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How much money will the World Cup winners take home?
The team that lifts the World Cup trophy next week won’t just have their name etched into football history – they’ll be flush with cash. SBS News reports that FIFA increased the financial distributions at this year’s World Cup to a record $1.25 billion, making it the largest prize pool in the competition’s history. About $938 million…
Canada out of World Cup, …with a lot to be proud of
Photo credit: the Canadian press A mix of disappointment and pride lingered in the moments after Canada was ousted from the FIFA World Cup on Saturday. The Canadian Press reports that the team made history again and again throughout the tournament before falling to Morocco 3-0 in the round of 16. “We have a lot to…
Rethinking Headers
With just seven minutes left on the clock, an 80,000-strong crowd at Sydney’s Stadium Australia huddled under ponchos, watching the Socceroos struggle in the rain against Iraq.https://youtu.be/PFuteUTSB-c?si=jSH3jzZGctV1NfjG SBS News reports that Australia desperately needed to score. At stake was a spot in the 2014 FIFA World Cup finals. In the 83rd minute, midfielder Mark Bresciano clipped in…
Cape Verde gets 1st goal of tournament, holds Uruguay to 2-2 draw
Photo credit: AP News Cape Verde’s magical start to its first \World \cup isn’t over. It might just be getting started. AP World Cup reports that the tiny island nation that stunned tournament favourite Spain last week did it again against Uruguay – a two-time World Cup champion – on Sunday, coming from behind for…
Jonathan David’s hat trick propels Canada to its first World Cup win
Jonathan David scored three goals and Canada won its first World Cup match 6-0 over Qatar on Thursday. The AP reports that Qatar was reduced to nine players because of red cards in the chaotic match. Assim Madibo was handed a red early in the second half after a tackle on Ismael Kone, who was stretchered off…
Haiti makes historic World Cup return
For Boston council member Ruthzee Louijeune, Haiti’s return to the World Cup is a continuation of what’s been a two-month celebration in the city for the Caribbean nation. The Associated Press reports that Haiti’s group match against Scotland on Saturday marked its second-ever appearance in the sport’s biggest tournament, more than 50 years after its first one in 1974….
Man Utd stars “alarmed” after Ratcliffe’s immigration rant!
Photo credit: Football 360 Some Manchester United players are alarmed by Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s extraordinary rant on immigration in which he claimed the UK was being “colonized”. The Mirror reports that United co-owner Ratcliffe made headlines on Wednesday when he took aim at the level of migration in Britain and made false claims about the…