Croatia soccer ‘rebel’ Kalinic turns down silver medal
Croatian media say that forward Nikola Kalinic has not accepted the silver medal his team won at the World Cup in Russia because he was sent home early in the…
Russia 2018 is most fans-friendly World Cup with 7.7m visitors
The Russian edition of the FIFA Fan Fest welcomed 7.7 million visitors, world football governing body FIFA said on Thursday. In a statement by its Media Office, FIFA said this…
FG to evacuate 230 stranded Nigerians from Russia Friday
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said that Nigerians stranded in Moscow, Russia at the end of the 2018 World Cup Tournament would be evacuated on Friday. The Ministry’s Spokesperson,…
FG to evacuate scammed, stranded Nigerians in Russia
The Nigerian government will send a plane to repatriate the 200 defrauded Nigerian citizens currently stranded in Russia. Steve Ugbah, Nigerian ambassador to Russia who made this known while addressing…
Putin says Russia thwarted 25 m cyber attacks during World Cup
July 16, 2018 Almost 25 million cyber attacks and other crimes on Russian IT infrastructure involved in organising the World Cup have been neutralised, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in…
France are Champions of World football
It ended France 4-2 Croatia: Antoine Griezmann, Paul Pogba, Kylian Mbappe and a Mario Mandzukic own goal see Didier Deschamps’ men crowned World Cup winners. It is a final that…
World Cup: Saudi fan swindled of $250,000 by Lebanese
Russian authorities have identified a Lebanese suspect believed to have swindled a Saudi Arabian football fan out of the equivalent of 250,000 dollars, the Interfax news agency reported Wednesday. The…
Where did Nigerian fans get money to buy tickets, ask Russians
The internet got busier in Russia during this World Cup and Russia’s biggest search engine, Yandex, has gone into overdrive with Russians scouring the internet to find information about the…
World Cup: Russian star, Golovin, makes top three stars list
Russian midfielder Alexander Golovin is among the top three breakout stars of the 2018 FIFA World Cup, according to the ranking of the UK’s FourFourTwo football magazine posted on its…
Nigerian fan requests asylum in Russia
A football fan from Nigeria has reportedly requested political asylum in Russia, citing fears of political persecution in his home country.Human rights groups say it is difficult for asylum seekers…