Pockets of orange seats were clearly visible in the lower tiers of the Yekaterinburg Arena, which has a 33,061 capacity for World Cup games.
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Review-Journal reporter Ben Gotz talks about the biggest news of the World Cup and breaks down the first round of the group stage.
Las Vegas isn’t on the short list of cities under consideration to host 2026 World Cup games because the cost would be too steep.
It was Russia’s first World Cup win since 2002 and ended a seven-game winless run overall — the national team’s longest winless streak in 20 years.
The Lights goalkeeper made seven saves but proved incapable of stemming the tide in a 4-0 loss at Tempe, Ariz. on Wednesday.
Soccer handicapper Jeremy Pond is sticking with Spain as his choice of champion even though it fired Julen Lopetegui as its national team coach Wednesday after he took the coaching job at Real Madrid.
The Lights acquired forward Omar Salgado, who was selected No. 1 in the 2011 Major League Soccer SuperDraft, on loan from the expansion team El Paso USL on Wednesday.
William Hill will offer multiple ways to bet on each Lights game and its app will feature live in-game wagering.
The five World Cup favorites with single-digit odds are Brazil (7-2), Germany (4-1), France (13-2), Spain (13-2) and Argentina (8-1).
The Lights’ captain has been rostered 14 times by Mexico’s senior national team and led its 2013 Gold Cup squad to a semifinal appearance.
The 22-year-old was selected in the fourth round of the 2018 Major League Soccer Superdraft by the New England Revolution and will be eligible to play immediately for the Lights.
Who should you root for in the World Cup with the U.S. having failed to qualify?
Review-Journal reporter Ben Gotz talks about the Lights FC’s win over Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC on June 2 and the team’s recent roster moves.
The Lights are adjusting their training schedule and instituting hydration breaks during matches to deal with the heat in Las Vegas’ summer months.
Coronado senior John Lynam was named the 2017-18 Gatorade Nevada Boys Soccer Player of the Year, the company announced Wednesday. It is the second year in a row he won the award.
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