Entertainment

Saturday, November 22nd 2014 - 20:54 UTC
Falklands' youth teams put up a great show in Chilean football tournament

The two Falkland Islands youth teams competing in a football tournament in Punta Arenas, Chile have managed two excellent wins and also scored goals in almost every match they played proud coach Wayne Clement told Penguin News this week.
Friday, November 14th 2014 - 06:27 UTC
Falklands fourteen young footballers off to Chile for ‘South of the World Cup’

Fourteen young footballers from the Falkland Islands will fly to Punta Arenas, Chile with their coaches on Saturday to take part in the Unifying Continents at the South of the World Cup.The Falklands is entering two teams in the tournament that also includes teams Colegio Aleman, Colegio Cruz del Sur, Colegio Britanico, Leumag, and two teams from Club Deportivo Victoria.
Thursday, November 13th 2014 - 06:59 UTC
Headache for FIFA: Amnesty again blasts Qatar for rampant abuse of migrant workers

Qatar’s authorities are lagging severely behind on efforts to address the rampant abuse of migrant workers’ rights, Amnesty International said in a briefing published six months after the government announced a series of reforms to tackle exploitation ahead of the 2022 World Cup.
Saturday, November 8th 2014 - 10:18 UTC
Former US soccer leader Blazer spied on FIFA as an FBI informant

Chuck Blazer, once the most powerful man in US soccer, was an FBI informant used to spy on Fifa, the New York Daily News reports. Blazer, who is now suffering from cancer, secretly recorded conversations with officials he arranged to meet at his London hotel during the 2012 Olympics, the report said.
Wednesday, October 29th 2014 - 10:04 UTC
Three Argentine players nominated for the 2014 Golden Ball

Three Argentine players have been nominated for the 2014 Golden Ball, the prize awarded by FIFA and France Football magazine to the best player of the year.
Wednesday, October 29th 2014 - 09:43 UTC
Cosmonauts unveil from space the emblem of Russia 2018 FIFA World Cup

The official emblem of the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia has been unveiled by the cosmonauts at the International Space Station. The logo was then projected onto the iconic Bolshoi Theater building in the heart of Russian capital, Moscow.
Wednesday, October 22nd 2014 - 04:48 UTC
Blatter favors playing the 2022 Qatar World Cup in November/December

Holding the controversy-plagued 2022 World Cup finals in Qatar at the end of that year rather than the scorching summer is FIFA president Sepp Blatter’s preferred option, he told French radio station France Info.
Saturday, October 18th 2014 - 11:01 UTC
FIFA will not make public full report on alleged corruption in 2018/22 World Cup bidding

FIFA’s ethics judge says full publication of Michael Garcia’s report on alleged corruption in the 2018/2022 World Cup bidding race is not legally possible and would breach confidentiality agreements with interviewees.
Saturday, October 18th 2014 - 08:13 UTC
Ebola scare reaches cruise industry: Carnival vessel barred from Mexico and Belize

A laboratory technician from the Dallas hospital where a Liberian died of the Ebola virus, and who handled some of his fluid samples for analysis, has been placed in quarantine aboard a cruise ship, the State Department said on Friday.
Friday, October 10th 2014 - 04:47 UTC
Damon Albarn apologizes to Argentina for Top Gear's offensive behavior

Damon Albarn has apologized to the people of Argentina after Top Gear offended the population with an inappropriate number plate while filming their BBC show in the country. In effect during his set at one Buenos Aires main theatres this week the Blur front-man called To Gear's Jeremy Clarkson a “f****** a*****” over the serious gaffe.