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    Recreation Qatar 2022 bid crew accused of sabotage

  • World Cup 2018: Fifa information complaint in opposition to price tag site Viagogo

    Tickets printed on a terminal at a ticket centre for the Russia 2018 FIFA World Cup, 18 April 2018 Symbol copyright Getty Photographs Symbol caption Fans found to have bought tickets thru Viagogo could be refused entry to the arena Cup

    Football’s ruling body Fifa has filed a criticism against ticket website online Viagogo over the corporate’s “opaque and misleading” practices.

    In a statement, Fifa warned it would cancel any International Cup tickets identified as having been bought through the Swiss-based web page.

    It said it was once combating price tag resales to “prioritise the protection and safety of enthusiasts”.

    The 2018 Fifa Global Cup starts in Russia on 14 June.

    Fifa mentioned it had filed the criticism in opposition to Viagogo with the general public prosecutor’s place of work in Geneva on Monday following “a large number of proceedings”.

    Tickets to the event might be legitimately purchased via Fifa’s website online handiest, it added.

    Earlier this 12 months, Fifa successfully filed for a brief injunction against Viagogo for advertising tickets to the arena Cup sooner than that they had been allotted or issued.

    This isn’t the primary time that Viagogo has confronted controversy.

    The website online is recently beneath research via the UK’s Nationwide Buying And Selling Requirements, after the company was once discovered to have did not make obligatory fees “sufficiently transparent”.

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    Recreation ‘England should have 2030 confidence’

  • Russia invites Donald Trump to World Cup

    President Trump is a welcome guest at the upcoming FIFA World Cup in Russia, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Wednesday.

    President Trump is a welcome guest at the upcoming FIFA World Cup in Russia, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Wednesday.

    “Russian President Vladimir Putin said he would be glad to see all guests here in Moscow and certainly this concerns the guests from the United States at the highest level,” Mr. Peskov told journalists when asked if Mr. Trump could be invited to attend a World Cup match, the official Russian state news wire TASS reported.

    Just a day before the 2018 competition kicks off with an opening match in Moscow between hosts Russia and Saudi Arabia, European media is feverishly debating which dignitaries will attend the monthlong tournament that concludes on July 15.

    Some world leaders face a quandary — attend and possibly be accused of playing into Mr. Putin’s hands during a time of global tension over Russian activities, or decline and be seen as not supporting their home team.

    According to German media, Chancellor Angela Merkel has yet to commit one way or anther.

    Ms. Merkel attended the 2006 World Cup in Germany, which helped raise her profile. In 2014, however, she also went to more mixed reviews. Images of her cheering a German goal were praised back home, but she received criticism for photos of her sitting alongside Mr. Putin and FIFA’s disgraced former president, Sepp Blatter.

    As for the U.K., no government ministers or royal family members will attend. British officials made that announcement earlier this year in response to the poisoning, allegedly by Russia, of a former Kremlin spy on English soil.

    French President Emmanuel Macron is keeping his options open. He has told French journalists he will attend but only if France reaches the semifinals. Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman will be present for the opening ceremony and the first game, which features his home team. South Korean President Moon Jae-in has also accepted Russia’s invitation.

    Foreign leaders are expected from a range of former Soviet states and also multiple South American countries.

    As for Mr. Trump, while the U.S. team is not in this year’s tournament, on Wednesday FIFA announced a joint North American bid will host the 2026 World Cup, returning to competition to the U.S. for the first time since 1994. The U.S-led effort, which includes Canada and Mexico, beat what was seen as a more risky Moroccan bid in a 134 to 65 vote.

    Afterwards, Mr. Trump tweeted his approval: “The U.S., together with Mexico and Canada, just got the World Cup. Congratulations – a great deal of hard work!”

    U.S. media also reported that some of the president’s behind-the-scenes actions could have helped sway key votes.