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The Laws of the Game and women’s football

While the creation of the Women’s World Cup in 1991 was universally welcomed in the women’s game, there was one aspect that many were not happy with…

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Arsène Wenger: "the better the talent development, the better the results at professional level"

For the fourth edition of our talk series, host Pascal Zuberbühler welcomed ex-Arsenal coach Arsène Wenger to talk about his long career as a player and coach and his role at FIFA.

Captain Homare Sawa and her teammates of Japan celebrate their victory at the FIFA Women's World Cup Final on July 17, 2011 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. © Alexandra Beier/FIFA via Getty Images
History and Culture

The Japan Football Association at 100

2021 marks the centenary of the Japanese Football Association, an association that is at the forefront of the game in Asia. But that hasn’t always been the case…

Museum Life

FIFA 22 available at the FIFA Museum

EA Sports FIFA 22 launched on 1 October. You can give it a go at the gaming stations in our eFootball area. Of course, it’s also available to buy at our shop here at the FIFA Museum.

Telegram sent by Moore on 30 May 1970 to Morris Keston and his wife, thanking them for helping Bobby’s wife Tina through what was a stressful time.
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History and Culture

The English Gentleman and the bracelet

England travelled to the 1970 World Cup in Mexico with a squad that was regarded as stronger than the one that won the tournament four years previously. But preparations took an unexpected turn when the team landed in Bogotá for a warm-up friendly.

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Women’s Football pioneers from Denmark given recognition at FIFA Museum

A group of pioneering women from Danish Club Boldklubben Femina, winners of the first international women’s football championships named “Coppa del Mondo” in Italy in 1970, visited the FIFA Museum for official hand over of several items from the tournament.

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The legendary hairband of Diego Forlán

Uruguayan international Diego Forlán left a mark at the FIFA Museum in Zurich long before becoming our international ambassador.

The Irish Free State Olympic team poses for a group photo, during the 1924 Olympic football tournament 5 June 1924.
The Irish Free State Olympic team poses for a group photo, during the 1924 Olympic football tournament. © Pozzo Archive/FIFA Museum
History and Culture

A difficult birth

100 years ago today, on 2 September 1921, the Football Association of Ireland was created at a meeting held at Molesworth Hall in Dublin. But rarely has the founding of an association been achieved in such difficult circumstances.

Museum Life

Our program for the Long Night of Zurich’s Museums

The FIFA Museum is taking part in the Long Night of Zurich’s Museums (Lange Nacht der Zürcher Museen) again this year. We are happy to be part of this great event again on 4 September this year and have an exciting programme for you.

Young supporters of Team GB at the 2012 Olympics in London.
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History and Culture

The curious story of the Brits and Olympic football

The sight of Great Britain fielding a team in the women’s football tournament at the Tokyo Olympics would have raised a few eyebrows among football fans around the world, so this week we look back at the participation of the United Kingdom in Olympic football and ask - what’s in a name?

The pop-up exhibition on the Olympic football tournaments at the FIFA Museum in Zurich, Switzerland (July 2021). © FIFA Museum
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Olympic history at the FIFA Museum

The Olympic Football Tournament is the oldest tournament organized by FIFA. This week, the FIFA Museum set up a pop-up exhibition to celebrate the long history of football at the Olympics.

The Japanese Women's National Team celebrates their win at the FIFA Women's World Cup Germany 2011 with the World Cup Trophy. © Imago
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History and Culture

A milestone World Cup

Ten years ago Japan became the first Asian country to win a senior World Cup title at the FIFA Women's World Cup Germany 2011™. We look back on a tournament that was an important milestone in the development of women's football.

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