Vladimir Leonov, who is currently in charge of the sports ministry of Russia, is supremely confident that his country will be able to organize the soccer World Cup peacefully. The supporters of the other countries especially that of England are understood to be feeling very reluctant to travel to Russia because of what the Russian […]
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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 […]
NIGERIA AFRAID OF CAMEROON AHEAD OF WORLD CUP
West African football giant Nigeria are afraid of the form of their World Cup rivals Cameroon ahead of their clash in the qualifiers. Both sides are set to meet in August and September. Nigeria are afraid that the confidence in the team following their African Cup of Nations (AFCON) win might give them the edge. […]
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 […]