Tag Archives: Russia

Firebird soars as Official Emblem of 2021 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup – Russia!

With one year to go until the final of the 2021 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup – Russia, FIFA and the Local Organising Committee revealed the Official Emblem today, August 29, 2020, online and on board the Moscow Metro. The emblem prominently features the firebird, a key figure in classic …

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India U-19 coach Floyd Pinto: We need to put up a better defensive display!

Having lost the opening encounter against hosts Russia 1-3, the India U19 National Team didn’t kick-off their Granatkin Memorial Tournament campaign in a positive way. One day before hitting the pitch against Moldova, who shared the spoils with Bulgaria in the other encounter of Group A, India coach Floyd Pinto …

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Russia beat India U-19 3-0 in their Granatkin Memorial Cup opener!

Kirill Kosarev struck thrice (50′,73′,82′) to hand the India U-19 National Team a 0-3 loss to hosts Russia in their opening match of the XXXI Granatkin Memorial Tournament at the Petrovsky Stadium in St. Petersburg tonight, June 4. In the other match of Group A, Bulgaria shared the spoils with …

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Strong Russia challenge for India U-19 in Granatkin Cup opener!

India U-19 National team will take on hosts Russia in their first match of the Granatkin Memorial Tournament in Saint Petersburg on Tuesday, June 4. Besides Russia, India have been clubbed with Bulgaria, and Moldova in Group A. The 12 teams participating in the tournament have been divided into three …

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India U-19 to face Russia, Moldova & Bulgaria in Granatkin Memorial Cup!

The India U-19 National Team will travel to Russia in the first week of June to take part in the forthcoming Granatkin Memorial International Football Tournament in St. Petersberg. All the matches would be hosted at the iconic Petrovsky Stadium, which was earlier the home stadium of both the Russian …

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Budweiser ReCup Arena: Budweiser creates football pitch from recycled plastic cups!

Budweiser, an official sponsor of the 2018 FIFA World Cup, has hit the back of the net by launching a unique football pitch created from its recycled plastic cups in Sochi, Russia. More than 50,000 cups collected at arenas and at the FIFA Fan Fests after the summer tournament have …

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More than half the world watched record-breaking 2018 FIFA World Cup!

FIFA has today published the key findings of a comprehensive audit of consolidated final audience data for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, which was broadcast live in every territory around the world from June 14 to July 15 this year. A combined 3.572 billion viewers – more than half of …

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FIFA shares the benefits of Russia 2018 with 416 clubs around the globe!

After staging an unforgettable 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, FIFA can today confirm the payments that will be made under the Club Benefits Programme, which will see a share of the revenues from the competition allocated to the clubs whose players contributed to the success of the World Cup. …

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Germany’s Löw names squad ahead of Russia friendly and Netherlands game!

Germany head coach Joachim Löw has announced his 24 players final squad ahead of their friendly against Russia (November 15) in Leipzig and their UEFA Nations League home match against the Netherlands (November 19) in Gelsenkirchen. Due to different reasons missing from the squad are Marc-André ter Stegen (FC Barcelona), …

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FIFA Technical Study Group publishes 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia report!

FIFA’s Technical Study Group (TSG) has published its 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia report, which includes comprehensive statistics on the tournament and each individual match, team profiles and exclusive video footage to support the analysis. The TSG at Russia 2018 was headed by Carlos Alberto Parreira, who was joined by Marco …

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