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FIFA starts sale of 2018 World Cup tickets

Daily Dispatch March 12, 2018

With less than 100 days to go until the 2018 World Cup kicks off, FIFA has resumed sale of tickets. The FIFA Media Office, in a statement on Monday, said 568,448 tickets were allocated following the second random selection draw sales window from December 5 to January 31. “This is on top of the

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Shock as POAK owner charges at referee with gun for disallowing goal [Video]

Daily Dispatch March 12, 2018

Owner of Greek giant, PAOK, Ivan Savvidis has shocked the football world by storming the pitch with a gun after the referee disallowed a goal during the league match against AET. The 58-year-old approached the referee before being whisked away by the security team. The referee, however, awarded the goal which was first ruled as […]

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Football match ends in bloodshed as referee kills player

Daily Dispatch March 9, 2018

A referee is facing murder charges after football players allegedly forced him to kill a member of the opposing team in southern Malawi, police said Friday. The referee was overseeing a football match between two local teams, Billiat FC and Chilengo FC, in the town of Thyolo on Wednesday, when Chilengo FC players refused to […]

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Neymar wants to return to Barcelona

Daily Dispatch March 9, 2018

Neymar already regrets moving to Paris Saint-Germain and is seeking a shock return to Barcelona, according to reports in the Spanish media on Friday. In the same week that PSG crashed out of the Champions League, and only seven months after he joined the club for a world record 222million euros ($264 million, Neymar´s future […]

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Falconets face Germany, China, Haiti in FIFA World Cup

Daily Dispatch March 8, 2018

Nigeria’s under-20 women football team the Falconets, have been drawn alongside perennial foes Germany, China and debutants Haiti in Group D of the 9th FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the competition is scheduled to take place in France from Aug. 5 to Aug. 24. At the Draw Ceremony […]

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Buhari receives FIFA World Cup trophy, CHAN Super Eagles, Bobsled Team

Daily Dispatch March 7, 2018

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday received the FIFA World Cup trophy to be competed for by qualified nations in Russia 2018. ‎ The cup, presently on a tour of some countries of the world, was presented to him at a ceremony inside the Banquet Hall of the presidential villa, Abuja. Also in attendance were members […]