Women’s football World Cup prize money hiked 300% to 0 million for 2023 edition

Women’s football World Cup prize money hiked 300% to $150 million for 2023 edition

The trophy of the Women’s FIFA World Cup seen during the 73rd FIFA Congress at the BK Arena in Kigali, Rwanda | Photo Credit: Reuters The Women’s World Cup is getting 300% increase in prize money for this year’s tournament. The $150 million fund for the first 32-team tournament is a huge boost from the […]

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Messi carries the weight of Argentina into FIFA World Cup final against France

Messi carries the weight of Argentina into FIFA World Cup final against France

A banner in Buenos Aires shows Lionel Messi and Diego Armando Maradona and reads in Spanish “We deserve beautiful miracles and they will happen” ahead of the the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup Final between Argentina and France | Photo Credit: Reuters As Lionel Messi approaches his second and likely last World Cup final, the […]

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Dream of World Cup final ends but Moroccans hail heroes

Dream of World Cup final ends but Moroccans hail heroes

Moroccan fans applaud the national team after losing to France in the semifinal of the FIFA World Cup on December 14, 2022 | Photo Credit: Reuters They may have fallen just short of reaching the World Cup final, but Moroccans on Wednesday hailed their team’s historic run as it ended with a 2-0 defeat to […]

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FIFA World Cup | A politically charged semifinal in France vs Morocco

FIFA World Cup | A politically charged semifinal in France vs Morocco

Hind Sabouni bristles with pride as she recalls her country’s history-making World Cup run as it eliminated one European football powerhouse and former colonial power after another — Belgium, Spain and Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal — to become the first African and Arab nation to reach the semifinals. For the 26-year-old English teacher in Morocco’s capital, […]

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FIFA World Cup 2022 | Lloris urges Kane to ‘keep his chin up’ after England penalty miss

FIFA World Cup 2022 | Lloris urges Kane to ‘keep his chin up’ after England penalty miss

France’s goalkeeper Hugo Lloris during a press conference in Doha, Qatar. | Photo Credit: AP Hugo Lloris has revealed he spoke to Harry Kane in the aftermath of the England captain’s crucial World Cup penalty miss against France and has backed his Tottenham teammate to bounce back quickly from his Qatar disappointment. Kane had already […]

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FIFA World Cup | Messi ‘fool’ taunt spawns mugs, T-shirts in Argentina

FIFA World Cup | Messi ‘fool’ taunt spawns mugs, T-shirts in Argentina

A man holds t-shirts with an image of Argentine forward Lionel Messi and a phrase reading “What are you looking at, you fool?” at a store in Buenos Aires, on December 12, 2022. | Photo Credit: AFP “What are you looking at, fool? Get lost!” Lionel Messi’s World Cup taunt of Dutch player Wout Weghorst […]

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Messi’s Argentina in World Cup semifinal showdown with Modric’s Croatia

Messi’s Argentina in World Cup semifinal showdown with Modric’s Croatia

Argentina and Lionel Messi face Croatia on Tuesday in a World Cup semifinal that pits South American flair against the guile of Luka Modric and a remarkable fighting spirit. In the second semifinal on Wednesday, reigning champions France take on giant-killing Morocco, the first African team ever to reach the last four of a World […]

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FIFA World Cup | Portugal looks to end Morocco’s dream run to quarterfinals

FIFA World Cup | Portugal looks to end Morocco’s dream run to quarterfinals

Portugal players train ahead of their quarterfinal clash with Morocco at the World Cup in Doha, Qatar, on December 8, 2022 | Photo Credit: AP These really are pinch-yourself times for Morocco: A first ever spot in the quarterfinals of a FIFA World Cup — the first to take place in the Arab world, no […]

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