Unstoppable

On a quest to understand the World of Business, Investment, Successful people, The Mind and so much more by reading and implementing them in my daily life.♎✝️📚

[Unstoppable @Torvik_av]

The beginning of a New Me even though it isn't New Year😂📚✨.

Gonna conquer my Fears💪🏾

Let's Go!!!!

[H i s t o r y V i l l e @HistoryVille]

Sam Henshaw Ibiam, Nigeria's first goalkeeper, did not concede a single goal in eight of the nine years he represented Nigeria. In fact, in all his nine years, the Black Magnet conceded just five goals. #HistoryVille

[The Touchmine | 𝐓 @TouchmineX]

🚨🇵🇹 PORTUGAL AND THE THEORY OF FORMAT CHANGES

Cristiano Ronaldo's Portugal has a remarkable history of thriving when major international competitions introduce new formats:

🏆 EURO 2016: First European Championship with 24 teams.
✅ Portugal won the tournament.

🏆 UEFA Nations League 2019: Inaugural edition of the competition.
✅ Portugal won the tournament.

🏆 UEFA Nations League 2025: First edition to feature a quarter-final stage.
✅ Portugal won the tournament.

Whenever the format changes, Portugal seems to find a way to make history.

World Cup 2026? 👀

[Just Chelsea @justcfc]

Didier Drogba also loved that Moises Caicedo moment 🫡💙

[Guinness World Records @GWR]

We were delighted to present Gilbert Martina, the President of the Curaçao Football Federation, the certificate for the smallest country by population to qualify for the FIFA World Cup - 156,115 people 🇨🇼

[Ajoje⚽⚖️ @israel_ajoje]

You may be wondering why it's possible for teams to replace players in their squad even after the World cup has started.

The truth is that ational teams cannot simply recall or swap players whenever they feel like it once the World Cup is underway.

Here is how it works.

According to the Regulations, every nation is required to submit a provisional squad of up to 55 players.

From that pool, they are then to name a final 26, including at least three goalkeepers, on or before FIFA's official deadline.

Once that final squad is locked in, the freedom to make changes almost disappears.

For outfield players, a replacement is only permitted in the case of serious injury or illness, and only up to 24 hours before the team's FIRST match. The replacement must come from that original provisional list, and it requires FIFA Medical Committee approval with proper documentation.

After that 24-hour cutoff, the outfield squad will have to remain unchanged for the entire tournament, group stage through to the final. Any player that gets injured at that point will stay registered but cannot be replaced by another player that's not on the squad list.

Goalkeepers are the exception. Because three keepers are so essential, a goalkeeper can be replaced at any stage of the competition if he is unfit.

We have just seen the outfield rule in action. England lost Tino Livramento to injury before their opener against Croatia and brought in Trevoh Chalobah, who was on standby. It was allowed precisely because it fell inside the 24-hour window.

It's fair, but it's also unforgiving.

I hope you have learned something today.

My name is Ajoje. I am a FIFA Licensed Agent and International Sports Lawyer. I write on the Law and Business of Football, a lot. Repost and Follow if you want to read more posts like this.

[Cristiano Ronaldo @Cristiano]

Cada vez que vestimos esta camisola, sentimos o mesmo orgulho, a mesma paixão e o mesmo sentido de responsabilidade do primeiro dia.

Amanhã começa um novo capítulo.

Trabalhámos muito para chegar a este momento e agora é altura de dar tudo pelo nosso País, e por todas as comunidades Portuguesas que nos apoiam aqui e em todo o mundo. Acreditem como nós! #VAIDARPORTUGAL

[Ronaldoncic (Fan) 🎥 @Ronaldoncic]

Chance to be the toughest intro ever.

[433 @433]

𝟓.𝟖 𝐌𝐈𝐋𝐋𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐍𝐄𝐖 𝐅𝐎𝐋𝐋𝐎𝐖𝐄𝐑𝐒 🤯🌍

Before the World Cup, Vozinha had just 50K followers on Instagram. After his incredible masterclass against Spain, that number exploded to 𝟱.𝟴 𝗠𝗜𝗟𝗟𝗜𝗢𝗡 (!!!) 😳🇨🇻

Tim Payne had only 4,715 Instagram followers and was described as “the most unknown player of the World Cup.” He became one of the tournament’s biggest names, reaching 𝟱.𝟴 𝗠𝗜𝗟𝗟𝗜𝗢𝗡 followers as well 😲🇳🇿

Both were players many fans had never even heard of before. But now they are two of the most talked-about names of the tournament 🤝

As a reference, Cape Verde has a total population of around 500K, while New Zealand has around 5.3M people 😅

Only the World Cup can do this 😍

[B/R Football @brfootball]

Germany's 2014 final hero Mario Götze gives us his World Cup memories 🇩🇪

[FIFA Uncovered @FIFAUncovered]

In 1997, Roberto Carlos made the greatest free kick in all of football history

[FIFA World Cup Stats @alimo_philip]

❤️ Heartwarming story in football!

⚽ Yasin Ayari scores for Sweden against Tunisia… but his Tunisian father Azzouz encouraged him to represent Sweden instead.

🇸🇪 When Tunisia called in 2021, Yasin was ready to switch — yet his dad insisted: Sweden welcomed them and helped shape their future.

🙏 No celebration from Yasin out of deep respect. Pure class!

👫 Family, gratitude, and loyalty on full display.

[Just Chelsea @justcfc]

Moises Caicedo vs Côte D’Ivoire

Doing it at the biggest stage

[Ballers In God @BallersinGod]

Curaçao and Germany player pray together 👑⬇️ #thekingsreturn @_TheKingsReturn

[ESPN FC @ESPNFC]

Oulaï got up heated after Caicedo fouled him, but Caicedo diffused the situation beautifully, and they hugged it out 😂❤️

[Sky Sport @SkySportDE]

Besonderer Moment! Während die Teamkollegen sich beglückwünschten und dem Publikum dankten, bildete sich ein kleiner Kreis aus fünf Spielern. Im Kreis vertreten: Mehrere Spieler Curacaos und Felix Nmecha sowie Jonathan Tah. Arm in Arm steckten die Spieler die Köpfe zusammen.

Torschütze Nmecha erklärte nach dem Spiel die Szene am ARD-Mikro: "Wir sind im Spiel Gegner und nach dem Spiel alle Christen und Brüder. Dann haben wir einfach ein kleines Gebet zusammen gemacht, weil wir immer noch sehr dankbar sind", erklärte der 25-Jährige.

#wm #dfbteam

[່🇵🇹 @pxrcyishim]

genuinely, has anyone on earth ever had a better year than 2008 Ronaldo?

[Bridgways. @Bridgways]

On this day in 2001, Chelsea signed Frank Lampard for £11m from West Ham.

👕 648 Games
⚽ 211 Goals
🅰️ 150 Assists

🏆🏆🏆 Premier League
🏆🏆🏆🏆 FA Cup
🏆🏆 League Cup
🏆 Champions League
🏆 Europa League

The greatest Chelsea player and all time top scorer.

[King Phelz 🇵🇹 @KingPhelz]

Bro causally has two careers 😭 😭

[FIFA Club Football @FIFACF]

📺 A tournament full of goals...

#FIFACWC

[Ben Jacobs @JacobsBen]

🚨 Joint-statement from Cape Verde, Curaçao, Uzbekistan, Congo, Haiti, Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco, Egypt, Ghana, Senegal, South Africa and Côte d’Ivoire expressing their “profound disappointment” following the recent comments made by UEFA President Aleksander Čeferin arguing the expanded World Cup will create “uninteresting” games.

“We respectfully but firmly reject these comments.

“For our countries, there is no such thing as an unimportant World Cup match.

“For Cape Verde, Curaçao and Uzbekistan, qualification for the FIFA World Cup represents a historic achievement and the realization of a dream shared by generations.

“For nations such as Congo and Haiti, returning to football’s biggest stage after a long absence carries a special meaning for millions of supporters who have waited years, and in some cases decades, for this moment.

“To suggest that these matches are somehow less important is deeply disappointing and fails to recognize the efforts, sacrifices and aspirations of players, coaches, clubs, football leaders and supporters across the world.

“Behind every qualification stand years of work and investment. Behind every national team stand entire communities and millions of people who see football as a source of pride, hope and unity.

“Football does not belong to a select group of nations. Its strength comes from its universality. The FIFA World Cup is the world’s greatest football competition precisely because it brings together different cultures, different histories and different football journeys.

“For many countries, participation in the FIFA World Cup is not only a sporting achievement. It is a moment that inspires a generation, accelerates football development and creates memories that last a lifetime.

“We believe that every nation that qualifies deserves respect. Every team has earned its place on merit. Every supporter has the right to dream. Every match carries meaning for millions of people around the world.

“We therefore reject the UEFA President’s comments and reaffirm our belief that the growth of football must continue to create opportunities, inspire new generations and strengthen the truly global nature of our game.

“Every team qualified on merit.

“Every match matters.”