Muslim footballer Özil quits German national team over racism

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- July 23, 2018July 23, 2018

Ozil met Erdogan in London in May [Kayhan Ozer/Presidential Palace/Handout via Reuters] Arsenal star Mesut Özil has announced his retirement from international football after receiving "racist" and "disrespectful" treatment following a meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Ozil, 29, has Turkish ancestry. He made the announcement on Sunday in a statement

Venezuelan president says Africa won Fifa World Cup title

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- July 17, 2018July 17, 2018

The President of Venezuela has called for an end to racism against immigrants in Europe while congratulating the France national football team for its 2018 Fifa World Cup title, noting that several players in the team are of African descent. "The French team won, although it looked like an African team.

Anger in Kenya as MPs watch World Cup at taxpayers’ expense

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- July 13, 2018July 13, 2018

A group of Kenyan MPs have traveled to Russia to watch the World Cup at the taxpayers' expense, angering many citizens. Kenya has never qualified for the World Cup finals and has not reached any major international tournament since the 2004 Africa Cup of Nations. The country's The Star newspaper reported that

England’s hope of playing a world cup final in 52 year has been dealt a blow by Croatia

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- July 11, 2018July 12, 2018

Croatia reached the World Cup final for the first time after beating England 2-1 in a match that went to extra time. Kieran Trippier put England ahead just after six minutes into he game, scoring a curled free kick. Croatia took control of the game after halftime and leveled the score at

Croatia v England: All the facts you need to know ahead of World Cup clash

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- July 10, 2018July 11, 2018

England look to reach their first World Cup final since 1966 by defeating Croatia on Wednesday at Moscow's Luzhniki Stadium. On Tuesday, France reached their first World Cup final since 2006 after defeating Belgium 1-0 in St. Petersburg. Barcelona defender Samuel Umtiti scored the only goal of the game with a header

FIFA releases 2018 World Cup statistics

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- July 10, 2018July 10, 2018

The FIFA 2018 World Cup in Russia has had more penalties awarded and scored than in any other world cup ever before, with the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) being the influential change. This is the first time since 1930 that neither Brazil nor Germany is in the semi-finals. Despite Brazil’s exit,

2018 World Cup: Colombian players who missed penalties against England receive death threats

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- July 4, 2018

Colombian football fans have threatened to kill two of football players who missed penalties against England in the second round of 2018 FIFA World Cup. They targeted Mateus Uribe and Carlos Bacca on social media following the dramatic shootout that ended 4-3 that favoured England. Uribe hit the bar while Bacca's attempt

2018 World Cup: Belgium fight back and grab victory from Japan

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- July 2, 2018

Belgium came from 0-2 down to seal a 3-2 win with the final kick of the game, sending a heartbroken Japan out of the World Cup in a thrilling last-16 encounter. The game looked to go to extra time with the score level at 2-2 after Belgium had hauled themselves back