World Cup 2022 Quarter-Final Preview
Who: Argentina vs Netherlands Where: Lusail Stadium in Lusail, Qatar When: Friday, December 9, 2022, 10 pm (19:00 GMT) Argentina’s coach has predicted a “beautiful game” against the Netherlands when the two sides meet in Friday’s World Cup quarter-final. The tantalizing clash between two of the great teams of world football at the 89,000-capacity Lusail […]
China’s BYD to Launch Electric Vehicles in Mexico Next Year
Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD announced it will launch its cars in Mexico next year, with a senior executive setting its sales target at up to 30,000 vehicles by 2024. Next year, BYD will start selling all-electric versions of its Tang sport utility vehicle (SUV) alongside its Han sedan through eight dealerships across Mexico, the […]
Ronaldo History as Portugal Overtakes Ghana at 2022 World Cup
The 37-year-old set the record when he smashed his 65th-minute direct shot at Doha’s 974 Stadium to send Fernando Santos’ side to a victory that put them atop Group ‘H’, two points ahead of Uruguay and South Korea. Joao Felix and rising star Rafael Leao secured victory after Andre Ayew’s leveller briefly threatened to ruin […]
Ronaldo Vs Messi: The Numbers Compared
Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi will play their fifth, and probably last, World Cup in Qatar. Argentine and Paris Saint-Germain player Messi, 35, announced in October that the 2022 World Cup will be his last, while Portugal and Manchester United’s Ronaldo, 37, has yet to comment on his international future. For more than a decade, […]
World Cup 2022: England Vs Iran Match Preview
Who: England vs Iran, Group B Where: Khalifa International Stadium When: Monday, November 21 (4pm local time, 13:00 GMT) Rankings: England (5), Iran (20) Head to head: First match Last five matches: England LDDLL, Iran LWLWD The first match of perhaps the most politically charged group pits England against Iran at the 40,000-seat Khalifa International […]
FIFA Earns a Record Revenue of $7.5 Billion for Qatar World Cup
FIFA has earned record revenue of $7.5 billion through four years of trade deals tied to the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, soccer’s governing body says. The profits, which FIFA disclosed Sunday to officials from more than 200 of its member nations, are $1 billion more than the organization made from the previous World Cup […]
How Does FIFA Make Money From Football?
Business is rarely that simple. If you make a product that everyone wants to buy, but costs you almost nothing, you’re going to accumulate a lot of money pretty quickly. Simply put, this is how FIFA, world football’s governing body, makes money. In 2018, when the World Cup was held in Russia, FIFA made more […]
Hacker Demands $10 Million to Stop Leaking Australians’ Medical Records
A cyber extortionist has demanded nearly $10 million to stop leaking the medical records of Australians caught in one of the country’s worst cyber-attacks. In a message posted on the dark web on Thursday morning, the hacker said he was demanding $1 from Medibank, Australia’s largest private health insurer, for every one of the 9.7 […]
Takeoff: Tributes to Migos Rapper Shot Dead in Houston at 28
The musician, whose real name is Kirshnik Khari Ball, was killed in Houston on Tuesday. Ja Rule, Kid Cudi, Khalid, and Dave posted tributes on social media, while Rick Ross called him a “young legend.” Migos was one of the most influential groups of their generation, pioneering a style of rap in choppy triplets and […]
Former Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke Wins Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences
Former Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke has been awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics. The Nobel Prize committee believes it “significantly improved our understanding of the role of banks in the economy, particularly during financial crises.” Many people, however, blame Bernanke for bringing us “to the brink of collapse and under a mountain of debt […]