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Mexico Soccer Fans Stopped Using An Anti-Gay Slur That Got Them Into Big Trouble

Mexico Soccer Fans Stopped Using An Anti-Gay Slur That Got Them Into Big Trouble

Mexican soccer fans have apparently stopped using an anti-gay slur that has, in the past, led to them fined tens of thousands of dollars by soccer’s governing body, Yahoo Sports is reporting. Mexico’s 2-0 victory over South Korea on Saturday was a huge boon to the Mexican soccer fans for two reasons. First, it means […]

6y ago

2026 FIFA World Cup Awarded To USA-Canada-Mexico Joint Bid

2026 FIFA World Cup Awarded To USA-Canada-Mexico Joint Bid

The 2026 FIFA World Cup will be hosted in the United States (plus Canada, and Mexico)! The pan-North American bid was chosen over Morocco in a decision announced by world soccer officials in Moscow this morning. As The Guardian reports, on the eve of the 2018 edition of the once-every-four-years tournament, FIFA’s congress voted 134-65 […]

6y ago

Donald Trump Is Trying To Help The USA Get The 2026 FIFA World Cup Hosting Rights – And It Might Just Work

Donald Trump Is Trying To Help The USA Get The 2026 FIFA World Cup Hosting Rights – And It Might Just Work

Donald Trump is attempting to put his influence behind a bid to have the USA host the 2026 FIFA World Cup soccer tournament, and at least one sports analyst thinks it will help, Yahoo Sports is reporting. On Thursday (Moscow time), FIFA is expected to announce, at a press conference in Moscow, which nation – […]

6y ago

FIFA World Cup 2018 Predictions From Achilles The Deaf Cat

FIFA World Cup 2018 Predictions From Achilles The Deaf Cat

The FIFA World Cup 2018 will be starting soon and people are turning to Achilles the deaf cat to see which teams have a winning chance. Achilles is a deaf cat who lives in the Hermitage museum in Saint Petersburg, Russia, reported Live Mint. The blue-eyed fluffy white cat will have football fans’ attention as […]

6y ago

2018 FIFA World Cup In Russia Could Be Plagued By Locust Officials Say

2018 FIFA World Cup In Russia Could Be Plagued By Locust Officials Say

An ancient plague that has been mentioned in the Bible, Iliad, and Quran is now threatening the quadrennial international tournament of one of the world’s most popular team sports. According to Russian officials, the upcoming 21st FIFA World Cup may be in danger of being plagued by a swarm of locusts. In a statement to […]

6y ago

David Villa Replaces Diego Costa In Julen Lopetegui’s Spain Squad — Big Return Is A Win For MLS

David Villa Replaces Diego Costa In Julen Lopetegui’s Spain Squad — Big Return Is A Win For MLS

David Villa, who has been playing well for the New York City FC in recent months, will make his big return in the Spanish national team next week. The European nation is set to take on Italy and Liechtenstein in the World Cup qualifiers. Villa last represented his home country in 2014 at the World […]

7y ago

World Cup Hosting Bribes: FIFA Admits Taking Money For Hosting Bids, Wants Seized Cash Back From U.S.

World Cup Hosting Bribes: FIFA Admits Taking Money For Hosting Bids, Wants Seized Cash Back From U.S.

FIFA, the international soccer governing agency, admitted Wednesday that its officers have accepted bribes in exchange for World Cup hosting bids, and has demanded that the United States return tens of millions of dollars it has seized from officials who have accepted bribes, WBBM (Chicago) is reporting. For years, FIFA and its officials have been […]

8y ago

Watch South Africa Vs. Angola Soccer Live Online: Start Time, Streaming Video Link For World Cup Qualifying Match

Watch South Africa Vs. Angola Soccer Live Online: Start Time, Streaming Video Link For World Cup Qualifying Match

Fans can watch the South Africa vs. Angola soccer match live online and see if the Bafana Bafana team can avoid a major setback on the road to the 2018 World Cup in Russia. The teams face off Friday at 4:30 p.m. CAT. For those who can’t make it to a television, the match will […]

9y ago

Watch Nigeria Vs. Swaziland Football Live Online: Start Time, Streaming Video Link For World Cup Qualifying Match

Watch Nigeria Vs. Swaziland Football Live Online: Start Time, Streaming Video Link For World Cup Qualifying Match

Fans can watch the Nigeria vs. Swaziland football match live online and see which team gets one step closer to the 2018 World Cup in Russia. The teams meet Friday in the latest round of World Cup qualifying matches. The match will kick off at 7 p.m. Nigerian time from Somhlolo National Stadium. It is […]

9y ago

‘The Simpsons’ Predicted 15 Years Ago That Donald Trump Will Be A Disastrous U.S. President

‘The Simpsons’ Predicted 15 Years Ago That Donald Trump Will Be A Disastrous U.S. President

The Simpsons have a great track record of making predictions that come true years later. The Simpsons predicted the Cardinals ‘spygate’ YEARS ago! pic.twitter.com/i4OsGMRYEy — SportsNation (@SportsNation) June 17, 2015 Did the Simpsons predict the World Cup? pic.twitter.com/IionFH3Ayk — Conspiracy (@conspiracystory) July 8, 2014 Wonder if they could predict the Melbourne Cup? http://t.co/CNzBek4V29 pic.twitter.com/LfjlXojDpm — […]

9y ago

Women’s World Cup: Marta sets World Cup Scoring Record, What To Watch For In Second Round Matches On June 11?

Women’s World Cup: Marta sets World Cup Scoring Record, What To Watch For In Second Round Matches On June 11?

The first round of the Women’s World Cup concluded on Tuesday night with Brazil earning a 2-0 victory over South Korea as Marta scored her record-breaking 15th World Cup goal. Marta, who has been selected as the world’s best player five times, passed Germany’s Brigit Prinz on the scoring ledger when she sent a penalty […]

9y ago

Sydney Leroux: A Canadian On An American World Cup Team

Sydney Leroux: A Canadian On An American World Cup Team

Sure, Sydney Leroux was born in Canada — British Columbia, to be exact — but the forward decided long ago that she would play soccer for the United States if given the opportunity. In order to try to make her dream come true, Sydney Leroux moved to the United States all by herself in order […]

9y ago

Russia And Qatar: FIFA Corruption Scandal Will Not Affect 2018, 2022 World Cups, Yet

Russia And Qatar: FIFA Corruption Scandal Will Not Affect 2018, 2022 World Cups, Yet

Despite the shocking developments overnight, Russia and Qatar are keeping the World Cups for 2018 and 2022, respectively, according to FIFA’s spokesman. The world woke up to stunning news that nine FIFA officials and five others were arrested on corruption charges and will be extradited to the U.S. FIFA is the governing body for international […]

9y ago

Hollywood, Bollywood Themed Parks And Legoland To Come-Up In Dubai Before The World Expo

Hollywood, Bollywood Themed Parks And Legoland To Come-Up In Dubai Before The World Expo

The Arab world’s global commercial hub is planning a substantial expansion to its present plethora of amusement and entertainment attractions. In order to boost its hotel and tourism offerings, Dubai will soon feature theme parks based on Hollywood and Bollywood. Moreover, the city will also boast of a giant Legoland before the next year ends. […]

10y ago

The Dark Side Of Losing FIFA World Cup Emerges As Rioting Erupts In Argentina

The Dark Side Of Losing FIFA World Cup Emerges As Rioting Erupts In Argentina

The FIFA World Cup this year was high in all the aspects, the revelry, the anticipation and the intensity. So why should the aftermath of the greatest spectacle be any different? As the Argentina lost to Germany, the Argentinian fans weren’t in a gracious mood, and like every other World Cup, intense rioting followed the […]

10y ago

Chilean Striker Mauricio Pinilla’s Tattoo May Not Be The Most Painful Thing As Compared To The Memory

Chilean Striker Mauricio Pinilla’s Tattoo May Not Be The Most Painful Thing As Compared To The Memory

While the FIFA World Cup has offered soccer fans countless happy memories, there are quite a few ones that will be cried over. One such was the last-ditch World Cup goal attempt that rattled the bar in Chile’s second round defeat by Brazil. The ill-fated goal was attempted by Chile striker Mauricio Pinilla, who has […]

10y ago

Mexico NFT Loses Heartbreaker, Falls To Netherlands In Extra Time; 2014 FIFA World Cup

Mexico NFT Loses Heartbreaker, Falls To Netherlands In Extra Time; 2014 FIFA World Cup

Mexico NFT dominated most of the match with the Netherlands, but in the end, the only thing that matters is the final score. The Dutch team tied the score 1-1 when Wesley Sneijder scored in the 88th minute and took a 2-1 lead on a penalty shot by Klaas-Jan Huntelaar in the extra time. Mexico […]

10y ago

USA vs Belgium: U.S. To Take On Red Devils July 1

USA vs Belgium: U.S. To Take On Red Devils July 1

The USA vs Belgium match will take place on Tuesday, July 1, at 4:00 PM (EST) at Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador, Brazil. The two teams have met twice in recent years, with Belgium winning both matches. The Red Devils (the nickname of Belgium’s team) won 4-2 in a 2013 exhibition match (a “friendly,” in soccer […]

10y ago

Nicolette Van Dam Takes FIFA Team Support Too Far: Resigns From UNICEF

Nicolette Van Dam Takes FIFA Team Support Too Far: Resigns From UNICEF

Huge sporting events bring out the best and the worst of fans everywhere. The FIFA World Cup comes along once every four years and attracts almost as much attention as the Olympic Games. People paint themselves in their team colors, argue over predictions and post support to their social media sites almost religiously. There’s no […]

10y ago

FIFA Outrages Local World Cup Vendors

FIFA Outrages Local World Cup Vendors

FIFA, or the Fédération Internationale de Football Association, has outraged many Brazilians with an exclusionary rule during the World Cup 2014. According to Aljazeera, the governing body of all things World Cup has decided to only allow official vendors or people authorized by FIFA to sell merchandise around venues being used for the tournament. The […]

10y ago

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