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Source: FIFA.com Diego Godin has revealed he cannot stop thinking about the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™ and expressed his desire to become the first Uruguayan in 68 years to lift the Trophy. Jules Rimet handed it to Obdulio Varela – albeit in bizarre circumstances – at the Maracana in 1950, and though  La Celeste reached the semi-finals on three occasions thereafter, they have never gone further, losing to Hungary in 1954, Brazil in 1970, and the Netherlands in 2010. Eight teams have shorter odds of winning Russia 2018 than Uruguay, but that does not stop the Atletico Madrid centre-back from dreaming big. “There isn’t a day goes by that I stop thinking about the World Cup,” Godin told  Radio Rincón . “I dream of lifting the Trophy – of course, I do. “We qualified for the World Cup well. The important thing is that no-one gets injured, that everyone is right physically.”Godin believes the secret to Uruguay’s prosperity under Oscar Tabarez – t...

Gareth Bale, Pierre Emerick-Aubameyang and Alexis Sanchez will lead a cast of superstars whose countries have failed to reach the World Cup, and as a result, will be missing from football’s biggest showpiece. Wales, Gabon and Chile have all failed to make it through to next summer’s World Cup, after Sanchez's Chile lost 3-0 to Brazil and were then relying on results, which did not go there way, in other games for qualification.

Source :  cbssports.com President Donald Trump's decision to rescind an offer to the Warriors to visit the White House in celebration of their NBA championship, coupled with his comments ripping the NFL for not taking harsh action on players protesting during the national anthem, injected him squarely into the sports world, and the latter remarks made him the subject of protests across the NFL on Sunday.

Source: fcnaija.com Cristiano Ronaldo and his Real Madrid team-mates who play their first away game in this year’s Champions League against Borussia Dortmund on Tuesday at Signal Iduna Park touched down in the German city on Saturday afternoon after a flight of just under one and a half hours.

Source:  boxingnews24.com By Allan Fox: Former middleweight world champion Peter “Kid Chocolate” Quillin (32-1-1, 23 KOs) will be returning to the ring next month on September 8 in a 10 round scheduled fight against an opponent still to be determined at 170 pound maximum limit at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Source: 90min.com Liverpool star Philippe Coutinho is suffering from a 'great sadness' after a potential move from Anfield to Barcelona was nipped in the bud. At least, according to close friend and international colleague Neymar.

Source: manutd.com A week on from announcing a new one-year deal for Zlatan Ibrahimovic, we are pleased to share a selection of exclusive photos that show the Manchester United striker working hard in the gym.