The 2022 World Cup in Qatar is one of the most controversial in football history. Beyond controversy over the date on which the competition will be played, the Asian qualification phase has given one of the meetings that will give more talk in recent years, especially if we consider geopolitics. In Group H, the South […]
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The FIFA World Cup continues being linked with corruption
“Russia and Qatar were awarded the 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cups by democratic vote of the Executive Committee. Based on expert opinions and available facts, FIFA has no legal grounds to take away the hosting of the FIFA World Cup from Russia and Qatar.We will not speculate on possible scenarios and therefore have no […]
FIFA PRESIDENT WANTS VIDEO REPLAYS AT THE NEXT WORLD CUP
The president of FIFA Gianni Infantino has put some plans in motion to enable the use of video replays at the next world cup in 2018. According to him, it would help the referees and other match officials to avoid some serious mistakes that could have easily been avoided. Being that wrong judgments on the […]
Strachan’s Job Depends on Scotland’s Performance against England, Says Nicholas
Gordon Strachan position as the Scotland boss is reportedly hanging by the thread due to poor sets of results in the World Cup 2018 qualification campaign. The national team has had only one win in the opening three matches and it was against minnows Malta. Since that opening day victory, Scotland have gone on to […]
ALLARDYCE TO GRANT MICHAIL ANTONIO DEBUT FOR ENGLAND
New England manager Sam Allardyce has decided to grant Michail Antonio his first invitation to play for the Three Lions. The uncapped player has started this campaign well, scoring his second of the term in the game against Manchester City. The qualifiers poised for the international break would be a good opportunity for him to […]
Jurgen Klinsmann has set a lofty target of reaching the semifinals
The United States national team coach Jurgen Klinsmann has set a lofty target of reaching the semifinals at the World Cup 2018. The US has steadily shown improvement under the regime of the German. Part of the success has been bringing several players of German nationality – who are also eligible for the US citizenship […]