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Browse through football history with our collection of stories and blog posts on items, exhibits and events at the museum.

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The 1982 World Champions with the World Cup trophy (from left to right): Antonio Cabrini, Bruno Conti, Alessandro Altobelli, Claudio Gentile, Giovanni Galli, Marco Tardelli, Guiseppe Dossena, Gianpiero Marini. © FIFA Museum
The 1982 World Champions with the World Cup trophy (from left to right): Antonio Cabrini, Bruno Conti, Alessandro Altobelli, Claudio Gentile, Giovanni Galli, Marco Tardelli, Guiseppe Dossena, Gianpiero Marini. © FIFA Museum
Museum Life

New video: Celebrating Paolo Rossi at the FIFA Museum

In December, one year after the passing of Italian international Paolo Rossi, we gathered at the FIFA Museum together with his family and teammates who won the 1982 World Cup to both remember him and pay tribute to his life. Watch our latest video to relive this emotional event.

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Museum Life

Emotional commemoration of Paolo Rossi at the FIFA Museum

On the first anniversary of Paolo Rossi’s passing, team-mates, friends and family gathered at the FIFA Museum in Zurich to celebrate his memory. Museum director Marco Fazzone announced that an exhibition on the FIFA World Cup winner will be opened in 2023.

Museum Life

The Showcase: China PR 1991

The objects in our showcase and the illustration above tell the story of the tournament that put women’s football on the global stage and saw the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team win its first title.

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Editorials

Origins - Meso-American ball games

The history of ball games in Meso-America. Such games were fundamental for the political, social and ritual life of the communities and empires in that region.

Origins - Kemari

Kemari is a highly ritualised game indigenous to Japan that has been played for over a millennium. The game of kemari enjoyed a high social status, the legacy of which is a historical record that has been passed down through the centuries.

China PR 1991 - The first FIFA Women's World Cup

30 years ago in 1991 the first Women's World Cup organised by FIFA kicked-off in China PR. Matches lasted 80 minutes, and the first goal was scored by the hosts’ Ma Li. Discover the fascinating story of this historic tournament in our first editorial.

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Social Newsroom

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