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Museum Life

FWFM takes part in panel discussion with FC Zurich Museum

31.03.2016

Collections Manager, Moritz Ansorge, is taking part in an exciting panel discussion at the FCZ Museum on Monday evening.

History and Culture

The legendary Luis Monti

23.03.2016

The FIFA World Football Museum is the proud holder of the Argentinian passport of Luis Monti, one of the greatest footballers of the 1920s and 1930s. Monti is the only player to have played in two consecutive Finals of the FIFA World Cup for two different countries.

History and Culture

The World Cup is stolen!

19.03.2016

Sunday, 20 March 2016, marked 50 years since the Jules Rimet Cup was stolen for the first time. Enjoy our chronological account of what we know happened.

History and Culture

Better to travel hopefully than to arrive?

18.03.2016

Before air travel became what it is today, some teams had to make epic journeys to play in the World Cup. They spent less time at the tournament than in getting there!

Museum Life

25 years later: Heinrichs and the World Cup trophy reunited

17.03.2016

In 1991, April Heinrichs became the first ever player to lift the FIFA Women's World Cup trophy. This month, she was reunited with it at the museum.

History and Culture

Unlucky 13: Revisit the original Laws of the Game

14.03.2016

History books state that there were 14 original Laws of the Game but a recent discovery at the museum suggests this is a monumental error. Revisit the Laws that first got football started.