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FIFA Foundation Festival tournament on 30 June at Red Square!

The FIFA Foundation Festival is taking place in Moscow from June 23 to July 3 and brings 48 non-governmental organisations together from 38 countries that work year-round to make a positive difference through football. The football tournament at Red Square on June 30 will see the culmination of the festival …

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adidas reveals Official Match Ball for the Knockout Stage of the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia!

adidas Football has today revealed the Official Match Ball for the knockout stage of the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. The Telstar Mechta comes with a new vivid red design inspired by the colours of the host nation, as well as the rising heat of knockout-stage football. – The …

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Representatives of the global sports industry attend Sport and Future conference!

During the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, the international conference Sport and the Future will take place in Moscow, starting on June 29. The event will gather over 300 representatives from international sporting organisations, leading experts on worldwide sports and the heads of international and national football associations, leagues …

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VIDEO – Nike: Believe feat. Cristiano Ronaldo in ‘Talking to the Ball’!

When Cristiano Ronaldo stands over a free-kick, he believes he’ll score it, not sky it. In his head, “Ronaldon’t” just panics and wants someone else to take it. But “Ronaldo” takes over, talks to the ball, tells it to find the net. It’s no surprise, the ball usually listens to …

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Primetime German drama at the 2018 FIFA World Cup gets top ratings!

While Belgium’s high-scoring Group G game against Tunisia was avidly followed by the home audience, Mexico’s solid victory over Korea Republic attracted a very strong Spanish-speaking following in the United States and the drama of the evening kick-off kept viewers glued to their TV sets until the very end in …

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2018 FIFA World Cup: US & Chinese audiences grow, Brazilians hang on to witness late win!

With hopes of progressing from the group stage in the balance, fans across the world tuned in to several crucial ties over Thursday, June 21 and Friday, June 22. Neutral fans in markets such as the United States and China also made the most of convenient kick-off times to follow …

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Relevent launches International Champions Cup Futures U-14 Tournament!

Relevent, a multi-national media, sports and entertainment group and organizer of the International Champions Cup (ICC), and Rakuten, Inc., a global leader in innovation headquartered in Tokyo, announced the inaugural International Champions Cup Futures Tournament presented by Rakuten, bringing together the best U-14 soccer players in the world, July 16-22, …

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FIFA and Snapchat team up for 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia!

FIFA and Snap Inc. have teamed up to give football fans a new opportunity to express their passion for the FIFA World Cup. The collaboration includes a range of creative tools so that football fans and Snapchatters worldwide can decorate their photo and video Snaps with 2018 FIFA World Cup …

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FIFA Women’s World Rankings: India drop a spot to 60th, USA retain top spot!

Earlier in the day, the latest quarterly FIFA Women’s World Ranking were released by the world football governing body and in the second rankings of 2018, India dropped a spot to be in 60th position behind Venezuela and ahead of Turkey. India have 1409 points, the same as last month …

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