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Ecuador Beat Qatar In Opening Game
[Written by Stephen Wright] Qatar 0 Ecuador 2 Ecuador made a winning start to the World Cup after defeating host nation Qatar in the opening game of the tournament today. Enner Valencia, the former West Ham United striker, who also spent a season on loan at Everton, sealed the comfortable victory with two first-half goals. Qatar have become the first... Read more of this article
McGinger Comic: World Cup Football
[Written by McGinger Design Lab] In the thirteenth of a new comic series from McGinger Design Lab, McGinger notes that the only thing better than fishing in Bermuda on a sunny day is Portugal scoring in the World Cup. Related Stories Ecuador Beat Qatar In Opening Game President Sends Best Wishes To Concacaf Teams McGinger Comic: Sleeping Or Can... Read more of this article
CONCACAF Looks Back On World Cup Debuts
With this year’s World Cup underway, the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association [CONCACAF] is reflecting on the World Cup debuts of every CONCACAF representative to have appeared at a FIFA World Cup. Their website said, “With Panama playing in its first ever FIFA World Cup match on Monday versus Belgium, CONCACAF... Read more of this article
Photos & Video: World Cup Fans At Docksiders
With the 2018 World Cup now underway, a large and exuberant crowd of Portugal supporters gathered today [June 15] at Docksiders on Front Street to watch the FIFA World Cup match between Spain and Portugal, with the game ending in a 3-3 draw. Related Stories President Sends Best Wishes To Concacaf Teams Ecuador Beat Qatar In Opening Game CONCACAF... Read more of this article
USA, Canada, Mexico To Host 2026 World Cup
The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football [Concacaf] has welcomed today’s announcement by FIFA that the 2026 World Cup will be co-hosted by USA, Canada and Mexico Concacaf said, “We are very excited and humbled that the FIFA Member Associations have entrusted the Concacaf region with the honor of hosting... Read more of this article
CONCACAF President Alfredo Hawit Arrested
Two FIFA officials were arrested in Zurich today [Dec 3], including acting CONCACAF President Alfredo Hawit, with both being held in custody pending extradition. CONCACAF — the Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football — is the governing body of football for the Caribbean and Central American region, covering... Read more of this article
FIFA Committee Rejects Suarez Biting Appeal
The FIFA Appeal Committee — which is chaired by Bermuda’s Larry Mussenden — has rejected the appeals lodged by Uruguayan Luis Suarez and the Uruguayan Football Association. According to a statement from FIFA, the terms of the decision taken by the FIFA Appeal Committee were communicated to the player and the Uruguayan FA today [July... Read more of this article
Uruguay To Appeal Suarez FIFA Biting Ban
Uruguay has confirmed they will be appealing the ban handed down to their star striker Luis Suárez, which means it may be heading to the FIFA Appeals Committee — which is chaired by Bermuda’s Larry Mussenden. Earlier today [June 26] FIFA banned Uruguay’s Luis Suárez from all “football-related activities” for four months for biting... Read more of this article
CableVision Apologise For Portugal Game Glitch
[Updated] The Bermuda Broadcasting Company said they received complaints today [June 16] in reaction to an outage to CableVision subscribers tuned in to the Germany vs Portugal match. The BBC said, “We note that this glitch originated from CableVision and not us at the Bermuda Broadcasting Company. WOW and Logic TV customers were not affected.... Read more of this article
TV: BBC Obtains Exclusive Rights For World Cup
[Updated] CableVision has received notification to blackout the World Cup games as Bermuda Broadcasting has obtained exclusive rights, however CableVision hopes to receives an HD feed from the BBC, Bermuda CableVision CEO Terry Roberson said today [June 12]. Mr. Roberson said, “Bermuda CableVision has received notification from SportsMax and ESPN... Read more of this article
BFA Officials To Participate In FIFA World Cup
The Bermuda Football Association announced that BFA officials will be participating in the FIFA World Cup Brasil 2014. First Vice-President Calvin Blankendal will lead the official Bermuda Delegation comprising two other BFA Executive members Troy Brimmer and Troy Lewis for the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Congress, the CONCACAF Congress and the FIFA... Read more of this article
Vaccination Advisory for World Cup Travelers
The Department of Health is reminding the public that, with the 2014 FIFA Football World Cup just around the corner, travelers to the event – which will be celebrated in Brazil this year – should ensure they are up-to-date with their vaccinations. A spokesperson said, “One of the vaccines may include a second dose of measles, mumps and rubella.... Read more of this article
