ALL POSTS TAGGED "World Cup 2022"

FIFA

/ 4 days ago

France issues arrest warrant to FIFA VP about World Cup 2022

According to reports in France, an arrest warrant has been issued for former FIFA exec Mohamed bin Hammam. L'Equipe claims that a French judge supplied the warrant due to corruption allegations. Bin Hammam was a key figure in awarding the 2022 World Cup to Qatar, his home nation. It was reported earlier in September that […]

Amazon

/ 23 days ago

Germany humiliated at World Cup to be shown on Amazon Prime

Amazon's latest All or Nothing documentary series features Germany at the 2022 World Cup. Amazon revealed the official trailer of the show. The 90-second snippet highlights the team's struggles at the 2022 World Cup, both on and off the pitch. The latest edition of the successful series will hit the streaming service on Friday, September […]

FIFA World Cup

/ 25 days ago

Van Gaal insists World Cup was rigged to help Messi win

Former Netherlands head coach Louis van Gaal has made some incredible comments regarding Argentina's triumph with Lionel Messi at the 2022 World Cup. The 72-year-old coach has now claimed that the tournament was rigged to help Messi win. Messi's Argentina beat van Gaal's Dutch side in the quarterfinals of the competition. Argentina then went on […]

FIFA

/ 30 days ago

Qatar's $330 million bribes to FIFA revealed in new documents

Released court documents are beginning to show how much money Qatar shelled out to receive the 2022 FIFA World Cup. A filing made by a Philadelphia-based organization revealed Qatar transferred millions to FIFA committee members. The Qatar National Bank (QNB) sent these funds directly. Committee members are in charge of selecting a host nation for […]

FIFA

/ 78 days ago

MLS teams receive FIFA World Cup windfall

FIFA has officially announced payment plans in their Club Benefits Program for the 2022 World Cup. The governing body of the sport essentially paid every club worldwide to release players for the massive tournament. In all, FIFA paid out a total of $209 million as 440 clubs released 837 total players for the World Cup […]

Inter Miami CF

/ 115 days ago

Messi to join Inter Miami, says Guillem Balague

Lionel Messi is signing with Inter Miami. Renowned journalist Guillem Balague, reporting for BBC Sport, reports the Argentine star is signing with the Major League Soccer club for several reasons. He is joining MLS once his PSG contract expires at the end of June. Both PSG and the player agreed to part ways after Messi's […]

Apple TV

/ 116 days ago

Apple TV+ announces new Messi docuseries coming soon

Apple TV+ has revealed a new documentary series surrounding Lionel Messi is coming to the streaming service. The four-part series essentially follows the superstar's World Cup career with Argentina. This culminates with the team's 2022 World Cup triumph in Qatar at the end of last year. Messi has made five total World Cup tournament appearances […]

Brazil

/ 119 days ago

Funk carioca music leaks into the soccer culture of Brazil

Brazil loves to dance, and it's only natural that their representatives at the World Cup would dance as well. Richarlison's signature Dança do Pombo, Paqueta's fancy footwork, and Vinicius' hip shakes have all gone viral over social media, so it makes sense that Brazilian songs have risen in popularity thanks to the Brazilian national team. […]

Argentina

/ 190 days ago

Boisterous Argentina fans celebrate World Cup in Buenos Aires

The Argentina national team played its first game in front of home fans in Buenos Aires since winning the World Cup in Qatar. That triumph was a long-awaited conquest for the South American nation. The last time La Albiceleste won the World Cup before 2022 was 1986. Despite many of the fans in attendance not […]

Argentina

/ 194 days ago

Fanatiz to broadcast first Argentina friendlies since World Cup

Argentina is playing in a pair of friendlies to commemorate its World Cup success, and both games are exclusively available on Fanatiz for viewers in the US and Canada. As part of the March international break, Argentina is playing against Panama on Thursday, March 23, at the Monumental in Buenos Aires. Then, on Tuesday, March […]
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Didier Deschamps

/ 203 days ago

Benzema calls Deschamps liar about World Cup departure

Karim Benzema has responded to a recent interview by Didier Deschamps about the player's departure from the World Cup. The Real Madrid striker insinuated that the France manager was not telling the truth regarding the issue. Benzema suffered a thigh injury in training three days before their start to the tournament in Qatar. Manager claims […]