World Cup 2018

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Germany is out!!

S.Korea scored two goals last 2 minutes of overtime

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Lost to fucken south Korea... Lolz

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Last place in thier group... embarrassing lol..

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World Cup 2018: Cristiano Ronaldo is '50% of Portugal', says Diego Forlan

Uruguay will be "stopping 50% of Portugal" if they contain Cristiano Ronaldo in Saturday's last-16 World Cup tie, says former striker Diego Forlan.

Skipper Ronaldo has netted four times in Russia, including a hat-trick in his side's opening game against Spain.

Uruguay are the only team in the competition yet to concede a goal after their three group games.

"Ronaldo is a leader, the way he scores the goals and how important they are," Forlan told BBC Radio 5 live.

Real Madrid forward Ronaldo netted a brilliant last-minute free-kick to claim a point against Spain and also scored the winner in the game against Morocco.

He failed to find the net in the draw against Iran as his side finished second in Group B.

It set up a knockout stage meeting with two-time champions Uruguay, who topped Group A with maximum points ahead of hosts Russia, Saudi Arabia and Egypt.

"We are a very defensive team and have very good defenders," said Forlan, who scored 36 goals in 112 caps for Uruguay.

"Ronaldo is a great player but I am confident with our defence and how the team are doing.

"I am not worried defensively but we have to be careful, we have to be concentrated than other games. We respect everybody, it is not like we change because it is Portugal."

Forlan played with Ronaldo at Manchester United between 2003 and 2005 and acted as translator for the Portuguese when he joined from Sporting Lisbon.

Although he struggled to find his best form at Old Trafford, Forlan went on to play for Villarreal, Atletico Madrid and Inter Milan.

At the 2010 World Cup, he scored five goals as Uruguay finished fourth and claimed the golden ball award for the best player in the competition.

Asked if Ronaldo would be targeting the golden boot awarded given to the top scorer, Forlan said: "Ronaldo's way of living is that he likes challenges. He has achieved so many things so maybe it is OK for him to be like that.

"We have seen a different Ronaldo, he is more of a team player, he finishes and scores but others in the team do too. You do not see him shooting from all angles to get goals, this is why he is one of the best players in the world.

"He knows that if he does not play well and the other team-mates don't score, he will be out of the competition."

https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/44657323

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Why France vs Argentina was one of the greatest World Cup games of all time

https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/...-a8425386.html

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Don't let Russia's World Cup success obscure history of cheating

So far, the most intriguing story of the 2018 World Cup just might be the surprising performance of Russia. When the Russians defeated Spain, the entire soccer world, including the news media, shouted as one from under the onion domes: Oh, what a Cinderella story.

Well, okay – if the glass slipper is full of human growth hormone.

What a stunning display of gullibility we are seeing from those who should know better: the networks, corporate sponsors, astute spectators and most in the news media. Russia is the most diabolical sports doping power on the planet. Punish it, as some have tried, and its officials move right along, lying, denying and obfuscating. This is the massive, state-sponsored cheating machine that has roared through Olympic Games and world championships with the kind of unabashed disregard for fair play and the rule of law that we last saw from East Germany.

And now we think they’re all clean? We find their story charming? So they cheat like crazy with their track and field athletes and swimmers and so many others, but not their soccer players?

What an embarrassment this is for international sports, and the worldwide sports media.

“It’s a farce,” Travis Tygart, CEO of the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency and the man who brought down Lance Armstrong, said Monday over the phone. “We know for a fact that the government of Russia, when it was awarded the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, saw the opportunity to exert national pride and power on the international stage and began doping athletes and swapping (urine) samples to achieve what it set out to achieve, which was winning the medal count and dominating its home Olympics. That’s been exposed. That’s undeniable.

“Now, they’re hosting another huge event. We know the doping system existed even as they continue to deny it, and we also know there’s a direct connection from that system to football in Russia. They've proven that they'll go to any lengths to win, and the testing results we’ve seen have been abysmal. We’re fools to believe it’s any different this time around from what happened in Sochi. They’re just laughing behind our backs.”

The World Anti-Doping Agency’s 2016 McLaren Report found that from 2011-2015, there were more than 600 positive drug tests that were covered up by Russian officials, including 139 in track and field, 18 in swimming and 11 in soccer.

In other words, soccer was not separate from Russia’s government-led doping. It was an integral part of it.

Russian deputy prime minister Vitaly Mutko was Russia’s minister of sport from 2008-2016 and chairman of the country’s 2018 World Cup bid. In December 2017, the International Olympic Committee banned him for life for his role in the doping conspiracy. But FIFA? Nothing to see here. There were no sanctions at all.

This is particularly egregious because former Russian laboratory director and 2016 doping whistleblower Grigory Rodchenkov told the Associated Press that Mutko told him to cover up any doping in Russian soccer to “avoid any scandal.”

What’s more, the drug testing at the World Cup is not as strong as that done at the Olympic Games. Random athletes are being picked for testing after every game, but unlike the Olympics, there are no WADA independent observers present, only FIFA testers.

And just last weekend, Denis Cheryshev, a Russian star in the World Cup, denied taking banned substances after his father reportedly said his son was injected with “growth hormone” before the tournament.

On and on it goes. Of course it does. These are the Russians. It’s what they do. Even though Mutko quit as both head of the World Cup organizing committee and the Russian Football Union, he’s still floating around.

“Congratulations,” he told TASS after Russia’s penalty-kick victory over Spain Sunday. “Everything is fine. I congratulate all and thank all who were beside the team, who believed in them.”

When Mutko is happy, look out. He is one of the most accomplished sports cheaters of the 21st century. No matter how many happy stories you read about Russian soccer over the next few days, ask yourself this question: Why would he and his friends stop now?

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sport...ing/752651002/

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Don't let Russia's World Cup success obscure history of cheating

So far, the most intriguing story of the 2018 World Cup just might be the surprising performance of Russia. When the Russians defeated Spain, the entire soccer world, including the news media, shouted as one from under the onion domes: Oh, what a Cinderella story.

Well, okay – if the glass slipper is full of human growth hormone.

What a stunning display of gullibility we are seeing from those who should know better: the networks, corporate sponsors, astute spectators and most in the news media. Russia is the most diabolical sports doping power on the planet. Punish it, as some have tried, and its officials move right along, lying, denying and obfuscating. This is the massive, state-sponsored cheating machine that has roared through Olympic Games and world championships with the kind of unabashed disregard for fair play and the rule of law that we last saw from East Germany.

And now we think they’re all clean? We find their story charming? So they cheat like crazy with their track and field athletes and swimmers and so many others, but not their soccer players?

What an embarrassment this is for international sports, and the worldwide sports media.

“It’s a farce,” Travis Tygart, CEO of the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency and the man who brought down Lance Armstrong, said Monday over the phone. “We know for a fact that the government of Russia, when it was awarded the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, saw the opportunity to exert national pride and power on the international stage and began doping athletes and swapping (urine) samples to achieve what it set out to achieve, which was winning the medal count and dominating its home Olympics. That’s been exposed. That’s undeniable.

“Now, they’re hosting another huge event. We know the doping system existed even as they continue to deny it, and we also know there’s a direct connection from that system to football in Russia. They've proven that they'll go to any lengths to win, and the testing results we’ve seen have been abysmal. We’re fools to believe it’s any different this time around from what happened in Sochi. They’re just laughing behind our backs.”

The World Anti-Doping Agency’s 2016 McLaren Report found that from 2011-2015, there were more than 600 positive drug tests that were covered up by Russian officials, including 139 in track and field, 18 in swimming and 11 in soccer.

In other words, soccer was not separate from Russia’s government-led doping. It was an integral part of it.

Russian deputy prime minister Vitaly Mutko was Russia’s minister of sport from 2008-2016 and chairman of the country’s 2018 World Cup bid. In December 2017, the International Olympic Committee banned him for life for his role in the doping conspiracy. But FIFA? Nothing to see here. There were no sanctions at all.

This is particularly egregious because former Russian laboratory director and 2016 doping whistleblower Grigory Rodchenkov told the Associated Press that Mutko told him to cover up any doping in Russian soccer to “avoid any scandal.”

What’s more, the drug testing at the World Cup is not as strong as that done at the Olympic Games. Random athletes are being picked for testing after every game, but unlike the Olympics, there are no WADA independent observers present, only FIFA testers.

And just last weekend, Denis Cheryshev, a Russian star in the World Cup, denied taking banned substances after his father reportedly said his son was injected with “growth hormone” before the tournament.

On and on it goes. Of course it does. These are the Russians. It’s what they do. Even though Mutko quit as both head of the World Cup organizing committee and the Russian Football Union, he’s still floating around.

“Congratulations,” he told TASS after Russia’s penalty-kick victory over Spain Sunday. “Everything is fine. I congratulate all and thank all who were beside the team, who believed in them.”

When Mutko is happy, look out. He is one of the most accomplished sports cheaters of the 21st century. No matter how many happy stories you read about Russian soccer over the next few days, ask yourself this question: Why would he and his friends stop now?

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sport...ing/752651002/

Stupid article.

I watched the whole game and they won fair and square and I was rooting for spajn

They doping then the whole league doping.

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Stupid article.

I watched the whole game and they won fair and square and I was rooting for spajn

They doping then the whole league doping.

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exactly. which is why Lance Armstrong should be given his titles back. he wasn't doing anything that anyone else wasn't doing. as with anything in life, people will always try to gain an advantage. it's human nature. the people that have this moral code and "play fair" usually lose.

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exactly. which is why Lance Armstrong should be given his titles back. he wasn't doing anything that anyone else wasn't doing. as with anything in life, people will always try to gain an advantage. it's human nature. the people that have this moral code and "play fair" usually lose.

Cause lance admitted to it.. what fuck wit would do such a thing..
He must of had a fucked up conciousness or something..
God spoke to him

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CD3AxJCTNXs

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My cousin performing at the WC with will smith

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is the game on now? terrible schedule for peeps on the west coast. its fucken 7:30am nobody gonna watch that shit live here.

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is the game on now? terrible schedule for peeps on the west coast. its fucken 7:30am nobody gonna watch that shit live here.

Lol
Starts in 10 mins

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My money is on france. Youngest team and hungry

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