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World Cup Round Up Day 5

Sweden 1 Korea Republic 0 Following an absence of 12 long years, Sweden marked their return to the World Cup in style in the opening match of Group F. The…

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Saudi National Team safe after official team plane caught fire in mid air

Mirror: Saudi Arabia's official team plane caught fire in mid air as they travelled to their next World Cup match. Flames were seen from the engine as the Russian Airlines…

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South Korea’s coach made players wear different numbered shirts to confuse opponents

BBC: South Korea's coach says he made his players wear different numbered shirts in recent friendlies to confuse opponents who he says cannot tell them apart. Only Tottenham forward Son Heung-min…

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Mexico fans cheers trigger seismic report

New York Times Late Sunday morning, seismic sensors in Mexico City detected what was reported to be a small earthquake. But it was triggered in an “artificial manner,” according to…

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World Cup Round Up (Day 4)

Serbia 1 Costa Rica 0 Serbia edged Costa Rica 1-0 after Aleksandar Kolarov scored the third direct free-kick of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™. In a tightly-contested duel at the Samara…

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Russia 2018: Set-piece nightmare haunts Africa (AIPS Media)

AIPS MEDIA: A certain psychic pig is said to have predicted that Nigeria will make history at the FIFA World Cup 2018 in Russia by reaching the semi-finals. But after the…

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World Cup Round Up Day 3

Today's calendar reserver four matches which saw the debut of France and Argentina, amongst the favourites to proceed in the knock-out stage and the debut of Iceland in a World…

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FIFA World Cup Roundup Day 2

Portugal 3 - Spain 3 Cristiano Ronaldo scored a hat trick, Diego Costa countered with two goals, and the 2018 World Cup’s first full day got a welcome shot of…

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Ronaldo accepts two-year prison sentence

Euronews: Cristiano Ronaldo has accepted a two-year prison sentence and €18.8 million fine for tax evasion, reported El Mundo on Friday. The report came out just hours before rivals Spain and…

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World Cup: Russia wins first match

Al Jazeera : The 2018 FIFA World Cup officially kicked off on Thursday with host nation Russia beating Saudi Arabia five goals to none. The first World Cup on Russian…

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The World Cup and Russia – Power and beyond

AP - ANGELA CHARLTON Russian President Vladimir Putin claims soccer and politics have nothing to do with each other, yet the World Cup he kicked off Thursday is about much…

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Robbie Williams entertains and then looses it during World Cup opening ceremony

EuroSport Robbie Williams was booked to perform at the opening ceremony of the 2018 World Cup. He belted out a back catalogue of tunes, which were warmly received by those in…

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Let the games begin – World Cup kicks off!

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Don’t have sex with men from ‘different race’ during World Cup, warns Russian politician

The Guardian: Russian women should avoid sex with non-white foreign men during the football World Cup because they could become single mothers to mixed-race children, a senior lawmaker in Moscow…

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Malta amongst the 134 countries which voted for the United bid to host World Cup 2026

NYTimes: Malta was among the 134 countries which voted to award the hosting rights to a World Cup in 2026 to the United States, Mexico and Canada. Bloc voting by the…

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USA, Canada and Mexico to host 2026 World Cup

The 2026 World Cup will be held in USA, Canada and Mexico, following Tuesday’s vote at the Fifa Congress in Moscow. The United States, Canada and Mexico’s combined bid was…

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Hierro appointed Spanish Manager as Lopetegui has been removed a day after it emerged that he had agreed to take over at Real Madrid after the World Cup (UPDATE)

Fernando Hierro will take charge of the Spanish national team for the World Cup in Russia, replacing Julen Lopetegui. Following the announcement on Tuesday that Lopetegui would be taking over…

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World Cup: Trump’s sanctions means Nike can’t supply shoes for Iranian football team

ESPN : Iran's national team was always going to face a difficult challenge in trying to compete with more established nations at the World Cup, but suddenly there is a…

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What makes a great football shirt?

What makes a great football shirt? Is it what it looks like? Who wore it? Whether a team won stuff in it? Whether it makes you smile? Misty-eyed? Well, it's…

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Cristiano Ronaldo makes a boy’s dream come true

The Independent Sports Facebook Page has released a video of Cristiano Ronaldo, who as he was boarding the team coach, on his way to the World Cup's journey was called…

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Opinion – Why Italia 90 was not beautiful to everyone, but will always be special

Amy Lawrence, a blogger who writes about football for the Guardian and the Observer argues that twenty-five years after Gazza’s tears, Pavarotti, Totò Schillaci, World in Motion and the joy…

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Ghana’s Football Association dissolved

BBC reports that Ghana has dissolved its national football association after its president was filmed apparently accepting a "cash gift". Sports Minister Isaac Asiama said the association had been "dissolved…

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Salah’s agent dismisses reports about offer to Barcelona

Salah's agent Ramy Abbas Issa has dismissed Spanish media outlet AS report that the Egyptian footballer was offered to Barcelona. In a tweet he said “This never happened" adding "@English_AS you need…

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Will Salah face Ramos in La Liga?

Various media reports are saying that Liverpool's start Mohammed Salah might join Barcelona. Metro reported that "Mohamed Salah’s representatives have offered the Liverpool forward to Barcelona." The Express reports that "Mohamed Salah could…

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Goal net from Brazil’s World Cup disaster 7 – 1 loss against Germany to be sold for charity

Samuel Loyd, the director of Mineirao stadium in Belo Horizonte, where Brazil’s footballing meltdown occurred on July 8 four years ago, announced that one of the goal nets used in…

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Contrary to Argentinian media reports, Malta won’t play against Argentina

Sources close to the Malta Football Association denied a report on Mundo Albiceleste quoting Fox Sport (Argentina) which said that the Maltese national team was a potential opponent of the Argentinian national team, after the decision…

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Liverpool goalkeeper was suffering from concussion after elbowing from Ramos in Champions League final

Liverpool goalkeeper Loris Karius was suffering from concussion when he made two terrible errors in the Champions League final defeat to Real Madrid after he was hit by an elbow…

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Who will replace Zidane?

The Guardian reports that Real Madrid have identified Mauricio Pochettino as the principal candidate to take over as manager after Zinedine Zidane’s surprise decision announced yesterday. Tottenham, however, are adamant the…

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France won’t allow public screening of World Cup matches

Euronews reports that France has banned the showing of World Cup football matches in public spaces. The only exception will be then where there is adequate security. The country's interior ministry…

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Zinedine Zidane steps down as Real Madrid coach – Allegri amongst the favourites set to take his place

In a rather unexpected move Zinedine Zidane stepped down as Real Madrid head coach after leading them to three Champions League titles. Zidane announced his decision in Madrid on Thursday…

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Panini World Cup stickers used to lure voters in Peru

The Italian firm Panini is known for its sticker collections. These collections which vary in the subject know their popularity to the football collections, especially those linked with the big…

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Liverpool goalkeeper Loris Karius receives abuse and death threats

Sky News reports that the Liverpool goalkeeper Loris Karius has received abuse and death threats on social media after his nightmare performance in the Champions League final. He said after…

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Champions League Final – Liverpool’s Karius apologises

Football has a way how to glorify the attacker and crucify the goalkeeper. Let's face it there's more glory in scoring than saving. But while an attacker can miss a…

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Ronaldo and Bale indicate they’ll be leaving Real Madrid

After winning his fifth Champions League Cristiano Ronaldo has casted significant doubts about his future at Real Madrid. Real Madrid, yesterday won their 13th Champions League after beating Liverpool 3…

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Real win 13th Champions League

For the 13th time in history and by far most all time, Real Madrid is once again king of the Champions League. On Saturday, Los Blancos beat Liverpool 3-1 through…

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More flight cancellations for Liverpool fans

BBC reports that a second travel company has cancelled a flight for Liverpool fans to the Champions League final in Kiev. Myriad Travel said the flight had been cancelled by its…

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Over 1,000 Liverpool fans will not make it to the final in Kiev as flights get cancelled

You'll never walk alone" the anthem says, but 1,000 Liverpool fans won't fly to walk with them on Saturday. Three planeloads of Liverpool fans due to fly to the Ukrainian…

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Pepe Reina, Paolo Cannavaro and Salvatore Aronica summoned by the FIGC for links with the Camorra

Outgoing Napoli goalkeeper Pepe Reina has been summoned to a hearing at the Italian football federation over his association with people with links to the Camorra. Reina, along with Paolo…

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Ozil and Gundogan meet German President to make up for meeting with Erdogan

Arsenal's Mesut Ozil and Manchester City's Ilkay Gundogan, two German national football players of Turkish origin met Germany's president and football heads on Sunday, in efforts to calm a row…

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“I came as a boy. I left as a man”. Andres Iniesta

A tribute fitting to a star was held on Sunday at the Barcelona Camp Nou for Andres Iniesta who made his last ever appearance for Barcelona. Iniesta, 34, has announced earlier…

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Platini admits use of tricks to manipulate 1998 World Cup draws

Former Uefa president Michel Platini has claimed "a little trickery" was used in the 1998 World Cup draw to increase the chances of France and Brazil meeting in the final. The former…

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Gianluigi Buffon ‘Maradona of Goalkeepers’ bids farewell to Juventus

Saturday's game against Hellas Verona will be Gianluigi Buffon's last in a Juventus shirt. A BBC report qualifies Buffon as the last great player of a great Football Italia generation, while citing…

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Atletico Madrid win Europa League

Antoine Griezmann had a homecoming to savour as the France forward struck a goal in each half to earn Atlético a third UEFA Europa League trophy in nine seasons. Marseille…

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FIFA’s Infantino presents new project to the seven European richest clubs

Representatives of the seven world’s richest soccer teams, namely Manchester United, Manchester City, Barcelona, Real Madrid, Juventus, Paris Saint-Germain and Bayern Munich today met FIFA for a private meeting aimed at…

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DFB reprimands football players, Mesut Ozil and Ilkay Gundogan for meeting Erdogan

Germany players Mesut Özil and Ilkay Gündogan have been criticized for meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Both are of Turkish heritage, but chose to represent Germany in international…

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Jurgen Klopp – European Leadership on and off the pitch (Jesmond Saliba)

I was brought up following football. I was fell in love with AC Milan. In the recent golden years of the club, I had the opportunity to work with and…

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Watching us lose the Eurovision is the perfect preparation for this summer’s world cup – The Telegraph Cartoon

This cartoon appeared on today's The Telegraph.

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Sir Alex Ferguson remains in intensive care

The 76-year-old former Manchester United manager remains in intensive care at Salford Royal hospital after he underwent emergency surgery on Saturday. Neither the hospital nor the club were able to issue an…

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Sir Alex Ferguson engaged in his biggest comeback yet

During his career as football manager, Sir Alex Ferguson has won 49 titles with his 3 clubs, most of them, including 2 Champions Leagues and 13 Premier League titles, with…

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Will ‘Imam Beckenbauer’ have the edge on Germany for Euro 2024?

Germany and Turkey both want to host Euro 2024 and the deadline for applications is now up. In five months, on September 27, the 18-member executive committee of UEFA will…

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Fresh tweet controversy for Trump. This time it’s about football. FIFA reacts.

The US President Donald Trump's fascination and ease to use twitter landed him a new controversy and a reprimand from football's governing body FIFA. FIFA told Donald Trump to refer…

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UEFA Champions League memorable comebacks

Roma overturned last week's 4-1 first leg defeat to reach the UEFA Champions League semi-finals at Barcelona's expense. Barcelona who achieved the biggest comeback in UEFA Champions League history against…

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Russia 2018 : To be or not to be. That is the question !

Diplomatique.Expert member Charles Camenzuli writes about boycotts in the 88 year history of the World Cup. 2014 was an Olympic year for Russia with Sochi hosting the Winter Olympics. Post…

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