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July 15, 2018 No Responses

World Cup Prize Money: France Gets $38m, Nigeria,15 others Gets $8m

NewswatchNigeria can report that FIFA 2018 World Cup ended with big money for France for emerging the new champions of the world in the round leather game. On Sunday, France won $38 million for lifting the 2018 FIFA World Cup...

July 15, 2018 No Responses

Russia transfers World Cup hosting duties to Qatar

Russan President Vladimir Putin on Sunday handed over mantle of the World Cup host to the emir of Qatar whose country will stage the 2022 edition of the tournament. The ceremony marked a handover from the world’s largest country by...

July 12, 2018 No Responses

Sexism: Biggest Problem in Russia 2018 World Cup – FiFA

FIFA Warns Broadcasters Fifa wants to crack down on broadcasters picking out “hot women” in the crowd at games as part of its efforts to tackle sexism in football. Pre-tournament concerns that Russia 2018 would be tarnished by homophobia and...

July 8, 2018 No Responses

World Cup: Ref Gets Life Ban for Bribery

A Kenyan referee who had been due to officiate at the ongoing World Cup in Russia has been handed a life ban after being caught in a bribery sting. Aden Marwa was filmed receiving a 600-dollar bribe during Confederation of...

July 5, 2018 No Responses

FIFA: Pinnick replaces Nyantakyi as CAF 1st Vice-President

The President of Nigeria Football Federation Amaju Melvin Pinnick has been appointed as Confederation of Africa Football (CAF) First Vice-President. Amaju Pinnick He has now replaced Ghana’s Kwesi Nyantakyi who resigned recently. The letter of Pinnick’s ap...

July 4, 2018 No Responses

FIFA: Amuneke, Drogba Others to Pick World Best Player

Federation of International Football (FIFA) on Wednesday named former Nigeria international Emmanuel Amuneke among the 12-man panel that will shortlist candidates for the men’s footballers and coaches of the year for the 2017/18 season. The World Football go...

June 19, 2018 No Responses

FIFA World CUP: Ericsson, MTS Provide Ultra-high Data Speeds for Football Fans

To provide a superior mobile broadband experience, Russian mobile operator MTS has teamed up with Ericsson for deployments of Massive MIMO technology. With more than 1.5 million international fans expected in Russia across the month-long 2018 FIFA World Cup to...