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SNA FRANCISCO, June 20, (THEWILL) Senegal deservedly defeated Poland in a game of few chances to claim the first win by an African team at the World Cup. The Lions of Teranga had taken the lead shortly before the break...

The plane carrying Saudi Arabia’s World Cup team suffered a fire in one of its engines as the players flew to Rostov-on-Don for their next match. According to the Saudi football federation the aircraft landed safely after what one of...

SAN FRANCISCO, June 17, (THEWILL) - Super Eagles’ Head Coach, Gernot Rohr, on Saturday said the team’s 0-2 loss to Croatia in their opening match of Russia 2018 was due to many mistakes. Rohr, while speaking at the post-match conference of...

SAN FRANCISCO, June 15, (THEWILL) - Denis Cheryshev struck twice for Russia as the World Cup hosts thumped Saudi Arabia 5-0 in the opening match of the tournament in Moscow on Thursday. Iury Gazinsky scored after 12 minutes and Cheryshev added...

BEVERLY HILLS, June 14, (THEWILL) - Football’s showpiece event, the FIFA World Cup, gets underway today when hosts Russia face Saudi Arabia following an opening ceremony at Moscow’s Luzhniki Stadium. The 2018 edition, the 21st, features 32 teams, including holders Germany,...

BEVERLY HILLS, June 14, (THEWILL) - Former Ghana captain Abedi Pele has been appointed to help run football in the country in the wake of a corruption scandal that saw the government dissolve the sport’s governing body. Pele, a three-time African...

BEVERLY HILLS, June 13, (THEWILL) - The US, Canada and Mexico have won the bid to co-host the 2026 World Cup. The decision for a three-nations host was adopted at the 68th FIFA Congress in Moscow, Russia, on Wednesday. The ‘United 2026’...

SAN FRANCISCO, June 13, (THEWILL) - Spain dramatically sacked coach Julen Lopetegui on Wednesday, just two days before the team’s opening game against Portugal at the World Cup. In a surprise announcement on Tuesday, Real Madrid had named Lopetegui as their...

SAN FRANCISCO, June 13, (THEWILL) - Spain manager Julen Lopetegui has been named by Real Madrid as Zinedine Zidane’s successor. Zidane, who led the club to three successive Champions League titles, surprised the sporting world when he stepped down in May. Lopetegui...

SAN FRANCISCO, June 12, (THEWILL) - The Super Falcons of Nigeria sealed their qualification for the 11th Africa Women Cup of Nations (AWCON) finals in style, with an emphatic 6-0 victory over the Scorpions of Gambia at the Agege...