3+ hour, 48+ min ago  (205+ words) MEXICO CITY, July 8 (Reuters) " Mexico have appointed Rafael Marquez as head coach to succeed Javier Aguirre following "the co-hosts" elimination from the World "Cup, the football federation said on Wednesday. Marquez, 47, was Aguirre"s assistant throughout the World Cup campaign,…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (384+ words) INGLEWOOD, California, June 28 (Reuters) " Canada beat South Africa 1-0 thanks to a stoppage-time strike by Stephen Eustaquio from distance on Sunday to reach the World Cup last 16 for the "first time in their history. Eustaquio received the ball on the edge…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (196+ words) By Nicholas P. Brown NEW YORK, June 25 (Reuters) " The 2026 World Cup on Thursday became the best-attended "in the tournament's history, surpassing "the 1994 record of nearly 3. 6 million spectators, FIFA said. The announcement came during the second half of Germany's'match against Ecuador in…...

3+ week, 20+ hour ago  (340+ words) MEXICO CITY, June 16 (Reuters) " A domesticated duck named Merlin, sporting a miniature Mexico shirt and custom duck socks, has waddled his way into the hearts of football fans, "becoming an unlikely unofficial mascot for the country's World "Cup campaign. Merlin's…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago  (190+ words) KWSN Nigeria grants satellite permits to Beetle Sat, Satelio and Amazon's Kuiper ABUJA, Jan 16 (Reuters) " Nigeria has issued seven-year satellite permits to Amazon's Kuiper Systems, "Israel's NSLComm's Beetle Sat and Germany-based Satelio Io T Services, joining Elon Musk-owned Space X…...