Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold a meeting on Monday in Moscow with Gianni Infantino, the president of the world’s governing football body, FIFA, Presidential Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. According to Peskov, the …
The International Football Federation (FIFA) released a documentary about the 2018 World Cup in Russia. The video is published on the organization’s YouTube channel. “The 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™ thrilled from …
Who will overachieve, who will underperform and which players should you be looking out for this summer?
The 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia will leave a positive legacy in the country, FIFA Secretary General Fatma Samoura said in the sustainability report published on the FIFA website. “We are convinced that …
Russia came up against over 25 million cyberattacks that were aimed at derailing the 2018 FIFA World Cup, Russian Presidential Special Representative for International Cooperation on Cybersecurity, Andrei Krutskikh, …
More than 5,000 foreign citizens who came to Russia to the World Cup with Fan IDs are staying in the country illegally, deputy head of the Migration Department of the Russian Interior Ministry Andrei Krayushkin said. He …
A combined 3.572 billion viewers – more than half of the global population aged four and over – tuned in to world football’s ultimate competition - the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia, according to audience data for official …
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that the two biggest highlights of the outgoing year were the presidential elections and the FIFA World Cup, TASS reports. When asked about the most important event of 2018 at his annual …
The 2018 FIFA World Cup held in Russia has raised the bar for Qatar, which is set to hold the next global football event in 2022, Qatar’s Minister of Culture and Sports Salah bin Ghanim Al Ali stated during the press …
Russia’s Federal Security Service thwarted attempted drone attacks at the 2018 World Cup, head of FSB Alexander Bortnikov said. Bortnikov said that his officers “took measures to detect and …
FIFA President Gianni Infantino believes that there are many lessons Qatar can learn from Russia in preparing the 2022 World Cup. "The first one is how to welcome so many people – 1.5 million people …
Turkey has become a top tourist destination for residents of Russia, followed by Greece, Cyprus, Tunisia and Spain
China, the United States and Mexico accounted for the largest number of fans who arrived in Russia for this summer’s FIFA World Cup, according to the data released by the Federal Security Service’s border guards. "The …
Why football players were handed out badges and honorary certificates of honored masters of sports
The FIFA Football Conference on the outcome of the 2018 FIFA World Cup will be held on 23 September 2018 in London. FIFA has invited the head coaches and technical directors of all 211 member associations, as well as the technical …
The 2018 FIFA World Cup sparked a blast-off in the global diplomacy, Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said. "It is no exaggeration at all to say that it was an upsurge and a blast-off in the global …
The Adidas soccer ball Russian President Vladimir Putin gave to US President Donald Trump at their summit in Finland appears to contain a chip that can transmit information to nearby cellphones. The …
Russia's State Duma lower parliament house passed in third and final reading a bill on visa-free entry to Russia for holders of Fan IDs they used to attend matches of the 2018 FIFA World Cup till the end of the current year. …
Russia's State Duma lower parliament house passed in the second reading a bill on visa-free entry to Russia for holders of Fan IDs they used to attend matches of the 2018 FIFA World Cup till the end of the current year. "The …
Those who hid their chauvinism a few years ago have got a perfect reason to give rein to nationalist sentiment
