Messi on a mission as Argentina train with renewed hope
AFP, Bronnitsy : Lionel Messi and Argentina hit the training ground on Saturday with renewed hope of qualifying for the World Cup last 16.Argentina were...
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Serbian press slams ‘provocative’ Swiss celebrations
AFP, Belgrade : Serbian papers slammed what they labelled “shameful provocation” by two Switzerland players of Kosovo origin who used political gestures to celebrate their...
Brazil envoy visits BFF office
Ambassador of Brazil to Bangladesh Joao Tabajara Oliveira Junior visited Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) office in Motijheel on Saturday noon and exchanged views with football...
Chechnya leader grants Salah honorary citizenship
AP, Volgograd :Chechnya leader Ramzan Kadyrov granted honorary citizenship on Friday to striker Mohamed Salah at a banquet held to say goodbye to Egypt’s World...
From Russia to Leicester and back for record-breaking Musa
AFP, Russia :Leicester City’s out-of-favour striker Ahmed Musa wrote himself into the World Cup record books by scoring twice to fire Nigeria to their first...
Swiss coach unimpressed with celebrations in win over Serbia
AFP, Kaliningrad : Swiss coach Vladimir Petkovic said Friday that politics and football should “never mix” after two players celebrated goals in a 2-1 victory...
World Cup fans flock to party in Moscow’s ‘street of lights’
AFP, Moscow : A quiet pedestrian street leading off from Red Square, Moscow’s Nikolskaya Street has unexpectedly become the party zone of choice for thousands...
Moutinho misses Portugal training ahead of Iran game
AFP, Kratovo : Portugal midfielder Joao Moutinho was missing from Portugal training on Saturday, leaving his status for their final World Cup group game against...