Off The Ball

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  An invention for all eternity

  Friday 3 July 2009

  FIFA.com investigates the evolution of the ball, which had different names and uses across the world until becoming what it now is to the sport.

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  What’s in a name?

  Friday 29 May 2009

  Behind the name of every football club is a story. FIFA.com tells the tales of how the likes of Juventus, Ajax and Arsenal came to be known.

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  When foes become friends

  Friday 22 May 2009

  FIFA.com takes a look at some of the unlikely friendships that have been struck up between rival sets of supporters throughout planet football.

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  Small is beautiful

  Friday 8 May 2009

  From Garrincha through Jimmy Johnstone to Diego Maradona, FIFA.com looks at players who prove the best things really do come in small packages.

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  Superstition is the way

  Friday 1 May 2009

  FIFA.com takes a look at some footballers' strange superstitions, from John Terry's shinpads to Rene Higuita's unchangeable underwear!

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  Superstition from the reins

  Friday 24 April 2009

  FIFA.com looks at the superstitions of various coaches, including Luis Aragones, Carlos Bilardo, Raymond Domenech and Mario Zagallo.

• Dedicated followers of fashion

  Friday 17 April 2009

• Big promises: From sex to Slaven

  Friday 10 April 2009

• Lights, camera... action!

  Friday 3 April 2009

• The people's champions

  Friday 27 March 2009

• Larger-than-life successes

  Friday 13 March 2009

• Supersubs to the rescue

  Friday 6 March 2009

• Big names, big passions

  Friday 27 February 2009

• Fans in high places

  Friday 20 February 2009

• Keeper with the world in his hands

  Friday 13 February 2009

• Do I know you from somewhere?

  Friday 6 February 2009

• Keepers eclipsed by greatness

  Friday 6 February 2009

• Swapping shirts and anecdotes

  Thursday 29 January 2009

• The giants of the game

  Friday 23 January 2009

• Crossing the divide

  Thursday 22 January 2009

• The namesake game

  Thursday 15 January 2009

• No experience required

  Friday 12 December 2008

• In all shapes and colours

  Thursday 4 December 2008

• They might have been footballers

  Thursday 4 December 2008

• Strange but true

  Friday 28 November 2008

• It shouldn't happen to a footballer

  Friday 31 October 2008

• Unlikely paths to the top

  Thursday 23 October 2008

• Football's all-round sportsmen

  Monday 4 August 2008

• For a greener game

  Wednesday 30 July 2008

• Hoodoos and bogey teams

  Friday 4 April 2008

• Fans who light up the game

  Thursday 20 March 2008

• Beautiful game's noblest gestures

  Thursday 28 February 2008

• When the gloves come off

  Wednesday 9 January 2008

• Cometh the hour, cometh the keeper

  Friday 13 April 2007

• It ain't over 'til it's over

  Friday 23 March 2007

• Magic numbers

  Friday 16 March 2007

• What's in a name? Part III

  Wednesday 7 February 2007

• What's in a name? Part II

  Monday 5 February 2007

• For the love of the shirt

  Friday 2 February 2007

• What's in a name? Part I

  Wednesday 31 January 2007

• Moves that made history

  Thursday 11 January 2007

• Genius in the genes?

  Tuesday 24 May 2005