Wednesday, 19 August, 2026
Why Soccer Can Unite Nations, Deepen Divisions, and Make Millions of Fans Feel the Same Joy, Fear, and Heartbreak “I know it’s only a game…” “…so why does losing feel so painful?” It is one of the most common sentences spoken by sports fans. A person watches eleven players representing […]
FIFA — Fédération Internationale de Football Association — was founded in Paris on May 21, 1904, by seven European football associations: Belgium, Denmark, France, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland. Robert Guérin became FIFA’s first president. The purpose was simple but historic: create one international body to organize and standardize […]