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France’s 23-man World Cup Squad

France announced their final 23-Man squad for 2018 FIFA World Cup which included quite a few surprises most notably Anthony Martial, Alexandre Lacazette and Adrien Rabiot missing out. Goalkeepers Alphonse Areola (PSG) Hugo Lloris (Tottenham) Steve Mandanda (Marseille) Defenders Lucas Hernandez (Atletico Madrid) Presnel Kimpembe (PSG) Benjamin…

Neymar close to full fitness ahead of World Cup

Paris Saint-Germain and Brazil superstar Neymar is closing on a return to peak physical condition following an injury he picked up for his club in February. The 26-year-old forward broke a bone in his foot during league duty for PSG…

Fan Talk with Ayanda ‘Ayoh’ Hlongwana

One of our regular readers, Ayanda Hlongwana, from Newlands in Durban, took her time to chat with Soccer Betting News’ Banele Pikwa about all things SBN. Hi Ayoh, thank you for taking the time to chat with us. Congrats! You…

Deschamps: Rabiot snub a ‘huge mistake’

Didier Deschamps said that Adrien Rabiot has made a ‘huge mistake’ after the PSG midfielder asked to be removed from France’s standby list for the World Cup. The 23-year old made the request after being left out of France’s 23-man…

Morocco’s 23-man World Cup Squad

Morocco coach Herve Renard included Ayoub El Kaabi, Nabil Dirar, and Younes Belhanda in his 23-man World Cup squad, but left out Southampton midfielder Sofiane Boufal. Goalkeepers Bono Munir Ahmed Tagnaouti Defenders Badr Banoun Medhi Benatia Achraf Hakimi Hamza Mendyl Manuel da Costa Midfielders Sofyan Amrabat Youssef Aït Bennasser Younés Belhanda Mbark Boussoufa Mehdi Carcela-González Nabil…

Spain’s 23-man World Cup Squad

Spain coach Julen Lopetegi announced his 23 players for the upcoming FIFA World Cup, the team includes six Real Madrid players. Goalkeepers David de Gea Pepe Reina Kepa Arrizabalaga Defenders Dani Carvajal Alvaro Odriozola Gerard Pique Sergio Ramos Nacho Cesar Azpilicueta Jordi Alba Nacho Monreal Midfielders Sergio Busquets Saul Koke Thiago Alcantara Andres Iniesta David Silva Forwards Isco Asensio Lucas Vazquez Iago Aspas Rodrigo Diego Costa

Portugal’s 23-man World Cup Squad

Portugal's all-time leading scorer and most-capped player, Cristiano Ronaldo, heads the 23-man squad for the European champions, who face Spain, Morocco and Iran in Group B. Goalkeepers Anthony Lopes Beto Rui Patricio Defenders Bruno Alves Cedric Soares Jose Fonte Mario Rui Pepe Raphael Guerreiro Ricardo Pereira Ruben Dias Midfielders: Adrien Silva Bruno Fernandes Joao Mario Joao Moutinho Manuel…

Uruguay’s 26-man Provisional Squad 2018

The 2010 semi-finalist Uruguay have announced their 26-man provisional squad, which includes a deadly combination of Luis Suarez and Edinson Cavani. Goalkeepers Fernando Muslera Martin Silva Martin Campana Defenders Diego Godin Sebastian Coates Jose Maria Gimenez Maximiliano Pereira Gaston Silva Martin Caceres Guillermo Varela Midfielders Nahitan Nandez Lucas Torreira Matias Vecino Federico Valverde Rodrigo Bentancur Carlos Sanchez Giorgian De Arrascaeta Diego…

Russia’s 29-man Provisional Squad 2018

The hosts have named their 29 man-provisional squad for the upcoming World Cup. They are drawn in Group A with Uruguay, Egypt and Saudi Arabia. Goalkeepers Igor Akinfeev Vladimir Gabulov Soslan Dzhanaev Andrey Lunev Defenders Vladimir Granat Ruslan Kambolov Fedor Kudryashov Ilya Kutepov Roman Neustadter Konstantin Rausch Andrey Semenov Igor Smolnikov Mario Fernandes Midfielders Yuri Gazinskiy Alexsandr…

Egypt’s 29-man Provisional Squad 2018

Egypt have announced their 29-man provisional squad - spearheaded by Mohamed Salah, whilst 45-year-old goalkeeper Essam El-Hadary is set to be the oldest player to appear in a FIFA World Cup! Goalkeepers Mohamed Awad Sherif Ekramy Essam El-Hadary Mohamed El-Shenawy Defenders Mohamed Abdel-Shafy Ayman Ashraf Ahmed Hegazi Ahmed Elmohamady Omar…

Argentina’s Romero out of World Cup

Argentina goalkeeper Sergio Romero has been ruled out of the World Cup through injury. The Manchester United stopper was named in Jorge Sampaoli’s squad earlier this week and was expected to be first choice, but will now miss out after…

Championship Play-Off Final: Aston Villa vs Fulham

Aston Villa and Fulham will battle it out in the £170million Championship play-off final at Wembley on Saturday with both sides desperate to return to the Premier League Both teams won their home matches in the Championship this season. At…