Argentina’s legendary former No. 10 Diego Maradona has claimed that he would be arrested for scoring the ‘Hand of God’ goal in the current Video Assistant Referee (VAR) era.

From Thursday onwards, each goal scored by Argentine genius Lionel Messi and Brazilian sensation Neymar in competitive matches including the upcoming FIFA World Cup, will feed 10,000 school children in Latin America and the Carribean.

Russian cosmonauts Anton Shkaplerov and Oleg Artemyev showcase their footballing skills in zero-gravity at the International Space Station (ISS) ahead of the FIFA World Cup 2018,set to begin on June 14.

Germany will retain their World Cup title in Moscow to equal Brazil's record of five wins in the tournament, according to a Reuters poll of financial specialists.

Mexico veteran Rafael Marquez is set to join an elite club of footballers when he plays in his fifth World Cup, but he heads to Russia tarnished by a drug trafficking investigation.

Barcelona's former midfield general Xavi Hernandez was interviewed by Argentine media outlet La Nacion and talked extensively about Argentina's main-man Lionel Messi and the country's chances at the Russia World Cup.

With Brazil among the favourites of the 2018 FIFA World Cup, the whopping bonus each player would earn if the Selecao win the showpiece has now reportedly been revealed.

Former Barcelona midfielder Andres Iniesta has spoken out about his mental health struggles following the death of his friend in 2009.

Peru captain Paolo Guerrero was cleared to play at next month's World Cup after a Swiss court on Thursday agreed to temporarily lift his doping suspension while it considered his appeal against a 14-month ban.

Joachim Loew believes Germany will be hunted "like never before" when they attempt to become the first team for 56 years to successfully defend the World Cup in Russia.

Minnows Greifswalder FC are a world away from Real Madrid, yet World Cup winner Toni Kroos is the local hero in the small north German city on the Baltic coast.

The Manchester city defender Danilo is confident that his international team mate Neymar is getting better and faster everyday and showing signs of improvement in training sessions for World Cup 2018.

South Korea will need their talisman Son Heung-min to bring his sparkling English Premier League form to the World Cup if they are to survive a devilishly tricky group.

Manuel Neuer took another step towards the World Cup by impressing in a training match for Germany's Under-20 against the senior team.

"You may all know well that the president (Vladimir Putin) is supporting the team, just like the rest of the Russians" presidential spokesman Peskov said

The threat of terrorist attacks in France has put paid to fans' hopes of watching the World Cup on big screens in public spaces.

Argentina coach Jorge Sampaoli's career got a leg up when he was spotted up a tree barking orders at his home town's amateur side.

Mohamed Salah faces a race against time to be fit for the World Cup with Liverpool's medical team believing he faces "three to four weeks" to recover from the injury he suffered in the Champions League final.

The burned-out shell of a remote cottage bears testimony to the trauma that Luka Modric lived through long before he became a Croatian national hero and Real Madrid star.

Argentina showed once again how reliant they are on Lionel Messi as the Barcelona forward scored a hat-trick in their 4-0 World Cup warm-up win over Haiti.