(Some) Soccer Sites on the Web
International Sites
Brazilian Sites
Football Federations
International Soccer Sites
- Yahoo's Soccer
A good place to start. Yahoo is a database link to other sites. But other lists may take you faster to the info you want. Following are a few of my favorites, in no particular order.
- Soccer on US TV
Excellent up-to-date TV schedules on the US.
- Rec.Sports.Soccer - The Web Page
The Usenet discussion group Rec.Sports.Soccer Statistical Foundation keeps these pages containing a very comprehensive list of football resources on the Internet.
The RSSSF Archive
must not be missed by those looking for past results and tables, or interested in soccer history and statistics.
- International Federation of Football History and Statistics
IFFHS is concerned with a chronological documentation of the international soccer on a scientific basis as well as the authentic world records achieved in the various aspects of soccer.
- The Association of Football Statisticians
A list for football statisticians and historians to post information, comment and requests for information on football matches, line-ups, players, clubs and other football-related historical and statistical information.
- LUNAWAY International Soccer
Unique page, by Aloisio Santos, containing technical-tactical analysis of international soccer games and events. Videotape support is offered. Available in Italian, Portuguese, Spanish and English.
- ESPN Soccernet
Daily soccer news from ESPN, mostly from England and Europe.
- World Football Organization
Information about most football clubs, stadiums and leagues around the world.
- Soccer Logos
Emblems, uniforms and info of soccer clubs and federations from all over the world. Site developed by Thiago Pulzatto and Eduardo V. Cacella.
- Internet Soccer Fans Association (ISFA)
Provides a variety of soccer-related services in the Net: IRC's, mailing lists, multimedia, soccer data base, and lots more.
- CBS Sports Line USA Soccer Page
U.S. Soccer news features, top stories, columns, league tables and results, and a photo archive.
- International Soccer Cybertour
Created by JS Enterprises, featuring Chat Rooms, Newsgroup, Penpal Connections, Events, Games, Team Links, Searchable Worldwide Pages, Soccer Parents Q&A Forum, Player Tips, Stories, Coaches and Referees and The Mall.
- The Soccer Statistics Homepage
Up-to-date statistics and results on the main European soccer leagues. Eurocentric, but good.
- La Cancha
Site by Gerard Robbins, covering World Cup, Women's World Cup, CONCACAF Gold Cup, & other FIFA events. Ticket info, Interviews, Live Chat, and more.
- World Football Stadiums
Stadiums of first division clubs and national stadiums of most countries, by Nicolas De Proft
- 360 Soccer
Mike Gutierrez's one-stop, comprehensive web site for just about everything surrounding the global game.
The section Playing soccer with Pelé, reproduced from the 1976 book written by Pelé himself, is a real gem.
- Maxim Olenev's Soccer Encyclopedia
Contains national team records, player data bases, top goalscorer lists, and many more statistics.
- PlayerHistory.com
This site is filing information and statistics about soccer players from all over the world.
- World Cup History Page
Detailed information on every World Cup from 1930 until now. Results, top scorers, statistics and more.
- My Football Facts
Everything about all clubs, competitions, and players in the world.
Brazilian Soccer Sites
- Brasil, Terra do Futebol
The first Brazilian Soccer web site, created by Claudio Ruggieri, and since 1995 maintained by me, Mauro Prais. Includes the national team statistics, club site links, history links, past and present player links.
The main page is also available in English and several sections are bilingual (Portuguese/English), but not all yet.
- Futebol Carioca
Stats and trivia about soccer from my hometown, Rio de Janeiro. Still, only for those who master the idiom a.k.a. ultima flor do Lacio, inculta e bela.
- RSSSF Brasil
The Brazilian group originated from the Rec.Sports.Soccer Statistical Foundation has the most complete repository of data on the Web about Brazilian soccer history, past tables and results.
- Cadê Futebol
Cadê is the Brazilian Yahoo. Its soccer section is a great place to start looking for Brazilian soccer sites.
- Balípodo
Incredible repository of worldwide history, trivia and analysis about balípodo - that's the purist Portuguese word for football, employing only Greek root words in lieu of the anglicism futebol. Highly recommended.
- Brazilian Football
Page by the
Brazilian Embassy in London, in English, with many topics about Brazilian football and its history.
- Brazil - Sports and Celebrities
The sports section of Sergio Koreisha's Brasil Page.
- Brasil-Fan Site Seleção
The only Web site in German about the Brazilian National Team, by Herbert Schafer features news, history, statistics and biographies, with lots of images and sophisticated design.
- The Sports Lab
Flavio Vichi's Brazilian soccer and sports page.
- C.E.P.P.E.
The official site of the Centro de Estudos e Pesquisa da Psicologia do Esporte (Sport Psychology Studies and Research Center), with articles about soccer and other sports.
- Futebol
Links to Brazilian soccer sites, by Mistersoft Information Provider.
- FutBrasil
One of the most complete Brazilian soccer Web sites, covering a plethora of topics, by Marçal Justen, Eduardo Jordão e André Oki.
- Futebol Brasileiro On-Line
The ISFA site about Brazilian Football, by Ricardo Lo Bello Silveira. Includes a mailing list, club and supporter club links, and more.
- Goool Brasil
Polls, and historic information about Brazilian clubs, stadia, World Cups, by Gustavo Serebrenick and Vitor Eidelman.
- O Melhor da Historia do Futebol
Profiles and photos of the best Brazilian and international soccer stars, club and national teams, according to the site's author, Leandro Dantas.
- Centro de Futebol Zico
Info about the youth soccer center owned and managed by retired superstar Zico, in Campo Mourao-PR.
- Brazilian Football
The journalist, chronicler and historian Luiz Eduardo Lages writes here about Brazilian football and publish some of his tables.
- xGol
A whole century of tables and results of international competitions, plus national competitions in Brazil, Portugal, Spain, Italy, and France.
- Brazilian Football World Soccer Video Trades
Rick Figueiredo's collection of Brazilian and World Soccer videos, for trading.
- The Beautiful Team
The history and latest news on the Brazilian national team.
- Samba Foot
All about the football in Brazil.
Football Federations
Last modified: Aug 10, 2009.
Suggestions and corrections are appreciated.
Mauro Prais
Email: mauro.prais@ieee.org