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The World Cup is underway and Friday promises to be an action-packed day at Russia 2018. Hosts Russia beat Saudi Arabia 5-0 in the opening clash of the tournament on Thursday, while today sees three mouth-watering contests. Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah is set to lead the line as Egypt take part …

World Cup hosts Russia kicked off their Group A campaign in style with a 5-0 win over Saudi Arabia on Thursday. No host team has lost a World Cup opening match and Russia kept up that tradition with goals from Yury Gazinsky (12), Denis Cheryshev (43, 90+1), Artem Dzyuba (71) …

Julen Lopetegui has been sacked as Spain boss. It was announced on Tuesday the 51-year-old, who was in charge of the national team for two years, had agreed a three-year contract at Real Madrid to replace Zinedine Zidane. At a press conference on Wednesday morning, it was announced Lopetegui would not take …

Spain coach Julen Lopetegui will take over as Real Madrid boss after the World Cup. The 51-year-old, who has been in charge of the national team for the past two years, has agreed a three-year contract at the Bernabeu. The move comes as a surprise, with Lopetegui not featuring prominently …

Dele Alli has promised to not fall foul of new FIFA regulations at the World Cup which allow referees to punish players retrospectively for infringements during a match. The new rules, backed by Video Assistant Referee (VAR) technology, could lead to players being punished at the interval for foul play …

With just seven days to go until the opening match of the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, FIFA can confirm that 2,403,116 tickets have been allocated to football fans all around the world since sales started in September 2017. In accordance with the ticket sales structure and in line …

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) launched its Ramadan Sports Tournament 2018, which will continue until 8th July at the Sheikh Saeed Hall in Dubai World Trade Centre. The Tournament includes badminton, basketball, volleyball, football, tennis and cricket. In addition, DEWA’s teams are also participating in the wheelchair basketball at …

Roberto Firmino has described Sergio Ramos as “an idiot” for his comments following the Champions League final. The Real Madrid captain criticised Loris Karius, Mohamed Salah and Firmino himself in the days after the match which Real won 3-1 to secure a third successive Champions League crown Ramos said Salah …

The UAE referees selected to feature in the FIFA’s list for the World Cup in Russia arrived today in Moscow. The UAE delegation includes International Referee, Mohamed Abdullah Hassan, First Assistant International Referee, Mohamed Ahmed Al Hammadi, and Second Assistant International Referee Hassan Al Mahry. FIFA has selected 36 referees …

Barcelona have agreed a five-year contract extension with France international centre-half Samuel Umtiti, the club have announced. The 24-year-old will sign the deal, which runs until the end of the 2022/23 season, on Monday at the Nou Camp. Umtiti has been a success since joining from Lyon for £21.2m (€25m) in …