Morocco are playing five-time world champions Brazil in their opening World Cup match on June 13, with fans hopeful following the team's success in the Africa Football Cup of Nations a few months prior. They will also be facing Scotland and Haiti.
Governing body ‘regrets’ website error that caused glitchTicketing process being investigated by attorneys generalFifa has canceled World Cup tickets issued to about 60 fans who mistakenly got them for free because of a website error, and soccer’s governing body is now asking for them to be paid in full.The tickets were “allocated at no charge [0 USD] due to a prior payment issue during the checkout process,” Fifa said in a statement Thursday. Continue reading...
Last summer was a turbulent one for Newcastle, particularly without an executive structure in place. It was clear the forward was the likeliest of Newcastle's key players to depart after he was left on the bench for each of the final four games of the season. Barcelona had a prior interest, but the club's formal talks with Newcastle only emerged publicly on Wednesday morning.
