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A section of Kenyans have expressed fury over the government’s sponsorship of 20 parliamenterians to Russia to watch the World Cup. The trip of 16 Members of the National Assembly and the 4 Senators will allegedly cost the tax payers…

Ivan Rakitic scored the winning penalty as Croatia beat Russia 4-3 in a shoot-out after a dramatic 2-2 draw on Saturday to end the World Cup hopes of the host nation and advance to a semifinal against England. Brazilian-born Mario…

Argentina's do-or-die clash against Nigeria on Tuesday can be a launch pad for the team in Russia following a woeful start to the World Cup, insisted defiant coach Jorge Sampaoli. Failure to beat the Africans will prolong Lionel Messi's…

Portugal and 2010 winners Spain progressed to the World Cup knockout rounds on a Monday night of high drama dominated by VAR decisions after host nation Russia and Uruguay also qualified. Spain ended up topping Group B by virtue of goals…

Origi who missed the chance to represent his country in Russia landed in Kenya last week on Thursday and is said to have visited among many other places his rural home in Kakamega. According to Origis’s God father and his Dad’s  best…

Pay tv StarTimes will host the 2018 Mini World Cup Media tournament as a precursor of the Fifa football extravaganza to be held in Russia. The second edition of the StarTimes Media Challenge will be held on June 2nd at Upper Hill School…

Fabio Capello has ruled himself out of the Italy job and confirmed he has retired from football management. The 71-year-old was dismissed by Chinese Super League outfit Jiangsu Suning in March, and the former England, AC Milan, Roma and…

Two teenagers from Parklands Baptist Primary school  are full of excitement after being selected to be part of the sixth edition of the Football for Friendship (F4F) tournament that will precede the 2018 FIFA World Cup, Russia. Jadidi…

Germany's Leon Goretzka scored two expertly-taken early goals to set them on the way to a thumping 4-1 win over Mexico in a dramatic, end-to-end Confederations Cup semifinal in Sochi, Russia, on Thursday. Mexico had more chances and more…

A Russian member of parliament has come out to make a bizarre proposal of turning the world’s irritating behavior of football hooliganism into a spectator sport. Igor Lebedev openly predicted that thousands of fans would turn up in…