European soccer's governing body UEFA confirmed that Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo will be available to play his former club Manchester United. He is suspended for only one game after his dismissal in his Champions League.

Cristiano Ronaldo cleared to face United in Champions League

The 2018 FIFA The Best Awards event saw worthy footballers being rewarded for their efforts in the year under review, in London. The biggest winner on the night was Luka Modric, who was voted 'Player of the Year' after beating off competition from Cristiano Ronaldo and Mohamed Salah.

Lionel Messi voted for Ronaldo at FIFA Best Awards, Twitter goes berserk

Yury Gazinsky and Denis Cheryshev scored to give a 2-0 lead to Russia against Saudi Arabia in the opener match of football World Cup 2018

FIFA World Cup 2018: Russia defeat Saudi Arabia | As it happened

Mourinho said favourites Brazil and Germany had the most balanced squads and he did not expect the World Cup to see a shock winner in Russia.

FIFA World Cup: Jose Mourinho confident England will impress in Russia

Named flag bearers as part of a programme run by Coca-Cola, the girls, aged 13 to 17, were supposed to lead the Saudi national team onto the pitch at Moscow's Luzhniki stadium ahead of their match against Russia

Female Saudi flag bearers to miss World Cup opener vs Russia

"Just enjoy. No pressure, because I'm not there," the larger-than-life character told reporters

FIFA World Cup: Just enjoy yourselves, Zlatan Ibrahimovic tells Swedes

England will also face Panama and Belgium in Group G

England's Marcus Rashford suffers injury scare ahead of World Cup opener

Queiroz, whose side face Morocco in their Group B opener on Friday, said it was an unnecessary statement and asked FIFA to help

Iran's coach Carlos Queiroz slams Nike over World Cup boots

"'Party Like A Russian'" was a big hit for me, it was like my biggest hit here in Russia, so I'm really pleased," Williams said

No 'Party Like A Russian' for Robbie Williams at World Cup opening

Poland coach Adam Nawalka gave his talisman a rest at halftime, but the team continued to score in his absence

Lithuania fall 4-1 to Poland in World Cup warm-up

The Russian Football Union's anti-discrimination inspector has said the World Cup is a chance for Russia to show how open it is.

Visit Russia for World Cup, but be careful, says anti-racism watchdog

The Brazilian figure had dropped from 72 per cent in 2013, the year before the country hosted the World Cup where the national team were humiliated 7-1 in the semi-finals by Germany

FIFA World Cup: Football craze in Brazil drops to 60 per cent

"He is gradually getting better. However, I cannot confirm today that he will play in the first match," Lehita said of the 25-year-old, who scored 44 goals for Liverpool last season.

Mohamed Salah still a doubt for World Cup opener against Uruguay

Illegal gambling on the cup is prevalent in countries like Thailand and Malaysia, where football is hugely popular, but which don't have legal betting alternatives, gambling industry experts say

Authorities across Asia battle illegal gambling surge ahead of World Cup

Russia will host the tournament from June 14 to July 15 in 12 stadiums spread across cities including Moscow

FIFA World Cup: Russia ready to welcome the world, says FIFA chief Gianni Infantino

Belgium eased past Egypt 3-0 in Brussels to extend the north African side's winless streak since qualifying for the tournament in Russia starting next week

FIFA World Cup: Egypt, Nigeria continue to splutter in World Cup warm-ups

Crude and explicit, they showed superstars such as Lionel Messi and Neymar dressed in the frighteningly familiar orange suits used for videotaped executions

Islamic State threat hangs over Russia World Cup

In 2009, Ronaldo moved from Manchester United to Real Madrid in a transfer worth £80 million

Cristiano Ronaldo is the world's highest-paid athlete: 10 interesting facts about the Portugal star

Brazil star Neymar said he suffered a lot during a three-month injury lay-off after making a goalscoring comeback in his side's 2-0 win over Croatia

Watch: Don't want to be better than Zico, Pele, says Brazil's Neymar

Sunil Chhetri has scored a total of 59 goals in his illustrious career so far

After Ronaldo & Messi, this Indian footballer is the 3rd-most active international goalscorer

A collation of dream XI for the football World Cup which will kick off from June 14

With 11 days to go, here is WION's Dream XI for the World Cup

Real Madrid's final Champions League rehearsal was running perfectly on Saturday until Cristiano Ronaldo was substituted and Villarreal scored twice to snatch a 2-2 draw

Ronaldo and Bale score in Real Madrid draw against Villarreal

Wenger revealed how he tried to sign both in 2003.

Arsenal tried to sign Ronaldo, Messi, reveals Wenger

2018 FIFA World Cup will be played across 11 cities in Russia from June 14 to July 15

After Messi, ISIS threatens to 'behead' Ronaldo ahead of Russia World Cup

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