahead Humphrey Chimwaza of Zomba Urban drives forward.

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DEVELOPMENT PROJECT „I got here 20 minutes ago and I’ve already

A DREAM COMES TRUE FIFA Technical Development Officer Govinden Thondoo is based in southern Africa.

He gave Annette Braun his first impressions of the U-15 leagues in Malawi.

seen two playmakers just like the ones I need for my team,“ rejoiced Ernest Mtawali as he looked for a place to hide from an already sweltering morning sun, taking a seat in the stands to watch the opening-round game between Zomba Urban and Chiradzulu. The 51-year-old is the current head coach of the senior national team and a legend of Malawian

The project kicked off last October. How is it

football.

looking so far?

He debuted with the Flames at the age of 18

The enthusiasm, motivation and determination shown by

and played professionally until he was 42,

the players have been contagious. The coaches have a clear

having spent a long time in the South African

sense of duty and responsibility: they are aware of the

Premier League, besides stints in Saudi Arabia,

educational and social aspects of their role and are

France (Toulouse FC) and even Argentina

committed to doing their very best. We should not forget

(Talleres and Newell’s Old Boys).

the 30 young referees (the youngest being just 14 years old) from the central and south-eastern regions, who are officiating all of the games and have the opportunity to grow and acquire experience from a tender age. Having watched three games, the standard has been good and this should improve as the season progresses. What stood out

„We want to train up a generation of heroes.“ John Kaputa, Technical Director of the Football Association of Malawi

the most was the joy on the faces of the players and coaches as well as everyone who was present for the Expectant Govinden Thondoo.

launch. It was like witnessing a long awaited dream that finally came true.

„I’ll tell you something: in terms of natural skill and passion for football, Malawi is

How popular is football in Malawi?

Do you think that the youth leagues in Malawi can

comparable to anywhere else in the world.

Govinden Thondoo: Malawi is among the poorest

serve as a model for the whole of Africa?

I can’t believe what I’m seeing here. If we

countries in the world and has the youngest population in

As in most African countries, the talent is there, but like

take such good care of the kids when they’re

our region. During my technical visits and missions in the

diamonds, it is generally in a raw or unfinished state.

under 15 years old, it’s not too much to think

various areas of Malawi, I drove through small villages and

Of course, talent is not enough and diamonds need to be

of qualifying for the World Cup in the next

saw how much the people there love the game: there were

cut precisely to reach their highest value. This is currently

decade or so.“

small pitches with plenty of kids playing. Football enriches

the overall situation in most countries on the continent,

them in a certain way. Unfortunately, access to organised

including Malawi, with a few exceptions. There are no

TAKING CARE IS A MUST

football is not easy, but the game can be important to

„copy and paste“ solutions as local realities are different,

Indeed, what Mtawali defines as „taking care“

talented players in terms of their social and economic

but as in education, the principle of giving opportunities to

is to go far beyond merely distributing kits and

mobility, provided they are given the opportunity to develop

all and having a selection process to train and develop the

organising a match schedule. The building

their potential.

most talented players still stands. The FIFA youth project in

blocks of the project were laid with a five day

Malawi is in line with this concept and we hope that in the

course for 36 CAF-licensed football coaches.

How important are the U-15 leagues to this

near future, the experience gained could be leveraged by

After having completed the course each pair of

process?

other member associations in the region for the benefit of

coaches took over one of the 18 teams playing

The focus of this project is to give opportunities to the 680

thousands of young African players.

the maiden season of the youth football

best players from all 34 regions, which will definitely open

league. The teams have been training a maxi-

more avenues in terms of player development. It will also

mum of three times a week since mid-October,

bring benefits on a human level: education, culture, social

and will have played between 18 and 20 games

integration, and above all, developing healthy lifestyles

each by the end of the competition in May

and acting as role models for the younger generation.

2016.

Developing youth training structures and appropriate competitions should achieve this and, in the long term,

When the first season draws to a close,

help to build strong national youth teams.

the FAM will select the best players from the 11 teams in the Central region and the best

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ones from the seven teams in the Eastern region.

will be stronger than ever. We want to grow

They’ll meet, train and should form the core of

a generation of heroes, definitely. But we will,

the under-15 national team. „Our goal is to

at the very least, provide a generation with

repeat the process in the second season, only by

the chance to live football as a youngster

then we hope to have a total of 34 teams,

should.“

coming from each of the 28 districts in Malawi,“

FIFA IN MALAWI Within the scope of its Goal Programmes, FIFA has supported the Football Association of Malawi with USD 1.7 million since 2001. The financial aid has been used in part to

explains Kaputa, struggling to control a range of

For as much as it may be fun for small kids to

build a regional technical centre in Mzuzu. This centre

lively gestures as he speaks.

kick a pumpkin around on the dirt, and only to

helps strengthen the country’s infrastructure, which in

dream of playing at a World Cup, a new dawn

turn benefits the long-term development of young

„Hopefully our next generation of under-17

of real potential now awaits Malawi and its

players. Between 2011 and 2015 the FAP contribution

footballers will come from that process, and it

next generation of players.

amounted to a total of USD 2.6 million.

Jubilation Zomba Urban get their first season off to the perfect start with a 5-0 win.

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„A LONG, LONG, LONG TIME AGO I WAS GOING TO BE A FRENCH TEACHER, BUT I PACKED IT IN. THE BIG CHALLENGE WILL NOT BE ME SPEAKING OTHER LANGUAGES, IT WILL BE THEM UNDERSTANDING MY NORTHERN IRISH ACCENT!” James Nesbitt again.

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THE INTERVIEW

Antonio Conte The 46-year-old wants to replicate his years of success at Juventus with the Italy national team.

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„CATENACCIO HAS HAD ITS DAY“ After learning his trade under some of Italy’s finest coaches and after leading Juventus to three league titles, Antonio Conte is about to experience his first major tournament as a national team coach. FIFA 1904’s Alan Schweingruber sat down with him in Paris for a chat about EURO 2016, the crisis in Serie A, and the young footballers of today.

Antonio, what is your opinion of Italian club football at the moment?

Antonio Conte: I think the best football is currently being played in England, followed by the leagues in Spain and Germany. Serie A is only in fourth place, there are no two ways about it. It didn’t used to be that way.

That sounds wistful.

It’s not wistful, it’s just the truth. Italian football used to be in a far better state. Serie A was one of the most attractive leagues in the world. Everybody wanted to play their football here. If you look at figures from the past, it is even clearer.

When we became world champions in 2006, 66% of all players in Serie A were Italian, and that figure was even higher still when I was playing. Today, that figure is only 34%. Club owners are no longer prepared to invest huge sums of money in their teams. There is simply a lack of money in Serie A.

Claudio Porcarelli

How much does that affect the Italian national team?

The national team obviously suffers as a result. There are fewer players available for selection. I am still optimistic about the future for Serie A though. We are on our way back to the top.

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THE INTERVIEW You’ll have to explain that one to us ...

The clubs have started to invest more in youth football again, and the association has also launched good, ambitious development projects. We are now in a very exciting period, which I would compare with where Germany were about 15 years ago, when the German FA began to set up training centres in every region. And we all know how well that project turned out, with Germany winning the 2014 World Cup with the players who were just kids back then.

But isn’t it also true that Italy should be able to win any tournament, regardless of how well Serie A is doing? (laughs) You could say that! You can never write off Italy.

Can you win EURO 2016 with your team?

Let’s just say that we have ambitions. It doesn’t matter to me if we are one of the favourites or not. Maybe we will just be dangerous outsiders in France. The main thing is that we prepare for this European Championship as well as we can.

If all goes to plan we will play seven matches, so it would be a case of doing our best seven times. You have to get a lot right if you are to win a tournament.

„As a player, I was fortunate to be able to learn from good coaches. Marcello Lippi, Giovanni Trapattoni, Arrigo Sacchi, Carlo Ancelotti ... so it is certainly worth making a few calls.“

You are about to go into your first major tournament as a national team coach. How much can you take from your experience of tournaments as a player?

Of course you learn something from every experience. I was part of the national team for six years, in which time we reached the final of a major tournament twice (Ed. 1994 World But I will certainly ask for some advice from one or two coaches before the European Championship.

Which coaches do you have in mind?

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NAME ANTONIO CONTE BORN 31 JULY 1969, LECCE CLUBS AS A PLAYER US LECCE, JUVENTUS CLUBS AS A COACH AREZZO, BARI, ATALANTA, SIENA, JUVENTUS, ITALY (SINCE 2014) HONOURS WINNER OF THE UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE, FIVE SERIE A TITLES AND ONE ITALIAN CUP TITLE (AS PLAYER), THREE SERIE A TITLES (AS MANAGER)

Claudio Porcarelli

Cup and EURO 2000). So you do learn something from that.

“A tailor makes a suit out of the material available to him.

He can only do what the material allows him to do.

The work of a football coach is rather similar.“

(laughs). I will then combine all the advice I receive with my

Was Sacchi your mentor?

What would you say to a young player who is only

own ideas. Working as a national team coach is always an

Sacchi taught me a lot, but the two men who have had the

interested in money?

opportunity for the coach himself too. I want to become a

biggest effect on my career are probably Carletto Mazzone

That money is important in life, but it can never be the be-all

complete coach. So it is important that I also put my own ideas

and Eugenio Fascetti (Ed. former coaches of US Lecce). As a

and end-all. A player has to be motivated by his passion for and

into practice.

young player, I was able to learn so much from them, both as

love of football. If he isn’t, he will find it hard to have a

a footballer and as a person. That was a long time ago, but I

successful career in football.

What ideas do you have?

still think a lot about their words.

I always compare my work as a coach to that of a tailor, who

Collaboration: Giovanni Marti

makes a suit out of the material available to him. He can only do what the material allows him to do. The work of a football coach is rather similar. If a coach wants to impose a complicated system on a team that is too weak, he will probably fail. So my view is basically that you need to adapt to the circumstances. Of course, the manner in which you get your message across is the key to success.

„In this age of smart phones and computers, young players can have their heads turned by the merest taste of success.“

What kind of mentality does your team have?

My players know that I value discipline and decency. Mutual respect is also important to me. If all of that is in place, then

Do the old-fashioned values still reach the young

you have the foundations for good cooperation. In terms of the

footballers of today?

game itself, I am a fan of attacking football.

The internet and social media have changed many things,

Italy’s greatest successes have all been built on

see ourselves on TV, but we had a different connection to

and not always for the better. We also used to be proud to catenaccio, the most defensive of all defensive tactics.

reality. In this age of smart phones and computers, young

That is true, but catenaccio and counter-attacking football have

players can have their heads turned by the merest taste of

had their day. We have to have a rethink and move with the

success. They score a goal and half an hour later they are

times. Football has changed dramatically. I have a feeling that

watching a replay of it on their mobile phone in the dressing

the mentality is changing in Italy. Good attacking football is all

room. They play well in a couple of games and think they

about the art of switching quickly into attack after winning the

have made it. That is far from reality. It is not easy to reach

ball, but still finding a balance between defence and attack.

such players with words.

That sounds a little like the Arrigo Sacchi of the 1990s.

Are such conversations part of a national team

Arrigo Sacchi was a great coach. He changed Italian

coach’s job?

football with his new style of attacking football. In fact he

Yes, but I obviously only see the players now and again.

revolutionised it! We can still benefit from that, even today.

It was easier when I was the coach of Juventus. I think that

But I do not want to simply copy somebody; I want to learn

club coaches and national team coaches both have a role

from the past and take all I possibly can from it.

to play.

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THEN

1954 BERNE, SWITZERLAND

Keystone

16 World Cups, 8 finals, 4 titles – Germany’s World Cup record.

Captain Fritz Walter (centre) is held aloft after the team’s first triumph back in 1954.

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NOW

2014 RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL

Matthias Hangst / Getty Images

The DFB team after Germany’s fourth and most recent victory.

Playmaker Mesut Özil has both hands on the trophy.

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DEBATE

EXTRAORDINARY FIFA CONGRESS 2016 On 26 February, the reforms will be voted on and a new President elected at the Hallenstadion in Zurich. Below are the key questions and answers about the event. By Sarah Steiner

aim to foster a positive image of FIFA and to ensure that FIFA’s mission, strategic direction, policies and values, as defined by the Council, are protected and advanced.

The President has one ordinary vote on the Council.

What is the role of the Ad-hoc Electoral Committee and what are its duties?

The Ad-hoc Electoral Committee supervises the electoral process for the office of FIFA President. It checks whether candidates fulfil the eligibility criteria and monitors the candidates’ campaigns, i.e. it ensures that they are conducted in a fair and reputable manner and, more generally, in a spirit of respect for the FIFA Statutes and FIFA’s regulations. The duties of the Ad-hoc Electoral Committee are defined in art. 8 of the Electoral Regulations for the FIFA Presidency.

Which candidates were approved by the Ad-hoc Electoral Committee?

Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein, Shk. Salman Bin Ebrahim Al-Khalifa, Jérôme Champagne, Gianni Infantino, Tokyo Sexwale.

Are there any significant differences to the election held at the 65th FIFA Congress in 2015?

FIFA Congress 2015 The FIFA member association delegates exercise their duty.

No, the same procedure applies: The FIFA President will be elected by secret ballot according to the FIFA Statutes and the Standing Orders of the Congress.

Which reforms in the form of amendments to the

If they are approved, when will the reforms come

The election will be carried out with ballot papers in a secret

Statutes will be presented to the Congress at its

into force? And what will happen then?

ballot. At the beginning of the first session, the Congress will

extraordinary meeting?

Decisions passed by the Congress come into effect 60 days

appoint an adequate number of scrutineers. The Secretary

The 2016 FIFA Reform Committee submitted reform

after the close of the Congress, unless the Congress fixes

General, assisted by the scrutineers, will conduct the

recommendations to the Executive Committee on 3

another date. On that date, the Executive Committee will

distribution and counting of the ballot papers and be

December 2015. You can find the concrete proposals

automatically be transformed into the Council. Everyone

responsible for ensuring that the process is properly

in the draft of the revised FIFA Statutes on FIFA.com.

who is a member of the Executive Committee at that time

documented. The number of ballot papers that have been

will become a member of the Council. All other amendments

distributed is announced by the chair before the count.

will also come into force.

The election is conducted under the supervision of a notary.

According to art. 26 par. 3 of the FIFA Statutes, for an

What effect will the reforms have on the office of

How many votes are needed to elect the FIFA

amendment to the Statutes to be valid, an absolute

FIFA President?

President?

majority (more than 50%) of the members eligible to

The FIFA President will only be able to serve for a maximum

For the election of the President, two thirds of the votes of

vote must be present. Under art. 26 par. 4, a proposal to

of three four-year terms (whether consecutive or not).

the members present and eligible to vote are necessary in the

adopt or amend the Statutes shall be adopted if approved

Previous terms as a vice-president or as a member of the

first ballot. In the second and any other requisite ballot, a

by three-quarters of the members present and eligible

Council shall not be considered. Under the revised FIFA

simple majority (more than 50%) of the valid votes cast is

to vote.

Statutes, the President represents FIFA generally and shall

sufficient. If there are more than two candidates for the

What majority is needed for the reforms to be

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approved?

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

BUILDING A STRONGER FIFA office of FIFA President, whoever obtains the lowest number of votes is eliminated as from the second ballot until only two candidates are left.

How is the final result announced?

The counting and declaring of the results will take place in

The eyes of the world will be on our institution

• More independent decision-making and

accordance with the relevant provisions of the FIFA

and its member associations on 26 February,

oversight

Statutes and the Standing Orders of the Congress. The

when we vote for a new president and for

• Commitment to human rights and good

chair will announce the result of each ballot.

new reforms that will help to build a stronger

governance in the FIFA Statutes

FIFA.

• Commitment to women’s football and

When will the new President take office?

We must send a clear message to this global

women in football in the FIFA Statutes

The President’s mandate shall begin after the end of the

audience that we stand united in our resolve

Congress that has elected him.

to learn from recent events, to take the

Alongside these reforms, new leadership will

necessary steps to put things right and to

allow us to open a new chapter for FIFA, to

provide the support and service that this

rebuild after the turmoil of the past year, and

great game deserves.

to set the right direction for the future.

At the Extraordinary Congress, we will start We must not be complacent. We all have a

FIFA can be seen again as a strong and

long way to go to win back the confidence of

responsible foundation for football around

fans and the wider football community.

the world.

There must be a collective responsibility at

AGENDA

Embracing reform must play a central part:

the top of football – responsibility for what

not just voting for the reform package, but

has gone wrong and for the action that is

1.

Welcome

ensuring that every one of us implements the

required.

2.

Roll call and declaration that the Congress has been

changes to the full.

convened and composed in compliance with the

The reforms will embed a culture of stronger

Statutes

governance and greater diversity within

positive results are clear to see all over the

Appointment of scrutineers

football that will be vital to the future health

world. We cannot allow the actions of a few

3.

FIFA has achieved so much since 1904 – the

4.

Suspension or expulsion of a member

of the game, and its promotion and develop-

to destroy the good work of so many people

5.

Approval of the agenda

ment around the world. Some of the major

in football.

6.

Appointment of five members to check the minutes

areas include:

7.

President’s address

• A more representative and strategic FIFA

We must act together now with conviction,

8.

Reform of FIFA’s organisational structure

Council to replace the Executive Committee

so that we can return our full attention to

Vote on proposals for amendments to the FIFA

• Separation of powers between the Council

promoting and developing football.

Statutes, Regulations Governing the Application of

and the FIFA administration

9.

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this long journey of restoring trust so that

the Statutes and Standing Orders of the Congress

• Term limits and compensation disclosure

That was the bright spirit of 1904, and it

9.1

for senior decision-makers

must also be the spirit of 2016.

9.2

FIFA Statutes Regulations Governing the Application of the Statutes

9.3

Best wishes, Issa Hayatou

Standing Orders of the Congress

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FIFA WORLD FOOTBALL MUSEUM

Tessinerplatz, Zurich After two years of construction work, the FIFA World Football Museum is ready to open its doors.

A HOME FOR FOOTBALL HISTORY The success story that is the game of football has found a worthy home in Switzerland – in Zurich, to be precise, where the FIFA World Football Museum will open on 28 February 2016.

After two years of construction work, the FIFA World Football Museum is finally ready to open its doors. It has three levels covering a total area of 3,000m2, plus an additional 1,500m2 for a shop, bistro and café, which will all be open to the public without the need to have a museum ticket. On the ground floor is the state-of-the-art „1904“ sports bar with three giant LED TV screens.

In the museum itself, visitors can discover how football has constantly evolved, inspiring passion day after day all around the world. They can also find out about world football’s governing body,

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how it organises the game and how it has turned it into the most popular sport on the planet. The

World Cup trophy designed in 1971 by Italian sculptor Silvio Gazzaniga.

COLLECTION The shared history of all 209 member associations is brought to life in a collection of over 1,000 exhibits: historical documents, books, videos and photographs recount the story of how football became the world’s most popular sport.

FIFA Find out how FIFA came into being and how international football has developed over the years. Take a trip through your favourite World Cup and relive your emotions in our multimedia show.

SPECTACLE Football’s rich pageant can be experienced in multimedia format. There is also a library, a gaming zone containing a gigantic football pinball, a lab and a cinema.

THE MUSEUM IN FIGURES 1,000+ exclusive exhibits dating back to the foundation of FIFA and beyond 4,000 historical books and documents from the FIFA archives and personal collections from all over the world 1,480 photographs capturing key moments of football history, from the first images captured on camera to the present day 500 videos with footage of all member associations and every World Cup since 1930 F04

PRICES: Adults: CHF 24 Children 0-6: free

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Children 7-15: CHF 14 Families (two adults, two children): CHF 64 MUSEUM OPENING TIMES: Tuesday to Saturday: 10.00 to 19.00 Sunday: 09.00 to 18.00. Monday: closed SPORTS BAR OPENING TIMES: Monday to Saturday: 11.00 to 24.00 Sunday: 10.00 to 20.00

1,480 photographs, 500 videos The museum is also a visual feast.

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AFRICA

SPOTLIGHT ON NEW FACES

An eye to the future Many players hope to be discovered at the African Nations Championship.

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The African Nations Championship (CHAN) is being held in Rwanda from 16 January to 7 February and features only footballers who play in their national leagues.

By Sarah Steiner.

In the Rwandan genocide a little over 20 years ago, an estimated one million people were killed in a 100-day period in 1994 – one of the 20 th century’s major atrocities. A new generation now lives in this landlocked African country, where the majority of those under 19 only know what happened from what they read and hear, yet the memory is ever-present. But a new Rwanda is emerging, a land that has gained a worldwide reputation for peace and reconciliation. Football has played its part in this.

Alongside the many projects to encourage children and young people to play the beautiful game, the national team is also bringing a message of peace and hope to the Rwandan people. The country will also be given a further boost by staging the African Nations Championship (CHAN) from 16 January to 7 February.

Although Rwanda by no means belongs to Africa’s football elite, the Wasps (as the national team are known) have improved in leaps and

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bounds in recent years. Ranked 137th just three years ago, by March 2015 they had climbed to 64th – their highest FIFA position to date.

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AFRICA

„FOOTBALL IS A RELIGION IN AFRICA“ For the past six months, the fate of Nigerian football has been in the hands of its national team coach Sunday Oliseh, who, as a player for Nigeria, won the Africa Cup of Nations in 1994 and a gold medal at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta.

He spoke to Sarah Steiner about the African Nations Championship, African football and his team.

How important is the African Nations Championship to you and how are your preparations going?

Sunday Oliseh: I’ve never taken part in this tournament, but it’s clearly a big one. We have prepared ourselves well and beaten a South African Premier Division team, Tuks, 3-0 at our training camp in South Africa. We only managed a 1-1 draw against Angola but then beat Côte d’Ivoire 1-0.

Our goal is now to get the best out of each other and try to progress as far as possible. The mood in the squad is good, and we are pumped up.

You can only choose players who play in the Nigerian league, so some key players will be missing. How will you cope with that?

You could see that as a negative thing, but it’s also a good opportunity to have a look at other players – to see how they’ve developed and where they can improve. To just observe them, really, and who knows, we may uncover one or two future members of the national team proper. Many of them have already played in the second round qualifiers for the 2018 World Cup in Russia. We got through to the third round by beating Swaziland.

But you don’t know most of the team, is that right?

That is true, it’s another set of players altogether. I’ll have to make some adjustments, including on the coaching side.

We have put a lot of work in on the training ground, and some extra sessions were needed for those who don’t know me so well.

It is a good idea. These days, nearly all of the players in the African national teams no longer play in the country where they grew up, so it’s a great opportunity for those who play in the domestic league to show what they can do. There are bound to be some scouts in the stands having a close look at the talent on show, even if that leads to certain

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NAME SUNDAY OLISEH BORN 14 SEPTEMBER 1974 CLUBS PLAYED FOR RFC LIÈGE, REGGINA CALCIO, 1. FC KÖLN, AJAX AMSTERDAM, JUVENTUS FC, BORUSSIA DORTMUND, VFL BOCHUM, BORUSSIA DORTMUND II, K.R.C. GENK TEAMS MANAGED EUPEN, VERVIÉTOIS, NIGERIA NIGERIA NATIONAL TEAM 54 CAPS, 2 GOALS

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What do you think of the idea of giving players who play in the domestic league a chance?

World Ranking), but it is a work in progress, and a successful one at that. It started with the appointment of British coach Stephen Constantine and the decision of the Ministry of Sport to focus on home-grown talent, and is continuing with his compatriot Johnny McKinstry.

A STAGE FOR PLAYERS AND LEAGUES Where „home-grown“ talent is concerned, however, CHAN is not just about national players: only those who also play in their

players going abroad to foreign clubs. What’s more, it is a

For example?

domestic leagues are allowed to take part,

chance for the national leagues to demonstrate the

It is the peripheral things that make success so hard to

which has been the case since the tournament

strength of their competitions.

achieve. One of the problems is teamwork. We have to

was first announced by the Confederation of

really work on this, because if the team does not play

African Football (CAF) in 2007 and contested

Nevertheless, many players will still be playing

together in perfect harmony, we will never achieve

for the first time two years later. Africa’s best

in Africa after CHAN 2016 and will not get the

anything. And the second major problem is management.

teams battle it out at CHAN – now a major

transfer to Europe that they covet.

tournament on the continent, alternating with

That is true, but they are all aware of that. They are very

You’re trying to tackle both aspects in your

realistic about their future. However, everyone has their

country?

dreams in life, and for these players it is no different. Every

Yes, but it’s hard. When you try to change things, you get

African player wants to play in a top European league.

a lot of resistance. People don’t want to know why it is important to change. I try to explain to them that Spain’s success was not achieved overnight, there were years of meticulous planning behind it.

„It is a chance for the national leagues to demonstrate the strength of their competitions.“ Sunday Oliseh

What solutions have you worked out for Nigeria?

We have had a load of problems. We didn’t qualify for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations simply because we didn’t have

the Africa Cup of Nations (CAN).

Rwanda has gained a worldwide reputation for peace and reconciliation.

Football has played its part in this.

the same quality of players that we’d had in the past.

As I said, we’re working really hard on our teamwork and

The aim of the tournament is to strengthen

I’m bringing young players into the team. We have plenty

the national leagues. The original idea was

of young talented players, who also had success with the

to give home-grown footballers who earned

youth teams.

their crust in their home country’s domestic

no matter where they are from.

You mean the U-17 team that won the 2015 U-17

national teams at the highest level, an

That’s true enough, but you have to understand that in

World Cup in Chile?

opportunity that had been denied to many

Africa, football is much more than a sport, 22 men chasing

That was a fantastic achievement, but you have to bear

of them until then. A glance at some CAN

a ball around. It’s a type of religion. We play every match

in mind that at that level, you can win matches with

statistics confirms the reasoning behind this

as though it were our last, we play to win. Everyone does,

individual brilliance, which isn’t the case later on.

decision: in the last six CAN editions, more

we put our heart and soul into it. For many players,

The overall concept has to be right for the team.

than 86% of those who competed for their

football is a passport to a better life.

The philosophy, the tactics, the preparation – it’s another

national teams plied their trade in other

level, really.

leagues, mainly in Europe or Asia.

That probably applies to every footballer,

league a platform on which to play for their

So what is the problem with African football?

Why has no African team been crowned world

CAF and Acting FIFA President Issa Hayatou

champions yet?

said at the competition’s launch: „We strive

We may not have to wait long, or alternatively, it might take

to give local African players the possibility to

a long time. It’s complicated. The players definitely have the

showcase their talents and abilities, but also

quality, but the game has become more complicated. You

to bring to a higher level the national

need to be better organised, have more knowledge...

championships in Africa, and to boost their importance.“ The three editions of CHAN so FIFA 1904 /

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far – Côte d’Ivoire in 2009, Sudan in 2011, and South Africa in 2014 – have all been a resounding success.

THE ROAD TO RUSSIA African football wants to make a statement, but not only in continental tournaments. It is high time that one of its nations triumphed on the global stage: will Russia 2018 prove to be that historic occasion?

The tournament qualifiers are in full swing, with 20 African teams still in the running after the second round of matches. These will be divided into five groups of four teams to play home-and-away round-robin matches between October 2016 and November 2017, with the five group winners qualifying for the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™. The draw for the third round will be held at the CAF headquarters in Cairo on 24 June 2016.

It is high time that an African team triumphed on the global stage.

Opening match victory Rwanda’s players celebrate their 1-0 win over Côte d’Ivoire in their opening match of CHAN 2016.

As virtually all of the countries that advanced

teams to qualify for Russia and, perhaps, to be

from the second round were expected to do so,

the first to reach the semi-finals, are very much

given their world ranking (with the exception of

alive. And who knows, they might even win the

Libya beating Rwanda and Morocco seeing off

World Cup itself.

Equatorial Guinea), the hopes of Africa’s top

AFRICAN NATIONS CHAMPIONSHIP, RWANDA 2016 This tournament for national teams, first held in Côte

Stadiums: Amahoro Stadium, Kigali, capacity 30,000,

Under the Goal

d’Ivoire in 2009, is a typically African affair. Participating

Nyamirambo Stadium, Kigali, capacity 22,000,

Programme, FIFA has

teams may only field players from their domestic leagues

Huye Stadium, Butare, capacity 20,000

and must not include anyone who plays for a foreign club, even in Africa. The second edition, in Sudan in 2011, Muzi Ntombela/BackpagePix

FIFA IN RWANDA

increased the number of teams from eight to 16, and the tournament has now been officially recognised by FIFA following the third edition in South Africa three years

Umuganda Stadium, Gisenyi, capacity 5,000 Group stage: 16-27 January 2016 Quarter-finals: 30-31 January 2016 Semi-finals: 3-4 February 2016

provided USD 3.4 million to the Rwandan Football Association since 2001. Among the projects that this has financed are a technical centre for youth and national teams in Kigali and an artificial turf pitch at the Muhanga

later. Its results are also taken into account in the FIFA/

Final, match for third place: 7 February 2016

Coca-Cola World Ranking.

Details of all results and more information on the

provided between 2012 and 2015 in the

Host cities: Kigali, Butare and Gisenyi

matches can be found on www.fifa.com.

form of FAP payments.

Stadium. USD 2.05 million was also

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PHOTO ARCHIVE

Wembley, World Cup quarter-final, 1966 England’s Geoff Hurst heads in the only goal of the game with just over ten minutes remaining.

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HISTORY

A room full of memories Albertina Pereira dos Santos with her late husband’s mementos.

LEGACY OF A FOLK HERO

Leônidas da Silva was the top scorer at the 1938 World Cup with seven goals.

The Brazilian star’s medal now has a new home – the FIFA World Football Museum.

By Dominik Petermann.

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On entering the museum of the Brazilian Football

injury, he had already scored enough goals to

Association (CBF) in Rio de Janeiro, visitors take

secure the medal for the tournament’s top scorer.

a seat in front of a screen. The room goes dark,

It remains a fitting testament to the striker’s

the speakers burst into life and Brazil’s illustrious

achievement, whose refreshing performances also

football past is shown in all its glory – a history

reached European audiences. The „Black Diamond“,

encompassing 101 years, 20 World Cups and five

as Leônidas was known, thus left his mark on

World Cup titles. Over the next five minutes,

Brazilian football history. He was the Pelé of his era

all of the big names are featured, from Arthur

and is still revered as such in his homeland.

Friedenreich through to Neymar. Failures are included as well as the many successes. It is an

A PIECE OF FOOTBALLING HISTORY

emotional roller coaster, like the story of Brazilian

In 1950, Leônidas hung up his boots and stepped

football itself. When the 1930s appear, the image

out of the limelight to become a sports reporter,

of a special World Cup hero appears with the

and followed the Seleção’s fortunes on the global

inscription: „Our first international star“.

stage from 1958 to 1974. It was during this period that he met his third and last wife

Awestruck whispers can be heard from the back

Albertina Pereira dos Santos, with whom he

row: the words „O Diamante“ can be heard, for a

would live until his death in 2004. She never left

true Brazilian icon looms large on the screen, one

his side when, in the autumn of his life, he spent

who bears the name Leônidas da Silva. It was

ten years in a clinic suffering from Alzheimer’s,

through him that Europeans came to know the

and she still lives in São Paulo to this day, looking

Brazilian style of football, with its emphasis on

after her late husband’s legacy.

flamboyance and wizardry with the ball. Leônidas lit up both the 1934 World Cup in Italy and the

On what would have been Leônidas’s 100 th

1938 edition in France. At the latter, he was the

birthday, 6 September 2013, the Folha de S.Paulo,

first Brazilian footballer to achieve global fame

one of Brazil’s biggest daily newspapers, carried a

when he won the Golden Boot by scoring seven

profile of Mrs Pereira dos Santos.

goals, three of which came in the legendary

The headline read: “The widow of Leônidas does

6-5 win over Poland, including the winner in extra

not know what to do with the medal of the

time. Legend has it that he even scored one goal

1938 World Cup’s top scorer.“ She told the paper

barefoot, as torrential rain turned the pitch into

about the numerous mementos she had of

a quagmire and playing with boots become nigh

Leônidas, including photos, newspaper articles,

on impossible.

books, pictures, trophies and the aforementioned

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medal from 1938. In the pretty district of Paraíso Brazil finished third and thus embarked on their

in downtown São Paulo, she leads an unassuming

journey to becoming global football’s superpower.

life in a modest apartment, which contains a

Although Leônidas missed the semi-final through

small back room that she fondly calls „the

Exhibit The medal awarded to the 1938 World Cup top scorer.

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Fans’ favourite Leônidas chatting to spectators (France, 1938).

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HISTORY

„I had thought of creating a memorial here in the apartment, a kind of ‘Leônidas house‘.”

Albertina Pereira dos Santos

completed, representatives of the FIFA museum travelled to Brazil in October 2015 to collect the memorabilia.

Mrs Pereira dos Santos proudly displayed all of the items and told stories of old times living with the football great. Walking back into the living room bearing boxes, she remarked that although she was not the fussy type, she knew that everything was there. She then regaled the museum representatives with stories sparked off by the photos and newspaper articles. She was

museum”, where the memorabilia of Leônidas’s

pleased with the suggestion to devote a place at

career is stored. „I had thought of creating a

the FIFA museum to her late husband, as after all,

memorial here in the apartment,” she continued

Leônidas was and is part of World Cup history.

in the article, „a kind of ‘Leônidas house’. But I

Better, she added with a laugh, than letting the

could never find anyone to provide the funds.“

things gather dust in her apartment.

To her regret, this idea never came to fruition and she abandoned it, although she added with

HONOURING A LEGEND

a smile: „But if you have another idea, let me

The medal has thus found its final resting place in

know.“

the FIFA World Football Museum in Zurich, together with the other mementos. It has come

Which is where the FIFA World Football Museum

full circle, having started its journey after being

comes in. Wouldn’t it be a great idea to bring the

awarded in France at the 1938 World Cup and

medal „home“ to FIFA and honour the memory

now returning to Europe nearly 80 years later.

of her late husband in the new museum? As the marriage had been childless, there was no one

When Leônidas da Silva died on 24 January 2004,

to whom Mrs Pereira dos Santos could bequeath

he left behind a glorious football history that can

the valuable objects. The idea was therefore

now be fully appreciated through his medal at the

presented to her, and she was very receptive –

FIFA museum. FIFA is therefore honouring a

even moved. At last, a suitable solution had been

Brazilian folk hero – and one of the greatest

found. After all of the formalities had been

footballers of all time.

THE 1938 WORLD CUP IN FRANCE Europe was in turmoil with dictators on the march and borders far from secure when the third World Cup kicked off in France. The tournament was also marked by political developments, as, following the Anschluss, some of the players from qualified Austria joined a „Greater German” team, which, however, failed to get off to winning ways due to the different formations deployed by coach Sepp Herberger, falling to Switzerland in the first round. Defending champions Italy provocatively wore black shirts in honour of fascism in their quarter-final against France, and their superior play saw them through to the semi-final, where they met Brazil, the only South American team left, whose legendary victories over Poland and Czechoslovakia had seen them through to the last four. Without their injured star striker Leônidas da Silva, however, the Seleção succumbed to Italy, although they did manage to beat Sweden to secure third place. The final, which was played out in Paris in front of 55,000 fans, saw Italy take on the skilful and attacking Hungarians, who missed their best chances and were made to pay for it by the more assured „Azzurri“, who eventually won 4-2 and thus successfully defended their title.

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FACES OF FIFA

Name: Bruno Sassi Job title: Corporate Content Manager Nationality: Brazil Date joined FIFA: 2015

Name: Eva Pasquier Job title: Senior Manager of Development Programmes (Europe) Nationality: Switzerland Date joined FIFA: 2003

Name: Rolf Sieboth Job title: Deputy Head of Production Nationality: Switzerland Date joined FIFA: 1993

How did you come to be at FIFA and why?

How did you come to be at FIFA and why?

How did you come to be at FIFA and why?

Although technically I’ve only been here for less

The opportunity to work for a major sports federation really

In 1992, I was playing for my employer’s team, FC Tages Anzeiger,

than a year, FIFA’s been around me (or is it the other way

appealed to me. Working in development and closely with

when I heard from my team-mates that there was an opening at

around?) for a decade now: firstly at FIFA Beach Soccer

sport was the ideal combination for me. I have never regretted

FIFA. I knew about FIFA as world football’s governing body, the

SL in Barcelona, then freelancing as a media officer, and

the decision I made in August 2003.

finally as the lead editor of the Portuguese channel of FIFA.com.

What goals do you have within FIFA? To find nice ways of creating football content and communicating about what FIFA does. And to be happy.

Which was your favourite tournament?

Probably the FIFA U-20 World Cup Egypt 2009. My first 11-a-side football tournament as a media officer and such a treat from a cultural and human perspective.

Which club do you support?

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The job has made me a football atheist, I guess. I root for

What goals do you have for FIFA? As the Senior Manager of Development Programmes, I visit and help football associations in Europe and Oceania. One major goal is to improve structures not only on the pitch but also off

highest institution in my favourite sport. I didn’t have to think twice about applying.

What goals do you have for FIFA? After five years under President João Havelange and 17 under Sepp Blatter, I can’t wait to see how the story will continue after March 2016 and what kind of changes will lie in store for

it, as that is the only way for associations to be strong,

us. What will the new FIFA museum look like? What will the

transparent and efficient.

U-17 World Cup in India be like?

Which was your favourite tournament?

Who do you think will win the 2018 FIFA World Cup?

The 2006 World Cup in Germany. I was in charge of protocol at

Switzerland will beat Germany 5-4 on penalties. There won’t be

the matches in Dortmund. There is always an incredible

that much euphoria in the country though as we will already

atmosphere in the city and at the stadium.

have beaten Brazil by the same scoreline in the semi-final!

Who do you think will win the 2018 FIFA World Cup? I don’t have any favourites. Smaller associations have shown

people, characters, storylines, good football, but it’s been

that they are working very hard though, so it would be great if

so long now that supporting a club no longer feels natural.

a smaller country could lift the trophy.

But, growing up, it was São Paulo FC. What does sport mean to you?

Which club do you support?

I will always support my daughters’ team. Then SC Zofingen, Grasshoppers and Switzerland. And I have a soft spot for Brazil too – my wife is Brazilian after all!

What does sport mean to you?

Sport dominates my free time. Whether I am on the golf course

What does sport mean to you?

Quality of life and relaxation. I couldn’t live without sport now.

or just lounging on the sofa in front of the TV. Or whether I am

It’s always been a catharsis, like the most accessible

It keeps me alert and gives me the strength I need to relax. I do

attending a third-division match or trying my luck as a downhill

and spontaneous art forms.

as much sport as I can, preferably power yoga.

skier (on the computer). For me, sport is all about emotions.

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HEALTH

WINNING IN YOUR SLEEP Eyes on the prize Bayern Munich’s Franz Roth struggles to drop off in such exclusive company.

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Professional clubs plan everything right down to the finest detail, but they often forget to look at their players‘ sleep routines. Sleep coach Nick Littlehales wants to change all that. By Annette Braun.

It is fair to say that Wayne Rooney is a fan of vacuum cleaners as the roaring sound helps the Manchester United star to switch off at the end of a long day. Whereas others may grit their teeth and pray for the noise to stop, Rooney sits back and – as hard as it may be to believe – relaxes. In his autobiography, England’s record goalscorer admitted that it is not the dulcet tones of Mozart or Chopin that help him drift off to sleep, but rather the white noise of a vacuum cleaner. But after his wife Coleen stepped in and banned vacuum cleaners from the Rooney bedroom, the Manchester United man had to make do with his wife’s hairdryers which, one by one, he eventually ruined by letting them burn out. Is deafening noise really part of the perfect sleep routine to wind down at the end of the day? For Rooney, it is actually the secret of his success.

Sleep is a vital part of a footballer’s preparations for a training session or a match the next day.

Sleep is part of everyone’s day. Where, how, when, why – little to no thought is ever given to any of these questions, whether it is in high-level sport or not. After all, sleep will always come … won’t it? Eventually, somehow … even if – assuming you are like Rooney – you need a little extra help from the droning noise of a vacuum cleaner.

Yet healthy sleep actually has a major role to play in keeping you healthy, and as such it is a vital part of any footballer’s preparations for a match the next day. A player will always take to the pitch

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HEALTH to a 25% drop in the body’s ability to perform.

Periods of rest therefore play a major role in the body’s regeneration. But while little is left to chance in a player’s daily routine in terms of training, nutrition and medical care, clubs still pay very little attention to the importance of sleep in their plans.

SLEEP ANALYSIS BY A SLEEP COACH If you ask Englishman Nick Littlehales, sleep is neglected because clubs are most interested in winning, and not in long-term development, and also because very few coaches now enjoy extended stays at clubs in the modern game.

If a coach leaves a club, then often his entire team of support staff leaves with him, which brings all of the coach’s projects to an end too.

The club is then deprived of the continuity that would enable it to conduct sleep analyses.

Regeneration in the air Michael Essien (left) catches up on some sleep while John Obi Mikel relaxes with some music.

If there is one man who knows what he is talking about, then it is Nick Littlehales, a sleep coach who has worked with many leading clubs such as Arsenal, Manchester City, Chelsea and Real

national team, to Spain ... and the Manchester

Madrid, all of whom have asked him to explain

United press corps, who had been wondering

for example.“ The clubs’ training grounds often

the importance of correct sleep routines to their

about the identity of this mysterious figure

resemble ghost towns during these hours.

players in a bid to improve their performance

entering and leaving the training ground, finally

levels. Littlehales’ career in football began in

found out that Littlehales was not a media

1998 when he contacted then Manchester

representative with extra privileges, and nor was

United manager Sir Alex Ferguson to ask what

he a potential new coach, but he was, in fact,

the club was doing to optimise their players’

the club’s sleep coach. And so Littlehales had a

sleep patterns. The answer was short and to the

new job title, and today he jokes that he has

point: „Nothing”, but Ferguson was intrigued

„slept with many players“.

and so he invited Littlehales, who until then had

while travelling overnight to an away match,

„At Real Madrid and Barcelona, the period between 1 and 3 in the afternoon is all about regeneration.“

been working in the furniture industry, to pay a

SIESTA FOR SUCCESS

visit to United’s training ground.

Napoleon Bonaparte and Margaret Thatcher

„The most important thing is to take the pressure

four hours’ sleep per night, in stark contrast to

In the USA, Dr Sara Mednick conducted a study

off the players to get a certain number of hours’

LeBron James and Roger Federer, who both say

in which 30 people were asked to complete

sleep per night,“ says Littlehales. „How can a

that they need up to 11. Ghana international

four tasks over the course of a day. Some of

normal routine possibly work for a professional

Michael Essien went even further when he

the test subjects were allowed to sleep over

footballer and his schedule? That’s just not going

admitted: „I sleep 14 hours a day. That helps me

lunchtime, while the rest stayed awake for the

to happen.“ Armed with this advice, Littlehales

get the energy you see on the pitch.“ Littlehales,

entire time. The results could not have been

headed for his first meeting with the United

however, recommends being flexible, both in

more emphatic: the performance levels of those

squad, and although only Ryan Giggs turned up

terms of the number of hours of sleep per day,

who did not take a nap fell by 50%, whereas the performance of those who were allowed to

Sleep coach Nick Littlehales

at first and was receptive to what were, at the

as well as how those hours are divided up across

time, new ideas in football, more and more

the day. Some countries, for example, still believe

catch 40 winks remained constant. Littlehales

players began to take an interest when, with

in the benefits of a siesta. „At Real Madrid and

has therefore installed sleep pods at some clubs,

Littlehales’ help, Gary Pallister’s chronic back

Barcelona, the period between 1 and 3 in the

or even reconfigured hotel rooms so that they

problems began to ease. After that, it didn’t take

afternoon is all about regeneration,“ explains

meet a team’s requirements. After all, in elite

long for word of Littlehales’ expertise to get

Littlehales. „During this time, players can catch

sport, it is often such marginal gains that ulti-

around, from Manchester United, to the England

up on sleep that they may have missed out on

mately make all the difference. Littlehales works

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both famously claimed that they only needed

with 90-minute cycles instead of hours, recom-

manner that is easy to understand. Small

mending that players aim for five such cycles

wonder, therefore, that it is not just team

every day – or a maximum of 35 per week.

doctors who come to him for help, but also

Thirty-one cycles would still be enough though,

players themselves. Littlehales will then come

he insists, as it would give players enough rest

up with a sleep routine for them and also

and take the pressure off their shoulders.

reconfigure their bedrooms. „The furnishings are not about lifestyle; they are about the

THE ISSUE OF „ESOMNIA“

purpose of that room,“ he says. Littlehales

Aristotle once described sleep as the opposite

always recommends white linen and a room

of being awake, while Greek poet Hesiod

temperature of between 16 and 18 degrees

labelled it as „the brother of Death“, even

Celsius. The perfect mattress is also important.

though sleep has such a vital role to play in all

„Sleep is different for each person. What works

of our lives. Good, healthy sleep improves our

for one person may not work for another.

reaction times and our ability to concentrate,

That is why you should always get your own

and it has also been proven to bolster our

advice,“ he says.

immune system, while growth hormones are released while a child is sleeping. It is not just

THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN VICTORY AND DEFEAT

the length of sleep that counts, however, but

Who isn’t a morning person? Who will be at their best in the afternoon or in the evening?

also the quality of sleep and the periods of deep sleep in which the body regenerates. Overall,

Not without my pillow England’s Wayne Rooney.

Who wakes up early and is most active in the

the objective is to switch between periods of

morning? All of these questions can have an

exertion and relaxation, which is often difficult

effect on a team’s training, but they can also

for footballers, who are constantly in the public

pills as a sleep aid is dangerous and should

hold the key to winning matches. Imagine that

eye. „The mental strain is enormous,“ says

always be a warning sign – not only for the

the World Cup final drags on into the late

Littlehales, especially as the press are constantly

player himself, but also for the doctor treating

evening and a penalty shoot-out is needed to

reporting on where players are and what they

him.

separate the teams. „I would choose players who are at their best later on in the evening,“

are doing. Littlehales calls this „esomnia“, the state of always being reachable and everything

When Littlehales talks about sleep, he doesn’t

says Littlehales. „Those who wake up early will

being documented, which makes it hard for

use complicated sentences riddled with medical

already have had their peak, and will have lost

athletes to switch off and fall asleep. Popping

terms, he simply talks about the issues in a

some of their ability to concentrate.“ Real Madrid’s Gareth Bale, for example, is known to be a night owl who tends to struggle in the morning. It is a totally different story in the evening though, which is why a late penalty shoot-out would fit Bale’s rhythm perfectly.

So can sleep really be the difference between victory and defeat? „Yes,“ says Littlehales emphatically. Sleep can help to prevent injuries and ensure that a coach can field his strongest team – and win the big games.

Sleep can also lead to a major rescue operation though, as it recently did at Barnsley FC in England, where a shoeless fan fell asleep on a stadium toilet. Without a mobile phone to call for help, he was eventually rescued by firefight-

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ers some seven hours later. This particular fan obviously did not need any extra help to enter the world of slumber – unlike Wayne Rooney – just the atmosphere of a stadium. It was certainly a very unique sleep routine – and certainly not Team spirit Even in sleep, the heads of Bertie Vogts (left) and Rainer Bonhof are in sync.

one to be copied…

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STATISTICS

USA

FIFA WOMEN’S WORLD CUP™

MOST MATCHES PLAYED:

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FIFA WORLD CUP™ MOST GOALS SCORED

16 GOALS

MIROSLAV KLOSE GERMANY

MATCHES PLAYED: 24 (2002/2006/2010/2014)

FIFA WORLD CUP™

PLAYER ZINÉDINE ZIDANE WITH FRANCE THE MOST CARDS !! ! ! !!

MATCHES PLAYED: 12 (1998/2002/2006)

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BRAZIL

FIFA WORLD CUP™

TEAM WITH THE MOST TITLES

1991 1999 USA 2015

TEAM WITH THE MOST TITLES FIFA WOMEN’S WORLD CUP™ FIFA WOMEN’S WORLD CUP™ PLAYER WITH THE MOST MATCHES

AB Y WAMBACH,USA

MATCHES PLAYED: 32 (2003/2007/2011/2015), WINS: 24

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A DAY IN THE LIFE...

KEEPER OF THE TROPHIES The eyes of the football world are on Zurich.

The big day has arrived, the day on which the player of the year will be named. Who will it be this time?

It’s a big day – not just for the stars, but also for FIFA employee Reto Thurnherr, who has been working towards this day for months. Today, the 41-year-old and his team will be responsible for the trophies, and he is up bright and early to tackle whatever this cold, wintery day in Zurich may have in store for him. „Even though I’ve been doing this for many years now, it’s always something special,“ he smiles. His first port of call is the Home of FIFA, where the prestigious trophies are stored. Reto and the Event Management team are responsible for ordering the trophies and for making sure that they are engraved correctly. Reto picks up the trophies and makes a final check to ensure that there are no typos in the winners’ names or any other

In safe hands Reto Thurnherr is the last person to touch the Ballon d’Or before it is awarded to the World Player of the Year.

mistakes before setting off for where all the action will take place.

takes hold of the trophy. He strides purposefully

time, Reto and his team are ready with the

out of the wings and across the stage before

trophy. And then, with the clock now at 19.52,

„I came down here at the weekend too, just to

placing the trophy, almost lovingly, on its plinth.

finally the moment the world has been waiting

check that everything we need is here,“ he says.

„That’s when the world explodes around me,“

for: who will claim the Ballon d’Or for the

A table here, space for the trophy presentation

laughs Reto. Hundreds of camera buttons are

World Player of the Year? Kaká opens the golden

there – everything is planned right down to the

pressed, thousands of photos shot.

envelope and takes out the card with the winner’s name. It’s Lionel Messi, which is the cue

very finest detail. „We have drawn up checklists But the highlight of the day is still to come ... or

though it has all become something of a well-

better still, the highlights. With the stars still

receive the award, and he also lovingly caresses

honed routine over the years, Reto still has to be

making their way down the red carpet, Reto

the coveted golden ball.

on his toes at all times.

quickly addresses his team one last time.

„I’ve never actually attended the event itself.“

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for the Argentinian to step on to the stage and

so that we don’t make any mistakes.“ Even

„Communication is the most important thing,“

Reto watches all of the action on screen. „I’ve

he says. The show gets underway at 18.20, with

never actually attended the event itself,“ he

Acting FIFA President Issa Hayatou welcoming the

laughs. And if you thought that his day was now

guests before the nominees take part in short

over, think again. „It can easily go on until two in

Q&A sessions. While all of that is taking place,

the morning,“ he says, as every award winner has

There is a great deal of hustle and bustle in and

Reto and his team are primed for action back-

to drop by to pick up a special transport box for

around the Kongresshaus, with journalists

stage as they know that the first trophies will be

their award. „It’s certainly a long day,“ he says,

announcing their arrival, fans queuing up outside,

needed soon. The first award of the evening sees

with a hint of regret in his voice. „The next day,

and the first stars and their entourages arriving

the team of the year unveiled and then the rest

everything is already in the past. And then we

for the media conference. This is one of the best

of the awards come thick and fast: the World

have to wait another 12 months for the most

parts of the day for Reto, the moment when the

Coach of the Year for Women’s Football, the

important day of the year to roll around again...“

cameras of the world’s media are focused on

World Coach of the Year for Men’s Football, the

him: it is time for the Ballon d’Or to take centre

FIFA Fair Play Award, the Puskás Award, the

stage. Reto dons his white gloves and carefully

Women’s World Player of the Year – and each

Sarah Steiner Each month, FIFA 1904 accompanies a FIFA employee in their every-day work.

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CELEBRATION

BRANDI CHASTAIN Brandi Chastain has never been one to suffer from self-doubt. As a young girl, she defied all conventions by turning up for school every day with a football tucked safely under her arm. That strength of character was probably why – many years later – she stepped up to meet one particularly tricky challenge head-on. The day in question is 10 July 1999, and the USA are in the Women’s World Cup final against China PR. 120 goalless minutes have gone by, and the Americans are on the cusp of winning the penalty shoot-out with the score tied at 4-4. Chastain places the ball on the spot, takes seven steps back and brushes her hair away from her face.

90,185 fans are packed into the Rose Bowl stadium in Pasadena. What goes through the head of a player at moments like these? Chastain would later say that everything just happened spontaneously. And then the shot: firm and true and into the right side of the net, unstoppable for China’s goalkeeper Gao Hong.

This image, taken two seconds after the ball had hit the back of the net, depicts the incredible moment when the USA’s dream of winning their second World Cup title in nine years came true. But it also shows something that was, at that time, unthinkable: a footballer on her knees, shirtless, wearing a new style of sports bra, clenching her fists and screaming in celebration. The photo certainly created a stir as Time, Newsweek, People and Sports Illustrated all ran with it on their front covers. As for Chastain, she went on to sign a lucrative advertising deal with a sporting goods manufacturer, and her bra became part of an exhibition in New York’s Sports Museum of America.

USA coach Tony DiCicco also has his own story to tell about that iconic moment. He knew that the Chinese had been watching his team’s training sessions ahead of the final, so before the shoot-out started he turned to Chastain, who was just as comfortable with her left foot as with her right, and said: „If you take a penalty, use your left foot”. Chastain had only ever taken penalties with her right foot before.

Nerves of steel ...

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