WORLD CUP 2018 RUSSIA

                                              Opening Ceremony WORLD CUP 2018 RUSSIA

The Curtain raiser for the World Cup 2018 Russia will begin on Thursday June 14 at 1530hrs (BST) in  LUZHNIKI Stadium ,MOSCOW . After half an hour i.e,1600hrs , there will be opening Match between RUSSIA and SAUDI ARABIA.

The Opening ceremony will be accompanied by a series of Musical programmmes.The famous English Pop  Singer ROBBIE WILLIAMS will Rock the stadium with his Voice.Robbie Williams said, ''I am so happy and exicited to be going back to Russia for such a grand performance.I have done a lot in my career,and opening the FIFA WORLD CUP to 80,000 Football fans in the stadium and many millions all over the world is a boyhood dream''.

Other than Robbie ,around 500 dancers ,gymnasts and trampolinists will also perform in the opening ceremony event to pay homage to all Russians.

DAY 1 OPENING MATCH 

Russia swatted Saudi Arabia aside in the opening match of World Cup 2018. 
RUSSIA beat SAUDI ARABIA 
                    5-0 

Goal scorer for Russia 
Yuriy Gazinsky 12 
Denis Cheryshey 43
Artem Dzyuba 71
Denis Cheryshev 90
Alexander Golovin 90

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FOOTBALL NEWS

FIFA U-17 WORLD CUP 2017 INDIA

          

                                        Official Slogan - FOOTBALL TAKES OVER

                                                                    

The Football tournament is going to begin in Delhi and Mumbai on 6 October 2017. Six venues had been inspected for the tournament.The quarter finals will be held in Goa, Kochi , Kolkata ,Guwahati.The semi finals will be hosted in Guwahati and Navi Mumbai.While the Final Match of the FIFA U-17 World Cup Football 2017 Indai will be played in Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata.

The draw for the U-17 Football World Cup 2017 INDIA will take place in Mumbai on 7 July 2017.

FANTASY PREMIER LEAGUE 2016/17

Game Week 29  | PLAYERS TO WATCH | PREMIER LEAGUE

Game Week 29 | CHANGES TO THE TEAM | PREMIER LEAGUE

16 March 2017

Harry Cane has ligament damage 

During the FA Cup Quater -final winning match between Tottenham and Millwall ,Harry Cane sustained ligament damage to his right ankle during the match.After medical check up the Club confirmed this on Tuesday.Harry is undergoing treatment in the Training Centre by the medical staff.

FA CUP 6th Round

CHELSEA defeated MANCHESTER UNITED 1-0

Jose Mourinho's of Manchester United Team was beaten by Antonio Conte's of Chelsea twice this season.Paul Pogba impressed Jose  by scoring the winning goal against Manchester United's defeat by Chelsea 1-0 on Monday.Jose Mourinho said that Paul Pogba was the best player on the field against Manchester United.

PREMIER LEAGUE Football  Table
POSITION	TEAM	PLAYED	GD	POINTS
1	CHELSEA	27	37	66
2	TOTTENHAM	27	33	56
3	MAN CITY	27	24	56
4	LIVERPOOL	28	25	55
5	ARSENAL	26	24	50
6	MANCHESTER UNITED	26	17	49
7	EVERTON	28	17	47
8	WEST BROM	28	-1	40
9	STOKE	28	8	36
10	SOUTHAMTON	26	-2	33

AMAZING FACTS and RECORDS

1.Football Originated in the year around 476BC in CHINA.

2.In America and Canada football is known as SOCCER.

3.Arthur Wharton was the first black football player .

4.The maximum number of goals scored in a single match by one player  is 16.
    The goals were scored by STEPHAN STANIS of France in December 1942.
5.Football is the most Popular and most Watched sports in the World.

6.Football players run an average distance of 9.65 KMs per Match.

7.Pakistan manufacture more than 80% of Footballs in the World.

8.Oliver Kahn is the only goalkeeper who have won the Golden Ball Trophy
   in World Cup.

INTERNATIONAL TOURNAMENTS

INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIONS

WORLD

FIFA WORLD CUP

FIFA WORLD CUP FOOTBALL WINNERS LIST
YEAR	FINAL MATCH	WINNER	SCORE	VENUE   |  Location
1930	URUGUAY   VS  ARGENTINA	URUGUAY	4~2	Montevideo|Uruguay
1934	ITALY  VS  CZECHOSLOVAKIA	ITALY	2~1	Rome |Italy
1938	ITALY  VS  HUNGARY	ITALY	4~2	Paris |France
1950	URUGUAY   VS  BRAZIL	URUGUAY	2~1	Rio de Janeiro|Brazil
1954	HUNGARY VS  W. GERMANY	W. GERMANY	3~2	Bern |Switzerland
1958	BRAZIL  VS  SWEDEN	BRAZIL	5~2	Solna |Sweden
1962	BRAZIL  VS CZECHOSLOVAKIA	BRAZIL	3~1	Santiago |Chile
1966	ENGLAND  VS  W. GERMANY	ENGLAND	4~2	London| England
1970	BRAZIL  VS  ITALY	BRAZIL	4~1	Mexico city| Mexico
1974	NETHERLAND  VS W. GERMANY	W. GERMANY	2~1	Munich| West Germany
1978	ARGENTINA  VS NETHERLAND	ARGENTINA	3~1	Buenos Aires |Argentina
1982	ITALY  VS  W. GERMANY	ITALY	3~1	Madrid| Spain
1986	ARGENTINA  VS  W. GERMANY	ARGENTINA	3~2	Mexico city| Mexico
1990	ARGENTINA  VS  W. GERMANY	W. GERMANY	1~0	Rome |Italy
1994	BRAZIL  VS  ITALY	BRAZIL	0~0	California |United States
1998	FRANCE  VS  BRAZIL	FRANCE	3~0	Saint Denis | France
2002	BRAZIL  VS  W. GERMANY	BRAZIL	2~0	Yokohama| Japan
2006	ITALY   VS  FRANCE	ITALY	1~1	Berlin| West Germany
2010	SPAIN  VS  NETHERLAND	SPAIN	1~0	Johannesberg  | South Africa
2014	GERMANY  VS  ARGENTINA	GERMANY	1~0	Rio de Janeiro|Brazil

FIFA CONFEDERATIONS CUP

FIFA CONFEDERATION CUP  WINNERS LIST
YEAR	FINAL MATCH	WINNER	SCORE	VENUE   |  Location
1997	AUSTRALIA   VS  BRAZIL	BRAZIL	6~0	Saudi Arabia
1999	MEXICO   VS  BRAZIL	MEXICO	4~3	Mexico
2001	JAPAN   VS  FRANCE	FRANCE	1~0	South Korea |Japan
2003	CAMEROON   VS  FRANCE	FRANCE	1~0	France
2005	ARGENTINA  VS  BRAZIL	BRAZIL	4~1	Germany
2009	UNITED STATES  VS  BRAZIL	BRAZIL	3~2	South Africa
2013	SPAIN   VS  BRAZIL	BRAZIL	3~0	Brazil
2017	TO BE ORGANISED			Russia

CONTINENTAL

UEFA  EUROPEAN FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP

CAF AFRICA CUP  

CONCACAF GOLD CUP

CONMEBOL COPA AMERICA

CLUB COMPETITIONS

WORLD

FIFA CLUB WORLD CUP

CONTINENTAL

UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

CONMEBOL COPA LIBERTADORES

CAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE