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ISSUE 16, 7 FEBRUARY 2014 ENGLISH EDITION

Fédération Internationale de Football Association – Since 1904

RONALDINHO MY WORLD CUP YEARNING

GEOFF HURST “IT WAS A BACK IN 1966”

PAULO RINK A BRAZILIAN IN GERMANY

Mia Hamm The Trailblazer WWW.FIFA.COM/THEWEEKLY CONTENTS

Mia Hamm, the face of the women’s game North and South America She is the living embodiment and glittering icon of the women’s game Central America 10 members in the USA, and arguably the world too. A two-time World Cup winner 35 members www..com and twice an Olympic gold medallist, Mia Hamm won the lot as the www..com USA’s greatest central striker. The mother of three and ambassador 6 for devotes her time to good causes nowadays.

Hertha fans fear the worst 15 The English has long been a playground for super-rich investors. Hertha BSC have become the first club to follow suit, but the fans are unhappy about a “deal with the devil”.

Manchester City’s damaged aura 19 Manchester City’s 1-0 defeat at home to Chelsea in a potential Premier League title decider was an abrupt reminder that the road to a possible Quadruple will be a long and hard one.

Sepp Blatter: needs women’s football Brazil has much catching up to do in the women’s game. “There has Mia Hamm to be change,” the FIFA President urges, calling for a competitive The original superstar of women’s football 23 women’s league with professional structures in the nation of the five-time men’s World Cup winners.

Prevention programmes work 25 Since the implementation of “FIFA 11+” in Iran, injuries in football at different levels of skills, age and gender have dropped by up to 25 percent.

The World Cup minus 26 Atletico ’s 33-year-old has enjoyed a fine season and was voted 2013 South American Footballer of the Year, but Felipe Scolari continues to turn a blind eye. We examine a gifted player who has never been prepared to sacrifice the good life for his job.

Hurst: I wanted to believe it 30 Forty-seven years after his famously controversial goal in the 1966 World Cup Final against Germany, England hero is sure of one thing: “It was a goal.”

Ronaldinho Farewell A Seleção? “The Dutch will have their day.” 36 In our Netzer Knows! column, renowned expert Gunter Netzer answers a reader’s question from Ukraine: “The never win the World Cup – what are they doing wrong?”

A Brazilian in a Germany shirt. 37 Paulo Rink was expecting a relaxed chat with Leverkusen general manager Reiner Calmund, but he came away from their meeting with a five-year contract and moved to the land of his forefathers. The story of the first Brazilian to represent Germany. CPi /

U-17 Women’s World Cup Blue Stars/FIFA Youth Cup 15 March to 4 April 2014, Costa Rica 28 to 29 May 2014, Zurich Getty Image / Cover: Frank Ockenfels W. Imago

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Europe Africa Asia Oceania 53 members 54 members 46 members 11 members www..com www.cafonline.com www.the-afc.com www.oceaniafootball.com

Gunter Netzer Analysing Dutch footballing history

ISSUE 16, 7 FEBRUARY 2014 ENGLISH EDITION

Fédération Internationale de Football Association – Since 1904

RONALDINHO MY WORLD CUP YEARNING

GEOFF HURST “IT WAS A GOAL BACK IN 1966”

PAULO RINK A BRAZILIAN IN GERMANY

Mia Hamm The Trailblazer WWW.FIFA.COM/THEWEEKLY

The Trailblazer This week, the cover shows a legendary image of Mia Hamm captured by leading American photographer Frank W. Ockenfels. The picture depicts our cover star during her time at the University of North Carolina between 1989 and 1993.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic Paris Saint-Germain’s match-winning icon

Landry Chauvin A new challenge at Club Africain CPi /

FIFA World Cup U-20 Women’s World Cup Youth Olympic Football FIFA Club World Cup 12 June to 13 July 2014, Brazil 5 to 24 August 2014, Canada Tournament 10 to 20 December 2014, Morocco 15 to 27 August 2014, Nanjing Getty Image / Cover: Frank Ockenfels W. Imago

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Power and skill Mia Hamm at the 1998 Goodwill Games in .

Thomas Renggli comes to physical recreation. Baseball and Hamm’s success, including becoming a American football, far and away the most world and Olympic champion, has turned her ith a television audience of 800 mil- ­popular team sports, are considered male-only into a true superstar. She was one of only two lion, a further 82,500 spectators fill- territory, while women’s basketball is viewed women to be named in the “FIFA 100” list, a ing the East Rutherford stadium, the disparagingly in comparison to the men’s game. compilation of the 125 best footballers of all cost of a 30-second advert standing at All of which only leaves women with the time, while in 1997 she was voted as sports- $4m USD and the half-time entertain- European form of football, known as soccer in woman of the year in the USA. ment – courtesy of Bruno Mars and the USA, a sport which was nevertheless a Despite hanging up her boots in 2004, Wthe Red Hot Chili Peppers – a mammoth media springboard to a dazzling international career Hamm’s popularity remains as widespread as frenzy, last Sunday’s 48th Super Bowl provided for Hamm. In an interview with The FIFA ever and her career left deeper marks on the a reminder that sport takes on a whole new Weekly editor Perikles Monioudis, Hamm game than any American before her. A Barbie meaning in the USA. ­reveals how she discovered her passion for such doll and one of her sponsors’ office buildings The names of the sports do too: American an ‘un-American’ sport, how her daydreams have been named after her and in a television football is a somewhat misleading term seeing would revolve around the stars of AC Fiorenti- advert she made the greatest American as the game is played primarily with the na rather than the members of the sportsman of all time, Michael Jordan, look hands and only occasionally is the ball kicked Redskins and how she became the most impor- like an extra. with the feet. tant ambassador for football in her homeland. When the world’s best young girls travel Women’s roles within the physically brutal The New York Times described her as “not to Costa Rica in March for the U-17 World confines of the sport are also clearly defined: only America’s best women’s soccer player. She Cup, Hamm will be one of the role models in they are limited to the sidelines as cheerlead- is America’s best soccer player,” while the whose footsteps they aim to follow. In his ers. While they also require a high level of Washington Post hailed Hamm as “perhaps the weekly column, FIFA President physical fitness, in reality their purpose is most important athlete of the last 15 years.” urged Brazil to create a “women’s league with purely as an aesthetic garnish. Haircut, weight German news magazine Der Spiegel went even professional structures”, an appeal that can and tan are what matter most. further in calling Hamm a living legend of the indirectly be traced to Hamm’s work as a Mariel Margaret “Mia” Hamm hails from game: “Hamm has decidedly more sex appeal sporting pioneer. Without Hamm, the game the southern state of Alabama, a stronghold of than Gerd Muller, is more elegant on the ball would not be the same, and in the USA foot- mauritius mauritius images / American traditions and traditionalists where than and celebrates as telegeni- ball would still only be a sport that men play

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College power Mia Hamm during her time at the University of North Carolina from 1989 to 1993. Will Mcintyre / Time Life Pictures / Getty Images

6 THE FIFA WEEKLY MIA HAMM “It’s incredible how football is growing in America” American women’s football legend Mia Hamm speaks to The FIFA Weekly about the power of family values, the quest for happiness, and why football is continuing to grow in popularity in the USA.

Mia Hamm was talking to Perikles Monioudis

You discovered football while in Florence. How This means that kids become aware of foot- did that happen? ball at a much younger age than in the past. Mia Hamm: We spent 18 months in Flor- Football now has a solid fan base in this ence when I was small, as my father studied country, thanks to the success of the women’s for his master’s degree at the university there. national team, the professional National My mother often took us to the piazza, where Women’s Soccer League and the Major I mixed with the other kids and kicked a ball League Soccer in the men’s game. around. And matches are shown on TV these days. You were the first member of your family to It surprises some people to see how many play football. leagues we’re able to follow in the USA My father didn’t know much about foot- nowadays. On any given weekend, four or five ball, having grown up in Washington DC. He channels show football matches in the learned to love the sport while in Florence ­Premier League, , Primera Division, and became a huge Fiorentina fan. We used Bundesliga and elsewhere. to go to watch their matches together. That must make good breakfast television. That must have been in the 1970s. Yes, in Los Angeles I watch several leagues Yes, around 1976. My father grew up with on NBC Sports or ESPN, plus the UEFA American football and the Washington Red- Champions League. skins, but in Florence he followed Fiorentina. So there’s a market for that in the USA? How are things today? Do American parents Oh, definitely. let their children play football, or do they stick to traditional US sports? Is it true that US sports are no longer reaching Football is totally accepted now, because all groups in American society? Do Asian the people of my generation who came into Americans and Latino Americans tend to contact with football or played it themselves follow football over American football? have now become parents. For them, football Ethnic groups certainly play a role in the

Will Mcintyre / Time Life Pictures / Getty Images isn’t as unfamiliar as it was for their parents. success of football in the USA, but other

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Hope through football Mia Hamm visits South Africa in 2010 to support the fight against HIV.

factors are important, too. There is now much your wonderful intuition for football? Your better access to football, for instance on father was a fighter pilot… television. In addition to that, some US sports And my mother was a dancer. My father have driven ordinary people away by charging was extremely focused and serious about his high prices. For example, it now costs between work; he worked hard. He came from a lower 150 and 200 dollars to attend a National middle class family; his father was in the Basketball Association game, but a family of military and worked for a telephone company, four can watch a match and his mother was a teacher. He had an for 100 dollars. extremely good work ethic and exceptional The US Soccer Association is extremely hand-eye coordination. active, and the Sam’s Army fan club follows the national teams around the world. It’s That last attribute is more important for ice incredible how football is growing in America. hockey. I grew up in Texas, and it’s not very cold Does that mean the sport will soon start being there in the winter. My father was proud of what called football rather than soccer? he did. He’s a very calm person. I hope I inherited No, we’ll keep calling it soccer, otherwise a couple of good characteristics from him. there’ll be confusion. You have five siblings, so you grew up as part You often sparked confusion among your of a team. How did you deal with competition

opponents on the pitch. Where did you get within your family? Getty by ImagesContour Will Mcintyre / Time Life Pictures / Getty Images

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103 goals in 100 games Mia Hamm made a name for herself with the North Carolina Tar Heels.

My eldest brother was definitely the Your parents adopted two boys, and this most athletic one in our family; I was well eventually led you to establish a foundation. aware of that from a very young age. (laughs) My older brother was eight years old and But I was the middle child. That made it my little brother was two months old when easier for me to find my place in the group, they were adopted, and they came from and in the process I learned that, whether different ethnic groups. My older brother was in a family or in a team, it’s important to my hero; I looked up to him and wanted to accept responsibility and behave in a digni- make him proud every day. He was 18 and I fied way. was 15 when he fell ill. He had to give up sport, as he had a problem with his blood cells. In What do you mean by ‘responsibility’? February 1997, he had a bone marrow trans- I can’t expect my team to improve if I’m plant, but two months later he passed away. only using 50 per cent of my abilities myself, I set up the Mia Hamm Foundation be- and the same goes for my family. My parents cause my brother was so strong and inspired were always very charitable; even today, they me so much, and also because I saw the diffi- continue to help other people. Ever since we culties – including financial ones – that my were small, they taught us that you can parents went through to find him a donor on always give something to others and that the bone marrow transplant register. My there will always people who need help. We foundation contributes to institutions and have a responsibility to do everything in our groups that help families in a similar situation.

Contour by Getty by ImagesContour Will Mcintyre / Time Life Pictures / Getty Images power to help them. We would also like to inspire as many people

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On the way to World Cup glory Mia Hamm scores in the first group game of Ambassador for Barcelona Mia Hamm and Barcelona fan Kobe Bryant the 1999 Women’s World Cup. attend a fundraiser in Washington DC in 2011.

as possible to register themselves as donors – than a club,” and that’s true. They do good everyone can register. All it takes is a saliva things for people and get something back sample to save your details on the register. from them in return. That makes it very easy for us to collaborate. Do you work for the Foundation on a day-to-day basis? What exactly do you do for Barcelona? I have a business manager. Twice a year Quite a lot. I visit hospitals in Europe and we host fundraisers such as the benefit match the USA. I help the club to put its charitable with Barcelona in Washington DC in July motto into practice. 2011. The fans attending the games can sign up to the bone marrow register. We once had How well known are Barcelona in the USA? two matches on the register; two people’s When you travel around the country, you lives were saved by that. see kids and young people here and there in Barcelona shirts, but also in the shirts of You’re an official ambassador for Barcelona other European clubs such as Manchester – did your ties with the club originate from United. Whenever I take my two girls to that benefit match? school, I see a boy who wears a different No, I had already struck up a conversation football shirt to school almost every week. with the club on one of their previous visits That’s not something that happened before; to the USA. Charitable work is one of the kids always wore baseball caps and jerseys most important things that links me to from US sports.

Barcelona. The club’s motto is “We are more AFP, FilmMagic / Getty Images Will Mcintyre / Time Life Pictures / Getty Images

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“You have to take training as seriously as the game itself.”

No pain, no gain College football provided the foundation for Mia Hamm’s international career between 1989 and 1993.

You have two daughters and a son. Do your presentable and ready. You can’t just wait for children play football? opportunities; you have to plan what you I’d like them to. Football, and sport in want to achieve. If someone comes to you general, teaches you so much about yourself. and offers you a chance, you must take it. You learn to set yourself targets and to That means you have to take training as achieve them despite setbacks. You learn to seriously as the game itself. It’s not enough get along with others and work together to to just ask the why you aren’t playing. achieve common goals. But what I want for But back to that quote. If you come up my kids more than anything is for them to against an opponent again in a final a week, become decent, productive people, whether a month or even a year after you first play they’re kicking a ball, painting pictures or them, they’ll remember the first impression teaching a class full of kids. I just hope they you gave them. I want opposing teams to can follow their dreams. think, “Last time we played this team, it really wasn’t fun.” Å But competition is important to you, too. You once said that you don’t just have to defeat an opposing team, you have to etch the memory of your team into their brains. How does that all tie together? That’s the athlete in me, but I essentially meant that first impressions are important.

AFP, AFP, FilmMagic / Getty Images Will Mcintyre / Time Life Pictures / Getty Images You have to ensure that you’re always

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Name Mariel Margaret Hamm Garciaparra Date and place of birth 17 March 1972, Selma (USA) Position Striker Clubs 1989–1993 North Carolina Tar Heels 2001–2003 Washington Freedom National team: 1987–2004 USA, 275 games, 158 goals Major honours: World Cup winner in 1991 (China) and 1999 (USA) Olympic champion at Atlanta 1996 and Athens 2004 Olympic silver medal winner at 2000 Awards: USA Player of the Year in 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997 and 1998 World Player of the Year in 2001 and 2002 Inclusion as one of first two women in the FIFA 100

En route to World Cup glory in 1999 Mia Hamm in action for the USA.

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Soccer superstar

Alan Schweingruber

In the 1990s Mia Hamm achieved star status in the USA, shaping the game in her homeland at a time when a pro- fessional women’s league did not even exist there. While the striker adorned the covers of fashion magazines and lent her name to Barbie dolls and sports shoes, she played exclusively for the ­national team for nine years. Her achievements include, among others, winning both the World Cup and Olympic gold twice, as well as twice being named World Player of the Year. Now 41, Hamm graduated from North ­Carolina University with a degree in political science in 1993 but had already made her senior USA debut when she was just 15. By the time she ended her international career in 2004, Hamm had scored 158 goals, a tally only recently ­surpassed by , who now has 160.

Women’s league: third time lucky Although women’s football has now established itself as a sport in the USA, the country is still a long way off a stable professional league. ­Following two failed attempts, from 2001-2003 and 2009-2012, the National Women’s Soccer League was founded last year, with the five- month championship contested between nine sides. A unique feature of the league is that the national associations from the USA, Canada and Mexico pay the wages of their respective

Mia Hamm achieved superstar status at a time when a professional women’s league did not even exist in the USA.

players, meaning the clubs’ meagre finances are not further stretched. Furthermore, it gives players the chance to compete at a high level at a time when no international fixtures are scheduled. Hamm was a keen spectator of the highly-promising project. The mother of three is married to former baseball player Nomar Garciaparra and runs a foundation she set up for people with bone marrow disorders. After being named in the best USA team of all time last year, Hamm’s footballing legacy is sure to live long in the memory. Å Dukas / UPI

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Bundesliga others, a sentiment emphasised by the KKR only owns 9.7% of the Hertha BSC presence of a banner which read “Wall Street GmbH & Co limited joint-stock partnership Deal with the devil? partners – Deal with the devil?” in the and now has a seat on the board of directors. Olympic Stadium during Sunday’s clash It’s clear for all to see what the men from New Sven Goldmann is a football with . Financial newspaper York find so appealing about this deal, with expert at Tagesspiegel newspaper “Handelsblatt” even declared that “KKR the Bundesliga representing a growth sector in Berlin. are toying with Hertha”. and Berlin an expanding boom town. There is money to be made in this deal. Their coopera- The Wolves of Wall Street It goes without saying that financial investors tion is currently scheduled to last seven years might have only been in are not overly popular with the German and this could provide Hertha with the oppor- Berlin’s cinemas for a matter of weeks, but public, the former leader of the country’s tunity to make a return to the Champions they have already found their way into the Social Democratic Party (SPD) Franz Münte- League in the medium-term, a competition in Olympic Stadium. On the day of Hertha’s fering once comparing them to locusts due which they faced European giants such as Bundesliga match against Nuremberg, the to the latter’s propensity to ransack fields, Chelsea, Milan and Barcelona at the turn of club shocked the public with an announcement harvest them for all they are worth and the millenium. Overwhelmed by their success, described by Chairman Werner Gegenbauer subsequently disappear. And the news of a series of risky investments in the team as “a ground-breaking agreement” and de- financial investors’ exploits in England has subsequently almost brought the club to its clared “a huge step forward for our club” by only served to make German football fans knees. The start to sporting life alongside General Manager . Hertha BSC, more wary of the dangers they pose. their financial partners wasn’t overly positive a founding member of the Bundesliga that either, the capital club losing 1-3 at home to had previously struggled with long-standing The rules and regulations of the Bundesliga relegation battlers Nuremberg on Sunday. Å and large-scale debt, have become the first stipulate that no investor is allowed a majo­rity club in Germany to go into partnership with a shareholding at a club, but given that investors financial investor. Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & in market economies generally want to influ- Co. L.P., known as KKR, has now invested a ence decision-making, their unwillingness to sum of €61.2 million into Hertha, wiping out shell out millions of Euros for a minority debts in the region of €36.8 million in one fell shareholding is rather unsurprising. 1860 swoop and simultaneously injecting the club Munich are the only exception in this respect, a with the capital to shape its sporting future. wealthy Jordanian businessman once saving the Bavarian club from bank­ruptcy – but his invest- What might seem like great news to some has ment was only sufficient enough to secure a been met with a rather hostile reception by middle-table finish in Germany’s second tier.

Imago Suspicious supporters The Hertha BSC Ultras express their unease during their team’s 3-1 defeat to Nuremberg.

THE FIFA WEEKLY 15 they are already out of the French Cup - under in droves. The famous Velodrome has only some pressure to win at all costs. been sold out once this season. Fundamental Money matters questions are being asked in a city normally The Paris club are also determined to top of the league in terms of passion for the Sarah Steiner is an editor on The triumph in the league. A potentially crucial game. FIFA Weekly. fixture takes place on Sunday, as Paris Saint-Germain and face off for the And on the subject of the stadium the Money rules in the French last time this season. The contenders for Velodrome is a hot topic in and of itself. Ligue 1 at the moment. At the crown are separated by five points at The venerable arena is currently undergo- the top of the table Paris the moment. Victory for the team from the ing renovation for Euro 2016. New turf was Saint-Germain and their Qatari backers are southern principality could yet inject laid a short while ago, but this too has not duking it out for the title with AS Monaco, drama into the title race, but if PSG take met expectations with the French sporting majority owned by Russians since 2013. In the points it is all but done and dusted. PSG press branding it a “potato patch”. The the last round of matches Monaco dropped boss Laurent Blanc, who is without €78 boisterous and intimidating stadium used points in a 2-2 draw with eighth-placed million striker Edison Cavani for the pivotal to be a home stronghold, but 'Syndrome Lorient. PSG managed to win, defeating showdown, is more than aware of the Vélodrome' is a thing of the past now. The Girondins Bordeaux 2-0 but only seizing significance of the game. He has described cry has gone up for an overseas investor à the game by the scruff of the neck after a the encounter as a “six pointer” and the la Monaco or Paris. Some see that as the Zlatan Ibrahimovic goal, scored incidentally upcoming period as “money time”. There key to success, others as the final nail in from a clearly offside position. Overall it could hardly be a more apt turn of phrase. the coffin of tradition. Both sides may be was hardly an outstanding performance. right, but only one thing is certain: more The men from the capital were much more The situation is dramatically different in than ever before, cash is king in France. Å convincing in the League Cup semi-final another part of southern France, where with a 2-1 victory over Nantes, in which the Olympique Marseille are struggling to Swedish superstar again filled the match their own high expectations. L’OM match-winner role. His goals in the fifth currently lie fifth and would only qualify and the last minute of the match provided for Europe if the eventual champions also yet more evidence of his irrepressible win the cup. No-one in Marseille wishes to quality, and proves the investment in his be reminded of this season’s disastrous transfer and salary is paying off in spades. Champions League campaign in which L’OM On 19 April PSG will contest their fifth lost all six of their group stage matches. On League Cup final, where they are – given top of that the fans are deserting the team

Parisian pleasure Zlatan Ibrahimovic (left) celebrates after scoring in the League Cup semi-final against Nantes. Jean-Sebastien Evrard / Getty Images AFP

16 THE FIFA WEEKLY Ligue Professionnelle 1 were urged to cheer their team on by clapping, scored. After Sunday’s disappointing 2-0 singing and beating drums in their own reverse away to reigning champions CS Loud speakers homes and the resulting din was transmitted Sfaxien, Club Africain are now four points to the players via 40 sets of speakers placed adrift of bitter local rivals Esperance, who instead of fans around the pitch in the stadium. Hammam-­ still have a game in hand. Lif beat Stade Tunisien 1-0. Nicola Berger is an expert on Under the guidance of former Tunisian African football. The fans of Olympique Beja are said to be national team coach Ruud Krol, who steered planning something similar soon, especially Sfaxien to CAF Confederation Cup glory in Saturday was a good day for as their side – already second-bottom in the 2013 and has also only held his current post fans of Esperance de Tunis. standings – are sinking ever further down the since last month, Esperance appear to be The Tunisian record champi- table. Following their 1-1 draw with Kairouan firmly on course to lift the domestic crown for ons defeated Bizertin 2-1 at home and while coach Mohamed Kouki tendered his resigna- the 26th time. Yannick N’Djeng and Oussama their performance left plenty to be desired, tion, but the club rejected his offer and the Darragi were both on target in the side’s the Rades stadium nevertheless erupted in Tunisian remains at the helm. Incidentally, in victory over Bizertin and although the latter applause come the final whistle. The specta- November Kouki also announced that he was substituted with a wrist injury, he is tors’ joy stemmed from more than just the would be stepping down, only to stay put. expected to be fit in time to face Etoile Sahel satisfaction of earning another three points, on Wednesday. However, the club’s fans will however. Until November last year all football A change of personnel on the touchline is not only be able to watch the action on television, matches in Tunisia were played behind closed always the best way out of a sticky patch, as rather than in the stadium, as supporters doors, so fans are happy just to be allowed Club Africain found out first-hand. The club’s have to make do with cheering their team on back in. The ban had been imposed partly as a board dismissed coach Arie Koster in in the stands at home games. Å result of the aftermath of the 2011 Jasmine mid-January citing too few goals and an Revolution, from which the country’s economy unattractive playing style as the reasons for is still labouring, and partly because of the the Dutchman’s departure. Anyone unfamiliar extreme violence that resulted in games being with Tunisian football might think the side abandoned. was in a relegation battle, but the reality was quite the opposite: Koster was released with The supporters of Hammam-Lif found it so the club sitting atop the league table. unthinkable that their side should play His successor, former Nantes coach Landry without vocal support from the sidelines Chauvin, has helped Club Africain to just four that last March they devised a plan. Fans points from three games, with only two goals

Jean-Sebastien Evrard / Getty Images AFP Welcome once more Tunisian football fans have been allowed back into stadiums to support their clubs since November.

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Darren Walsh / AP / Keystone A step ahead Chelsea's (r) beats Yaya Toure to the ball in his team's 1-0 win over Manchester City.

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Marco Gualazzini / Fotogloria THE FIFA WEEKLY 21 THE DEBATE Carla’s passion for football

Good with her feet In the Chacara do Ceu favela in , there’s a girl who enjoys her football.

Over the last 40 years women’s societies or in North America. In many parts of naturally. In South America, you invest in foot- football has changed from an the country, people find it very difficult to ball to make money. The fact that there is an eclectic hobby to an elite sport- ­regard young women as potential – or actual – actual educational and social element to foot- footballers, while young South American women ball is lost on many. ing discipline. But what is the struggle to retain the incentive and find little priority now? More profession- encouragement from society to continue playing A new strategy alism at the top or a drive to the game. It’s clear that whoever wishes to promote increase grass roots participa- Carla, now 21, is currently revising for her ­women’s has to devise a new final nursing exam. She no longer plays football strategy. Adopting the Swedish, German, or tion? The FIFA Weekly weighs up herself, but remains a passionate supporter of Japanese model of women’s and girls’ football the options using the example Scolari’s Seleção and would love to see her male simply isn’t a viable option. of Brazil. compatriots lift the 2014 FIFA World Cup on The country must come up with its own home soil. way of promoting the game and founding Perikles Monioudis Many Brazilians would love a professional leagues at youth level, whilst taking its social women’s league, but it’s not simply a question background into account. An inaugural profes- et’s call her Carla. Carla is eight years old, of putting all the talented female street foot- sional league could pave the way for support of lives in Rio de Janeiro and has two older ballers into six or eight teams and letting them the women’s game at grassroots level through- brothers, who drag her off to play football compete for a title. The lack of a solid founda- out Brazil. Carla, for one, would be delighted, with them. Actually, that’s not entirely tion makes this impossible: There has to be a even if she has to watch from the stands. Å true – Carla follows her brothers onto the pyramid structure, as well as youth leagues and street and happily joins in. She’s got a tournaments. Lgood eye for a pass, and she’s also one of the However, this is only feasible if football is best players at her school. viewed not simply as a quick and easy source By the age of 15, Carla has developed a of income, but also as a school of life for ­remarkable understanding of the game, and youngsters. her ball control has come on leaps and bounds. At 16, however, Carla stops playing football. Football as a school of life The weekly debate. Getty Images

In such a business-oriented society as Brazil, Anything you want to get off your / No incentive the concept of winning and losing as a team chest? Which topics do you want to The role of women seems to be more narrowly and of working both individually and collec- discuss? Send your suggestions to:

defined in South America than in European tively towards a common goal doesn’t come feedback-TheWeekly@.org Buda Mendes

22 THE FIFA WEEKLY THE DEBATE PRESIDENTIAL NOTE

Standards at the top end of women’s foot- The first step to more professionalism in ball nowadays are very high. But the game the elite is a solid base and expansion at the still needs to become even more professional. grassroots. Responsibility lies with the clubs All the work done at grass roots level would who should be doing much more to promote then automatically adapt. These days, there’s the girls’ and women’s game. already plenty on offer at the grass roots in Sara Blaine, Birmingham (England) many countries, but this can only get better if there’s pressure from the top. So in my opinion, the talented players we already have should be brought through better, faster and more professionally, promoted to the elite and “The women’s retained there. Flavio Gastaldi, Zurich (Switzerland) Brazil needs women’s

Two factors are equally important for football! women’s football: professionalism at the top team was and developing the grass roots as a mass he question as to the highlight of the foot- participation sport. Without a broad base balling year is easily answered: it’s undoubt- there’s nothing for an outstanding elite to Tedly the World Cup finals in Brazil. However, grow from. And without a successful top layer merely the first global trophy will be contested next with its idols and role models, you’ll never month from 15 March to 4 April at the U-17 build up the broad base you require. This is Women’s World Cup in Costa Rica. The tourna- absolutely essential to encourage talented ment featuring the 16 best teams in this age juniors, who approach the sport with great ­tolerated.” group reflects the future of women’s football. ambition, motivation and lots of effort. The U-17 World Cup in two years Women’s football still lacks glamour and ago, the first Women’s World Cup in a Muslim remains in the shadow of the men’s game. As a long-serving coach in (men’s) amateur country, was already a great success. There’s a great deal of work to do. But the football, I’d like to put forward the follow- Among the most notable absentees in Costa north face of the Eiger cast a mighty shadow. ing theory if I may: physique has become Rica next month is a nation usually symbolising You can achieve the seemingly unachievable increasingly important in football and will the unlimited possibilities of football, its tech- if you want it enough. become even more significant in the future. nical excellence and consummate artistry on Natascha Knecht, Munich (Germany) Football’s appeal derives less from grace and the ball, both in the men’s and women’s game, elegance and more from dynamism. This in namely Brazil. The women’s game in the home I’ve been playing for more than 25 years turn is the decisive factor in successfully country of one of the best women’s players in and in my opinion we’re not yet in a posi- selling the game to television. Regardless of history, five-time World Player of the Year tion to combine professionalism and wom- the degree of professionalism, women’s , is battling a tendency towards decline, en’s football. The women’s teams attached to football will never be as dynamic as the especially at junior levels. clubs always receive only the bare minimum men’s game for purely physical reasons. So In stark contrast to most of the leading of support. In every case the women’s team going forward you’ll always be less success- women’s footballing nations, there is no pro- was merely tolerated. It’s definitely a step in ful in selling it to TV and therefore to fessionally structured league for Brazil’s the right direction to make the women’s game sponsors. This fact alone will make profes- ­women footballers in their home country. It’s easier to access for a wider public, not just sionalism impossible in most countries on no surprise Marta was obliged to leave the showing matches from the World Cup, Euro- this earth. However, women’s football plays country at the tender age of 18 and spend her pean Championship and other women’s a priceless role in grassroots sport, because entire playing career abroad. It’s no surprise internationals on TV, but also Champions it opens up the values and enjoyment of this the most promising Brazilian talents are League games. Best of all, has team sport to girls and women too. On the forced into this step. broadcast the highlight match of the weekend one hand this fact promotes understanding In the case of women’s football at club in the German women’s Bundesliga live since between girls and boys and between men ­level the biggest country in South America has summer 2013. So I reckon two factors are and women. And in countries where women a vast amount of catching up to do. In the vital for the future of the women’s game: are still regarded as inferior, it can make an name of sustainable development of the wom- more professionalism at the top and develop- essential contribution to promoting equality en’s game (and equal opportunities) there can ment work at the bottom. of opportunity. only be one objective: establishing a competi- Gesa Jurgens, St. Gallen (Switzerland) Thomas Maag, Kusnacht (Switzerland) tive league for women. This has to be on the agenda in the year of the greatest festival of football in Brazil.

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Targeted success Reza Ghoochannejhad (centre) after scoring Iran’s winner against Korea in Ulsan on 18 June 2013.

More than two million male and female football- short statement based upon a scientific survey in Iran: “Since the implementation of the “FIFA ers play regularly in Iran. The FIFA 11+ prevention 11+” prevention programme in Iran, we are programme led to 25% less injuries caused at ­extremely happy to observe 25% less injuries caused in football at different levels of skills, ­different levels of skills and age. age and gender”. This is what we call in scientific language translational research. Jiri Dvorak injuries, during the FIFA Medical Conference Realise the problem, analyse the risk in Zurich 2009. The educational material ­factors, design preventative measures, test the or doctors involved in football, the num- ­including the DVD was duly translated into efficiency with scientific rigor and if the results ber 11 is synonymous for prevention. It Persian. Under the leadership of the medical are favourable, implement on a large scale. Å is our objective to ensure football play- committee, they availed of the strong medical ers are healthy, to prevent them from network to silently implement the programme any kind of injury and therefore to nationwide by educating the coaches, physio- ­promote football as a health enhancing therapists as well as the paramedical person- Fleisure activity. nel, by performing the programme on a regular Recently I accompanied Sepp Blatter, FIFA basis and in a correct manner. President, on his official visit to Iran, not only The instructional courses were presented to meet President Rouhani but also to open an as part of the “Science in Football” conference international conference on “Science in Foot- and were fully supported by the audience. This ball”. More than two million male and female is one side of the coin – showing how it is im- footballers play regularly in Iran. The leagues plemented. However, as clinicians and scien- are excellently organised with the Iranian na- tists, it is more important to know what the tional team having qualified for the 2014 World impact of such a programme has on football Cup in Brazil. related injuries in a large footballing country. The very active medical committee of the During the visit of President Blatter to the Iranian Football Federation came across the Football Academy in Tehran, Mr Ali Kafashian, Prof. Jiri Dvorak is FIFA Chief Medical

Kim Hong-Ji/Reuters idea of the programme “FIFA 11+” to prevent President, Iran Football Federation, made a Officer

THE FIFA WEEKLY 25 COUNTDOWN TO BRAZIL 2014: 18 WEEKS TO GO

Past his sell-by date?

He’s just enjoyed his best season in years, but he Name “Ronaldinho” / Ronaldo de Assis Moreira is still not considered for the Selecao. The problem Date and place of birth 21 , Alegre is that football is no longer top of Ronaldinho’s Position list of priorities. Attacking midfielder, forward Clubs Gremio, Paris SG, Barcelona, AC Milan, CR Flamengo, Atletico Mineiro National team 102 appearances, 35 goals Alan Schweingruber one party to another, while his efforts on the Major honours pitch became increasingly half-hearted. CR 2002 FIFA World Cup winner, he days leading up to signing a contract Flamengo, his first port of call in Brazil follow- 2006 UEFA Champions League winner, can be stressful. During that time, it’s ing ten years in Europe, built their team around Spanish champion in 2005 and 2006, 2013 winner more important than ever to keep a cool Ronaldinho until they noticed that their new head and avoid making any errors of signing preferred to follow other pursuits. The judgement. Where do the conditions former World Footballer of the Year was spot- suit me best? Who pays well? What’s ted in nightclubs week after week, and matters Tthe climate like? All these things should be eventually got so bad that his club introduced considered carefully and in one’s own time. a 24-hour hotline which members of the public One player who might recently have posed were invited to call if they happened to spot these questions is Ronaldinho. He made up Ronaldinho on the dance floor. his mind nine days into the New Year: Rather than head for Turkey or the USA, the 33-year- Last resort old opted to remain in Brazil with Atletico Trying to tame Ronaldinho is a hopeless en- Mineiro. Ronaldinho took his time in agree- deavour. He has devised a simple ground rule: ing to a one-year contract extension – another Take me as I am, or leave me alone. He is well stint in Europe, home to some of the biggest aware of his talents; his free-kicks and close stars in the game, would have been tempting control remain a joy to watch. He also knows with the 2014 FIFA World Cup looming large that he’s capable of more, but that would mean on the horizon. The ageing star could have he’d have to make sacrifices, which ultimately proved he still has what it takes to rub shoul- might not prove worthwhile. Ronaldinho has ders with the best, and maybe increased the enjoyed a fine season with Atletico Mineiro pressure on national coach Felipe Scolari. As and was recently voted 2013 South American things stand, Ronaldinho’s chances of being Footballer of the Year by journalists (an acco- included in Brazil’s World Cup squad seem lade awarded since 1971, but only to players at remote, but logical arguments have held no South American and Mexican clubs). Felipe sway with Ronaldinho for quite some time. Scolari, however, continues to turn a blind eye. Out of the spotlight Ronaldinho appears After all, what role can logic play if your atti- The general consensus is that Ronaldinho will likely to miss the World Cup finals for the tude and mentality are found wanting? ­Unless only make the World Cup squad if half of second time in a row. all is well in the life of the man with the ­Brazil’s attacking players break their legs ­permanent grin, he’s incapable of playing to ­between now and June. his considerable potential. Former Selecao outcast Kaka could be ­offered a more prominent role in Scolari’s plans. Half-hearted The 31-year-old has been in consistent form for Well-being may be a broad concept, but in AC Milan, and is generally regarded as an ­ageing, Ronaldinho’s world, it simply equates to enjoy- yet amenable star – an aspect worthy of consid- ing life. At Barcelona and AC Milan, the powers eration ahead of a four-week tournament. that be despaired of the Brazilian’s excessive Ronaldinho, by contrast, celebrated his contract lifestyle. It became apparent in the wake of extension at Atletico Mineiro in a swimming Brazil’s unsuccessful FIFA World Cup cam- pool with five scantily clad beauties. Å paign in Germany in 2006 that he was no

longer taking his job seriously. He went from Lars Baron / Getty Images

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BRAZIL Logical arguments have held Coach Stars , , , no sway with Ronaldinho for Fred Legends , Pele, , Falcao, quite some time. Ronaldo, FIFA World Cups 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002 Lars Baron / Getty Images

THE FIFA WEEKLY 27 The best footballer of 2035 was born today. But where?

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Top transfers in the 2013/14 winter window

 (ESP/Midfielder) 1 To: Manchester United From: Chelsea Transfer fee: €44.7 million

Nemanja Matic (SRB/Midfielder) 2 To: Chelsea From: Benfica Transfer fee: €25 million Football and ice  (FRA/Midfielder) To: Paris Saint-Germain From: Newcastle United hockey face off Transfer fee: €25 million  (BRA/Midfielder) 4 To: Thomas Renggli amount of play for the same ticket price and just From: Lazio made it home in time for breakfast. Transfer fee: €20 million ext Wednesday sees the start of the first World championships. The Football World major team sport event of the year, as Cup takes place every four years, but ice hockey  (BEL/Midfielder) 12 of the world’s top ice hockey teams players work harder, contesting the Ice Hockey To: Wolfsburg compete at the Winter Olympics in Sochi. World Championships in May each year. From: Chelsea The tournament provides an ideal oppor- Intensity. While football coaches can often Transfer fee: €20 million tunity for football fans to get to grips be heard to complain that playing two matches in N(figuratively) with the puck and stick once and a week is exhausting, you are much more likely to Jose Salomon Rondon (VEN/Striker) for all. Here are the ten most significant differ- hear an ice hockey coach say: “Three games in one 6 To: Zenit St. Petersburg ences between the two sports. week is ideal; it enables us to get into the right From: Rubin Kazan Dimensions and weight. With its rounded rhythm.” Transfer fee: €18 million corners, an ice hockey rink typically measures Global appeal. FIFA comprises 209 member 60 x 30 metres, divided into thirds, while a rec- football associations with 265 million active Kostas Mitroglou (GRE/Striker) tangular football pitch can be anywhere between members. Meanwhile, the International Ice 7 To: Fulham 90 to 120 metres long and 45 to 90 metres wide. Hockey Federation, also headquartered in Zurich, From: Olympiakos An ice hockey goal is only half as high as its foot- is limited to just 72 member nations with 1.5 mil- Transfer fee: €15 million balling equivalent, but despite this, the six ice lion licensed members. Despite this, ice hockey hockey players in a team score more often than member countries are not limited by size, with  (FRA/Defender) 11 footballers. Perhaps it is a matter of weight: just 56 active players in Andorra. To: Chelsea after all, a football is 240 grams heavier than a Goalkeepers. In football, keepers spend much From: St. Etienne puck. of their time upright, minding a goal 2.44 metres Transfer fee: €15 million Equipment. Stick-wielding hockey players are high. In contrast, an ice hockey goalie has to stoop padded up and wear helmets with Plexiglas visors to guard a goalmouth just 1.22 metres high. He  (EGY/Midfielder) or a cage mask. All this kit makes it much more wears oversized gloves and spends more time on his 9 To: Chelsea difficult to kiss your team-mate when he scores or knees than the most devout of religious followers. From: Basel to spit at an opponent in close combat. Football- Referees. Four officials oversee games in both Transfer fee: €13.2 million ers, meanwhile, are free from such constraints. football and ice hockey, but the rule differences Tempo. It is often claimed that ice hockey is between the sports are far more striking. Any Leandro Damiao (BRA/Striker) the fastest team sport, but this is not the case. footballer who strikes his opponent will likely face 10 To: Santos The hardest slapshot, hit by Russian Alexander a lengthy ban, while a sparring ice hockey player From: Internacional Ryazantsev, reached a speed of 183km/h, but the is simply forced to take a two-minute timeout. Transfer fee: €13 million fastest shot in football was recorded at an in- Teeth. While footballers grit their teeth in the credible 211km/h, fired by Hertha Berlin’s struggle for goals, victories and trophies, many of Lacina Traore (CIV/Striker) ­Brazilian midfielder Ronny. ice hockey’s players are more likely to leave their 11 To: Monaco Playing time. Ice hockey games last only teeth in the changing room. Losing teeth is part From: Anzhi Makhachkala 60 minutes, but because the clock stops for each and parcel of the sport, but help is at hand: Rene Transfer fee: €10 million break in play, a game actually lasts 30 minutes Fasel, the Swiss president of the International Ice longer from start to finish. The longest game in Hockey Federation, is a dentist by trade. Å Which transfers were the most impor- history was played on 24 March 1936 between tant for you in the winter window? Detroit and Montreal and lasted exactly 176 min- The weekly column by our staff Send your opinion to: utes and 30 seconds. Fans got three times the writers [email protected]

THE FIFA WEEKLY 29 Name Sir Geoffrey Charles Hurst Date and place of birth 8 December 1941, Ashton-under-Lyne, England Position Striker Clubs played for 1959–1972 West Ham United 1972–1975 Stoke City 1975–1976 West Bromwich Albion 1976 Seattle Sounders 1976 Cork Celtic International career 1966–1972 49 caps (24 goals) for England Greatest success 1966 World Cup winner Clubs coached 1979–1981 Chelsea Bullspress / Mirrorpix

30 THE FIFA WEEKLY THE INTERVIEW “I wanted to believe it”

England’s Sir Geoff Hurst scored three goals against Germany in the 1966 World Cup Final, including the legendary “Wembley goal”. “It was a goal,” maintains Hurst today, “and that’s good enough for me.”

Football got you in trouble with the police as a intermission, walked all the way back and Your hat-trick goal was the best of the tree. youngster. there was not one cameraman or autograph Did you know where you wanted to put the Geoff Hurst:Where I lived, almost all the asked for during the journey there or the ball? boys played football apart from one who was journey back. Can you imagine that happen- The honest answer is that anywhere more interested in model aeroplanes. The ball ing today? You might be able to do it, but would have done! As I got to the edge of the finished up in his garden one day and he you’d need about 15 bodyguards! penalty area, I knew that the game was nearly called the police. Quite unbelievably we ended over and I just wanted to hit the ball as hard up in court. We got fined one pound, so I do The opening didn’t follow the script did it? as I could with my left foot. I actually wanted have a criminal record. No, we went behind. Strangely enough to hit it over the bar and into the crowd, as I Ray Wilson our left-back, who was one of our knew that by the time Tilkowski got the ball Your England debut was against West Germa- world-class players and for me was the best in back from the ballboy that by the time he’d ny in February 1966. his position in the world at the time, made an taken his goal kick, the game surely would Yes, only a few months before the Final elementary mistake in the opening minutes have been over. But as you know, I miss-hit it which is quite surprising. We won the game of the game. We saw ourselves 1-0 down. and it flew in! 1-0 and Nobby Stiles scored. Strangely enough Nobby, who was a midfield player, Your celebrations after the equaliser are Brazil now have the chance to play host to the wore No 9 on his back that day and he brilliant, you were 24, playing in a home World world – what was it like to play every game on scored a goal from about one metre out! We Cup. And you’d made the difference. home soil and to have a home World Cup? didn’t play very well and we got a bit of Scoring the goal, from a West Ham The World Cup is a great event and to host criticism, but a lot of people said that they free-kick, if you like, gave me a feeling of the World Cup in your own country is abso- would be very happy if we got the same exhilaration. Not just with the goal, but just lutely fantastic. I don’t think at the time you result in July, which was quite a prophetic how I was generally. I think that really stupid realise how big it is, you’re far too interested statement. celebration which many people still talk in getting picked and playing. But having seen about today just summed up how I was other World Cups as a spectator, it’s fantastic. In the run-up to the World Cup finals, you’d feeling in myself. I think I’ve been incredibly lucky. Å scored 40 goals in your last 59 competitive games. How confident were you feeling? Then there was a moment in World Cup history I feel on top of the world now that you’ve which will never be forgotten – England’s third Geoff Hurst was speaking to Martin O’Boyle told me, I didn’t know that! That’s an interest- goal. Did the ball cross the line? ing stat. Looking back at my record, even I would tell FIFA and everybody connect- though I was astonished to be called up in ed with world football the ball was at least December 1965, I actually think that I could one metre over the line! Full stop! Seriously, have played for England perhaps one or two when you’re playing in the game, replacing years earlier, because I was scoring goals. Jimmy Greaves – it’s 2-2 against a brilliant But yes, I was feeling confident. I’d had German team, I hit the ball on the half turn three or four years in West Ham’s first team and fell over so I had a very poor view. and was playing well. We had won the FA Cup The ball actually bounced behind the in 1965 and I can remember coming home and keeper and with my view I didn’t actually see telling my wife ’I think I know what I’m doing it. But I wanted to believe, more than my life now!’ And that was mid-1964. So I was experi- was worth, that the ball had crossed the line! enced and at my peak physically. However, my team-mate Roger Hunt – I’ve always gone on this – he could have put it in, How were you feeling in the run-up to the final? but he wheeled away in celebration and We went to watch a film. We walked shouted ’It’s a goal’ and that’s stood with me from the hotel to Hendon Central and saw a for many years. He felt that it had gone over film called “Those Magnificent Men in their the line. Instinctively, if you’re a great striker, Flying Machines”. The 22-man squad, plus you’d tend to put it in, but he didn’t. He raised the staff walked all the way there, sat his arms in celebration and shouted: ’It’s a

Bullspress / Mirrorpix through the film, got an ice cream at the goal’ and that’s good enough for me.

THE FIFA WEEKLY 31 MIRROR IMAGE THEN

Camp Nou, Barcelona, Spain

1982

“Ho visto Maradona” (“I saw Maradona”) was an anthem of Napoli fans between 1984 and 1991, and at the 1982 World Cup, the Belgium team got to see the footballing wizard in action up close. However, the scoreline did not suggest they were overawed, with Belgium ultimately winning the match 1-0. Argentina were eliminated in the second group round that year, but were eventually crowned world champions four years later, thanks to Maradona and his ‘Hand of God’. Steve Powell / Allsport Gabriel Bouys / AFP

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Soccer City, Johannesburg, South Africa

2010

As an Olympic champion, Champions League winner, La Liga winner, cup winner and four-time Ballon d’Or winner, is at the pinnacle of the modern game. At the 2010 World Cup, he played a game of cat and mouse with the South Koreans to lead Argentina to a 4-1 victory, with team-mate Gonzalo Higuain scoring a hat-trick. Despite this, Messi and co. were denied a fairy tale ending when they were defeated 4-0 by Germany in the quarter-final. Steve Powell / Allsport Gabriel Bouys / AFP

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2 Germany 0 1318 -41 3 Argentina 0 1251 -83 4 Colombia 0 1200 5 Portugal 0 1172 -125 6 Uruguay 0 1132 -167 7 Italy 0 1120 -209 8 Switzerland 0 1113 Top spot Biggest climber Biggest faller 9 Netherlands 0 1106 10 Brazil 0 1102 11 Belgium 0 1098 78 Trinidad and Tobago 0 441 145 Mauritania -3 161 12 Greece 0 1055 79 Oman 6 440 146 St Lucia 1 155 13 England 0 1041 79 Haiti 0 440 146 Kyrgyzstan 1 155 14 USA 0 1019 81 Congo DR 1 439 148 Thailand -2 153 15 Chile 0 1005 81 Jamaica -1 439 149 Singapore 1 152 16 Croatia 0 971 83 Belarus -2 431 150 St Kitts and Nevis -1 150 17 Côte d'Ivoire 0 912 84 FYR Macedonia -1 425 151 Guyana -1 149 18 Ukraine 0 907 85 Congo -1 421 152 Belize 7 146 19 Bosnia-Herzegovina 0 899 85 Gabon -8 421 153 Laos -1 144 20 France 0 893 87 Uganda -1 413 154 Malaysia 0 143 21 Mexico 0 892 88 El Salvador 2 395 155 St Vincent and the Grenadines -2 142 22 Russia 0 870 89 Angola -1 384 156 Liechtenstein -2 141 23 Ecuador 0 852 90 Northern Ireland -1 381 156 India -2 141 24 Ghana 0 851 91 New Zealand -1 378 156 Puerto Rico -2 141 25 Denmark 0 831 92 China PR 0 376 159 Nicaragua 1 137 26 Sweden 1 793 93 Estonia 1 366 160 São Tomé e Príncipe -2 126 27 Algeria -1 792 94 Azerbaijan 0 363 161 Indonesia 0 124 28 Czech Republic 0 766 95 Ethiopia -2 361 162 Guam -1 123 29 Slovenia 0 762 96 Moldova 0 359 163 Maldives 0 120 30 Serbia 0 752 97 Botswana 0 354 164 Chad 0 116 31 10 748 97 Liberia 1 354 164 Bangladesh 0 116 32 Costa Rica -1 743 99 Benin 0 335 166 Barbados 0 101 33 Romania -1 734 100 Cuba 0 334 167 Chinese Taipei 0 95 34 Iran -1 727 101 Qatar 2 333 167 Dominica 0 95 35 Cape Verde Islands 4 726 102 Georgia -1 330 169 Sri Lanka 0 90 36 Panama 2 722 103 Lithuania -1 326 170 Aruba 0 87 37 Scotland -3 717 104 Niger 0 318 170 Faroe Islands 0 87 38 Armenia -3 716 105 Zimbabwe 2 312 172 Solomon Islands 0 86 39 -3 715 106 -1 311 172 Nepal 0 86 40 Mali 5 703 107 Central African Republic -1 310 172 Pakistan 0 86 41 -4 701 108 Equatorial Guinea 0 309 175 Bermuda 0 83 42 Peru -3 698 109 Kenya 0 304 176 Seychelles 0 67 43 Honduras -1 692 110 Bahrain 0 299 177 Mauritius 0 66 44 Tunisia 4 689 111 Canada 1 291 178 Curaçao 0 65 45 Turkey -2 677 112 Guatemala 1 286 179 Vanuatu 1 53 46 Hungary -2 668 113 Tajikistan 1 285 180 Yemen -1 50 47 Austria -1 648 114 Dominican Republic 1 282 181 Mongolia 0 49 48 Japan -1 641 115 Iraq -5 280 182 Fiji 0 47 49 Iceland 0 624 116 Latvia 0 272 183 Samoa 0 45 50 Cameroon 0 616 117 Malawi -1 265 184 Guinea-Bissau 0 42 51 Paraguay 0 607 118 Tanzania 2 261 185 Bahamas 0 40 52 Montenegro 0 594 119 Sudan 0 258 186 Swaziland 0 37 53 Korea Republic 1 581 120 Mozambique -2 256 187 Madagascar 0 33 54 South Africa 8 576 121 New Caledonia 0 249 187 Montserrat 0 33 55 Wales 1 574 122 Luxembourg 1 243 189 Cambodia 0 28 56 Albania 1 571 123 Lebanon -2 236 190 Brunei Darussalam 0 26 56 Australia 2 571 124 0 230 190 Timor-Leste 0 26 58 Burkina Faso -5 566 125 Cyprus 1 229 190 Tonga 0 26 59 Norway -5 558 125 Namibia 0 229 193 US Virgin Islands 0 23 60 Slovakia 0 557 127 Philippines 0 219 194 Cayman Islands 0 21 61 Guinea 0 555 128 Kazakhstan 0 216 194 Papua New Guinea 0 21 62 Libya -3 552 129 Myanmar 1 204 196 British Virgin Islands 0 18 63 Israel 0 548 130 Malta 2 198 196 American Samoa 0 18 63 United Arab Emirates 8 548 130 Rwanda 3 198 198 Comoros 0 17 65 Uzbekistan 3 546 132 Suriname 1 197 198 Andorra 0 17 66 Finland -2 539 133 Turkmenistan 2 195 200 Eritrea 0 11 67 Republic of Ireland 0 528 134 Grenada 2 194 201 South Sudan 0 10 68 Senegal -3 526 135 Syria -6 188 201 Macau 0 10 69 Bolivia 1 519 135 Korea DPR 3 188 203 Somalia 0 8 69 Zambia 0 519 137 Hong Kong 3 185 204 Djibouti 0 6 71 Togo 1 509 138 Lesotho 0 184 205 Cook Islands 0 5 72 Jordan -7 504 138 Gambia -7 184 206 Anguilla 0 3 73 14 487 138 Afghanistan 2 184 207 Bhutan 0 0 74 Morocco -1 486 141 Tahiti 2 179 207 San Marino 0 0 74 Bulgaria 0 486 142 Palestine -5 174 207 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 0 76 Sierra Leone -1 464 143 Vietnam 1 166 77 Poland -1 461 144 Antigua and Barbuda 1 164

THE FIFA WEEKLY 35 NETZER KNOWS! THE OBJECT

Why have the Netherlands never won a World Cup?

Asked by Olga Cherepova, Sumy (Ukraine)

Perikles Monioudis

This may not be the place to expound on the lamentable state of poster art in the public sphere. It is worth pointing out, however, that there was a time when the poster was the most important method of alfresco advertising, with electronic media still largely undiscovered. Back then, the top business brains and the best illustrators were all involved with posters. ­Today they are up to their eyes in new media. From an artistic perspective the humble poster has been a struggling wallflower for a long time now. Posters announcing matches on a grand scale are now virtually obsolete. Back in the 1930s it was a different matter as posters were used to advertise the biggest football matches in the cities and out in the Dynamic duo Gunter Netzer with his Basset hound Yorkie in Madrid in 1973. country. Club Sportif Chénéraillais was one club which relied on this form of publicity. It used posters financed by advertising to an- enmark and the Netherlands are coun- Cruyff, made an excellent start to the match nounce its Sunday home games in Association tries that have always fascinated me, and took a deserved 1-0 lead before making a Football, as the sport was then known so there because they consistently manage to decisive error: they believed they could em- was a clear distinction with rugby. Many clubs play great football despite their small barrass Germany. However, this approach all over the world continue in this vein today. size. At the start of the 1970s, the Dutch backfired and only served to provoke us; we A poster on the door of a bakery or in a hair- revolutionised the game with their new, Germans were not going to let anyone humiliate dresser's window still performs a valuable Dmodern footballing academies. I remember this us on home soil. Our team – I was only a substi- function, especially in rural areas. era well; talented young players were coming tute in the Final – summoned their strength There is one such poster from Chénérailles out of Amsterdam at the age of 20 with techni- and won the World Cup 2-1 after goals from present in the FIFA collection. The village is cal and tactical abilities that only our most Breitner and Muller. located in the Limousin region right in the experienced veterans could match. It seems to me that this negative result had heart of France and the history of this hillside Totaalvoetbal (‘total football’), as the Dutch a lasting effect on Dutch football. At the very settlement of 800 people stretches right back termed their playing approach, was extremely least, it would explain why they continue to to Roman times. impressive and continues to influence their show Germany a great deal of respect on the The poster shows a goalkeeper kicking the ­attractive brand of football today. That’s why I pitch, even today. Å ball downfield. His hair is hidden beneath a think the Netherlands’ golden age is yet to , something of a surprise when you consider come, Ms Cherepova. They may not be among that the poster's sponsor, Pétrole Hahn, dealt the favourites in Brazil, but ’s in shampoo. team still has a fair chance of lifting the trophy There is no record of how many bottles of – you can never count out the Dutch. The his- shampoo Pétrole Hahn sold thanks to the tory of the World Cup might have run a com- match poster. However the brand, founded by pletely different course if the Netherlands had What have you always wanted to know the Geneva chemist Charles Hahn in 1885, is Werek not been so over-confident in the 1974 World about football? Ask Gunter Netzer: still going strong today. Å /

Cup Final. That team, led by Johan [email protected] Imago

36 THE FIFA WEEKLY TURNING POINT “A meeting in Sao Paolo changed everything”

I thought it would be a chat about the possibility of moving to Germany. But when we said good-bye I had a five-year ­contract in my pocket.

pivotal event for my footballing career actually took place in 1904, 69 years

­before I was born. It was the year my Name great-grandfather emigrated to Brazil Paulo Rink from Heidelberg. Skilled European Date and place of birth workers were much in demand for rail 21 February 1973, Curitiba and road construction projects. That’s why my A Position forefathers elected to undertake the voyage Forward across the Atlantic, a journey lasting several Major clubs weeks. Altetico Mineiro, Leverkusen, Like nearly every Brazilian lad I grew up Santos, Nuremberg, Olympiakos with football. In my hometown of Curitiba we Nicosia, Vitesse Arnheim spent practically every spare minute kicking a Germany national team ball about. At the age of 15 I joined the Atletico 13 appearances Paranaense youth section, but I made my ­professional debut for Atletico Mineiro. I was back at Paranaense just a year later. I benefited disproportionately in Brazil from my powerful I didn’t have to wait long for my first call-up so I ended up not winning a trophy. However, I physique: I scored 70 percent of my goals with to the German national team. However, that did appear in all Germany’s matches at Euro headers. Interestingly enough it was the oppo- meant I was confronted with a question of con- 2000. And when kicker magazine asked its site in Germany: I scored 70 percent of my Bun- science: should I play for Germany? It would be readers after the tournament which players desliga goals with my feet. So in other words, a a kick in the teeth for a few people in my home should be retained for the upcoming rebuilding battler in Brazil is a skilled finisher in Germany. country of Brazil. It would also mean abandon- exercise, 78 percent voted for me. That meant The undoubted turning point in my career ing once and for all my childhood dream of a lot to me because it confirmed my decision to was a meeting with Leverkusen general man- playing for A Seleção at some point. I spoke at play for Germany was absolutely right at the ager Reiner Calmund in Sao Paolo in 1996. I’d length with my parents, and also with Emerson time. Å assumed we were meeting up for a relaxed chat. and Ze Roberto, the other Brazilians in Lever- As told to Thomas Renggli But when we said our good-byes I had a five- kusen. There were a few sleepless nights before year contract in my pocket and I had to explain I opted to play for Germany. I followed my head to my wife we were moving to Germany. It was rather than my heart, because I knew the com- the best decision of my footballing life because petition for places in Brazil was much more in Leverkusen I was able to bring my qualities intense. But I basically had nothing to lose. At to bear in a way that would hardly have been the end of the day I was choosing between two possible in Brazil. My ancestry made me a top nations, and I think that helped most of the strong candidate for German citizenship. And folk in Brazil understand my decision. I became a German national in 1997 thanks to My spell in the international set-up came at In Turning Point, personalities reflect

Christian Grund / 13 Photo Bayer Leverkusen’s valuable assistance. a time when Germany were a team in transition, on a decisive moment in their lives.

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AF_221 X 295 - Corte_(215 x 289)_anun StarWars _(FQ)_JOB. 2415 - 1.15 - 12756.indd 2 07/01/14 19:00 The FIFA Weekly FIFA QUIZ CUP Published weekly by the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) In this week’s quiz, an August World Cup Final, an interesting lookalike and two players Internet: www.FIFA.com/TheWeekly who faced a 12-year World Cup wait. Test your knowledge!

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Secretary General: Jérôme Valcke According to this poster, the World Cup Final was once played on 15 August, but in which year? 1 Director of Communications and Public Affairs: B 1930 M 1934 P 1978 T 1990 Walter De Gregorio

Chief editor: Thomas Renggli

Art director: Who is this? Markus Nowak 2 A Staff writers: E Perikles Monioudis (Deputy Editor), Gerd Muller Alan Schweingruber, Sarah Steiner O Neymar Senior Y Blatter Junior Contributors: Jordi Punti, Barcelona; David Winner, London; Hanspeter Kuenzler, London; Roland Zorn, /M.; Sven Goldmann, Berlin; Sergio Xavier Filho, Sao Paulo; Luigi Garlando, Milan

Picture editor: In this memorable final, the surnames of all Peggy Knotz, Andreas Wilhelm, 3 13 players who featured for the winning side... Adam Schwarz

Production: B begin with ’S’ K begin with ’C’ Hans-Peter Frei (head of section), L end with ’s’ R end with ’c’ Richie Krönert, Marianne Bolliger-Crittin, Mirijam Ziegler, Susanne Egli, Peter Utz

Proof reader: 4 Nena Morf Both of these players took part in two World Cups – nothing particularly interesting in that, you might think. Contributors to this issue: What is unusual is that both players waited 12 years to Nicola Berger, Martin O’Boyle qualify for their second World Cup.

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THE FIFA WEEKLY 39 ASK FIFA! THIS WEEK’S POLL

Will Atletico Madrid be Spanish champions?

In football, have previously-sub- stituted players ever been brought back on in the same game? Michele Angele, Berlin.

Either Barcelona or Real Madrid have Answered by Thomas Renggli, won the Spanish Championship for each chief editor: No. In contrast to ice of the last nine years, but this period of hockey, this has never been domination could be brought to an end this permitted in football. The corre- spring if Atletico Madrid maintain their sponding passage in the Laws of position at the top of the table. Can Diego the Game says: “A substituted Simeone’s team finish the job? player may take no further part in Let us know: [email protected] the match.” However, this issue was once irrelevant, as no substi- LAST WEEK’S POLL RESULTS: tutions were allowed until the 1960s. If a footballer was injured, his team-mates had to play on with ten men. In England in 1965, Red card, penalty and ban: does the carried triple punishment make sense? 11% out a consultation and permitted one substitution per match, but only in the event of injury. The International Football Association Board and FIFA followed suit in 1966 and legalised substitutions worldwide, with two replacements YES allowed per team irrespective of NO 89% injury. The number of substitu- tions per team was increased to three in 1995. THE MARKSMAN THE MAESTRO 11THE MINORITY +89 19 AFP

Oleg Salenko con- / tributed five goals to The top-of-the-table Russia’s 6-1 victory clash in England over Cameroon at 185 between Manchester the 1994 World Cup According to the match stats City and Chelsea fea- finals, setting a Bayern’s Thiago touched the tured 19 overseas players, tournament record ball 185 times in a 5-0 thrash- including five South Getty Images, Adrian Dennis that stands to this ing of Frankfurt, setting a new Americans, four Span- / day. Salenko only Bundesliga record and silencing the last few iards and four Serbs. made it into the critics of Munich’s decision to spend € 25 million The only Englishmen involved were veteran squad due to a on the player last summer. The all-time record Chelsea captain (picture) and team- number of Russian stays with the Spaniard’s former club: Barcelona mate , City keeper – and 5 players boycotting midfielder once played the ball referee Michael Dean. Chelsea’s winner was scored

the tournament. 190 times in a single match. by Branislav Ivanovic, one of the Serbian foursome. Getty Images, Dennis Doyle

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