Interpol Announces Scope of Asian Illegal-Gambling Efforts Related to FIFA World Cup Go back to Blog If you’ve been watching legal-news reports connected to this summer’s FIFA World Cup and to sports betting in general, you might have notices quite…
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France Lift Trophy After Epic World Cup Final Go back to Blog From the off, it was Croatia who started to dominate proceedings. Wee Luka Modric put an early boot in on big Samuel Umtiti early doors, just letting him…
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Hazard and De Bruyne Destroy England in Play-Off Go back to Blog Surprisingly, both teams appeared to have decided that this was a match worth playing and so fielded very strong sides. In truth, this game had more to do…
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Croatia Come from Behind to Beat England in Extra Time Go back to Blog It was close to the perfect start for England. They began as they meant to go, pressing Croatia and not letting them settle. Five minutes in…
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The Contenders in the Battle for the Golden Ball Go back to Blog While not as widely discussed as the Golden Boot – the award for the tournament’s top goalscorer – things are hotting up in the race for the…
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England Break Penalty Hoodoo in Colombia Shootout Go back to Blog The final games on the Round of 16 to settle the two remaining quarter-final berths took place and there are no surprise as to which of the two was…
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Brazil and Belgium Win to Set Up Fantastic Quarter Final Go back to Blog This World Cup must have taken some acting lessons in advance of it beginning because the drama we have gone through this summer seems like it…
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Messi and Ronaldo Out as France and Uruguay Progress Go back to Blog A day that served up 10 goals ended with the world’s two best footballers, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, going home. On the face of it, that…
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World Cup Day 2 Review: Ronaldo Stars in Iberian Draw Go back to Blog It’s the second day in and so far we’ve been spared the spectre of VAR. That’s not quite right insofar as that spectre is still hovering…
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FIFA Bans Saudi Arabian Ref for Match-Fixing Attempt Go back to Blog FIFA has giving the official thumbs-down to Saudi Arabian referee Fahad Al Mirdasi, who was among the officials originally selected to work the upcoming World Cup in Russia,…
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