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Pablo Silva, the Inventor of '9-15,' the vanishing spray used to mark distances during football free kicks, said that FIFA has been using his product without paying for it during an interview in Mar de Plata on Friday. Silva and his partner Heine Allemagne have been working on the product since 2000 and successfully filed a patent for the chemical formula. Silva and Allemagne demand $100 million from FIFA for compensation and damages.
Liverpool fans arriving to Moscow for a Champions League draw with Russian team Spartak were pleasantly surprised with a warm welcome from Russian fans, including free T-shirts. The event is part of an initiative dubbed 'Gentlefan,' which first started in February 2017 when Rostov fans offered their Manchester United counterparts warm blankets prior to the rainy match. The tradition is picking up steam with Liverpool as well as Manchester United supporters receiving free merchandise in Moscow this September, and will continue next summer during the World Cup.
Former FC Barcelona and Ajax legend Johan Cruyff has died at his home in Barcelona Thursday aged 68. The football legend was diagnosed cancer in October last year.
World Cup champions Argentina parade through Doha with the trophy on an open-top bus after beating France on penalties in the final. IMAGES
The plane carrying reigning World Cup champions France takes off from Le Bourget airport as the team heads to Qatar, six days before Les Bleus' opening match against Australia. IMAGES
The World Cup countdown clock marks 100 day to go until the start of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. IMAGES