As Neymar, the world’s most expensive player, battles to be fit for Brazil’s World Cup campaign, he is aware of the pressure.
The US president has hinted that nations who oppose his country’s bid for the World Cup could face political repercussions
The Dutchman, who took the Netherlands to the 2010 World Cup final, had been one of the leading foreign candidates to take on the coaching stint.
‘Lesbian, gay, bi and trans people are part of the football community across the world’
‘I live in a hotel suite with my wife and live in Pyongyang like I do in Europe’
Temporary seats in Yekaterinburg mean some World Cup spectators will get a remote view
Fafa says that Russia will be ready, but the country’s hosting stadiums suggests the opposite
The organised fights of Russia’s violent football superfans are facing a clampdown by the president ahead of the World Cup
Minority communities visiting Russia in 2018 will be warned about the possibility of attacks
Debacle, disaster, catastrophe, calamity. As the post-mortems began on the USA’s World Cup elimination, no hyperbolic stone was left unturned.
For the first time since 1986, the United States failed to qualify for the World Cup with a shock 2-1 defeat against Trinidad and Tobago.
As the World Cup qualifiers come to a head, it’s time to review which teams might secure a spot and who needs to do some extra work
Bafana Bafana need consistency and a strong stream of young blood to get over the line
The footballer has been criticised for supporting Catalan independence while playing for Spain
Africa has to swiftly whittle down the number of competitors from 54 nations to 20 in the space of two months.
The former chairperson of England’s Football Association has reignited the row over allegations of corruption in football’s governing body.
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/ 2 December 2010
Not even the absence of Vladimir Putin could derail Russia’s World Cup bid as Fifa voters showed fondness for taking football to new frontiers.
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/ 2 December 2010
Russia and the tiny Gulf state of Qatar were awarded the 2018 and 2022 Soccer World Cups on Thursday.
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/ 10 December 2008
Australia’s government on Wednesday agreed to spend millions of dollars to back the country’s bid as host nation for the 2018 Fifa World Cup.