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Delegation from San Marino visits the FIFA Museum

The San Marino Football Federation FSGC (Federazione Sammarinese Giuoco Calcio) visited the FIFA Museum in Zurich last Friday. They brought with them the current San Marino national team shirt to go on display in our Rainbow.

1977 British Home Championship - England 1 Scotland 2. Kenny Dalglish, left, celebrates Scotland s second goal with Bruce Rioch in front of the travelling fans at Wembley on 4 June 1977. Scotland s victory ensured their winning of the championship.
1977 British Home Championship - England 1 Scotland 2. Kenny Dalglish, left, celebrates Scotland s second goal with Bruce Rioch in front of the travelling fans at Wembley on 4 June 1977. Scotland s victory ensured their winning of the championship for the second consecutive year. © IMAGO / Colorsport
History and Culture

150 Years of the Scottish FA

150 years ago today, representatives from seven Scottish clubs came together to discuss the future standards of football in Scotland and to officially form the Scottish Football Association (SFA). In doing so, they created the second-oldest football association in the history of the game.

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Representatives of the world's smallest league visit the FIFA Museum

For the first time, the chairman and secretary of St Mary's Football Club on the Scilly Islands of the coast of England visited the FIFA Museum and their loaned treasure, the "Lyonesse Cup". Among other things, they solved the mystery of why the cup is slightly dented.

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History and Culture

Pelé – a life in his own words

All the greats who have followed in Pele’s footsteps have walked in his shadow. His death will be mourned everywhere and we pay tribute to him in a way we feel is fitting for the great man - him describing the highlights of his career in his own words.

Museum Life

No trophy – no problem!

Since the FIFA World Cup Trophy is absent for the duration of the World Cup in Qatar, the FIFA Museum has asked children to take part in a competition to create their own trophies. For the next few weeks, the winning trophies will be on display in the showcase of the FIFA World Cup Trophy.

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FIFA Museum welcomes millionth visitor

On Friday, 9 December 2022, the FIFA Museum in Zurich welcomed a very special guest: Mirthula from Bern, Switzerland, was the Museum’s one-millionth visitor. 

© Imago / Werek
© Imago / Werek
History and Culture

A match for the ages

As far as World Cup matches go, Italy versus Brazil at the 1982 FIFA World Cup™ in Spain is widely regarded as one of the best ever. For Israeli referee Abraham Klein, it holds very special memories – not least because for a long time, he did not even know if he would be officiating at the tournament at all, for highly personal reasons. As he recalls the game in an interview at the FIFA Museum, the memories come flooding back to the 88-year-old former top referee.

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Get a sneak peek into our special exhibition in Doha

The FIFA Museum and Hyundai have teamed up to present the special exhibition “Goals Create History” at the FIFA Fan Festival™ in Doha during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™.

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FIFA Fan Festival™ at Al Bidda Park draws over 1,000,000 fans

The FIFA Fan Festival in Doha has welcomed over one million fans since it opened its door on Saturday, 19 November – one day before the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ kicked off. To celebrate one million visitors at the venue, FIFA has given away two tickets to the FIFA World Cup Final at Lusail Stadium on Sunday, 18 December.

Match ticket for the first international in association football history on 30 November 1872 in Glasgow, Scotland. | Image courtesy of the Scottish Football Museum.
Image courtesy of the Scottish Football Museum.
History and Culture

Scotland v. England: 150 years of international football

150 years ago, Glasgow was the scene of the very first official international match in the history of association football. Every player who has pulled on a national team shirt, and every supporter who has watched their nation play, all follow in the footsteps of those select few who were witness to that historic day on 30 November 1872.

Museum Life

Grand opening of new special exhibition “211 Cultures. One Game”

After years in the making and months of renovation work at the museum, the new special exhibition “211 Cultures. One Game" was showcased yesterday in a vernissage. After FIFA Museum Managing Director Marco Fazzone recalled the origins of the idea for the exhibition, the doors were opened for the first time for guests to eagerly explore the exhibition.

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Refereeing legend shares memories of historic World Cup match

The second edition of our new format "Football meets Cinema" in cooperation with the Zurich Film Festival this week highlighted the story of legendary referee Abraham Klein from Israel. In the live talk after the Swiss premiere of the short film "1982 Italia - Brasile", he shared several stories from his career with the audience.

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