Iranian football team suffer from US sanctions
Moscow, June 13 Irans football team head coach Carlos Queiroz has slammed Nike over the refusal of the firm to supply his team with footwear for the FIFA World Cup's match against Morocco on…
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US football league happy with North America’s selection as 2026 World Cup hosts
New York, June 13 The United States' top football league said FIFA's decision on Wednesday to award the 2026 World Cup hosting rights to a combined bid from the US, Canada and Mexico was…
Achilles the cat predicts Russian victory against Saudi Arabia
Saint Petersburg, June 13 "Achilles," the feline resident mouse-catcher at St. Petersburg's Hermitage museum, was on Wednesday promoted to Soccer-oracle-in-chief stardom after predicting…
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FIFA head says Spain’s situation reminds condition of Italy in 2006
Moscow, June 13 The president of FIFA on Wednesday stated that the Spain national team is not in an ideal position after the sacking of their coach two days before their debut in the World…
Young Russian athlete with Down syndrome to help referee in the opening match
Moscow, June 13 A young Russian athlete with Down syndrome will help the referee with the coin toss that decides which team kicks off the 2018 FIFA World Cup opening match between Russia and…
Confident Brazil coach Tite has nothing to hide
Sochi, June 13 Brazil coach Tite dispelled doubts on Wednesday regarding the team that will play against Switzerland in their first FIFA World Cup match, confirming that he will use the…
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Lopetegui fired as Spain manager after signing for Real Madrid
Krasnodar (Russia), June 13 Spain head coach Julen Lopetegui was fired on Wednesday, two days before their first match in the 2018 FIFA World Cup after Real Madrid announced that he will…
Lewandowski guides Poland in a 4-0 victory over Lithuania
Robert Lewandowski scored two goals to lead World Cup-bound Poland over Lithuania 4-0 in the hosts' final friendly before the global tourney. The 29-year-old striker scored 16 goals for…
Football fever begins to grip cricket-crazy India as World Cup nears
Raj Kumar sat at his roadside repair shop in Jalandhar on Friday, the sound of pneumatic drills and passing cars and motorbikes threatening to drown out the traditionally Punjabi Bhangra…
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Ideal warm up for Lionel Messi against Haiti
FIFA World cup 2018 warm up games are in full throttle. The big event being just 15 days away teams have started to sort combinations and experiment with their squads to get the best playing…
First dynamic encounter of FIFA World Cup 2018
Euro 2016 saw the astounding run of Portugal where they managed to vanquish hosts France. Got rid of many impediments and obstacles before they went on to lift the trophy. Team that wins any…
James arrives in Colombia, set to join national squad in Bogota
Bayern Munich star James Rodriguez has arrived in Colombia and is set to join his national-squad teammates shortly for FIFA World Cup preparations. Thus far, 20 of the 35 players who made…