World Cup big guns limber up
Moscow—The World Cup big guns limbered up on Monday ahead of the tournament opener in Russia while brash underdogs Australia ...
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Two kids to represent Philippines at Football for Friendship
AJ Boy Victoriano and Matteo De Venecia, 12-year-old football enthusiasts from Philippines, have been selected as country’s representatives at the ...
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Gazprom’s football for friendship launched
GAZPROM, official partner of FIFA and the 2018 FIFA World Cup, announced the opening of the Sixth Season of the ...
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Sudan’s ‘sister coach’ takes love of football to field
In Sudan, where a women’s national football team remains a distant dream, Salma al-Majidi knew the only way to take ...
Read moreFifa claims try to contact doping whistleblower
PARIS—FIFA tried to contact Russian whistleblower Grigory Rodchenkov over accusations of doping in Russian football and will do so again ...
Read moreMore World Cup slots for Asia pushed
KUALA LUMPUR—Asia’s football chief said the region “deserves more slots” at the World Cup, as FIFA’s decision to expand the ...
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FIFA looking at player behavior
LONDON—FIFA is thinking about introducing new measures to improve player behaviour towards match officials, chief officer for technical development Marco ...
Read moreVideo referees, anyone?
ZURICH—Assistant referees in video rooms with access to all match images will be used for the first time in FIFA ...
Read moreDooley still Azkals’ coach for 3 more years
THOMAS Dooley will continue coaching the Philippine Azkals national football team. The Philippine Football Federation extended the contract of the ...
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