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Morocco earmarks $15.8bn to host 2026 FIFA World Cup

Daily Dispatch March 18, 2018

Authorities in Morocco say they are ready to break the bank to host the 2026 FIFA World Cup if the country wins the right to host the football fiesta. Morocco has proposed using 14 stadiums and planning to spend 15.8 billion dollars on infrastructure if the bid sails through. Moulay Hafid

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BREAKING: FIFA okays VAR for World Cup

Daily Dispatch March 16, 2018

Video assistant referee technology (VAR) will make its debut at the World Cup in Russia this summer despite lingering opposition from within and outside football, FIFA president Gianni Infantino said Friday. “We are going to have in 2018, for the first time, a World Cup with VAR,” said Infantino after a meeting of the FIFA […]

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BREAKING: Liverpool draw Man City in Champions League quarter-finals

Daily Dispatch March 16, 2018

Manchester City will face Liverpool in an all-English Champions League quarter-final while Juventus play holders Real Madrid in a repeat of last year’s final. Surprise qualifiers Sevilla take on Bayern Munich and Barcelona were paired with AS Roma in the draw in Nyon on Friday. Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool side will host Pep Guardiola’s City at […]

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Russia 2018: 3 million-man support for Super Eagles

Daily Dispatch March 15, 2018

The National Council for Arts and Culture (NCAC) says it is mobilising three million-man support across the globe for the Super Eagles for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. The Director-General of the Council, Otunba Olusegun Runsewe disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Abuja. “We […]

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Two suicide bombers die, nine hurt in foiled attack on Maiduguri

Daily Dispatch March 15, 2018

Two suicide bombers were killed in a failed attempt to infiltrate a suburb of Maiduguri, Borno State capital. The two suicide bombers, both female, were said to have hurriedly detonated the improvised explosive devices strapped on them to avoid being caught alive. This led to their death, and injuring to nine other persons. Confirming the […]

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No plan to boycott Russia World Cup over spy poisoning – Adidas

Daily Dispatch March 14, 2018

The chief executive of German sportswear maker Adidas said on Wednesday it stood by its sponsorship of this year’s football World Cup in Russia, as tensions mount between Moscow and London over the poisoning of an ex-spy on British soil. Football gear makes up a smaller share of Adidas’ fast-growing business than in the past, […]