World Cup

December 16, (THEWILL) – Babatunde Fashola, the Honourable Minister of Works and Housing, has challenged Nigeria to submit a bid for the World Cup, and if at all feasible, try to win the hosting rights. The Minister was speaking...

December 13, (THEWILL) - FIFA's proposal for a significant relaunch of the Club World Cup has not been welcomed by the biggest clubs in Europe, as they view competition as an inconvenience lacking in prestige and potentially challenging. When Manchester...

December 09, (THEWILL) - After Brazil's elimination from the World Cup, Tite reaffirmed his intention to leave his position as coach, insisting that his "cycle" is over. The 61-year-old announced in February, that he would step down as Selecao manager...

November 28, (THEWILL) - In a tense World Cup pre-match news conference, Gregg Berhalter apologised for US Soccer's posting of an altered Iranian flag on social media while maintaining that neither he nor the US players were aware of...

November 11, (THEWILL) - The 23-man squad for the friendly match against World Cup-bound Portugal in Lisbon next week Thursday, has been announced by head coach, Jose Peseiro. The invited squad includes captain, William Ekong; goalkeeper, Francis Uzoho; and midfielder,...

October 22, (THEWILL) - Nigeria's Super Falcons have been drawn in Group B of next year's FIFA Women's World Cup, which will also be co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand. The country's senior women's national football team will slug it...

October 10, (THEWILL) - Liverpool's Luis Diaz would be sidelined with a knee injury at least until December, which is a troubling setback for the Reds as Jurgen Klopp's side struggles this season. In Liverpool's 3-2 loss to Arsenal on Sunday,...

October 6, (THEWILL) – On Wednesday, it was revealed that Ukraine had joined Spain and Portugal in a joint bid to host the 2030 World Cup. With Ukraine joining as a third host, the "Iberian bid" that Spain, Portugal, and...

October 5, (THEWILL) – The final friendly match of Nigeria's U-17 women's squad before the start of the 2022 FIFA U-17 World Cup in India saw Fenerbahce Ladies defeat the Flamingos 3-1. This comes after a test match three days...

September 21, (THEWILL) – Manchester United and Portugal striker, Cristiano Ronaldo, has dismissed talks of retirement, as he focuses on competing with the Portuguese team at this year's World Cup and in Euro 2024. Speaking when he received an award...