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Putin Unlikely to Attend Russian National Football Team's Training Session - Kremlin

Putin Unlikely to Attend Russian National Football Team's Training Session - Kremlin

MOSCOW, May 30 (Sputnik) - Russian President Vladimir Putin is unlikely to visit the country's national football team at their training camp and has not received any official invitations to come, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Wednesday. 30 May 2018
Belgium Squad Observe Minute's Silence to Remember Victims of Liege Attack

Belgium Squad Observe Minute's Silence to Remember Victims of Liege Attack

MOSCOW, May 30 (Sputnik) - The Belgian national football team held a minute's silence ahead of their training session on Wednesday in memory of the victims of Tuesday's attack in Liege. 30 May 2018
Russians Want to Ask Putin Which Team Wins 2018 FIFA World Cup

Russians Want to Ask Putin Which Team Wins 2018 FIFA World Cup

MOSCOW, May 30 (Sputnik) - Russian President Vladimir Putin, who will be answering people's questions during the annual "Direct Line" Q&A session on June 7, may be asked who he thinks will win the upcoming FIFA World Cup, the Direct Line's official website reported Wednesday. 30 May 2018
Over 800 English-Speaking Moscow Metro Employees to Work During FIFA World Cup - Official

Over 800 English-Speaking Moscow Metro Employees to Work During FIFA World Cup - Official

MOSCOW, May 30 (Sputnik) - Over 800 Moscow Metro employees have completed their English-language training as part of preparations for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, Deputy Head of Moscow's Transport Department Dmitry Pronin said Wednesday. 30 May 2018
Russian Press Centers Extend Accreditation Deadline for Journalists Ahead of World Cup

Russian Press Centers Extend Accreditation Deadline for Journalists Ahead of World Cup

MOSCOW, May 30 (Sputnik) - Russian and foreign journalists, who want to gain access to the city press centers for the upcoming FIFA World Cup in Russia, can now submit their applications until June 20, Rossiya Segodnya International Information Agency's press service said Wednesday. 30 May 2018
Farfan on Target as Peru Beat Scotland 2-0

Farfan on Target as Peru Beat Scotland 2-0

MOSCOW, May 30 (Sputnik) - Peru, who are preparing for the 2018 FIFA World Cup to be held in Russia this summer, beat Scotland 2-0 in a friendly in the Peruvian capital Lima on Tuesday night. 30 May 2018
FIFA World Cup Public Screenings in France Allowed With Tight Security - Interior Minister

FIFA World Cup Public Screenings in France Allowed With Tight Security - Interior Minister

MOSCOW, May 29 (Sputnik) - Public screenings of 2018 FIFA World Cup in France will be held in coordination with prefects and local authorities in order to ensure security, but there has been no ban on screenings, French Interior Minister Gerard Collomb said Tuesday. 30 May 2018
Russian Interior Minister Inspects Policemen’s Readiness for World Cup in Yekaterinburg

Russian Interior Minister Inspects Policemen’s Readiness for World Cup in Yekaterinburg

MOSCOW, May 29 (Sputnik) - Russian Interior Minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev checked the readiness of Yekaterinburg’s policemen to perform their duties during this summer’s 2018 FIFA World Cup, the ministry said on Tuesday. 30 May 2018
Foreigners With Fan IDs Able to Enter Russia from Belarus Without Visa – Official

Foreigners With Fan IDs Able to Enter Russia from Belarus Without Visa – Official

MINSK, May 29 (Sputnik) - Foreign citizens with Fan IDs, coming for the FIFA World Cup through Belarus, will be able to enter Russia without a Russian visa, as visa-free entry from Belarus to Russia will come into force on June 4, Head of the Belarusian Interior Ministry's Department of Citizenship and Migration Aleksey Begun told Sputnik on Tuesday. 30 May 2018
Head Coach Cherchesov Says Russia Footballers 'Feeling Well'

Head Coach Cherchesov Says Russia Footballers 'Feeling Well'

INNSBRUCK, May 29 (Sputnik) - Russia head coach Stanislav Cherchesov said on Tuesday that all of the footballers in his preliminary FIFA World Cup squad, were feeling well, including those who have recently been out due to minor injuries. 30 May 2018
Germany Goalkeeper Neuer to Play Against Austria in Saturday's Friendly - Coach

Germany Goalkeeper Neuer to Play Against Austria in Saturday's Friendly - Coach

MOSCOW, May 29 (Sputnik) - Bayern Munich and Germany goalkeeper Manuel Neuer is likely to play against Austria in a friendly match to be held on Saturday ahead of this summer's FIFA World Cup, the team's goalkeeping coach Andreas Kopke said on Tuesday. 30 May 2018
Half of Russians to Watch 2018 FIFA World Cup Games - Poll

Half of Russians to Watch 2018 FIFA World Cup Games - Poll

MOSCOW, May 29 (Sputnik) - Over 50 percent of Russian residents intend to follow the games of the upcoming FIFA World Cup, with almost 90 percent of them planning to watch matches of the national team, a poll by Mediascope  revealed Tuesday. 30 May 2018
Russia Coach Hopes Salah’s Injury Not Serious

Russia Coach Hopes Salah’s Injury Not Serious

MOSCOW, May 29 (Sputnik) - Russia head coach Stanislav Cherchesov said on Tuesday that he hoped that the injury of Egypt striker Mohamed Salah, who was named in his country's preliminary squad for this summer's FIFA World Cup, was not serious. 29 May 2018
Russia, Austria Have Different Aims - Head Coach

Russia, Austria Have Different Aims - Head Coach

INNSBRUCK, Austria, May 29 (Sputnik) - Russia and Austria have different objectives for their upcoming friendly match to be played in Innsbruck on Wednesday, as Russia are preparing for the 2018 FIFA World cup, the team's head coach Stanislav Cherchesov said Tuesday. 29 May 2018
Russia 'Ready' For Austria Friendly

Russia 'Ready' For Austria Friendly

INNSBRUCK, May 29 (Sputnik) - Russia head coach Stanislav Cherchesov said Tuesday that his team was ready for Wednesday’s pre-World Cup friendly against Austria. 29 May 2018
Spanish Side Alaves Sign Sweden Forward Guidetti

Spanish Side Alaves Sign Sweden Forward Guidetti

MOSCOW, May 29 (Sputnik) - Sweden striker John Guidetti has signed a permanent deal with Spanish side Alaves, the Basque club announced on their official website on Tuesday. 29 May 2018

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