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The four national presidents committed to creating a local organizing committee with a representative from each country to coordinate with CONMEBOL, South American football's governing body.

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South American quartet relaunches 2030 World Cup bid

March 21, 2019

Buenos Aires: Argentina, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay relaunched their bid to host the 2030 World Cup following a meeting of ...

Tuesday, FIFA posted a statement to its website explaining that high demand for some matches, including the semifinal and final in Lyon, meant only single seats were available.

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Qatar resists FIFA push to spread 2022 World Cup

March 16, 2019

Miami: Concerned by political and logistical impediments, FIFA will face resistance in Qatar to attempts to expand the 2022 World ...

Maradona for years denied he had any children other than his daughters with Claudia Villafane.

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Maradona acknowledges three more biological children

March 9, 2019

Buenos Aires: Argentine football legend Diego Maradona has confirmed paternity of three children born in Cuba in addition to the ...

With 65 goals in 128 appearances, Messi is Argentina's all-time top goalscorer.

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Messi back for Argentina after eight month absence

March 8, 2019

Buenos Aires: Lionel Messi was named in the Argentina squad Thursday for the first time since the World Cup, ending ...

Durmaz was subjected to thousands of abusive comments on his Instagram account after his foul led to a free kick that handed Germany a 2-1 victory in the 95th minute in the group stage.

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Teenager fined for threatening Swedish footballer

March 6, 2019

Stockholm: A court in Sweden Tuesday fined a 17-year-old for threatening Swedish footballer Jimmy Durmaz during the World Cup after ...

Hummels and Boateng have played 70 and 76 internationals respectively while Mueller has scored 38 goals in 100 appearances for his country.

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Bayern trio no longer in Loew’s plans

March 6, 2019

Berlin: Germany head coach Joachim Loew dropped a bombshell Tuesday by announcing that 2014 World Cup winners Jerome Boateng, Mats ...

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Two injuries affected World Cup displays: Neymar

March 4, 2019

Rio De Janeiro: Brazil and Paris Saint-Germain star Neymar was battling back from two injuries, not one, at last year's ...

A deep political rift in the Gulf complicates the prospects of sharing the competition.

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Gulf states could co-host 2022 FIFA World Cup

February 27, 2019

Abu Dhabi: The United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and Oman could stage some World Cup 2022 matches if required by hosts ...

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Shocked Neymar relieves frustration

July 22, 2018

Praia Grande, Brazil: Brazil superstar Neymar admitted that after their quarterfinal defeat to Belgium at the World Cup he couldn’t ...

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No-trust motion: Sena compares Modi to France, Rahul to Croatia

July 22, 2018

Mumbai, July 21: Drawing a parallel between the FIFA World Cup final and the no-confidence motion, the Shiv Sena Saturday ...

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Transparency Missing

December 23, 2024

One of the cornerstones of a functioning democracy is transparency as the people have every right to information on all...

December 22, 2024

What should we look forward to in 2025? I mean “look forward to” in the sense of anticipate rather than...

December 21, 2024

The appointment of Directors General of Police (DGPs) is one of the crucial issues the Supreme Court has, once again,...

December 18, 2024

I t may appear strange in most democracies, including India, that losing a no-confidence vote against a government leading to...

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