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Diego Maradona has apologised to Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) over his criticism of referee Mark Geiger following England’s World Cup penalty shoot-out win over Colombia in the round of 16 on Tuesday. Referee Mark Geiger was slammed by the outspoken Argentina legend, who has now admitted he went too …

Fifa president Gianni Infantino has expressed his dismay that Africa failed to secure a place in the 2018 World Cup knock-out stages. All five African teams – Egypt, Morocco, Nigeria, Senegal and Tunisia – exited this year’s competition in the group stages. “Of course,” Infantino replied when asked if he …

National anthems are rehearsed, homes get decorated with flags and soccer bet´s offices become crowded – the first signals of the upcoming football World Cup are already seen. Nevertheless, everybody is excited about this great sports event, it´s easily forgotten this issue is overshadowing the brilliance of football: It´s a …