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FIFA Council in Moscow decides new ranking formula

FIFA Council in Moscow decides new ranking formula

FIFA Council held a meeting in Moscow on Sunday ahead of the upcoming FIFA World Cup and decided on a number of important competition matters. 11 Jun 2018
International Broadcast Centre Opens in Moscow Ahead of the World Cup

International Broadcast Centre Opens in Moscow Ahead of the World Cup

The International Broadcast Center (IBC) opened in Moscow on Saturday ahead of the upcoming World Cup. 9 Jun 2018
FIFA sell 120,000 extra World Cup tickets overnight

FIFA sell 120,000 extra World Cup tickets overnight

About 120,000 additional tickets for the World Cup in Russia were sold to football fans over the course of a few hours. 9 Jun 2018
FIFA and Russia's anti-doping agency meet ahead of World Cup

FIFA and Russia's anti-doping agency meet ahead of World Cup

Head of FIFA's medical and anti-doping department Alexis Weber has held a meeting with the management of the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA), the agency said Friday. 8 Jun 2018
Over 2.4m tickets sold for World Cup, extra 100,000 tickets to be made available

Over 2.4m tickets sold for World Cup, extra 100,000 tickets to be made available

More than 2.4 million tickets for this summer's World Cup matches have been sold since the start of the sales in September, the International Football Federation (FIFA) said on Thursday. 8 Jun 2018
Football-Themed Show Opens at Moscow's Biggest Western Art Museum Ahead of FIFA World Cup

Football-Themed Show Opens at Moscow's Biggest Western Art Museum Ahead of FIFA World Cup

MOSCOW, June 7 (Sputnik) - A football-themed exhibition of works by two leading artists of the Russian avant-garde, Alexander Rodchenko and Varvara Stepanova, has opened ahead of the 2018 FIFA World Cup at Moscow's Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts, which houses the city's biggest Western Art collection. 7 Jun 2018
Crimea Failed to Get Permission for Official World Cup Fan Zones From FIFA - Authorities

Crimea Failed to Get Permission for Official World Cup Fan Zones From FIFA - Authorities

ALUSHTA, June 7 (Sputnik) - The International Football Federation (FIFA) did not grant Crimea the right to open official World Cup fan zones on the Black Sea peninsula, the region's Minister of Tourism and Resorts Vadim Volchenko said on Thursday.  7 Jun 2018
Novosibirsk Region Allowed Non-Commercial Public Broadcast of FIFA World Cup - Officials

Novosibirsk Region Allowed Non-Commercial Public Broadcast of FIFA World Cup - Officials

NOVOSIBIRSK, June 7 (Sputnik) - The department of physical education and sports of Russia's Novosibirsk Region has obtained the official FIFA license for non-commercial public broadcast of the 2018 FIFA World Cup matches, the regional government's press service said Thursday. 7 Jun 2018
Kids From Children's Sports Schools to Attend Russia's Open Training - Football Federation

Kids From Children's Sports Schools to Attend Russia's Open Training - Football Federation

MOSCOW, June 7 (Sputnik) - Kids from children's sports schools will be able to attend the open training session to be held by the Russian national football team on Saturday, the Russian Football Union said Thursday. 7 Jun 2018
Russia Hits New Low in Updated FIFA Ranking, Becomes Lowest-Ranked Team at World Cup

Russia Hits New Low in Updated FIFA Ranking, Becomes Lowest-Ranked Team at World Cup

MOSCOW, June 7 (Sputnik) - The Russian national football team have dropped to a record-low 70th place in the FIFA World ranking released Thursday on FIFA's official website. 7 Jun 2018
ISS Cosmonaut Shkaplerov Says Ball From Space May Open First 2018 FIFA World Cup Game

ISS Cosmonaut Shkaplerov Says Ball From Space May Open First 2018 FIFA World Cup Game

MOSCOW, June 5 (Sputnik) - The official FIFA Telstar-18 ball that was brought down to Earth from orbit on Sunday may open the first 2018 FIFA World Cup game to be held at Moscow's Luzhniki Stadium on June 14, Russian cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov told Sputnik Tuesday. 5 Jun 2018
FIFA Files Complaint Against Online Ticket Service Viagogo for Selling World Cup Tickets

FIFA Files Complaint Against Online Ticket Service Viagogo for Selling World Cup Tickets

MOSCOW, June 5 (Sputnik) - FIFA has filed a criminal complaint against Geneva-based online ticket marketplace Viagogo for selling tickets for the FIFA World Cup matches in Russia, world football's governing body said Tuesday. 5 Jun 2018
Cafu leads FIFA Legends to victory

Cafu leads FIFA Legends to victory

KALININGRAD, June 3 (Sputnik) - A team of FIFA legends beat a side of former Russian internationals 6-4 in a friendly at the Football Park in Kaliningrad, a festival traveling around Russian cities that will host this summer's FIFA World Cup. 4 Jun 2018
FIFA Releases TV Opening Video for 2018 World Cup

FIFA Releases TV Opening Video for 2018 World Cup

The world football's governing body FIFA released the official TV opening for the World Cup on its YouTube channel on Friday. 2 Jun 2018
Iran suspends links with Greece after cancelled World Cup friendly

Iran suspends links with Greece after cancelled World Cup friendly

The Football Federation of Iran (FFIRI) have announced they were going to suspend all links with the Greek Football Federation (EPO) after Greece cancelled a planned friendly match between the two sides earlier in May. 1 Jun 2018
CAS not to object to Peru captain Guerrero's appeal against ban ahead of FIFA World Cup

CAS not to object to Peru captain Guerrero's appeal against ban ahead of FIFA World Cup

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) will not protest against Peru forward Paolo Guerrero's appeal to the Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland against a 14-month ban, which prevents him from playing at the 2018 FIFA World Cup. 31 May 2018

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