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Dozens of youths shattered windows at a popular store on the Champs Elysees avenue Sunday while hundreds of thousands of fans celebrated France’s World Cup victory, according to an AFP journalist at the scene. About 30 people, many wearing … Read more via SOCCER news, photos, and video –...

FIFA has fined Croatia and Sweden 50,000 Swiss francs ($49,990) each for players wearing non-approved socks in games against England. FIFA says one Croatia player ”displayed unauthorized commercial branding on playing equipment items” during the team’s World Cup semifinal match on Wednesday...

Belgium’s Nacer Chadli has praised France’s Kylian Mbappe ahead of Tuesday’s World Cup semifinal in St. Petersburg. The West Bromwich Albion man, who scored a dramatic late winning goal to seal a 3-2 victory over Japan in the last 16, started the … read more via Yahoo! Sports –...

In Samara, the once secretive heart of the Soviet space program, England are on the verge of lift-off. And that is part of the danger as they prepare for an unlikely World Cup quarter-final against Sweden. Win this and the upward trajectory … read more via SOCCER news, photos, and video –...

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's Aleksandr Yerokhin made a little piece of World Cup history on Sunday when he became the first man to appear as a fourth substitute in a tournament match during the hosts' game against Spain in Moscow... read more via SOCCER news, photos, and video – Yahoo! Sports...

Despite having recently said that Mexico did not deserve to host a World Cup, Argentina legend Diego Maradona on Monday said that he is supporting El Tri after a review of all of the Latin American teams participating in Russia... read more via SOCCER news, photos, and video – Yahoo! Sports...

Olivier Giroud is backing France teammate Antoine Griezmann to recreate the form he showed at Euro 2016. read more via SOCCER news, photos, and video – Yahoo! Sports – https://ift.tt/2Kcgog1 Get More Nigeria Sports News

Fabianski finalizes move to West Ham while at World Cup Poland goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski has finalized a move to English Premier League club West Ham while on … read more via SOCCER news, photos, and video – Yahoo! Sports – https://ift.tt/2IaT5yg Share This Story Get More Nigeria Sports News

Football-loving Nigerians had more than one reason to groan about the country’s opening World Cup game: not only did they lose 2-0, many weren’t even able to see the whole match. Some viewers complained that seasonal rains affected the signal to the satellite … read more via nigeria –...

French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday said he would travel to Russia for the soccer World Cup if France reach the semi-finals, turning a deaf ear to calls from human rights groups to boycott the tournament. Human rights groups calling for the … Read more via SOCCER news, photos, and...

Gernot Rohr is disappointed following the decision of Jordan Torunarigha to turn down an opportunity to feature for Nigeria at the 2018 World Cup. The German-born Nigerian has represented Germany youth sides but has yet to make his debut for the senior … read more via Yahoo Sports | Sports...

Juventus won a record-extending seventh straight Serie A title on Sunday after its 0-0 draw against 10-man Roma was enough to secure the trophy with a match to spare. Second-place Napoli won 2-0 at Sampdoria but Juventus got the point it needed … read more via SOCCER news, photos, and...

Wayne Rooney would become one of MLS’s highest-paid players, if the English superstar ends up signing with D.C. United. United is prepared to pay him between $5 million and $8 million per season, said a well-connected figure who requested anonymity in order … read more via SOCCER news...

Wenger admitted that Olivier Giroud‘s substitute appearance could be his last for Arsenal ahead of Wednesday, and wouldn’t say anything about Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang other than it’s going down to the wire. via Yahoo! Sports – http://ift.tt/2Ep3dms --------------- Get More Nigeria...