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Alli misses England training ahead of Panama game

Alli misses England training ahead of Panama game

Tottenham and England midfielder Dele Alli missed his team's training session on Thursday ahead of their second World Cup match against Panama. 21 Jun 2018
Putin holds private meeting with Blatter

Putin holds private meeting with Blatter

The recent meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Sepp Blatter, the former president of the FIFA, was a private one, Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Thursday, adding that the Kremlin was unable to reveal any details of the meeting. 21 Jun 2018
Zhirkov and Dzagoev train individually ahead of Uruguay match

Zhirkov and Dzagoev train individually ahead of Uruguay match

Russia midfielders Yuri Zhirkov and Alan Dzagoev trained individually in the gym on Thursday as the national team continued their preparations for their last Group A game against Uruguay at the FIFA World Cup. 21 Jun 2018
Foreign fans in Rostov buy 100,000 tickets

Foreign fans in Rostov buy 100,000 tickets

Over 100,000 tickets have been sold to foreign fans for the World Cup matches in Rostov-on-Don, head of the city's administration Vitaly Kushnarev said on Thursday. 21 Jun 2018
Three plane-loads of Iceland fans land in Volgograd

Three plane-loads of Iceland fans land in Volgograd

Volgograd Airport has said three planes with fans from Iceland will arrive in the southern Russian city of Volgograd today for the country's upcoming World Cup match against Nigeria. 21 Jun 2018
Spain coach: Half-time break 'helped us'

Spain coach: Half-time break 'helped us'

Spain head coach Fernando Hierro said the half time break helped his team psychologically during their Group B match with Iran at the FIFA World Cup on Wednesday. 21 Jun 2018
Costa targets more goals at World Cup

Costa targets more goals at World Cup

Spain forward Diego Costa said he hoped he and Spain captain Cristiano Ronaldo would continue scoring in the 2018 FIFA World Cup matches. 21 Jun 2018
Russia make World Cup breakthrough - FC Anzhi Head Coach

Russia make World Cup breakthrough - FC Anzhi Head Coach

Russia have made a breakthrough at the FIFA World Cup, Anzhi Makhachkala head coach Magomed Adiyev said. 21 Jun 2018
Iran deserved better result against Spain - Coach

Iran deserved better result against Spain - Coach

KAZAN, June 21 (Sputnik) - Iran deserved better result in their World Cup Group B encounter with Spain, their head coach Carlos Queiroz said Wednesday night, as they slipped to a 1-0 loss in Kazan. 21 Jun 2018
Southgate suffers shoulder injury

Southgate suffers shoulder injury

England head coach Gareth Southgate dislocated his right shoulder while running, the English Football Association said on Wednesday. 21 Jun 2018
Cavani hopes weather will be cooler against Russia

Cavani hopes weather will be cooler against Russia

Uruguay forward Edinson Cavani said Wednesday that he hoped the weather would be cooler during their upcoming game with Russia than it was in Rostov, where Uruguay played Saudi Arabia on Wednesday. 21 Jun 2018
Costa’s goal earns Spain 1-0 win against battling Iran

Costa’s goal earns Spain 1-0 win against battling Iran

Spain moved in sight of place in knockout stages of the 2018 World Cup following a hard-fought 1-0 victory against Iran in Kazan. 21 Jun 2018
Costa’s goal earns Spain 1-0 win against Iran

Costa’s goal earns Spain 1-0 win against Iran

Spain moved in sight of place in knockout stages of the 2018 World Cup Following a hard-fought 1-0 victory against Iran in Kazan. 21 Jun 2018
Russia are improving with every game says Bushmanov

Russia are improving with every game says Bushmanov

Russia are improving with every game, Evgeny Bushmanov, who is the head coach of Russia’s U-21 side, told Sputnik on Wednesday. 21 Jun 2018
Griezmann fit to face Peru says Deschamps

Griezmann fit to face Peru says Deschamps

France forward Antoine Griezmann, who was spotted training separately from the rest of the squad on Tuesday, is fit to take part in the upcoming World Cup match against Peru, France head coach Didier Deschamps said Wednesday. 21 Jun 2018
Godin says Russia will be difficult opponents

Godin says Russia will be difficult opponents

Uruguay defender and captain Diego Godin said Wednesday that Russia would be a "difficult opponents". 21 Jun 2018