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Wednesday, June 18, 2014

Russia vs Korea Republic 1 -1 Draw

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Russia and Korea Republic opened their World Cup campaigns with a 1-1 draw in Group H on Tuesday. Stats: RussiaTeam statsKorea Republic 16Total shots10 10Shots on goal6 15Fouls7 48%Possession (%)52% 4Corners4 4Saves5 0Offsides0 0Red Card0 1Yellow Card3...
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Tuesday, June 10, 2014

Russia Captain Roman Shirokov Will Miss World Cup

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Reported by: Associated Press Russia captain Roman Shirokov was ruled out of the World Cup on Friday with a lingering back injury. Russia coach Fabio Capello said Shirokov will go to Finland on Monday for a back operation. The Zenit St. Petersburg midfielder missed all three World...
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Wednesday, March 26, 2014

Online Campaigns to Relocate the 2018 World Cup From Russia

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Two separate petitions on Change.org urge FIFA to change the venue of the 2018 World Cup. The 2018 FIFA World Cup is set to take place in Russia on year 2018. One petition is started in the U.S. which, as of writing, has 49,000 votes. Another one is started in the U.K. which also...
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Monday, March 24, 2014

Approved Sanctions on Russia Would Send Israel to World Cup in Brazil

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Israel would participate in the World Cup 2014 in Brazil this June if FIFA heeds the suggestion of U.S. senators Mark Kirk  and Dan Coates to santion Russia over its Crimea actions. The two senators  urged FIFA Chairman Sepp Blatter to suspend Russia from the World Cup as...
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