MOSCOW — Russia opened its World Cup on Thursday with a quick, energetic opening ceremony that featured a giant firebird made from crepe paper, English pop singer Robbie Williams flipping off the TV cameras, a lot of juggling and a speech from President Vladimir Putin. Then Russia’s national team went out and provided an encore, riding […]
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[ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”260″ display_type=”photocrati-nextgen_basic_imagebrowser” ajax_pagination=”0″ template=”default” ngg_triggers_display=”never” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″] MOSCOW — History was written for Egypt when Liverpool superstar Mohamed Salah stepped up and converted a penalty in the 95th minute of the World Cup qualifier against Congo. Les Pharaohs are record champions on the African continent, having won the African Cup of Nations on […]
If you think the U.S. team’s failure to qualify for the World Cup was devastating for the players, consider Rob Stone’s disappointment. The Fox Sports broadcaster has been covering soccer for two decades and had been selected to host the network’s wall-to-wall coverage of this summer’s tournament when its biggest attraction came up a goal short in […]