Tag: 2018 FIFA World Cup

Dispatches from Russia: A FIFA World Cup Diary

June 29, 2018
We Went To

“What were you expecting? A grizzly bear playing a balalaika and drinking vodka?” “No, I was expecting a paunchy man in a tracksuit named Vasya to throw me in his trunk and drive me to Mordovia.” “Oh, so you know Vasya?” **** Expectation. It’s a word you hear a lot in the build-up to a…

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We Predict… The 2018 FIFA World Cup

June 12, 2018
Previews and Predictions

You feel that, right? That’s the feeling we football fans get in the days leading up to the start of a FIFA World Cup. That’s the feeling you get when you know there’s a whole month of tournament football lying in wait. After Russia face Saudi Arabia in the tournament opener at the Luzhniki on Thursday,…

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Football’s back! Six unmissable storylines to look out for in 2017-18

August 11, 2017
Previews and Predictions

At last, it’s back! The real football has returned! From now until late May of next year, it’s non-stop, full-on, unadulterated football and we at Icons.com could not be more excited. After all, this season has the potential to be bigger, better and more exciting than ever. And not just in England. Let’s not forget…

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We Predict… The 2017-18 Season

August 10, 2017
Previews and Predictions

So, here we are again. When Leicester City travel to Arsenal on Friday night to open the 2017-18 Premier League season, it’ll be the first of 380 league matches that stretch over ten months and determine the fates of twenty topflight clubs. Win roughly 25 of your 38 matches and you’ll be in with a shout of…

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