As Russia 2018 winds to a close on Sunday, about 200 Nigerians may not have good stories to share, at least for now. Having gone to Europe to cheer their country and/or hunt for lucrative jobs, including playing pro football, their lives have taken a downside. With no money and no visa, they do not…

We are at the finish line. The last two teams left standing, I believe, are the teams that deserve to be there after four weeks of some of the best football the world can offer in 2018.

Sixteen days after their last Group G match at the on-going FIFA World Cup in Russia, England and Belgium will return to the battle field to decide which of them will go home as the third-best team in the world.

Former Internationals have urged all football-loving Lagosians to be at the eight viewing centres to enjoy the fun the final of the Russia 2018 World Cup between France and Croatia will bring...

Pupils from public schools in Lagos, who were in Russia for the World Cup, courtesy FIFA Foundation Football Festival supervised by AZURA-Edo, returned to the Lagos with lots of tales to tell.

Christian Chukwu, a former Super Eagles coach, on Friday said that the World Cup final match in Russia between Croatia and France could go either way. Chukwu told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja that the two countries had quality and young players. He said that the match would very interesting, full of…

England manager Gareth Southgate admits the World Cup third-place play-off is a game that no team wants to play, but Saturday's match against Belgium offers the chance to finish the tournament on a winning note.

FIFA president Gianni Infantino celebrated what he described as the "best World Cup" ever on Friday, thanks to the quality of football and organisation in Russia.

Croatia's neighbours in the former Yugoslavia have largely praised the team's surprise success in reaching the World Cup final in Russia -- just don't expect the Serbian president to support them, at least for now.

AFP photographer Yuri Cortez has covered wars, coups, natural disasters and humanitarian crises around the world in his three-decade career.

Fraudsters have tricked scores of Nigerians by selling them football World Cup fan passes to travel to Russia, leaving many stranded and penniless, victims and anti-trafficking campaigners say.

Mind what you say about your opponent when you are going into any battle. That was the message Croatia’s players told England after beating the Three Lions in the second semifinal of the on-going World Cup in Moscow, Russia.